Having left Burnt Ends without room for even a wafer thin mint, Chief and I had just a few hours to find enough tummy room before indulging in a Sunday brunch at Raffles hotel. This proved a challenge as eight of those hours were taken up sleeping off our dinner in a soporific stupor. Visiting one of the world’s […]
Today I had the absolute privilege of spending my afternoon at an all female gathering, especially for women from diverse backgrounds. I was invited along by our multi-cultural advisor from work. As a mainstream white woman, my presence was welcomed to help support and encourage the women to engage and practice their English speaking skills while sharing […]
The city of Brisbane in Queensland Australia was built on a river – the Brisbane River (why complicate matters?) The river and the city are a good match and without it, Brisbane would be odd – no river taxis and nocity cats, no paddle steamer and no mangroves. It has several different skylines as the […]
What’s the weather like out there? “It’s hot! Damn hot! Real hot! Hottest things is my shorts. I could cook things in it. A little crotch pot cooking.” Well, tell me what it feels like. “Fool, it’s hot! I told you again! Were you born on the sun? It’s damn hot! It’s so damn hot, […]
Some of you good folk may have read in one of my earlier posts that my lovely Dad was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s honours list? Dad was duly notified that his official investiture invitation could arrive anytime in the next seven months and that he would dearly love me to be there […]
I’ve been wondering for quite sometime (a few years in fact) as to why the younger generation don’t double space after ending a sentence with a full-stop while I do. I learnt to type at school back in the early ’80s. We used Olivetti typewriters and learned about home keys and carbon paper. Woe betide anyone […]
This week’s photo challenge to share a photo that includes a name. When you stop and look around, you realise that we’re surrounded by names: street signs, name tags, vanity license plates, boat names, brand names, the spines of the books on your shelf… there are possibilities everywhere. I couldn’t even leave the house without giving […]
I’m so proud I could burst! My lovely Dad has been recognised in the New Year’s honours list for his fundraising work. He has been awarded an MBE for 30 years of service, raising money for Bloodwise a charity who are ‘here to beat blood cancer.’ Dad has volunteered for Bloodwise since losing his teenage son, my brother Paul, […]
One of our culinary adventures was an evening at Burnt Ends; a ‘modern Australian barbecue’ (yes I know we live in Australia and why would we – but Burnt Ends isn’t in Australia is it?) The restaurant offers casual countertop seating so diners can be right on top of the kitchen action. All the cooking […]
For most of our stay in Singapore we were based at One Farrer Hotel, located in Little India and I can highly recommend it. The bed was large enough to accommodate a modest family of four. Everything usually hand operated had a button to control it including blackout blinds and curtains. The Smart TV also had […]
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