Tea Leaks by Talkers

- Friday, March 27, 2015 - 9 years ago No Comments 4,197 Views

From Vegas to Macau 49

Hong Kong production studio, the Shaw Brothers, has recently announced eight new film projects at the Hong Kong FILMART. TVB CEO stated that the eight films that are confirmed for production include “From Vegas to Macau 3”. Since Talkers missed 1 and 2, it’s good to know there will be plenty of opps to view From Vegas to Macau. Up until 2049. Or not…

Spring feasts gone south

Talkers miss the opulence of the grand days, when it would put a few extra pounds on after 38 Spring breakfasts, brunches, lunches, noon teas and dinners. The Spring Party is over. Well, not exactly. But organizations from public to private, starting with the lunch at Santa Sancha, are cutting costs big time when offering treats to the media. Never this Talker had so frugal, tasteless food and lousy wine like this year. Xi’s fight against sumptuous expenses hit the petty cash in Macau. Come on guys, you don’t need to go so low (on calories). There were honorable exceptions, of course. But not to be mentioned, fearing they may face persecution. And our palate… even more.

Samantha I

Samantha Brown was one of the first travellers whose adventures were followed on television. She continues to explore the world on the Travel Channel in shows such as Girl Meets Hawaii, Great Weekends, and Samantha Brown’s Asia. Talkers interviewed her recently.

Samantha II

Talkers: What has been your favorite hotel feature in your travels? Samantha: I’ll tell you the one that knocked my socks off, the best hotel feature I’ve ever had, ever. I was in Macau and I had my own karaoke room. It was a door off to the side and I thought it was a bathroom. It was totally padded; it had a couch and this huge karaoke machine. I sat there for a half hour to 45 minutes trying to figure out how to work it because it was in Chinese, but I got it and I sang in my own karaoke room! Talkers: What do you think about the Policy Address? Samantha: I sat there for a half hour to 45 minutes trying to figure out how to work it because it was in Chinese…

Blogoscope

“China’s Tradition of Public Shaming Thrives” By Murong Xuecun, NYT blog “Compared to the brutal rituals of the past, modern televised confessions may appear gentler, more sincere and even inspiring. But their frequency shows that our “people’s government” doesn’t actually care much about the people’s personal rights, dignity or privacy.”