Su and I are never sufficiently well-informed or sensitive of the financial benefits from our various membership and were unaware of an 828 JoyYou Fest in town until last Saturday 29 August when Su accidentally discovered that JoyYou and Octopus had launched the 828 Fest from 28.8.2026 to 10.9.2026 which involves 130 participating merchants and…
“The Wit of Oscar Wilde” is the title of a book published by The Folio Society of London in 1997. After Rosita died, I had more time on my own and I joined the Folio Society which was very good at sending me their product catalogues. They also gave me very generous discounts, and I…
San Fu Tian, often called the “Dog Days of Summer”, is the hottest and most humid period of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar. Rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it represents the peak of Yang (male) energy in both nature and the human body. San Fu Tian lasts between 30 to 40 days…
The last week marked the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup culminating in Spain, Argentina and England taking the first three positions in that order and as new stories and jokes emerged on the main players and countries including the never-to-be sidelined Trump. I spent the last weekend with a full schedule, first going…
Su and I are not exactly keen on football, but we followed the 2022 World Cup series because John Lee’s Administration had bought the broadcast rights and required the TV stations to broadcast the matches live. Ritualistically, we tried to follow the matches of the 2026 series, beginning with watching the matches in a hotel…
Today marks the 105th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China and the 29th Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR, amongst other not so prominent anniversaries. It became a public holiday for Hong Kong since 1997 and I still recall how I spent the evening of the handover of sovereignty, as…
The Red Rainstorm warning had been issued, and we had just watched the FIFA match between Turkey and USA, which though won by Turkey in the last seconds, but couldn’t get the winner into the next round. Such is how life presents itself. Su and I were in Shenzhen for one day plus, primarily to…
We celebrated Su’s birthday this week at the restaurant on the first floor of the Museum of Art in TST which we had used for lunch a fortnight before after surviving a heavy rainstorm. There was only one other couple that evening at the restaurant. The ambience was good, as was the service, but the…
Based on my research and records my mother left me, I turned 79 last Sunday. To mark the occasion, we took a picture with my Sunday Gang after Mass at Ricci Hall, joined by Carrie who came with the crucifix given her by the Diocese to mark her appointment as one of the seven official…
