Going (predominantly) vegetarian. Look, this is not some new-age, save the animals, alignment of my chakras thing. I don’t even want to think of it as going vegetarian, because then that means i am committed to this title – and … Continued
Not many people know this, but I am a ninja. OK, not true. But I am a kungfu master. I know that sounds like another joke, but I actually am a master of Bak Mei Kung Fu (aka Pak Mei … Continued
It has been such a long time since I have made an entry into this blog, that I actually forgot how to login. No kidding. I forgot my password too. I set up this blog five years ago, when I first … Continued
Another year, another existential crisis. I don’t want to toot my own horn here, but I feel I gave a lot of myself in 2016. On the whole, I would say I gave more of myself to others than I … Continued
Life is a mess. We’re all so determined to gain control of our situation. But nothing is within our reach. He likes her, but she likes that guy, but he likes this girl, but she likes another. We’re all just … Continued
After a recent post I made about a personally heartbreaking event, I received an enormous amount of welcomed counsel and advice. I got messages and calls from around the world, and it made me realise just how many caring friends … Continued
After what we might all consider a shitty week, and a couple of extra smelly ones for me, I got some unexpected positive news a few days ago. I got promoted! Without going into too many details, I was given … Continued
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Every relationship needs a degree of purity and innocence. It is the essential element required even before trust. I say this because there can be no trust if there is not some perceived foundation of purity between two people. Once … Continued
To What Depths This Sadness? Two weeks ago, I returned from a four day getaway to Vietnam with someone that I have been seeing for the past three months. Things are complicated, we both acknowledge this, but there has always been … Continued
Life is but a collection of failed experiments threaded together by the lessons they reveal along the way. Each time we fail – and get up – we either learn something about the world we live in, the company we … Continued
My dating life in Hong Kong can best be described as a series of mishaps and ill choices, interspersed with a healthy scattering of bat-shit crazies. I arrived in Hong Kong at the ripe age of 32 – some would … Continued
The Freedom of the Press Report ranks countries by the level of freedom journalists have from political, criminal or terrorist threats. Hong Kong is ranked 18, above Singapore, but below countries such as Mongolia and Papua New Guinea. Hong Kong … Continued
It would be death by Sabretooth tiger. Or wolf. Or rat. I have been struck down by gout this week. It got so bad that I had to call in sick on Friday. Gout is a metabolic disorder really. Basically, the body … Continued
It is that time of the year again when new or near new mothers start spamming their friends on social media to vote for their kid to be the next @Bonds baby search model. I don’t know how to put … Continued
I watched and listened as a girl was speaking to her boyfriend the other day. Girl: I’m beginning to like you, I can really see a future with you, but I’m worried. I’m scared. Girl: I need to be with a Christian. … Continued
An interesting thing happened to me at lunch today. I ran into an ex, let’s call her Madgee, because that is as ridiculous as her actual (self) made-up name. We ended our relationship on amiable terms about six months ago, … Continued
The problem with Content Marketing in Asia is that few people in Asia understand the concept of Content Marketing. Try explaining to your buddy from finance what it is, then at the end of it, ask them if they understand. … Continued
When I picture adopting a dog, I see myself running along a sandy beach, laughing out loud as I kick through the water, dancing around in large circles as my dog, Rufus, joins me in the waltz in the sun. … Continued
I ran my first trail race over the weekend. I wasn’t particularly well prepared for the event to be honest. I was a ring-in. I happened to be at the right place, at the right time, seven weeks out from … Continued
This lunch hour, I went to a slightly discrepit looking Shanghai-style noodle house in one of Causeway Bay’s ever gentrifying streets, I think it was called “Noodlicious”, which I thought was rather creative, despite there not being an English language … Continued
