My latest piece as a columnist for Expat Focus Sawadika! Checking in from the land of smiley, happy faces…. One of the undeniably pleasant perks of being an expat in Asia, coupled with having a husband in hotels, is the opportunity to fly to idyllic destinations like Phuket in just a few short hours and revel in 5-star luxury. I get it… I'm lucky! Very! I will even go so far as to use the word 'spoilt,' as I sit here trying (in a lazy, half-hearted kind of way) to wrestle my sleepy gaze from our villa's private plunge pool that is beckoning me to immerse myself in its crystal clear oasis. Yep!… livin' the dream! To read more....click here and go to Expat Focus … [Read more...]
Deck the halls…..
In a culture where the 'big guy in red' doesn't rank so highly on the list of legendary figures, it'd be remiss of me not to point out that Hong Kong is well and truly lit-up like a proverbial Christmas tree on steroids. I'm not just talking about a bit of scruffy tinsel wrapped half-heartedly around a street light or a few baubles dangling precariously inside a shopping centre, no no, this my friends is seriously decking the halls! Still a relative youngster in traditional Christmas terms, 'tis the season to be jolly' is something locals have really only embraced (with all their glitter-loving glory) in the last few decades. Given just ten per cent of Hong Kong's population is Christian, it's easy to see why Christmas hasn't long been on the festive radar. … [Read more...]
A for effort….This is Hong Kong!
We live on the forty-something floor. A pretty normal residential address in Hong Kong, which is home to around 8000 skyscrapers (almost double that of New York.) Last week one of the many notices we get through the mailbox from the 'building management' went something like this.… "….table tennis balls and a tissue have been found in the garden area after being tossed out of a window or balcony from a serious height. This is a serious criminal act and you will be liable for $10,000 hk and 6 months imprisonment!" A high price to pay for a carelessly thrown tissue? Given the extraordinary number of high-rises squeezed ever-so-tightly into this concrete jungle, it's a wonder there aren't more people being walloped on the head by falling objects. The perils of high-rise living! … [Read more...]
50 Shades of Hong Kong Grey….
Truth be known, when it comes to Hong Kong skies, it's quite possible there are considerably more than 50 shades of grey. Unlike the best-selling book people have been tripping over themselves to discreetly (or not) rip off the shelves, Hong Kong's skies are a little more, shall we say, unpredictable. Pollution is a problem here with a capital P. Just like that box of chocolates in Forrest Gump, you never know what your gonna get! … [Read more...]
I am woman, hear me roar… 24 Hours in the Philippines
Last week I went to the Philippines for 24 hours. You can do that kind of thing around these parts. For me, it's a bit like taking a domestic flight in Australia but hey presto, blink twice and I'm in another country. Another world! Yep! just me, myself and I. As any mother knows, as much as we would go to the end of the earth for our beloved babes, sometimes there are only so many play-dough pussy cats one can make. There are definitely only so many dirty nappies one can change before you need to down tools and take a well-earned sanity break. … [Read more...]
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