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	<description>The thoughts of a true technology versatilist</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>iPhone Firmware 2.0.1 NOT For All</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/08/05/iphone-firmware-201-not-for-all/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/08/05/iphone-firmware-201-not-for-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I should add &#8220;YET!&#8221;.
Apple made available firmware 2.0.1 for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
If you have an iPhone 3G (non-jailbroken), original iPhone (non-jailbroken and locked) or a pristine iPod Touch, then you should definitely upgrade to this latest firmware. So far all reports show that applications runs faster, quicker synchronization with iTunes and spiffier overall functions of [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=iPhone+Firmware+2.0.1+NOT+For+All&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F08%2F05%2Fiphone-firmware-201-not-for-all%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Kong Government&#8217;s Big Idea</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/08/03/hong-kong-governments-big-idea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Admin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Hong Kong government is again making urban planning decision with the excuse of improving the lives of the citizens, when in fact they are probably making their planning decisions base on revenue from development projects.
The latest taboo is route 4, which the government wants to build on the Western and South districts of Hong [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Hong+Kong+Government%26%238217%3Bs+Big+Idea&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F08%2F03%2Fhong-kong-governments-big-idea%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Scream</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/08/02/dont-scream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Observation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Don&#8217;t Scream
Originally uploaded by Vinko T.

I was getting my foot massage a few hours ago and saw this sign on the door of one of the treatment rooms.
I believe the intent is to ask anyone walking by to &#8220;speak softly&#8221; but instead it reads &#8220;Do Not Scream&#8221; in large red letters.
BTW: this time it is [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Don%26%238217%3Bt+Scream&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F08%2F02%2Fdont-scream%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/08/02/movie-review-the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Movie Review]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[action]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[comedy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[



My Rating:




This evening I saw the movie &#8220;The Mummy - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor&#8221; at UA Cinema, Time Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
Give it a miss even if you don&#8217;t have something else better to waste your time on.
I never like the movies that Brendan Fraser is in, with the latest version of The Mummy that [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+The+Mummy+-+Tomb+of+the+Dragon+Emperor&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F08%2F02%2Fmovie-review-the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>When Will China Learn?</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/08/01/when-will-china-learn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just heard from the evening news that China is spying on guest at various mainland China hotels.
The British government is advising all British athletes to avoid using their regular mobile phones while in China. They suggest all British citizens to use disposal cell phones while in China and not to refill these cell phones after [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=When+Will+China+Learn%3F&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F08%2F01%2Fwhen-will-china-learn%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Dinner at Bo</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/26/dinner-at-bo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Heard about this new restaruant on Ship Street, Wanchai, Hong Kong called, &#8220;Bo Innovation&#8221;, so I decided to go check it out tonight. Not sure if the chef/owner planned it that way, but the name &#8220;Bo innovation&#8221; sounds very much like &#8220;bold innovation&#8221;.
Unlike most recent new restaurants in Hong Kong; particularly the ones on Ship [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Dinner+at+Bo&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F07%2F26%2Fdinner-at-bo%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Unlocked &#038; Jailbroken my iPhone (1st Gen.)</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/21/unlocked-jailbroken-my-iphone-1st-gen/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/21/unlocked-jailbroken-my-iphone-1st-gen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you know I owned an iPhone (1st generation) since June 2007 and had to unlock and jailbreak it so that I can use it here in Hong Kong.
 
In the past 12 months I had unlocked/restored my iPhone over 30+ times, and documented much of my experience and findings with fellow readers. Much of [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Unlocked+%26%23038%3B+Jailbroken+my+iPhone+%281st+Gen.%29&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F07%2F21%2Funlocked-jailbroken-my-iphone-1st-gen%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: The Dark Knight (2008)</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/20/movie-review-the-dark-knight-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/20/movie-review-the-dark-knight-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[



My Rating:




