30 in 2005

While yesterday was all about the Big Glossy building and a Big meal, today was about a little bit of history and culture.  We began at the ...

It's turning into a busy summer. We had a few quick days in Singapore as soon as school closed and before a fun summer camp back in Hong...

In our nearly 3 years in Singapore I got into the habit of going for a movie every Sunday evening. It was a good ritual to end the week and...

I'm feeling like a pressure cooker today.  And urgently needing to vent else I might explode. Luckily none of the people mentioned below...

For the mums who think I spend too much time with my kid and do too many crafty things with him, sorry. I suggest you walk away now as this ...

I was talking to my brother yesterday and he asked why I haven't blogged in an age. Where is the follow up Japan post? What's up? An...

Fair warning: long and not very together post about our trip. Ramblings for me to look at in old age and reminisce about. • Just back from a...

I am sat at Gate 31, sipping a grande mocha and blogging. I've wandered through the airport and despaired at the sizes of and limited ch...

 - Before my life in the UK I had never heard the phrase 'lie-in'. Once I understood that it just meant sleeping/ staying supine/ in...

One of my favorite authors died this week. Margaret Forster. She had such a wonderful way with words, letting the reader right into the room...

That is the Mandarin greeting in the title. This is the Cantonese:  Gong Hei Fat Choy Hong Kong is something special at Chinese New Year. Th...

I'm not sure when I began to care what my phone cover looked like. I remember being all fine with the tacky-but-sturdy plastic cover tha...

Here is one I set up when Kid was 2 and haven't yet stopped 4 years later.  1. Every day when he comes home from school (and before that...

I bought these cotton and hemp shoes for a pittance in Chatuchak market in Bangkok this summer. My sil got the same pair and proceeded to we...

What better way to begin a month of writing with something auspicious? In a short week we will be celebrating Chinese New Year, that most ha...