Why did I start such a blog?
I have always wanted to write a Cantonese picture dictionary to keep a record of everything. As I saw the term “locust” on Apple Daily and New Monday magazine, I thought I should record it down in English. Therefore, I started this blog in early 2011. At first, I treated this as a small dictionary that told people about politically incorrect Hong Kong usages.
Later, I noticed many Mainland Chinese internet news blogs portrayed Hong Kong from the view of Mainland Chinese and use CCTV and other Mainland Chinese media as sources. I also found that there wasn’t one English blog that told Hong Kong internet story from the view of Hongkonger. And most importantly, many Hongkonger write in Cantonese online, which isn’t even taught in Hong Kong officially. Therefore, I changed my direction from explaining terms into writing internet news.
As for my online Cantonese picture dictionary project, here, I abandon it now as I don’t have time to maintain.
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I blogged much more after Dolce & Gabbana protest because nobody wrote Hong Kong internet stories in English and stories in media don’t reflect the reality accurately.
I write this blog because I care about my home.
I translate and subtitle everything by my own. Therefore, pardon me if I make mistakes. I am still looking for a good free magazine-style theme. Therefore, forgive me if I change my blog theme frequently.
About Netizens’ comments
My first source of Hongkonger’s comments is HKGOLDEN since it is uncensored and always mentioned in local media. My second source is Facebook groups.
Hi, your website brings an opening to Hong Kong culture. Would you like to trade links? My website is about protecting Cantonese.
it’s so sad to see the fact that Hong Kongers hate mainland Chinese people that much. but they call mainland Chinese people locust, this is not right.
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Your blog and content are great, really appreciate your effort in translating all the hot issues and posts. Please keep the good work up, you are opening a door for people who don’t understand Chinese but want to understand and care about what’s going on in HK. Thank you.
Your blog is a fantastic blog covering the latest developments on Mainland v HK issues, which I’m very intrigued about being a British Chinese with Hong Kong residency. I have posted a link from my British Chinese blog to your badcanto blog. Please take a look at my blog too, we cover all the controversial issues that affect the Chinese in the UK such as mainland migration to the UK, the destructive effects of inter racial breeding/marriage on the Chinese community and of course what goes on in the Far East.
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This blog is great. Thank you for putting translations up for articles and forum posts. It helps a great deal in understanding complex issues.
I love HK and its issues but feel I miss something only able to read English language news. Thank you, very, very much. I love the site.
Yes, I’ve first come across your canto picture dict but sadly found that it was abandoned. What a pity !
But this new project is great too. Go on, please. Thank you.
I’m with a Canadian national radio program hoping to do some interviews about the tensions between Hong Kongers and mainlanders. Could I reach you about this? Email in the form below.
Keep writing this blog, I (and many others in HK) would happily donate to your defense fund if you landed yourself in jail.
BTW, you can get around the law by having this blog hosted outside of HK
Hi, I’m Yohanes from Indonesia. I have visited hong kong several time and I agree with you that as I am a tourist, I always wanted hong kong using the traditional chinese, cantonese dialect, and the unique hong kong culture. I support you!!
please can you give us some feedback on this news story.
I want to know the local reactions to this news.
RE: MTR bomb scare
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/first/20120517/16344273