A deserted beach in the heart of a bustling city? Too good to be true and yet this vast expanse of sand and sea lined with a canopy of green hills with no one but my son in sight is just what I am experiencing right now! A pleasant 25 minute ferry ride from Aberdeen brings… {Read More}
A visit to Noah’s Ark in Hong Kong
Incredible but true! The world’s only full size replica of Noah’s Ark, in our own city, in Hong Kong! Maybe it was too unbelievable, maybe it wasn’t marketed as well as the other attractions in Hong Kong or simply maybe because my boys have grown up too fast, which why might explain why we took so long… {Read More}
Mums@PLAY – a new beginning
It’s close to 10 PM. I have been lying in my bed for an hour, resting my aching back, soothing my tired calves, trying to shut my eyes and go to sleep, but it seems futile with that last bit of adrenaline still refusing to leave my mind and body. It is making my fingers… {Read More}
Amazing Hong Kong
It’s 6 o’clock in the morning and my eyes open to take in the gorgeous colour of the early morning sky. The blues mixed with grey giving way to the yellow and orange tint of the early morning sun rising beyond the green mountains, birds flapping their wings soaring up high glad to start another… {Read More}
What the Ladybird Heard – A Giveaway
*******Congratulations Geet Jadhwani for being our lucky winner. Hope you enjoyed the show with your family. ******** Kenny Wax Family Entertainment and ABA Productions proudly present What The Ladybird Heard! Back by popular demand following their last appearance at KidsFest Hong Kong 2014, the show is ready take Hong Kong by storm again. Based on the… {Read More}
CNY holidays 2015 – bringing in the Year of the Goat
Ocean Park – Dragon roller coaster We are almost towards the end of our Chinese New Year holidays, and while going out of town for a holiday to a ski resort or to a beach would have been exciting and adventurous, I really enjoyed my holiday right here at home, in Hong Kong. We started… {Read More}
Hiking alone
While I love hiking with friends, hiking alone has it’s own set of pleasures. So this morning I decided to set off for a hike all by myself. I started off on a much-trodden trail going up to the highest point of Hong Kong island – The Peak. I was planning to go up… {Read More}
Au gong Guang Dong wa…..siu siu
This post was featured on the The HK Hub, a one-stop site for expats in Hong Kong on May 16, 2013. http://thehkhub.com/featured-posts/cantoneseclasses/ “Jo saan!” (Good Morning) and in walks my teacher jauntily into our brightly lit and tightly packed class. There are about 30 of us, from different backgrounds, speaking different languages, originating from different… {Read More}
Happy in Happy Valley
This post was featured on The HK Hub, a one-stop site for expats in Hong Kong on May 4, 2013. http://thehkhub.com/i-live-here/explore/happy-in-happy-valley/ Early one Saturday morning, desperate for an extra bit of wink time (late night celebrations for his recent rugby victory), my husband delegated the task of taking my son for his football practice to me. Being… {Read More}
TO BE or NOT TO BE at the Hong Kong Sevens 2013
7 reasons TO BE: 1. Nice opportunity to combine fame and game if your child, like mine is participating in mini rugby. Mini rugby fancy dress 2. If you have that fancy dress and wig gathering dust in your wardrobe then this is the place to flaunt it. Who knows you might also make headlines… {Read More}
