Happy Hong Kong Celebration of the Glorious Return to the Motherland Day Extravaganza!

July 1st! July 1st! That day in year zero for Hong Kong, 1997, it was rather wet. OK, it torrentially bucketed down for about three weeks before and after that momentous day. Coincidence? I think not!

Since then we’ve been slowly becoming mainlandised, and not in a good way. I wonder what other former British colony uses “I wish we were under British rule again” as an expression of rebelliousness against their new masters, (who are supposed to be, you know, themselves)?

But today sees a slightly more momentous event, the 100th birthday of Olivia De Havilland.

No? Maybe you’ve heard of the book and film Gone With the Wind?

De Havilland played one of the four main characters in that film, the angelic Melanie.

Haven’t seen/read? Please do! I really really really recommend it…

香港國慶日 – Heung Gong Gok Heng Yat (Hong Kong Celebration Day)
七月一號 – Chat yuet yat hou (July 1st)
打到簡體字 －Da dou gan tai tsi (Down with simplified characters)