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Foolproof Career
Questionnaire
Hate your job Need a new career Take our easy-peasy life-changing quiz. By HK Staff
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When on a junk
trip, you are most
often seen…
a. Standing on the top deck,
feeling the good vibes of
humanity wash over you.
b. Next to the ice box, jealously
guarding your six-pack of
craft beers.
c. Pitching your business idea to
the richest guy on board.
d. In a series of pornographic
yoga poses.
e. In the corner, having a cokedup
conversation with
a floaty ring.
You have a huge
argument with a
friend in the middle
of SoHo. You…
a. Bottle it all up, then go
write a sad poem about
it in your journal.
b. Eat your woes away at one
of SoHo’s many restaurants.
c. Thrive on the intellectual
cut-and-thrust of debate.
Let’s do it again!
d. Meditate while having your
colon cleansed.
e. Write a check and make
it go away.
After work,
you chill out by…
a. Hanging out at an open-mic
night in Central.
b. One word, repeated: Shots.
c. Sorry, I don’t understand
the question. “After work”
d. Running a quick ultramarathon
to ease away
the stresses of the day.
e. Engaging the intimate services
of qualified professionals until
it’s time to work again.
How did you do
You’re walking
down Nathan Road
when your flip-flop
snaps. You…
a. Bind it back up with
a spare piece of string.
b. Use it as an excuse to
hop to the nearest bar.
c. See a niche in the market,
for unbreakable flip-flops.
d. Go barefoot, as nature
herself always intended.
e. Flip flops These are $4,000
car shoes, you peasant.
When getting
together with
friends, you…
a. Talk about books in a
Mong Kok coffee shop.
b. Never remember what
happened the morning after.
c. Spend all your time
scrolling through FB to
analyze viral success.
d. Go bouldering in the
morning, then just blast
through a triathlon
after lunch.
e. Don’t have any friends.
MostlyA
You plainly have an affinity for the arts.
You should be...
The Next Cartier-Bresson
So you think you’ve got the eye for the “Decisive
Moment” Better get to know your camera first,
unless you really like photos of the inside of a lens
cap. Teacher and pro photographer Kenneth Lim of
the Hong Kong Photography Workshop will get
you off on the right foot with a condensed three-hour
“Different Directions” by Fan Ho
“Photography 101” class. The next one falls on
Sep 9, 7-10pm ($800, 10 percent off with a friend,
hkphotoworkshop.com). Want to see how the greats
did it Get to the Pottinger Hong Kong (74 Queen’s
Rd. Central, 2308-3188) to check out photos by
legendary street snapper Fan Ho which adorn the
walls. Ask the concierge where to find ‘em.
“A Day is Done” by Fan Ho
A Feature Wall Guru
Don’t know the difference between chevron and
houndstooth prints If you’re going to start decorating
people’s homes for a living, you’d best brush up on
your aesthetics. Take the 12-part Introduction to
Interior Design ($2,160) at HKU Space to see if it’s
really for you—or enroll in the Diploma of Interior
Design to really lock down all you need to know,
from the ergonomics of a sofa to the ins and outs
of building systems. It doesn’t come cheap ($40,000
in two installments) but do you really want to spend
another day sneaking focal points and accent colors
onto your coworkers’ desks while they’re not looking
494 King’s Rd., North Point, www.hkuspace.hku.hk.
A tracy emin wannabe
Tracy Emin may have redefined modern art
when she displayed her unmade bed—but
consider starting with the basics before
embarking on full-blown performance art.
Explore your artistic flair at Oscary Wine
and Art for a gentle introduction. The inhouse
artists will guide you through painting
techniques and each session comes with
acrylic paint, canvas and soft drinks, for
$150-$200 per person. Alternatively, get
on board with their “Eco Art” terrariums to
really push the arty boundaries.
1D, Au’s Building, 15-19 Hollywood Rd.,
Central, 2964-9111 (Moving to Shop A, G/F,
16-17 Wa In Fong East, Central, from mid-Sep).
14 HK MAGAZINE FRIDAY, September 5, 2014