Last Week in Reality

Sat 21

Hot Mess At around 9pm, a server spills hot red bean soup on a 27-year-old woman’s left shoulder in restaurant chain Honeymoon Dessert. Her mother insists on calling the police. When the police arrive, a woman claiming to be a passerby says the restaurants don’t usually offer compensation for such injuries, and suggests that they leave. The mother later sees the woman appearing to instruct the restaurant’s staff, as if she is a manager. Honeymoon Dessert says they will punish the woman if the incident is verified.

Sun 22

Work Drama An 18-year-old woman threatens to throw herself from a building after her boyfriend refuses to buy her new clothes. At around 5am, the couple debates work attire and the woman asks her boyfriend to buy her a presentable piece of clothing. When he refuses, she runs up the stairs to the building’s rooftop and threatens to jump. After the police arrive, the woman calms down and explains that she had not been serious; she had simply been frustrated at work.

Mon 23

Hungry Striker Four netizens enjoy a picnic in front of pro-Beijing group Justice Alliance convener Leticia Lee, who is on an “indefinite” hunger strike in front of the Central Government Offices. Lee said her hunger strike would continue until the government instituted a stronger official response to Occupy Central and recent “radical” protests at Legco. The men waved bags of chips and McDonald’s fries in front of Lee; Netizens urged more people to bring food along to “cheer” Lee on.