With Women's International Day coming up I've been thinking about what makes us strong, and what can make us stronger going forward. Life is vigorous, life is an adventure, and life can be the best at times but also the worst. What truly makes you and I strong? I can guarantee you, it's simpler than you …
People Watching On The Longest Outdoor Escalator In The World
Feature Image: Soho Area of Hong Kong Island – Photograph From Foodpanda Magazine Location: Hong Kong Island It's been a good morning. I had a relaxed start to the day and then headed out into the town feeling energised. After running a few errands around my neighbourhood, lunch soon approached and I was starving, so I …
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A Surprise Landing In Singapore Airport
What a nice surprise! I've been booking so many flights recently that all the different flight details seem to have merged into one. I'm currently on route from Hong Kong to Sri Lanka, having boarded my first plane not really checking or noticing any details about the flight route... I knew I had one stop-over …
My Saharan Hero In Hong Kong
It's been a while since I've written anything at all... I've had plenty of inspiration but have seriously been lacking motivation. As upsetting as that has been, I'm trying to think of it as a break I didn't know I needed. Something like that... It feels like a heavy day trailing off a heavy few …
Gong Xi Fa Cai Hong Bao Na Lai
With the New Year comes this Indonesian singer Rani singing in Mandarin, wishing YOU a Happy New Year. ᐂ https://youtu.be/7sMX37l-Ajc NOTE: This article was originally published in February 2010 on an older blog I used to work on. It was most recently updated on 18 January 2018.
The Forgotten People Of Hong Kong
It is a sunny and relatively warm Saturday morning for January. You would think that after spending over two years waking up at the crack of dawn on Saturday mornings, to travel all the way from South London to East, while working for the Barnardos Aut' & About Scheme, that I would be accustomed to …
Helping Strangers In Hong Kong
Lunchtime can never arrive fast enough when you're hungry! And after an early start to my day, I was certainly quite starving on my journey home. I ducked into a small Vietnamese restaurant just outside Sheung Wan MTR station, that had been recommended to me many times, and picked up some simple and delicious looking …
Climbing The Longest Staircase In Hong Kong
I'm hungover. And I'm tired. I've been stuck on the couch all day feeling sorry for myself. And before you say it, I already fully acknowledge responsibility for my actions last night. Was it worth it... hard to say. But hey, it felt like fun at the time, so that is a decent enough justification, …
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Blessed By A Little Old Lady – The Reality Of Life In Hong Kong
The Hong Kong park Aviary is definitely worthwhile a visit. Aside from being situated in a beautiful green space, it's a nice activity to add to your overall park experience. Despite the lovely settings, I was forced to retreat as it was just too damn cold to stay outside, so I grabbed a coffee and jumped …
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The Best Clay Pot Beef Rice In Hong Kong
My meeting with Alia went well. We were meeting to share ideas about teaching techniques and how we can improve on our current lesson plans. Since I had rushed out of the flat to make the meeting in time, I hadn't had a chance to eat so I was pretty darn starving by the end …