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Someone Else Found The Picture Taken In Mong Kok

Saturday morning. We’re at our regular brunch haunt when one of the headwaiters comes up to the table with a latest copy of Face Magazine beaming: “Miss, is this you?” “You SAW that?? He gestures to a bunch of waiters … Continue reading

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First Days Of School at ESF Kindergarten

This was one of the hardest posts to write. So much information, only so much I can share before people reading it just drop to the ground with a zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz in blog-induced narcolepsy. So here goes for the umpteenth time: … Continue reading

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Found: The Picture Taken In Mong Kok

7-11 sells Face Magazines… There were only 2 left in the store, and it just came out yesterday itself… (And no, I didn’t buy both copies) And if you thought any of the above on the cover were me, you … Continue reading

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Selamat Hari Merdeka To All Malaysians

Selamat Hari Merdeka, Happy National Day To All Malaysians (Yes, Durian is a relatively expensive delicacy, check out the price tag at Well Come Supermarket) Prized by many Feared by more Coincidentally this is also the day Kings picked me … Continue reading

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Because Hong Kong Tourists Were Killed In The Philippines

People are angry. This picture making the rounds on Facebook is one of those things that makes it all worse. The Philly police are allegedly posing for a picture after eight Hong Kong tourists and the bus hijacker, formerly a … Continue reading

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The Picture In Mong Kok

First (teeny) assignment with Talent100. We are to meet at 12 noon at the Mong Kok MTR Customer Service area. Strategy: a. Cab from home to Admiralty and then 4 stops down the red Tsuen Wan line. b. Bestbehavior,bestbehavior,bestbehavior. 1. … Continue reading

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Mummy’s Got Talent, Too

Remember Mummy’s Got Talent? So Talent100 calls while we’re driving around the small towns outside Melbourne, I mention I’m out of the country to the assistant on the other line and figure that’s pretty much the end of my care-lair-fare … Continue reading

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Give It To Me Baby (Part II)

And this is how they do it… Check out the markdowns – difference price if you buy in different months. As a result I buy almost nothing full-priced (I appreciate the quality/ design, but especially knowing how they mark down … Continue reading

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Lead Us Not Into Temptation

Autumn catalogues from Lane Crawford are in… Unimpressed Rockstar Yesterday, 7 am: We land back in Hong Kong after a 9 hour night flight 9.30 am: Rockstar, newly cleaned up and fed, is reacquainting himself with his books and toys … Continue reading

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In A Perfect Hong Kong World

In a perfect Hong Kong world: 1. You would be able to see the stars more nights. (After being away 2 weeks we can smell the difference in the air when we exit the airport. Sad, cos otherwise we were … Continue reading

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