Walk of Life
I’ve just been walked all over and it was good! At the encouragement of a number of friends, the aid of a few gift vouchers and my subsequent bulk purchase of treatments, 2015 will be the year of having regular […]
Author: Ms Shallot
A Matter of Time
One of the 974 things I like about Hong Kong… No protracted shopping festivals where each holiday seamlessly melds into the next creating the illusion that it is actually one long holiday with different products required at each end. Holiday […]
Scooby snacks
The past week has been filled with some new and unexpected experiences. The entire regional leadership team descended on Discovery Bay for strategy discussions, team building and bonding. Turns out I’m in a team that really excels at all of this, […]
I’m Free
With the average house size in Hong Kong being 45 m2 / 484 ft2 and Australia being 214 m2 / 2,303 ft2, it meant considerable downsizing when we moved. We intended to stay for a couple of years so stored […]
L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N
Yesterday marked my eighth year since arriving in Hong Kong. A lot has changed over what was initially a 2-3 year adventure / plan. In particular, a lot has changed in the last three years which roughly coincides with when […]
Run to Paradise
My Maldivian holiday saw me studying, relaxing, reading, eating, sleeping, diving and repeating. It was my best holiday so far. The studying was for my diving license. I needed to read a couple of chapters of the diving manual but […]
Where It’s At
Once Saturday’s weather cleared, I ventured to the other side of Victoria Harbour to begin my afternoon as a Hong Kong tourist. I had decided to catch the Big Bus for a tour of the Kowloon side given that I […]
Exhausted
As it’s been awhile since I lasted posted, I thought a summary of happenings would be useful: 1. Best Woman’s Engagement Party As a surprise, I arrived from HK in Sydney to help prepare for that evening’s festivities. Tears and champagne […]
Hot In the City
The weather is a standard conversation topic in Hong Kong in the same way that renovations, house prices and taxes are in Sydney. Having been here for four Chinese New Year holidays, and chatted ad nauseum with residents who have […]
Things That Make You Go Hmmm
Over Chinese New Year and this weekend (that’s too much time coupled with bad weather), I’ve been pondering some of the more important things. Namely, 1) what is the purpose of pink camouflage gear; 2) what are those stockings that […]