Hard Luck Story
As a sports loving Australian in the host country of the Olympic Games, it is with disappointment that I’m not seeing much of it. This time, it’s not because of time zone issues either. If anything, I should be able […]
Octopus’s Garden
We took Monday off and had a long weekend in Cebu. It is that time of year in HK where it is stinking hot and even more humid so most people either take extended summer holidays, generally in their home […]
Destination Unknown
Friday I had a check-up. As it turns out, my doctor is an orthopedic sports doctor so he didn’t seem at all surprised when I asked him if I could start running again. A week off is a long time […]
I’m Still Standing
Friday morning I arrived back from a week of working in India. I had heard numerous horror stories of others’ experiences and I seem to have had the exact opposite. It’s another country where road lane markings are merely suggestion […]
I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself
July is the month where I can choose to experiment with being single or I can be an active spectator of Le Tour de France. I have consistently chosen the latter and it has now sucked me in. I can […]
Cow Town
It’s not every day that I take shelter and am joined under the pergola by five ox, an elderly HK man and Mr Shallot. Yesterday we went to investigate an area where we are considering living. It’s on Lantau Island […]
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
The rainy season has continued this week and it’s the first time I have noticed an unusual parade of footwear. I would never have thought that gumboots could be a fashion statement but it has been done and in a […]
The Pub With No Beer
Lucky I started last week with refamiliarising myself with the various rain warnings as lo and behold, we were hit with an amber rain warning on Friday followed by a black raining warning (with landslip and thunderstorm warnings thrown in) […]
The Heat is On
It’s now the time of the year when: I have to be more regular with having my legs waxed so I don’t need to wear pants all the time; My hair can fluctuate from Richard Simmons to Morticia and back […]
We Will Rock You
“… Globalisation is complete! Everywhere, the kids watch the same movies, wear the same fashions and think the same thoughts” That’s the start of the Queen / Ben Elton musical that has finally hit Hong Kong. Mr Shallot, the Waves […]