Get Your Act Together - Interview with Derek Ting, Producer/Writer/Actor of Supercapitalist

First published in RAW Magazine on 4 July 2012.

An actuary turned actor, Derek Ting had the guts to push himself out of his comfort zone five years ago and created what is now known as Supercapitalist, a Hong Kong based financial thriller with an all-star cast. Shot in New York, Hong Kong, and Macau with a modest budget, the story revolves around an unconventional New York hedge fund trader who gets posted to Hong Kong for an assignment that swirls out of his control, the Chinese way. Through this interview, Derek clues us into how he turned an idea to life, as well as shares his secret hideaways around Hong Kong.

Blogger Interview with China Travel Blog

First published in China Travel Blog on 11 July 2012.

Tell us a bit about yourself and how you came to be in China?

I am originally from Hong Kong, and I loved my life here so much I moved back right after my studies!

Did you write a blog back home or was it something you started here?

Blogging simply never crossed my mind until December 2010, when my friend Erica invited me to attend events on behalf of Lifestyle Asia, the online magazine she represents, and do some write ups for them. On February 2011, after several months of guest contributing for various
online magazines and blogs, I decided to keep my own blog on top of writing for others, because I have just way too much to write about than an occasional guest post. 


Wanna know what I had to say about China? Read the rest of the article at China Travel Blog!

What More Can You Ask For? Shopping with Mootta

First published in ELEQT on 12 July 2012.

Hong Kongers are super keen on Korean trends and styles, with Korean dresses and shoes dominating our little upstairs boutiques scattered all around town. Recently, I found a more direct way to satisfy my Korean fashion cravings: Mootta.com. Literally meaning ask in Korean, Mootta.com is the up-and-coming one-stop shop for trend-setting Korean design. Directly ordering from the source means you will get your hands on unique quality designs at a super competitive price.

Photography = Art?

First published in RAW Magazine on 4 July 2012.

When we talk about art, what comes to mind tends to be the more traditional forms like painting and sketching, then perhaps the more craft-oriented styles like ceramics and sculpting. But is photography really considered as a form of art?


Back in the days when cameras were first invented, they were there to faithfully record the facts, such as family portraits with everybody putting on their most serious face on. The skills were more inclined towards the developing techniques rather than the photo shooting ones, since back then the developing took place manually in the dark room with a mix of chemicals, and not just by a click to the printer.

I See Your True Colours - Robot Printr

First published in ELEQT on 7 July 2012.

How attached are you with your Instagrams? Ernest was taken by the idea enough to start up a business revolving around it! Robot Printr is his response to Instagrammers, challenging them to turn their amazing shots into real life, tactile photo canvases. Obviously with higher resolution photos he can squeeze more details in, but all he really need is an 800KB image file and a tiny bit of human retouching to create an eye-catching piece for that cherry on top in your flat. He turned images that are 800 pixels x 800 pixels into 16" x 16" prints before, so any genius shots you have back in your iPhone 3GS days or even ripped off your friend's Facebook page will be more than sufficient for him to work with.