This evening I saw the movie &#8220;The Dark Knight&#8221; at AMC Theatre, Pacific Place, Admiralty, Hong Kong.
Another great movie! That&#8217;s two in a row, two weeks ago was Hancock and two weeks before that was Wanted. This is the best Batman movie I have seen thus far.
There was enough continuation from the last Batman [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+The+Dark+Knight+%282008%29&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F07%2F20%2Fmovie-review-the-dark-knight-2008%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>WordPress 2.6</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/15/wordpress-26/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/15/wordpress-26/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A new version of WordPress has been released. It contains one of the features that I had been waiting for a long time; ever since I started using WordPress to drive my own blog. That is the feature of comparing revisions and be able to bring back previous versions. Similar feature can be found on [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=WordPress+2.6&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F07%2F15%2Fwordpress-26%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>2008 Olympic Rules &#038; Regulations</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/14/2008-olympic-rules-regulations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re going to attend one of the 2008 Olympic event venue (in Beijing, assuming this also applies to venues in Hong Kong and Qingdao), be sure you are familiar with all the regulations that Beijing Olympic Committee has issued to the public.
 
You can see these regulations below:
Restricted articles include hard-packed drink and food; fragile articles; musical instruments; [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=2008+Olympic+Rules+%26%23038%3B+Regulations&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F07%2F14%2F2008-olympic-rules-regulations%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone 3G Unleash-able from Three HK</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/12/iphone-3g-unleash-able-from-three-hk/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/12/iphone-3g-unleash-able-from-three-hk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There was a report last night that the iPhone 3G sold by the carrier, Three, in Hong Kong is unlocked; meaning it is not tied to a specific carrier.
This news was a bit hard to believe as news from other countries like US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, the iPhone 3G sold there are all [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=iPhone+3G+Unleash-able+from+Three+HK&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F07%2F12%2Fiphone-3g-unleash-able-from-three-hk%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Inventory of iPhone 3G Worldwide</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/08/inventory-of-iphone-3g-worldwide/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/08/inventory-of-iphone-3g-worldwide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently the highly anticipated Apple iPhone 3G will only be available to the selected few, at least in Hong Kong.
Yesterday, O2 began announced that their pre-orders for the iPhone 3G had been filled and ask interested customer to return to their web site on July 10th to find information on new inventory and next availability.
Similar [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Inventory+of+iPhone+3G+Worldwide&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F07%2F08%2Finventory-of-iphone-3g-worldwide%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Hancock</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/06/movie-review-hancock/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/06/movie-review-hancock/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[



My Rating:




This evening I saw the movie &#8220;Hancock&#8221; at AMC Theater, Pacific Place, Admiralty, Hong Kong.
Another very good movie by Will Smith. Further proofs that he is a super entertainer: actor, singer and stand-up comedian.
The last movie I watched with Smith was The Pursuit of Happiness, where you can read my review of in my blog, in [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+Hancock&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F07%2F06%2Fmovie-review-hancock%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Blind Imitations</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/07/01/blind-imitations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[2G]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[floppy drive]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iReady]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As with everything that Apple does in the past 24+ years, everyone tries to copy what they do.
We saw it with the removal of a floppy disk from a computer (1990s). Initially the critics were criticizing Apple for removing the floppy disk being a stupid idea. Then manufactures begin to imitate what Apple does. Eventually we saw [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Blind+Imitations&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F07%2F01%2Fblind-imitations%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Wanted (2008)</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/06/27/movie-review-wanted-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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This evening I saw the movie &#8220;Wanted&#8221; at UA Cinema, Time Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
What an amazing movie!
If you do not watch any movie this year, you must see this one. Having said that, there are several coming up later this year on my Must See Movies list, that you should also watch out for: Dark [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+Wanted+%282008%29&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F06%2F27%2Fmovie-review-wanted-2008%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Nice Renovation</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/06/25/nice-renovation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This was a nice renovation project by Fritz Haeg for a Spanish-style duplex in Los Angeles owned by David Bernardi.

