Hello From Hong Kong

In this episode we sit down at the courtesy of The Mahjong in Hong Kong to chat with Melody Leung, a competitive natural body builder. Together we discuss Melody's early days, hitting failure in competitions, we talk about philosophy and goals, the causes and effects of both positive and negative influences on the body. SHOW LINKS The Mahjong Patreon

Show Notes In this episode I sit down with Gregory Rivers, an Australian actor living and working in Hong Kong for the past 30 years. Gregory Rivers has made himself a career as the go to man to represent a white character in a drama or TV show. It helps that Gregory is fluent in Cantonese. We start talking about the errors in Rivers’ wikipedia page, his time spent learning Cantonese and issues using it for work. Did you know Yale University produces more accurate translation material than Hong Kong University when it comes to producing cantonese language books. Gregory shares his earliest days working as an actor; the pressure of his first job, the various roles he’s been in over the years, dealing with his fame on the street and not taking it too seriously.  Topics soon switch to the local economy for locals and tourists and Gregory’s 30 history with Hong Kong. For more information go here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Charles_Rivers

SHOW NOTES In this episode I sit down with Ken Choi of X-Game surf shop in Chai Wan Chai Wan is on the far eastern side of Hong Kong Island, it use to be a large industrial sector and now a lot of the buildings have been converted into coffee shops, unique fashion stores and niche shops like Ken's desiring lower rent and more space than they would get in the more central parts of the island. Together we discuss Ken's personal history with surfing, he was a bronze medal winner at the 1982 Asian Games for Team Hong Kong/Great Britain and we discuss the state of surfing culture in Hong Kong. During the discussion I take questions from a live audience on Periscope and I reference some articles which are included in the show notes.   SHOW LINKS How surfing suddenly became cool in Hong Kong, and its ’70s expat roots) Surf's up as Hong Kong catches the wave | ThingsAsian) Interview: Hong Kong surfing expert, Ken Choi, on the Hurley Surf Cup 2009 Lee Lai-shan - Only gold medal winner, in windsurfing for team Hong Kong, Great Britain in 1996).  

We start with an introduction to Mikee, a Phillipean woman studying for a PHD while living in Hong Kong.  We get to know Mikee through dIscussing what it is to be a transgendered woman, we question the types of surgery available, discuss Hong Kong attitudes to trans people, the possibility of developing cancer from hormone treatment, transitioning into a woman and so much more.     You can find me on Periscope @jonathanjk, my Youtube channel is 'jonathanjk'.

SHOW NOTES Hello from Hong Kong and welcome to episode 9, in this episode we meet Jodie of Simple Kitchen. SImple Kitchen is a small business that provides food to those in need. Jodie’s ‘Kitchen’ delivers food parcels free of charge to the elderly so as to help Hong Kong’s old people not make an unfair and difficlut choice between spending money on food or their rent. We discuss some of the issues Jodie through Simple Kitchen deals with when helping the aged, we touch on some of the government assitance available, Jodie’s motivations and her future plans.   This podcast episode is actually a small part of a larger project I have undertaken through Periscope whereby I am helping the homeless in Hong Kong. All related videos/scopes can be found here: YouTube If you like what you hear, maybe you’d lke to support me with my podcasts, videos and periscopes - you can find out how here - https://www.patreon.com/jonathanjk?ty=h SHOW LINKS Simple Kitchen SSA policy Oxfam  Hong Kong's working homeless: High rents push working people onto the streets  

SHOW NOTES This was originally a Periscope, hence the reference to other people.  In this episode I sit down with Nate Wong and fellow members of his band for some conversation and some live music.  There are 3 songs. In this interview where we discuss influences, types of music Nate Wong plays, advantages of speaking two languages, his future and the local jazz scene in Hong Kong.  SHOW LINKS You can find Nate Wong also in these places: Youtube Noah Boys album - iTunes (HK Store) Facebook The video version of this can be found on youtube here  PROMOTION If you like what you hear, please consider a donation on Patreon here.

