Shallot’s Big Year™s Out

As swine flu / A(H1N1) / pig flu fever grips the world, it’s been interesting to see how Hong Kong has responded. Arguably one of the safest places to be since SARS and avian flu, this is a country that […]

Last week we took Friday and Monday off work to have a long weekend in Haikou for the 70.3 Ironman. It was the worst holiday we’ve ever had. With most competitors, we stayed at the Crown Spa Resort. It looks […]

We participated in the third annual Earth Hour a few weekends ago along with a few thousand others in HK. While it is advertised, it hasn’t received a lot of traction as yet and it is only the second time […]

I saw my first nude fake bum at Shenzhen. It was a shopping trip a couple of years ago when hanging from the top of a window display, a strange piece of apparel caught my eye. It looked like a […]

Friday started the same as any other. 5.57am – cat meowed non-stop for two minutes wanting to be fed. 5.58 – I got up, went to the bathroom and put on my running gear. 6.00 – downstairs the dog stretched […]

I have made a mistake. Two years ago in February, I signed up to pay television. As I wasn’t working at the time and had no idea how long I’d be out of work, I picked only the ‘necessary’ channels […]

For the past week I have been on staycation while one of the Best Women has been in town. I’m further perfecting my tour guide skills and have even added a few new destinations to me repertoire. Highlights of the […]

The ‘devastating financial tsunami’ (this is one of the best phrases that I’ve heard in relation to the ‘current economic crisis’, I’ve seen it in print, the legislators are using it and it has now passed into everyday conversation more […]

Chinese New Year has coincided with Australia Day this year so we hosted an Australian style barbeque for our Australian friends and a token Canadian who can do a not too shabby accent. Everyone was required to bring something Australian. […]