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		<title>We Remember George Carlin (1937-2008)</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/06/23/we-remember-george-carlin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Carlin (1937-2008) dies in Los Angeles hospital at age 71 from heart failure.
I always liked Carlin the comedian, watching hours of his stand-up performance on TV shows like Tonight Show, comedy festivals like Just for Laughs and on DVDs. His skid that I like the most is his comparison of Baseball and Football. There are many of [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=We+Remember+George+Carlin+%281937-2008%29&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F06%2F23%2Fwe-remember-george-carlin%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: The Happening (2008)</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/06/15/movie-review-the-happening-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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This evening I saw the movie &#8220;The Happening&#8221; at AMC Theater, Pacific Place, Hong Kong.
This is not happening! If I notice it was written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan I would not have place it on my Must See Movies list and definitely not have gone to see it.
The movie is trying to tell [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+The+Happening+%282008%29&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F06%2F15%2Fmovie-review-the-happening-2008%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Incredible Hulk, The (2008)</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/06/14/movie-review-incredible-hulk-the-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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This evening I saw the movie &#8220;The Incredible Hulk&#8221; at UA Cinema, Time Square, Hong Kong.
Another sequel to the Incredible Hulk TV series remake, the original remake was Hulk in 2003. This time they change the actor playing Bruce Banner (Edward Norton).
Not sure if it was due to my expectations; or lack of, going into the movie, this [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+Incredible+Hulk%2C+The+%282008%29&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F06%2F14%2Fmovie-review-incredible-hulk-the-2008%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s iPhone New Business Model</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/06/11/apples-iphone-new-business-model/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the announcement of the iPhone 3G by Apple on Monday (Tuesday HK time), Apple apparently change its business model with the carriers around the world. I say apparent because Apple has been some what vague about the details.
AT&#38;T has said that customers will be able to upgrade their existing Apple iPhone to the new Apple iPhone [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Apple%26%238217%3Bs+iPhone+New+Business+Model&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F06%2F11%2Fapples-iphone-new-business-model%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s iPhone 3G is Finally Here in Hong Kong</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/06/10/apples-iphone-3g-is-finally-here-in-hong-kong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An hour ago Apple&#8217;s co-founder, CEO, Steve Jobs, announced the highly anticipated Apple iPhone 3G during the keynote speech at the WWDC 2008 in San Francisco. It will be available July 11, 2008 in 70 countries around the world.
The announcement had some surprises; confirmation of built-in GPS. All in all were information that many of the rumor [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Apple%26%238217%3Bs+iPhone+3G+is+Finally+Here+in+Hong+Kong&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F06%2F10%2Fapples-iphone-3g-is-finally-here-in-hong-kong%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: The Chronicles of Narnia - Prince Caspian (2008)</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/06/07/movie-review-the-chronicles-of-narnia-prince-caspian-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
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This evening I saw the movie &#8220;The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian&#8221; at AMC Theatre, Pacific Place, Hong Kong.
A good sequel because the screenwrite did not spend too much time reviewing the previous version of the movie, &#8220;The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe&#8221; 3 years ago. Unfortunately, this is [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+The+Chronicles+of+Narnia+-+Prince+Caspian+%282008%29&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F06%2F07%2Fmovie-review-the-chronicles-of-narnia-prince-caspian-2008%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>iPhone 3G Photos Leaked</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/06/06/iphone-3g-photos-leaked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we draw ever closer to the June 9th Steve Jobs&#8217; keynote at the opening of the WWDC in San Francisco, there are more any more allege photos of the next generation iPhone.

I had always expected Apple to transform the iPhone over time. This is obvious, when we remember that the current iPhone is the [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=iPhone+3G+Photos+Leaked&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F06%2F06%2Fiphone-3g-photos-leaked%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Penelope</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/05/31/movie-review-penelope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 15:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
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This evening I saw the movie &#8220;Penelope&#8221; at UA Cinema, Time Square, Hong Kong.
I was presently surprised by this movie. I went into the movie thinking it was just going to be another lesson-learned movie. It did have the black-swan element to the movie that one would come to expect. The several twists in [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+Penelope&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F05%2F31%2Fmovie-review-penelope%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>First of Hong Kong&#8217;s Carriers to Get the iPhone</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/05/29/first-of-hong-kongs-carriers-to-get-the-iphone/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/05/29/first-of-hong-kongs-carriers-to-get-the-iphone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 14:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is reported that the first of Hong Kong&#8217;s mobile carriers: CSL (with two brands 1010 and One2Free), People (recently purchased by China Telecom), Sunday (recently purchased by PCCW), Smartone-Vodafone (with a partnership involving the mobile giant, Vodafone) and Hutchison Telcom&#8217;s Orange and 3. The latter is where Hutchison announced that they will resell the [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=First+of+Hong+Kong%26%238217%3Bs+Carriers+to+Get+the+iPhone&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F05%2F29%2Ffirst-of-hong-kongs-carriers-to-get-the-iphone%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/05/24/movie-indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2008 15:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
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This evening I saw the movie &#8220;Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull&#8221; at Broadway Cinema, Cyberport, Hong Kong.
In two words, Simply disapointing. May be is it because I had high expectation going into the movie or I just love the Indiana Jones series of movies: &#8220;Raiders of the Lost Ark&#8220;, &#8220;Indiana [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie%3A+Indiana+Jones+and+the+Kingdom+of+the+Crystal+Skull&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F05%2F24%2Fmovie-indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Truth About Plastics</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/05/23/truth-about-plastics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 15:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today the differences in plastic types, we encounter every day, were brought to my attention.
      

