Where else in the world would a car owner want such a plate? Or a 'tsunami' dinner?

An alert reader was recently on a night out with his lovely wife, going from Wan Chai to Kowloon City and generally sucking in the weird atmosphere that is Hong Kong and the endearing eccentricities of its inhabitants. They spotted a BMW parked in a side street in the Naughty District that was crying out to be photographed with its number plate (pictured).

'Where else in the world but Hong Kong would you get a licence like that?' he said. 'Perhaps the car owner was just being honest, or was that his English name? We didn't wait long enough for the driver to return.' Is it possible that his friends call him Ah Fat in Cantonese, in which case he is not fat but wealthy?

Meanwhile, they continued on with their journey to Kowloon City to visit a back-alley eatery famous for its barbecued meats and Thai dishes with strange names. 'One is called 'Tsunami - Thai style',' the reader said. 'We asked the waitress what it was and she said it's Thai fried rice, as in throwing everything into the wok. We thought it was a bit tasteless - no pun intended - considering how hard-hit Thailand was during the tragedy, so we gave it a pass.'