Went to see Prince Caspian lastThursday night, at the new cinema, the Grand at the Elements Mall above Kowloon station. The cinema is nice, if a little expensive for Kowloon, but the toilets are downstairs, and the food stall was too cramped. Comfy seats with - apparently - vibration and/or bass stuff setup so you got a bit of a jolt in your bum when something want bang onscreen. Wouldn't rush back, but wouldn't mind going there if someone else suggested it. As for the film - nothing too special, and I'm not sure it was the best choice for the second in a possible franchise. It's somewhat light on Aslan the crowd-pleasing lion and other cuter talking animals, a little dark for some kids, and has a slightly disturbing overall story of Spaniards ruling over England.

My phone fell off my bed last night - which has happened before. The LCD cracked and the screen died - which hasn't happened before. After a bit of dreaming and reading up on various other 'smartphones', I called Palm who offered to replace it for HK$1400 (about £90) in a few working days, which seems to be the sane thing to do - I assume it'll be a reconditioned model. I'll leave it until later in the year to look at things like Android phones. It's slightly shocking just how attached I am to this thing...

Firefox 3 happened. Anyone who hasn't downloaded it should do so - there's really no reason not to at least try it out. I've been running the release candidates for a while and it's a pretty good piece of work, feels better than 2.0 did.

New flatmate has been here since the start of the week. She seems to be settling in well, although there is a slight separation which wasn't there with the old one - quite understandable, since she's just moved in with a stranger. Still not sure how long she's planning to stay, but hopefully I'll have the option to get in someone else or keep the place to myself by the time she does leave.

Might need to learn some PHP in the near future, unfortunately.

Off to Shenzhen today - remind me to write that place up sometime soon. Plan is the usual, shopping, food (teppanyaki today) and massage. Back for the second major "friends leaving HK for good" do of this summer, so far.

We've gone from serious flooding, constant thunderstorms and people dying in landslips two weeks ago, to a 'Very Hot' weather warning today. Time to break out the shorts, I think, since the forecast high for today is 33°C!