I learnt that the Hong Kong Tourism Board had declared for the first time in history the month of October 2026 as Hong Kong Halloween Month, from 17 to 31 to be exact with a wide range of festivities in many venues, from Central to Lan Kwai Fong and from TST East to Mong Kok…
Early in the month, I started writing a blog on how Su had begun to put to the real test what she had learned from the two Kintsugi classes we sat through in September. And this time was for real, as opposed to what she had done with the chipped dish after the first lesson,…
I found that I had three blogs so far this year with the same title of “Another Week” including the last one, which was rather disingenuous or unimaginative on my part. I could have picked more clever titles, but I won’t dwell on this further. Somehow, I have been more determined about a sequel to…
As I had expected, I went through an uneventful medical check-up at the Family Visiting Clinic which went ahead of the appointed time – very rare – and lasted less than two minutes which had been normal. The next appointment will be a few days before the Chinese New Year in 2027 or some 20…
I left off last time with a report that Su and I had attended a class on Kintsugi and would brace ourselves for the second class the following Sunday, which we did indeed. But let me recall or record what else we had done in between, lest I forget. On Monday, Su had a dental…
Su and I attended a class last Sunday. It was the first of two she signed us up to learn about Kintsugi or the Japanese art of repairing pottery and glass. The second lesson will be on the coming Sunday. About seven weeks ago, I brought back in my gym bag some glass or crystal…
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…