Have you seen these symbols above? More details can be found on the Wikipedia page on plastics.
The above are the symbols devised by the Society of the Plastics Industry to mark plastic items we use for recycling purpose. As a consumer you can [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Truth+About+Plastics&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F05%2F23%2Ftruth-about-plastics%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Matter of Privacy</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/05/08/matter-privacy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 14:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today there was a report that a staff of the Hong Kong Immigration department accidentally allowed a highly sensitive confidential document to be uploaded onto the P2P network, Foxy. Reportedly, the documented uploaded to the P2P network is a document that contains personal information of individuals who were refused entry into Hong Kong, including the [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Matter+of+Privacy&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F05%2F08%2Fmatter-privacy%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Precaution Censorship</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/05/08/precaution-censorship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 17:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last evening (May 7) my hosting provider (HP) informed me that my site has been assigned a new IP address (May 7, 2008, 20:00). I then found out the IP address assigned is a dedicated IP for my site. This is so that my HP can isolate my site from the rest of the sites [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Precaution+Censorship&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F05%2F08%2Fprecaution-censorship%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Vodafone releasing iPhone Press Release</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/05/06/vodafone-releasing-iphone-press-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 13:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The reaction to the Vodafone announcement that it has strike a deal with Apple to release the iPhone in 10 countries: Australia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Italy, India, Portugal, New Zealand, South Africa and Turkey, was a mix bag of haters, be-littler and fan-boy.
The iPhone arriving in Asia had been anticipated for some time. [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Vodafone+releasing+iPhone+Press+Release&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F05%2F06%2Fvodafone-releasing-iphone-press-release%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Do We Have It Backwards?</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/05/06/do-we-have-it-backwards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 12:27:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a technologist I have the following principal and believe:
One needs to give a great deal of effort into the development of a technology, if one wants to ensure a good, effortless, intuitive interface for the end-user.
So when they say a technology is a metaphor for a real life process, I expect a lot from [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Do+We+Have+It+Backwards%3F&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F05%2F06%2Fdo-we-have-it-backwards%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Iron Man (2008)</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/05/01/movie-review-iron-man-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 15:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Edward Norton]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Robert Downey Jr.]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tommy Lee Jones]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[



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This evening I saw the movie &#8220;Iron Man&#8221; at UA Cinema, Time Square, Hong Kong.
Presently surprised!
I am not sure it was the relatively low expectation I had for the movie or because it was good.
I had thought, that since it is the first time this comic book character, Iron Man, is made into a [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+Iron+Man+%282008%29&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F05%2F01%2Fmovie-review-iron-man-2008%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Another Chinese Decision</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/04/20/another-chinese-decision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:36:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[tv]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[China&#8217;s going to launch their own mobile TV technology in time for the Olympic games&#8217; opening ceremony on August 8, 2008.
Mobile TV standards have been largely incompatible, with systems in the North America, South America, South Korea, Italy and Japan. Now we see yet another incompatible system to be introduced in one of the largest [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Another+Chinese+Decision&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F04%2F20%2Fanother-chinese-decision%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Olympic Torch Relay 2008</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/04/09/chinas-olympic-torch-relay-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/04/09/chinas-olympic-torch-relay-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[beijing]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[relay]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Olympic torch relay around the world has now become such a controversy that the International Olympic Asscociation is considering terminating the relay. If this decision is final, it will become the first world record obtained by China in this year&#8217;s Olympic.
The people at &#8220;Torch Relay Beijing 2008&#8221; has created an animation to show their [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=China%26%238217%3Bs+Olympic+Torch+Relay+2008&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F04%2F09%2Fchinas-olympic-torch-relay-2008%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Step Up 2 the Streets</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/04/05/movie-review-step-up-2-the-streets/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/04/05/movie-review-step-up-2-the-streets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[



