Disorganised as ever, I sauntered off the plane into Hong Kong airport with no itinerary, no accommodation booked, and nothing but a small bag containing a few clean t-shirts. This is how I roll. I had tried to book a hostel, of course, but it seems that hostels are practically non-existent in HK. Instead, what [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
“What you want?” asks the stocky, apron-clad man before shoving me down on to a creaky old wooden stool. Granted, it’s not the most chivalrous dinner invitation I’ve ever had, but I’m tired and hungry and too generally bewildered to decline it. After a second day of island-hopping and exploring, I had been walking back [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
I would have expected there to be more of a reaction, really. The death of the hated leader of North Korea is announced, and there I am sitting at a table eating kimchi and rice with my South Korean colleagues… I felt strangely privileged. I had the opportunity to witness first-hand an emotional and historic [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
There’s a scene in Frasier where a teacher is in charge of the school play, and she’s full of encouragement and calming words for her young team. No matter whether the set is falling down or someone’s throwing up, her smiling face and cheerful tones never disappear. Then Frasier appears. As the teacher finishes dealing [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »
…and it’s a a whole extra year, sometimes nearly two! concludes Chris, shaking his head. I just don’t even understand how you come up with that in the first place. Well, we count the pregnancy as part of the baby’s life, says Jennifer patiently. So it’s already 1 year old when it’s born. Chris is [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
I have gone back on everything I said about Singledom. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I have somehow – very suddenly, and without much warning – found myself in a Very Serious Relationship. And I admit that I’m rather enjoying it. I like the feelings of closeness, and the way he always seems to know just [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
As so often happens at the end of the evening in Korea, much karaoke was performed last night. Mind you, Koreans generally go to the private singing rooms (noraebangs, mentioned far too many times before). My friends and I, on the other hand, have fallen into the rather brazen habit of treating The Local like [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
You Say Goodbye, I Say… Historical Snapshots It Just Makes Me Happy
