The blogger, Michael Rivera, is not your typical Hong Kong teenager. He apparently attends an expensive international school; his school mates are mostly children of English-speaking expats. An offspring of bi-cultural parents, aside from Filipino and Chinese, his family likely speaks English at home. Speaking and seeing the English language in action in school and social settings from an early age might explain this HK teenager's native-fluency in English.

        Michael has a big-city boy's savvy; he is skeptical with an inquisitive mind. Like most teenagers anywhere, he dislikes school, authorities, and anything over about ten years old.

        This blog, "DO YOU HATE IT TOO?", is worth a read; it is charmingly provocative, filled with peppy, rebellious youthful zest. The blogger is perceptive, articulate, and insightful for his age; sometimes, his writing steers the readers into looking at things in a non-traditional, unconventional way. Keep in mind though, while Michael is engaging, smart and quick, he is anything but your average Hong Kong teen.

        Hong Kong Blogs Review recommends "DO YOU HATE IT TOO?"; this blog would put you in a different plane --- Michael broke the mold. We have at least one free-thinking, free-spirited teen in Hong Kong.