Black Caffeine
or Coffee – One of Life’s Simple Pleasures One of the 974 I like about travel is sampling food and drink in its country of origin. I like to experience the difference between the original and the (likely) adapted version […]
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Pedestrian at Best
It’s possible to determine how long someone has been in Japan based on what I will now refer to as “The Hello Kitty Index”. It’s a sliding scale based on apples. Apples because that’s how Hello Kitty‘s height and weight […]
Walking On A Dream
I’ve stumbled upon why Japan is referred to as The Land of the Rising Sun by accident. It’s taken me six months to have it staring me right in the face. Every morning. Today at 4.25am. First, some high-level history […]
I Held the Cool Breeze
I’m comfortably seated on a balcony chair in a ray of sunshine. It’s a stunning spring day with optimism riding on the cool breeze, rustling the leaves and seemingly infecting everyone it touches. People walking are smiling and in a […]
Delirious
In stark contrast to the experiences found on the Random Rants post which gave me a good giggle and a reminder of how things are in Sydney (thanks Niall), I thought I’d give you a sneak peak to what happens in this […]
I Think I’m Paranoid
I’m scared. I have the luxury of time to not have a fight or flight response kick in straight away so I have decided to think this through rationally. A lot of fear tends to be irrational so in my […]
House of Cards
Starting the week with a public holiday sets the stage for a really good week. It was to be the week where I was to open a bank account. I figured that would balance the week before ending with a […]
So Long, Farewell
After nine years (today) in Hong Kong, tomorrow I leave for Tokyo. I like the symmetry. It’s been great that my transition period has coincided with Christmas, New Years and general catch up times with friends as that has made […]
Footloose
LKF after the Christmas Party One of the 974 things I like about Hong Kong; work Christmas Parties are always entertaining. Or the companies that I choose to work with host good parties. Perhaps this is one of my interview […]
You’re Just Too Hip Baby
One of the 974 things I love about Hong Kong is the personalised registration plates that people choose. The process to obtain one in HK is a little arduous and not surprisingly, there’s a pile of paperwork, public consultation […]