Category Archives: Home away from home

A Groupon Deal at Raja Fashions Hong Kong

This is the story of how Irwin and Vanessa got suckered into the world of www.groupon.hk. We all are suckers for good deals – I mean, who isn’t, right? But perhaps in certain scenarios, Irwin is a bigger sucker than … Continue reading

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Season of Giving

For many, Christmas is one of the best times of the year to celebrate in festivities, food, laughter, family and of course, presents! I personally love Christmas because it reminds us of the greatest gift God ever gave mankind – … Continue reading

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A Much Welcomed Surprise!

This could potentially be the most photo -blog worthy entry by far. *WINKS* Look who was preparing dinner last week! Woooo~ As you would have noticed from the photo above, I was over the moon!!! This makes it the 3rd … Continue reading

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Our Smart Living Helper

I was (pleasantly) surprised to find out that it is common for people here to employ part time helpers to clean their apartments. You can hire them on an hourly basis, how ever many times a month you require their … Continue reading

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My First Char-Siu Attempt

Since returning to HK for 3 weeks now, I have found cooking to be rather therapeutic. I also find joy in grocery shopping for fresh food at Jusco right opposite my office because things are so fresh and very reasonably … Continue reading

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Soaring on Eagle’s Wings

It is no secret that I’ve always been intrigued by this city for the vibrant place it is, and the ultra fast paced of life it offers. There really isn’t a dull moment, and that perhaps explains my attraction to … Continue reading

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MIL Mee

Most comments you hear from people who have visited HK are all about how good the food is here. Unfortunately, Irwin and I have yet to have patronized a place so good to warrant any such comments – Perhaps we … Continue reading

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Of Wifely Duties

Since this blog post entry, I’ve received many comments from my girlfriends — All teasing me about my supposed cooking; which they claim isn’t real cooking since I only made instant noodles. Well, FYI – I did use real vege … Continue reading

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Settling Into our New Home

We’ve returned to HK for a few days now, and our air freight arrived today… Slowly but surely, everything started spilling out of our boxes — shoes… clothes… bags… corning ware… rice cooker… Wii console & games… wedding albums… etc… … Continue reading

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Sorrento, Our new home

There is something unexplainable about waking up at our new home, to the view of the harbor – Even if it means staring at container ships! There is a certain sense of ‘freedom’ and relief, Or maybe its just me… … Continue reading

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