Seymour Totti’s Foreign Policy

			The phrase was originally used back in the days of the Vietnam war when GIs used it as a term for endearment for their girlfriends. I came across it in the 1980s when I first went to Hong Kong. Back then it was used to describe the girls that hung out The Pussycat and the Makati discos in Wanchai. Most of those girls were Filipinas who were domestic helpers in the daytime and making a little extra on the side on weekends. The phrase was also applied to Cathay Pacific air hostesses, at least for a while. Author Simon Winchester made mention of it in his introduction to the Book Here be Dragons in 1997. Apparently he was informed, the next time he tried to board a cathay flight, that it was already full.

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Just in time for Valentines Day some killjoys in Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong have put up a sign in the local lovers lane intended to stop folks driving down there for a quick shag, according to yesterdays South China Morning Post. For those who may be unfamiliar, ‘Dogging’ is having sex in public, probably with a complete stranger and probably while other complete strangers may be watching. In this case dead ones.

This particular lovers lane happens to be next to an ancestral graveyard. According to the English language newspaper the Chinese text reads; “In front of the ancestral tombs, don’t mess around. Ghosts and gods are witnesses to what is happening. You will be responsible for the consequences.”

Presumably the sound of rattling axles disturbs their slumbers. Personally I think the ancestors would be glad of the entertainment, it can’t be much fun being a pile of ashes in a cold urn.

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Kung Hei Fat Choi as they say in Hong Kong. It means happy and prosperous new year. If you are not already aware, this is the year of the rabbit. And, as we all know rabbits breed like … well rabbits. If you were born in 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987 or 1999 you are a rabbit and I expect you all to rise to the occasion. Except those of you who were born in 1999. You’re only 12 and are not meant to be reading this, so fuck off.

A new movie just out in Hong Kong attempts to lift the lid on compensated dating. For those unfamiliar with the term compensated dating is a euphemism for paid for sex in the text generation. It’s quite common in Asia though one really needs to txt in the language of the country you are in. I have heard some people claim that it doesn’t automatically lead to prostitution but there would seem little point in engaging in it otherwise.

From what I can gather this particular movie takes the unusual step of portraying the girls as equal partners in the trade. Using men to satisfy their own lust for cash and fancy handbags just as their clients use them to relieve their nagging erections.

This at least is a refreshing change from the “girls are always victims and men are evil” school of thought.

The plot of Girl$ revolves around the fortunes of four girls; Icy (Michelle Wai), Ronnie (Bonnie Xian), Lin (Una Lin) and Gucci (Venus Wong), a 16 year-old high-schooler who wants to sell her virginity to the highest bidder. Despite different backgrounds and reasons for getting into the biz the four become good friends and provide moral support to each other as their stories unfold.

Youtube: Trailer with subtitles, Youtube: Cantonese language trailer
Hong Kong: Mongkok, Hong Kong: Wanchai