In this episode I sit down with Josh Stemlie and TEDx instructor and an educator in Hong Kong. Together we talk about the homeschooling pros and cons in Hong kong, such as motivations, methods, perceptions, benchmarking young learners and how does one get into university?  Using Youtube and/or Khan Academy while homeschooling. Differences between homeschooling and private tutoring. We also touch on what life is like in Hong Kong, dealing with the local language and culture and much much more. You can find Josh's website here and on Twitter here. If you like what you hear please consider donating over at Patreon here.  

LINKS Periscope Video of the interview. Sam's Tailors in Hong Kong My Patreon (If you want to be a contributor) SHOW NOTES In this episode we talk with Manu Welwani and Roshan Welwani of Sam’s Tailors in Hong Kong. This episode is edited in the middle as it took a while for Roshan to finish with a customer. I edited out the 20 minute wait. - With Manu, we learn how Manu learnt his trade in London in order to become well known with a background tailoring for the military and applying his trade in Hong Kong. Manu also talks about how he made some suits for David Bowie. - With Roshan, we start with some random questions from the live audience and then talk about the power of a suit, a passion for tailoring, those who wear suits such as Colonel Gaddafi and Angela Merkel. Please note this is a podcast modified from a periscope with the audio taken from an iPhone for my talk with Manu and later with Roshan with the audio taken from an iPad with my Apogee Microphone.

Episode Five Notes Munchies in Hong Kong is an organic A La Carte doughnut shop, this episode gives the spotlight to Munchies. We sit down with Michelle and Kim to discuss the businesses goals and achievements. Show Notes Intro and Outro music by Sorted Food Munchies HK  

In this episode I speak with Penguin 6 a.k.a Andrew Leyden. Andrew is the most famous Hong Kong Periscoper and probably has the largest following in China. While Andrew isn’t periscoping, he’s an iOS developer and a legal consultant.   Together we discuss meeting the expectations of a viewing audience while being a well known periscoper.   We get down on record why Andrew came to Hong Kong, enjoying Hong Kong, it vs Singapore, the difference in vibe periscoping in Hong Kong compared to other parts of the world.   We also talk about air pollution in Hong Kong, some of the apps he’s written as a developer, Periscope vs Meetkat, limitations with Periscope and Periscope development, taking part in the 2014 protests during the Umbrella Movement.   Monetisation from Periscope is also discussed, changes in lifestyle and the periscope perspective vs the mainstream news perspective.   At the 40 minute mark there is a live Q&A with viewers on Periscope on a wider range of topics, such a 9/11, retiring and food in Hong Kong,    The Interview was held live in PMQ with construction and piano playing in the background.    SHOW NOTES Penguinsix on Twitter. Deadzone missles are flying

Episode three is with my good friend James, a student of linguistics.   We discuss how we first met, his first time and year in Hong Kong, learning Cantonese or the Mandarin languages, where to eat chicken testicles in Hong, James’s thesis, how the news about the 2014 protests filtered through to James while living in the UK, Hong Kong beer, desire to travel in Hong Kong and mainland China and paying for it, flat hunting, expectations for living again in Hong Kong and advice for others.   James can be found on Twitter and Periscope: Bitmapkid. I can be found on Periscope and Twitter with JonathanJK.   Music: Beyond 05: ????       Thanks for listening.

  I sit down with 'Tom' (fake name naturally) and touch on a few aspects of the dating culture in Hong Kong (though not exclusive to Hong Kong).   In this episode we touch on ‘Scruff’ a gay dating app, the long term implications of dating online and self selection, level of expectations, instagram as a dating app, what is dating for Tom, porn and the punctum, 

To kick off the first episode, I have invited John Ho, a local Hong Kong entrepreneur and an aggressive user of Periscope, a brand new live streaming app for your phone.   Together we discuss the opportunities and motivations to be a periscoper and how to sustain the use of Periscope as it gets ever more popular, we also dip into the boundaries of personal privacy issues. We take a moment to talk about the upsides and downsides of living in Hong Kong and why Wan Chai is one of John’s favourite places in Hong Kong.     We also talk around the topic of politics, the types of English spoken here and why this podcast was created in the first place. This was a live podcast and there is a Q&A at the end of our discussion. I hope you enjoy this first episode of Hello From Hong Kong.   Music by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJlnCRn1yHg Dubstep Dance | Hong Kong | Tolegen Nurzhan

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