on hand were

and many more......

Veronica Ferres, Herbert Knaup and Russell Wong are the stars of  Hafen der Dufte which premieres on the 7th of December on Das Erste.

Gang Tung, the trusted keeper of other people's goods

Hafen der Dufte is a made for (German) tv movie.  Synopsis:

Hong Kong, 2012. It has been 15 years since the former British crown colony was returned to China. The Jubilee Haiman-Sammlung is a collection of inestimable value and for the first time the splendid art treasures will be presented to the public in an event signifying greater and improving relationships between two countries.  The curator of the exhibition is the Berlin Kunstexpertin Victoria Philips (Veronica Ferres), whose husband is Peter (Herbert Knaup ) .

The night after their arrival the exhibit is stolen. In order to avoid an international politcal scandal Victoria must find high-quality replacements.

Victoria receives unexpected assistance from a prominent night club owner Edward Lim (Russell Wong), who opens the door to the Chinese art market and in process woos her passionately.

Actress Veronica Ferres shines in the starring role of this detective story about Hong Kong and it’s shimmering art scene. The screenplay was by the American author Philip LaZebnik, known for "Hindenburg"/"Mulan"/"Pocahontas"/"The Prince of Egypt" as inspired by Harold Nebenzals's novel. Peter Gersina filmed in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur.

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The link below is to the program page of German TV:

More details about Hafen der Dufte, Veronica Ferres and Russell Wong can be found at:

And with it, another world premiere (I wonder at times if I am overusing the phrase "world premiere", but it's true again)....."The White Storm" a feature by Benny Chan Muk-Shing will open the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival on 25th Oct at the Star Hall.  http://www.hkaff.asia

Hopefully I have made the final cut as an Indonesian Badass at the Galaxy Casino in Macau.

I have a long history with Casinos and I did study one game, very thoroughly, the game of Blackjack.

Been at it for awhile....these chips no longer circulate in Macau.

Hotel Lisboa chips from the '80 and '70's respectively.  

Gambler's have their quirks.  

Mine is to save one chip from a very lucky night.  I have many from many different casinos around the world.  I would like to think I was that good.

Quadrupled my money in an hour at the Hotel Annapura in Katmandu.  Playing conditions were ideal.  Dealer was very slow with a two deck hand held game and I had the count plus the benefit of his lack of protection for the hole card.  As the Rupee is not convertible they have two sets of chips for whatever people play in.

I thought I was a gambling God until............

I came up against the real deal......

And you don't take it to the man's house, because the house always wins.

So if you can't beat them, join them.....

Safer behind the table. Those scene's from "21" with Kevin Spacey are more true than you think.   

Discovered that the years of studying the game and dealer's moves pays off.

So I move behind the table.  I am the House!  BTW Casino's do employ dealer's who know the count and plays....that's how they flag the scammers.

And for this last performances I am not dealing death. I am still taking your money, but to give  life and funds for AIDS Concern.

Cards, Condoms, and Chips!