Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Something Else
Coke Zero
Many of my friends love this new invention for it gives the real coke taste but none the guilt of sugar, natural or substitute. I'm not much of a coke lover and in fact found the coke light taste satisfying enough. But I'm really curious about this substance that can taste like sugar but is not sugar or substitute sugar? What's really inside that drink?
It's kind of creepy when you think more about it, isn't it? It's like ordering a medium done hamburger in a restaurant and the waiter goes, "Don't worry! It's not beef but it ain't vegetarian either, but cholesterol free nonetheless!"
Ask Doctor Eason
Over a month ago there's this really outrageous scandal* about GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) being fined for misleading ads about the vitamin C content of its Ribena. Yes, the same one brought to you here by 'Dr. Eason'. What he didn't bring to you is that there's actually ZERO vitamin C in Ribena ready-to-drink form and only a trace more than zero in concentrate form. What's scandalous is that two teenage girls already reported their lab findings back in 2004 but GSK chose to do nothing until when it's found guilty as charged. And I guess GSK probably has known this for ages.
What's more puzzling is that the same misleading ad is still shown daily here in HK? Of course it's 100% factually correct to quote 'grapes has 4x the vitamin C than oranges', but the untold fact is you shouldn't count on Ribena for your vitamin needs.
I guess the GSK PR people, in typical denial fashion, can argue the ad isn't misrepresenting, just like no one would believe "Dr. Eason" is really a doctor even he dresses like one in the ad. It's just an ad, lighten up people! Hong Kong is a business friendly town.
* see http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=new+zealand+vitamin+c+scandal&spell=1 for full story
Hong Kong Style
Finally, a good book to share. With the debacle of the Queen's Pier demolition reaching a climax today, and the topic of conserving our history and culture is gaining momentum, this book serves as a good introduction. It's written by a HK architect and express his many views and feelings toward the rapid changes and developments in Hong Kong. He may be overly critical or extreme in making some of his points, but you won't doubt his passion for his hometown and his courage to take on the authority and the developers (note he's an architect). It's a very easy read with lots of photographs, so you can probably read it during commercial breaks when watching the Abalone family.
Many of my friends love this new invention for it gives the real coke taste but none the guilt of sugar, natural or substitute. I'm not much of a coke lover and in fact found the coke light taste satisfying enough. But I'm really curious about this substance that can taste like sugar but is not sugar or substitute sugar? What's really inside that drink?It's kind of creepy when you think more about it, isn't it? It's like ordering a medium done hamburger in a restaurant and the waiter goes, "Don't worry! It's not beef but it ain't vegetarian either, but cholesterol free nonetheless!"
Ask Doctor Eason
Over a month ago there's this really outrageous scandal* about GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) being fined for misleading ads about the vitamin C content of its Ribena. Yes, the same one brought to you here by 'Dr. Eason'. What he didn't bring to you is that there's actually ZERO vitamin C in Ribena ready-to-drink form and only a trace more than zero in concentrate form. What's scandalous is that two teenage girls already reported their lab findings back in 2004 but GSK chose to do nothing until when it's found guilty as charged. And I guess GSK probably has known this for ages. What's more puzzling is that the same misleading ad is still shown daily here in HK? Of course it's 100% factually correct to quote 'grapes has 4x the vitamin C than oranges', but the untold fact is you shouldn't count on Ribena for your vitamin needs.
I guess the GSK PR people, in typical denial fashion, can argue the ad isn't misrepresenting, just like no one would believe "Dr. Eason" is really a doctor even he dresses like one in the ad. It's just an ad, lighten up people! Hong Kong is a business friendly town.
* see http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=new+zealand+vitamin+c+scandal&spell=1 for full story
Hong Kong Style
Finally, a good book to share. With the debacle of the Queen's Pier demolition reaching a climax today, and the topic of conserving our history and culture is gaining momentum, this book serves as a good introduction. It's written by a HK architect and express his many views and feelings toward the rapid changes and developments in Hong Kong. He may be overly critical or extreme in making some of his points, but you won't doubt his passion for his hometown and his courage to take on the authority and the developers (note he's an architect). It's a very easy read with lots of photographs, so you can probably read it during commercial breaks when watching the Abalone family.
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