Inline Euros 2014 – Day 7
The final day of euros is of course the day of the marathons. Ordinarily, this is only a half day’s worth of racing leaving skaters with a good few hours to get [more...]
Articles by Daniel Yeow
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 6
The third and final day of road competition ended with a bang. Rushing to fit in all the racing before the rain came (and it really came bucketing down about 20 minutes after [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 5
The second day of road racing was an interesting mix of the long and short distances. Interesting because the schedule was modified slightly and this resulted in the 20k [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 4
Since European championships is not *quite* as big a deal as world championships, we don’t get a full rest day. Instead, we got half a day… actually, it was more [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 3
Today saw the conclusion of the track portion of the competition with the 1000m races and the relays. I know I said that points elimination races are some of the most painful [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 2
Today started very early with the heats for the 500m. Unlike in long track ice skating, in inline skating the 500m is not about racing the clock. A number of heats, quarters, [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 1
If I had to describe today in a word, I would have to say “long”. Part of the reason for this is because the first day of competition is when they contest the [more...]
Inline Euros 2014 – Day 0
The day before a race is always nerve-wracking. I’ve been skating in international competition since I was 13 years old, and I still get nerves before a big competition [more...]
Legend Number 17
In the distant past history of this website, I did not review recent movie releases, but instead chose unusual films which I believe deserved the attention of mainstream [more...]
Edge of Tomorrow
I was pleasantly surprised. The summer blockbuster season is now fully in swing, and this is the third “big action” film I’ve seen in the last week. [more...]
Bad Advice Part 3: How To Buy A Camera
Photography’s a wonderful thing, and with the ubiquity of digital cameras, it has become more accessible to more people than ever before. Cameras are literally [more...]
X-Men: Days of Future Past
I must admit that I’m not a huge fan of the X-men comics, but I was hooked on the movie franchise because I was quite impressed by the first film. The second film was [more...]
Game of Thrones
Last year, over the easter long weekend, I sat down and watched all three seasons of Forbrydelsen (The Killing) over the course of four days. This year, I watched all three [more...]
L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon
I first visited this establishment many years ago, when it first opened its doors in Hong Kong. Since the Michelin guide had not yet visited Hong Kong at the time (and I [more...]