My Rating:




This evening I saw the movie &#8220;Step Up 2 the Streets&#8221; at UA Cinema, Time Square, Hong Kong.
I was a bit disappointed to say the least. The dance moves were not that spectacular; at least to me. May be a true dancer will find them amazing.
The soundtrack was boring, I find each track to [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+Step+Up+2+the+Streets&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F04%2F05%2Fmovie-review-step-up-2-the-streets%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Smartone-Vodafone Dropping POP3</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/03/25/smartone-vodafone-dropping-pop3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/03/25/smartone-vodafone-dropping-pop3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well not exactly&#8230; that are dropping POP3 in the list of protocol that comes free with their &#8220;Internet Browsing&#8221; plan.
For those iPhone users in Hong Kong who followed my advice and subscribed to the Smartone-Vodafone&#8217;s &#8220;Internet Browsing&#8221; and the GSM 2G/3G Data plans, you should have received a SMS from Smartone-Vodafone to inform you that [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Smartone-Vodafone+Dropping+POP3&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F03%2F25%2Fsmartone-vodafone-dropping-pop3%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Vantage Point</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/02/22/movie-review-vantage-point/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[



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This evening I saw the movie &#8220;Vantage Point&#8221; at Broadway Theater, Cyberport, Hong Kong.
It was a movie with a very different approach. The director attempted to show several different points of view by replaying 30 minutes of the story over and over; 8 times in all. Each time he reviews a bit more of [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+Vantage+Point&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F02%2F22%2Fmovie-review-vantage-point%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>What is Your Most Desired Native iPhone Application?</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/02/18/most-desired-native-iphone-application/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the iPhone has been officially released for over four months, in four different countries. What is the most desired native application you wish someone, other than Apple, will release?
By &#8220;native&#8221; I mean application that runs on the iPhone without Safari (MobileSafari).
Before anyone say it, I do know about the vast number of 3rd [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=What+is+Your+Most+Desired+Native+iPhone+Application%3F&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F02%2F18%2Fmost-desired-native-iphone-application%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon Disgrace</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/02/17/hong-kong-standard-chartered-marathon-disgrace/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/02/17/hong-kong-standard-chartered-marathon-disgrace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year on the third Sunday of Feburary there is a marathon in Hong Kong. Several years ago Standard Chartered Bank took over as the primary sponsor of this marathon. Such that it is now called the &#8220;Standard Chartered Marathon&#8221;.
Like any other marathon this is a charity event, but to which charity it is raising [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Hong+Kong+Standard+Chartered+Marathon+Disgrace&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F02%2F17%2Fhong-kong-standard-chartered-marathon-disgrace%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: Jumper</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/02/15/movie-review-jumper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[


My Rating:



This evening I saw the movie &#8220;Jumper&#8221; at Time Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
This movie has the feel of the Bourne series. This is not surprising, since it is also directed by the same director, Doug Liman as the Bourne series: &#8220;The Bourne Identity&#8220;, &#8220;The Bourne Supremacy&#8221; and &#8220;The Bourne Ultimatum&#8220;.
You really need to [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+Jumper&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F02%2F15%2Fmovie-review-jumper%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Auspicious First Day of Work for 2008</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/02/01/auspicious-work-day-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not the superstitious type, but if someone informs me I will be conscientious of it. Today someone sent me the following chart.

It shows the most auspicious day to start the first work day for the new Lunar New Year 2008 (Year of the Rat).Note that you must first figure out which Chinese zodiac [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Auspicious+First+Day+of+Work+for+2008&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F02%2F01%2Fauspicious-work-day-2008%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Effects of Winter Storm in China</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/01/30/effects-of-winter-storm-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/01/30/effects-of-winter-storm-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The effects of severe weather can be much more detrimental to some, as you can see from the statistics below.


