Schwag Appeal

Ya know, the best way to get me to write is to offer me a chance at schwag...I subscribe to the Time Out Hong Kong e-newsletter, which usually has some form of competition to win some form of schwag (i.e. free meal, tickets to events, books, etc.). They typically ask for all your deets, then ask you to describe why you like/want the schwag in 50 words or less....thus far, I have won one thing, tix to a world drumming performance, but I continue to soldier on. Following are some of my previous entries...see if you can guess what they're for. By the by, I suspect the magazine chooses winners at random, not by the quality of the entries...else I'd win every time, yeah?!!!

Midnight blue cashmere tuxedo jacket, graphic t-shirt featuring a frog doing something rude to a glass slipper, worn blue jeans and John Varvatos Converse sneaks. Oh, and a shiny satin cummerbund.

Fondue creates community and promotes touchy-feeliness;
Friends break bread, then dip it in a communal pot of rich, flavorful yumminess.
Fondue is versatile, it can be savory or sweet;
Add a flavorful liquid, something yummy to be melted, then some heat

Beef, butter, oil come together to create a savory symphony,
Chocolate, oil, and dippables combine to form a sweet melody.
And beautiful cheeses wed wine to produce something heavenly…

My favorite musical instrument is the cowbell. While highly underrated, this fine instrument provides an irreplaceable note of warmth and completion to any composition. Its distinctive sound makes it difficult to mask mistakes, but when used correctly, the cowbell satisfies, certainly more than a wussified triangle. “I need more cowbell!”

Brunch is better than dinner because it allows you to sample foods from two meal genres. You can have pancakes and rib tips, waffles and chicken, eggs and shrimp. Finally, brunch’s amorphous, free-flowing state allows it to last much longer than dinner, which translates to more Mimosa time…