I got a tattoo based on my love of Hong Kong and the current fight for democracy, and was interview by Lauren James at the South China Morning Post (SCMP.) You can read that here: Umbrella, goggles, flag: tattoos use symbols of Hong Kong protest You can read about a few of the protests I've been …
Tag: Hongkong
My favourite day in my favourite city – WWII Gin Drinkers Tunnels, Hong Kong
Imagine walking around every day feeling overwhelmingly in love with your surroundings. Every-single-day. Feeling unable to open your eyes wide enough to take it all in, trying to open your heart as much as possible, somehow hoping to capture the experience, the emotions - remember every little thing you are seeing, you are feeling. This …
Continue reading My favourite day in my favourite city – WWII Gin Drinkers Tunnels, Hong Kong
Cycling in Hong Kong – Yuen Long/ NW NT Villages
Yuen Long villages - Nov 2017 Last weekend I joined a cycle group via meetup for a 50km ride around 'villages not visited before in North-West New Territories. I was excited, but a little nervous. 50km seemed quite long, but the promise of mosquitoes bites and barking dogs was too much to resist.. as well …
Continue reading Cycling in Hong Kong – Yuen Long/ NW NT Villages
Cycling in Hong Kong: Tai Wai – Tai Mei Tuk
It's been over a month since I left London, since I've been on a bicycle. I've been so busy throwing myself into my new life here, I haven't really missed it like I thought I would, going from pedalling every day to not at all. I had a bike growing up here either cycling around …
Continue reading Cycling in Hong Kong: Tai Wai – Tai Mei Tuk
Scuba Diving? in Hong Kong? YES!
"It's impossible to scuba dive in Hong Kong" My student, age 9, three days ago. I hadn't told him I'd been scuba diving, nor where we discussing it. We were talking about the difference between a factual statement, and a prediction. The above, he said, was a fact. HA! (Is it frowned upon to be …
Back to the Hong Kong homeland
Two weeks ago, after a teary goodbye to Mama C and my little FluffyBum (also known as my cat, Matilda), a rather wonderful, though confusingly emotional (excited, sad, happy, nervous) I landed in Hong Kong with a suitcase, a large backpack, a small backpack, a carry on cabin case, an acoustic guitar, and a handbag. …
Weeze X Christina 