77.86 million people affected, according to official figures
53 people killed, including 29 in bus crashes in Guizhou and Gansu
89 coal-fired power plants have coal supplies down to alarm level; 18million kW of power generation capacity down [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Effects+of+Winter+Storm+in+China&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F01%2F30%2Feffects-of-winter-storm-in-china%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Refabricating City 2008</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2008/01/27/refabricating-city-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Refabricating City 2008
Originally uploaded by Vinko T.
Today I went to visit the &#8220;Refabricating City 2008&#8221; exhibition at the Hollywood Police Station, 10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong.
It showed off some of the urban development concepts from both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen city urban development.
You can check out some of the photos from my Flickr [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Refabricating+City+2008&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2008%2F01%2F27%2Frefabricating-city-2008%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Wong Big Band Debut Album</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2007/12/20/michael-wong-big-band-debut-album/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a long time coming.
The highly anticipated launch of the Michael Wong Big Band&#8217;s debut album, &#8220;Cool Rhythm&#8221;, will be released through a celebration party tonight at the &#8220;Academy of Performing Arts&#8221; in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
Check out the promo video to get a glimpsed of what to expect on the album.

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		<title>Helmsley Park Lane Hotel</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2007/12/09/helmsley-park-lane-hotel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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I was informed today that my photo was chosen for inclusion in the newly released fourth edition of the &#8220;Schmap New York Guide&#8221;.
Although, this is not the first time one of my photos had been chosen for publication, it is always nice to know that someone appreciate my visual expression.
Helmsley Park Lane Hotel
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		<title>iPhone Hacked in Hong Kong on Smartone-Vodafone [Dec. 1 Update]</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2007/12/01/iphone-hacked-in-hong-kong-on-smartone-vodafone-dec-1-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the late posting of my findings regarding the most appropriate package(s) to subscribe to from Smartine-Vodafone.
After one and a half month of use, I have a fairly good idea whether my original proposed &#8220;Internet Browsing&#8221; and &#8220;2G/3G Data&#8221; plans are sufficient to allow for the freedom of using the iPhone, without worrying about [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=iPhone+Hacked+in+Hong+Kong+on+Smartone-Vodafone+%5BDec.+1+Update%5D&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2007%2F12%2F01%2Fiphone-hacked-in-hong-kong-on-smartone-vodafone-dec-1-update%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: The Heartbreak Kid (2007)</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2007/11/24/movie-review-the-heartbreak-kid-2007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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This evening I saw the movie &#8220;The Heartbreak Kid&#8221; at Time Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
Ben Stiller always plays a character in his movies: &#8220;Meet the Parents&#8220;, &#8220;Meet the Fockers&#8220;, &#8220;Along Came Polly&#8221; and alike. Where his character is the underdog, started out a good nature hero and then forced into situations that makes [...]<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&#038;wp=2.6&#38;publisher=d1bc578c-717e-4221-a122-c34e2a69e92b&#38;title=Movie+Review%3A+The+Heartbreak+Kid+%282007%29&#38;url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vinko.com%2F2007%2F11%2F24%2Fmovie-review-the-heartbreak-kid-2007%2F">ShareThis</a></p>]]></description>
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		<title>Movie Review: The Kingdom (2007)</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2007/11/24/movie-review-the-kingdom-2007/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:59:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vinko</dc:creator>
		
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This evening I saw the movie &#8220;The Kingdom&#8221; at JP Theater, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
Jamie Foxx was his usual self, playing the good guy he had in the past, with just a mediocre performance. The other members of the cast, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman did not help either.
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		<title>iPhone Hacked in Hong Kong on Smartone-Vodafone [Nov. 21 Update]</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2007/11/21/iphone-hacked-in-hong-kong-on-smartone-vodafone-nov-21-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 12, the German courts ruled against T-Mobile and issued an injunction preventing T-Mobile from selling Apple iPhones requiring a 2 years contract. The injunction also prevents T-Mobile from selling Apple iPhones with the so called &#8220;SIM lock&#8221; that prevents users from switching the Apple iPhone to any other carriers.
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		<title>Movie Review: Beowulf (2007 - 3D Version)</title>
		<link>http://blog.vinko.com/2007/11/15/movie-review-beowulf-2007-3d-version/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
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This evening I saw the movie &#8220;Beowulf&#8221; at Ocean Terminal Theater, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.
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