Posted in Uncategorized on November 30, 2006 | 2 Comments »
It was way past our bedtime when we turned in for the night after our evening at the Happy Valley race track, so it was way past our usual wake up time when we finally made it out of bed this morning. 9:30 a.m. By the time we were washed and dressed, it was too [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 29, 2006 | No Comments »
I managed to wake up a little earlier today and squeeze in a work-out before heading down for a power breakfast: grilled fish (for low-fat protein), smoked salmon (for omega 3 oils), oatmeal and muesli (for fibre), papaya (for vitamin c), Eggs Benny on a baked tomato (for lutein and lycopene), and dim sum and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Reflecting back on our tour to Lantau Island, it was, for the most part, unremarkable. That said, it did have its highs and lows.
High points:
Some of the people we met on the tour: the softspoken Edgar, CFO of Price Waterhouse Cooper in Columbia, retired social worker Manju, and her wisecracking husband Dilip.
Our tour guide on [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 27, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Faced with the prospect of a grueling all-day tour (and a vegetarian lunch), I decided to fortify myself with a well-balanced breakfast of Eggs Benny, four kinds of dim sum, some smoked fish, grilled salmon, and two pieces of papaya (again, purely for decorative purposes). And it’s a good thing I did because it was [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2006 | 2 Comments »
We got in a little after 8:30 p.m. and were in bed by 10:00 p.m. I assumed I would sleep until 7:00 a.m., giving me a good 9 hours to get over the jetlag and have me well-rested enough for our first full day in Hong Kong. Everything was going according to plan – until [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 25, 2006 | 2 Comments »
For some reason, the women in my family share a propensity for speaking their minds with a refreshing obliviousness to consequence. There was my then 110 year old grandmother who, when asked to make a toast at my cousin’s wedding, offered the following off-the-cuff gem: “Of all the guys she could have married, she has [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on November 22, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Here I sit, watching the battery recharge on my new HD camera (less than an hour to go!), making final preparations for my trip to Hong Kong and Tokyo. For the purposes of keeping a travel diary of sorts - and keeping you all entertained, natch - I’m attempting my second foray into the wonderful [...]
