Booming Hong Kong
Those that ran away from Hong Kong when China got the island back from England must be kicking themselves now. They should have seen it. The city has billions of hungry consumers waiting on the mainland -- and that's what China delivered on Jan. 1st. It opened up trade with the island to give it preferential treatment over other trading partners in the world. Hong Kong is already giving Japan a run for its money, and is also giving China a boost in the international trading community. Check out the article in BusinessWeek magazine.
Of Movies
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut -- This is one hilarious movie -- but boy is it rude. It's rude beyond the point of being offensive. The movie takes the good taste filter off and amuses with humour that simulate the juvenile in us. Every now and again though, that little kid in us needs to be amused -- and this movie will certainly do that. If you're offended by the movie, it's because the adult in you is watching. The Brothers Grimm -- This was an OK fantasy movie, moving at a good pace, with the appropriate level of action and humour. The special effects were well done -- and so was the cinematography. If you missed it in the theatre, you didn't miss much however. You can catch it on DVD. The Aristocrats -- This is a movie about a joke. One joke. That's it. The delivery however -- now that was something else. The delivery was sick, sick, sick. This is an in-joke for comedians that have been numbed by jokes for us regular folk. The only thi...
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