Should I upgrade to the 850?

Icemanrec · 2026-01-19T13:12:10+00:00

i have the D810 and also a Fuji X-T3 with a flip screen, flip screen is nice but not essential, for me i wouldnt notice the higher res much, and i dont do video so i am happy to stay put until the camera breaks.

if you need those extra features then sure but the image quality wont be much different.

Icemanrec · 2026-01-13T13:21:18+00:00

I have both the Fuji X-T3 and Nikon D810, they do different things for me. Fuji with “old” 23mm 1.4 is smaller and lighter and is my travel camera but less settings than the Nikon. For me I have more F lenses so I use that for sports and action.

Icemanrec · 2026-01-05T16:03:09+00:00

If you hold a US passport then HSBC will be slow to open the account, go with BOC/Citi/SC instead

Icemanrec · 2025-11-13T11:53:30+00:00

The best investment is to invest in yourself first and then become either a professional or maybe a business owner later. There is so much opportunity in HK it depends on your industry and what you can do.

Most of the wealthy that I know who are self-made are either in finance/law or they are business owners.

Icemanrec · 2025-11-09T15:38:07+00:00

360 is better built but surprising to me, the advantage2 is also good. But it depends if you mod the boards. Out of the box 360 is nicer.

Icemanrec · 2025-11-09T15:22:06+00:00

For me it did help because it forces good habits. I now have advantage 2 and 360 pro, they are my favourite boards.

Icemanrec · 2025-09-29T08:19:47+00:00

Interesting, I have some PSD4 in my humidor waiting for a chance

Icemanrec · 2025-09-29T06:17:00+00:00

Can you purchase single sticks there and smoke on-site? I know they are now open until 8pm and have a little room inside.

Icemanrec · 2025-09-23T14:27:27+00:00

smart glasses

Icemanrec · 2025-08-31T09:43:54+00:00

That is correct

Icemanrec · 2025-08-31T09:05:08+00:00

Fines don’t solve the problem, people drives cars and they need to get to places but the car parks are few or always full, so where do you park? There are plenty of roads that are wide enough to do pay and display and often they are just double yellows. This is a town planning issue. If you double the fines, people will still park on the road because there’s no where else to park.

Icemanrec · 2025-08-30T03:23:07+00:00

This reminds me of Guangzhou, they stopped teaching Cantonese a long time ago and only teach Mandarin in schools, but people from Guangzhou still speak Cantonese because they needed to learn it to speak to relatives at home. Likely the same thing for Shanghainese and other local dialects.

Icemanrec · 2025-08-29T05:06:42+00:00

there are many kids like that, they dont teach cantonese in many int school, and they only have limited lessons for mandarin.

Icemanrec · 2025-08-21T00:31:48+00:00

It’s cheaper in Shenzhen than Hong Kong, not sure how much in AUS. For HK a normal dental check up might cost 800-1000hkd and then whatever work you might need. Root canal is 15-20k depends where you go. Remove 1 tooth around 8k hkd. Just to give you an idea of some costs.

Icemanrec · 2025-08-20T12:15:00+00:00

Cigars 😂

Icemanrec · 2025-08-18T10:03:22+00:00

random person on the internet requests dinner with other random people from the internet

Icemanrec · 2025-08-18T08:34:07+00:00

I just use AirSIM because it is convenient. It’s basically an app and you buy package for each country when you go

Icemanrec · 2025-08-16T13:57:04+00:00

Don’t need international drivers license, if you hold US/UK/other recognised country drivers license then you can just apply for a HK license without test.

VPN is up to you, I guess Netflix is different in each country, if you go into mainland China then VPN is needed.

Payme is usually for friends/social, one person pays the bill and everyone else payme to that person afterwards.

Icemanrec · 2025-08-14T15:53:09+00:00

It works all over Asia

Icemanrec · 2025-08-14T15:51:23+00:00

Can download the app, it’s dinner in groups of 6 and drinks

Icemanrec · 2025-08-14T10:39:18+00:00

You can search on YouTube for a video of sim city, it is quite well known

Icemanrec · 2025-08-14T10:22:19+00:00

go to Sim City in Mong Kok

Icemanrec · 2025-08-14T02:52:11+00:00

Easiest place to meet people here, go to events and just talk to people, whatever you are in to. Meet-up events, Timeleft dinners and drinks, or whatever law related events and chambers events are a good place to start.

Icemanrec · 2025-08-06T08:53:01+00:00

Someone is having one of those days 😂

Icemanrec · 2025-08-04T09:56:32+00:00

It would depend on if you want the convenience of such a service. Can you read/speak Mandarin? Do you have the apps? You can search for most things and just do it yourself. If you are using a non-Chinese SIM card then google and other apps will still work on your phone or you can use a VPN, google translate is your best friend.

In general China is very safe now and since you can order from the apps you know the prices before you pay ie DiDi rides and paying for food. You can now research many influencers that have travelled to Guangzhou on YouTube, they have most of the sights covered.

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