#101 – When is the best time to donate your organs? With Dr. Krishnaa Mahbubani
Family drama alert! Vivek’s sister made it to Hong Kong literally a few minutes before her PR expired, we take the opportunity to catch up with her with one simple goal in mind: Understand what she does for a living. Dr. Krishnaa Mahbubani tries her best to dumb it down to us, and before you […]
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#100 – Special outdoors episode at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park
We made it to episode 100! Yup, we can’t believe it either. For the 100th episode, we pack our equipment and head to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park in Sai Ying Pun. We riff on everything happening around us at the park, chat to a couple of people, Vivek gives an update on his sister’s dramatic […]
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#99 – Flight ban is finally lifted, then airlines started getting banned!
You get a ban, you get a ban, and you get a ban! This week on HK shenanigans: The government lifted the flight ban on 9 countries then immediately banned Emirates Airlines far a week. Everyone in HK is getting a “goodie bag” from the government, Vivek’s sister might be able to come back to […]
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#98 – Hong Kong to cut quarantine for inbound travelers to one week, where is everyone going?
As of April 1, Quarantine for travelers coming into Hong Kong will be cut to 1 week, which means we can probably start making plans for some summer travels! We chat about our favorite travel destinations, share some fun traveling stories and what would our first trip ideally look like. Leave us a review: (please!) https://www.ratethispodcast.com/hohohkpod […]
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#97 – The government is set to ease the restrictions. What would a ”relaxed” Hong Kong look like?
HK CE “feels” like Hong Kongers’ tolerance for the harsh anti-epidemic measures is “fading” .. after more than 2 years. So she said they would review the policies and ease up some of the harsh measurements over the next few days. We try to jump the gun and predict what would the new “relaxed” HK […]
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#96 – Hong Kong spent 150 million HKD on an emergency alert system that almost gave everyone a heart attack
This week on HK shenanigans, the government decided to use their swanky emergency alert system (which reportedly costed 150 million HKD) to send everyone in the city an emergency alert to their mobile phones. Was a rogue Russian nuclear missile on the way to kill us all? Did someone escape their 5-star staycation at the […]
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#95 – Hong Kong hits a new peak of over 50,000 Covid infections in one day, and why you shouldn’t lick the MTR door?
It’s week 3 of no-guests allowed in our studio thanks to Covid precautions and restrictions, and we go all out on this one. We discuss everything from bananas to weird fruits that no one is buying, the new “The Batman” movie (no spoilers!) and HK hitting a new high of over 50K Covid infections in […]
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#94 – Everyone in Hong Kong is jumping ship!
Hong Kong just saw the highest number of its residents ever leave over the course of a week, over 27,000 residents, locals and expats left with one-way tickets with no plans to return. With the government doubling down on its Covid zero policy, mass testing is about to roll out, we’re still here trying to […]
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#93 – Why is Hong Kong handling the Covid situation so badly?
Under the current restrictions, it’s illegal for us to have a guest in our studio (Vivek’s living room), so we take this opportunity to discuss what went wrong with Hong Kong’s handling of the pandemic. There has been a lot of frustration and confusion in the community about how badly the Covid situation is being […]
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#83 – The world of pro photography with top Hong Kong-based photographer Justin Lim
Photographer Justin Lim has been featured by Instagram as a “Suggested User”, and his work has been highlighted by VSCO, 500px, Flickr and more. As a result, he has collaborated with numerous brands on their social media branding, Influencer/KOL content creation and visual identity. Clients in this space include Omega, Tumi, MR PORTER, DJI Global […]
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