Issue: February 16, 2012 (Archive)

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Online crooks who prey on friendship
A few days ago I was nearly taken in by a scam that I hope no reader has been or ever will be a victim of.

Mind games on flats front
The local housing market can hardly be termed buoyant in the Year of the Dragon, and many analysts expect a downward adjustment to take place.

According to my fat app, I'm primed to explode next year
A child has eaten nothing but chicken nuggets for 15 years, said a news headline I saw on a website. Oh no! Who let the media into my apartment? I clicked the link.

Yung Kee goose is ready to carve
The family feud involving the Yung Kee Restaurant is attracting much attention in town.

Time to make security guards secure
Last month a 57-year-old security guard was chopped to death at the housing estate where he worked. The suspect, who is a resident of the estate, is believed to be mentally ill.

Joyous Living not for everyone
Hong Kong requires more housing for the elderly as its population is aging and citizens have a long life expectancy.

If Madonna wants to adopt one more brown person, I'm here
Pop star Madonna has been refused permission to adopt another African baby. Well, if she really wants to extend her family with a small, cute, helpless brown person, I'm available.

`Top' tips win big for tycoon
At the K Wah Group spring reception, I saw chairman Lui Che-woo, and congratulated him for being one of the few tycoons whose net worth wasn't impacted by the poor performance of the investment market last year.

A comedian who doesn't get laughs is destined to starve
"My psychologist asked me if I was ambivalent. I replied, well, yes and no. Ha ha ha!" Huh? Nobody laughed.

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