Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
or: How reading led to an ear worm For the last four days, I’ve had the lullaby Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star stuck in my head. Having an ear worm isn’t unusual for me. Every morning I have How Much Is That […]
Author: Ms Shallot
Takin’ All Day
or: Chinese New Year Preparations Today has been one of those picture perfect Hong Kong days, provided you make an allowance for a small amount of haze (ie pollution) on the horizon. It’s barbecue weather. The temperature is relatively mild […]
What’s the Message
or: English Expressions Can Be Tricky It has been a fantastic weekend mostly because I have friends in town for the weekend who came for no other reason than to catch up with each other. That’s not entirely true. One […]
It’s Time
or: From Practical to Sentimental and Back Again – How a Blanket and I Parted Ways I have one very, very well travelled blanket. It started its relationship with me on the Gold Coast, Australia when I was about eleven. […]
Watching the Clothes
or: Sorting stuff after a trip is the best time to sort it As seems to have become standard practice for when I return to HK, I am going through my belongings and donating (and this time also likely to […]
Firework
or: Big budget isn’t necessary for a big celebration I’ve been fortunate to be in a few locations over the years that have a reputation for having some of the best fireworks for New Year’s Eve – Sydney and Hong […]
Big Bang
or: Portion Sizes Are Surprisingly Large I’ve been flicking through the photos I’ve taken over the past week in an effort to find inspiration for today’s post. I have found various diving photos and that an overwhelming majority of photos […]
White Christmas
or: Christmas Decorations in the Southern Hemisphere There are quite a few things in this world I still don’t understand. It’s normally entertaining for me to think about these things yet sometimes, the question remains and it’s good to have […]
Open Your Eyes
or: Why Looking Properly Is Usually A Good Idea In a case of not judging a book by its cover, there is a particular dive site that consistently reminds me to never stop exploring. Not that I need reminding. Initially […]
Dive
or: People Above Water Are Not The Same As People Underwater One of the 974 things I like about scuba diving is the transformation of people. On land, some move easily, some are more labourious. Some are chatty and others […]