Recall Mr Yam's 'confession' column, in which he admitted having designed our 'ugly' Bauhinia coins. Then there was the quirky 'Central Banker Quiz'.

And just last week, we were treated to his poetic ruminations on the beauty and meaning of the Lunar New Year, complete with a description of grandma's jolly red kerchief. This week, we find him exploring the world of 'Rare and Curious Coins'.

Oh, those magnetic 1993 dollars we mentioned are steel plated - only one in a hundred of them were.

And what inspired him to alert us to this? 'I received a number of sympathetic messages in response to my 'confession' to being the culprit behind the design of the Bauhinia coins,' Mr Yam explains. 'This is perhaps an indication that there is quite a lot of community interest in the less esoteric aspects of our currency.' And then we're off on yet another fun-filled tangent.

It appears Mr Yam likes talking dollars but avoids talking cents.

Emotions are running high among Cathay Pacific crew members.

Flight attendants have been locked in a heated debate over the rights and dignity of safety-card collectors.

Yes, we mean those laminated pictures of people sitting in the 'brace' position and romping on the inflatable slide.

Someone who collects them used the crew's on-line chat site to ask if anyone could assist him in his quest.

He sparked this argument among the pseudonymed stewardesses: Royal Mail: 'This one has to be a joke? A 'safety-cards collector'? Anyone else collect anything obscure? The captain's log book? The bits from the bottom of the seat pocket in front of you? The plastic combs in the toilets? Do write and we'll try and help you . . .! Collecting safety cards???? Really come on, how old are you?' Junior BC: 'Safety-card collector, you can ignore what Royal Mail said. Let me know your mailing address. Maybe I can mail one to you.' Royal Mail: 'Junior BC is the Collector of Lies!!!' VRHNA: 'Stop saying things about the others when you don't know what on earth is happening. There are collectors all around the world and you can really tell something from their safety cards! There are many kinds of collectors in this world and I know some of them collect air-sick bags too.' At this point, the collector himself waded in: 'Hi, this is not a joke,' he said. 'In the world there are more than 1,000 safety-cards collectors. Please keep your eyes wide to know more about the things in the world.' Beneath these sage words was his Web page address.

Lai See logged-on to learn more about Controversial Safety-Cards Guy.

His home page greets visitors with the news that 'I got eight safety cards this week', bringing his total to 995.

In the 'About Me' section, Sammy (that's his name) also provides us with the answers to frequently asked questions about himself. We are told Sammy is 18, lives in Hong Kong and has been collecting safety cards for three years.

He concludes the question and answer section by asking himself: 'Do you collect sick bags?' As a matter of fact, he does.

We see Marvel Tours has been plugging its 'Cambodia Adventure' packages.

Before you even get to the bargain price list, the tour people update you on the political situation in Cambodia.

We're told the once violence-racked nation is now a little chunk of Paradise filled with love and song and fluffy bunnies romping in fields.

'Cambodia is a free country, Khmer Rouge and political problem completely settled,' the travel agents tell us.

'Cambodian people now can enjoy peaceful and relaxing life.' Well, it certainly made Lai See marvel.