iPhone It
Well, yes, it is gorgeous and wonderfully usable in that it just works. The recent increase in storage to 16GB and several new ‘jailbreak’ programmes - that allow you to use any sim card, the hack is so simple that take it out of the box and you can be making calls in less than five minutes – means it is well worth taking a look at an iPhone. It is frustrating and almost insulting how Apple neglects Hong Kong; no iTunes store (easily solved by applying for a US or UK credit card), no iPhone… But with free Wi-Fi points becoming more and more prevalent around the SAR, who needs 3G to surf the web? Available at most computer centres and phone shops for around $4000.

Flower It
The theme for this year’s HK Flower Show to be held from 9am-6pm, March 14-24 at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, is ‘Vibrant Blossoms for the Beijing Olympics’. The event will showcase the year’s theme flower, the gerbera, among a rich profusion of exquisite potted plants, beautiful floral arrangements and gorgeous landscape displays by local, Mainland and overseas organizations. Cultural and musical events as well as stalls selling flowers will all add to the excitement. Entry will be $14. You can find more information at www.lcsd.gov.hk/green/hkfs/2008/en/index.php

Wear It
The Sevens are fast approaching, so it is time to check out the ’08 merchandise. The store has moved out of the Landmark and back into Jardines House (Shop LG8, 1 Connaught Place, Central) and is open Monday to Sunday, 10:30am-7:30pm. The nicest of the wide range of men’s, women’s and children’s gear is probably the Canto shirt. Alternatively order on line from www.hk7.kukrisports.com – which might be the better option as it was disappointing to find when we visited the store – open less than two weeks, and the Sevens a month and more away – that several sizes were already out of stock and the staff didn’t sound like they’d be getting any more in.

Art It
If you hadn’t noticed, a strange almost UFO-shaped apparition appears to have landed on the roof of the car park opposite Statue Square. While it may look like an advance promotion of the 2009 UFO Conference, the futuristic pavilion, designed by Zaha Hadid, is actually the home of the Chanel Mobile Art exhibition. Over the next two years, the exhibition and its pavilion will visit Tokyo, New York, London, Moscow and Paris, but its first landing is in Hong Kong between February 27 and March 5. It was conceived as a cinematic experience and runs like a series of short film sequences created for the space by 20 artists from the inspiration of a classic Chanel bag. Entry is free but you need to book a ticket from HK Ticketing. For more information visit www.chanel-mobileart.com

Save It
Earth Hour is a movement created to raise our awareness of global warming through the simple action of people turning off lights, heating, TV, dishwasher etc for an hour. This year’s event takes place at 8pm, March 29 local time, wherever you live on the globe. Find out more and sign up at www.earthhour.org

Watch It
The HK International Film Festival 2008 runs from March 17 to April 6, and features almost 300 films from 46 countries. Highlights of the 21 day fest include Asian premieres of Martin Scorsese’s Shine a Light, Emmanuel Mouret’s Shall We Kiss? and Sergei Bodrov’s Mongol along with world premieres of Ann Hui’s The Way We Are, Sylvia Chang’s Run Papa Run, Lawrence Lau’s City Without Baseball, and Coffee or Tea co-directed by Shu Kei and Mandrew Kwan Man-hin. Programmes to look out for include the effusively entitled Ingmar Bergman Forever and a fitting retrospective tribute to The One and Only Edward Yang. This year’s filmmaker in focus is Eric Tsang. On line and postal bookings started last month, but the box office opens March 6 at all Urbtix outlets. See www.hkiff.org.hk for a full list of screenings.