Well, having said that, I need to go back to their Yung Kee ancestry, who is actually more famous for their roast goose, as do Kam’s Roast own restaurant in Hong Kong too. For some reasons, Singapore does not have a steady supply of goose meat, so to speak, you won’t find roas...
There has been, as always, plenty of work to be done outside on the Smallholding, hedges, paddock, fencing, weeding, mowing, strimming, you name it and it needs doing. Yesterday I sowed a couple of rows of carrots to hopefully have some for Christmas and I have harvested a few runner...
Standing at 1,265 ft tall with a profile that was essentially two lopsided ovals joined at one end, it was famously at this juncture (9 September 1996) that Guardian journalist Elizabeth Pickering quoted it as “London’s £550m erotic gherkin”, a name that has stuck, much to the des...
Explorers are unusual in that they tend to seek out this terrain, to challenge themselves by testing the limits of their endurance and resourcefulness and, along the way, stare back at their own fears, and all in the name of science. But for everyAdmiral Byrdthat has succeeded, there have ...
George Zhai accompanied my mom from Shenzhen to Hong Kong (This is the last entry of George’s visa. For mainland Chinese, each time he/she can have double-entry to HK.) I just got off the taxi, unexpectedly I heard somebody called my full Chinese name, which I haven’t heard for ...
“Spirited ones,” he finally answers, voice so raspy my skin bursts into goose bumps. The way Angie and Ten met, oh I loved it so much. Fate can be so funny at times, I laughed out loud when they ran into each other the next time! But you have to meet Ten, he had me from...
Kiss Them for Me Indiscreet House Boat North by Northwest Operation Petticoat That Touch of Mink Charade Father Goose Walk Don’t Run What can one say for that body of work? Aside from None but the Lonely Heart., few had real critical acclaim or are memorable. These films aren’t comp...
Later, in the name of a special commentator of this newspaper, this article was published on the front page of Guangming Daily on May 11, 1978. I still have the original copy of this newspaper. Immediately after the article was published, it sparked a nationwide discussion. Deng Xiaoping him...
Chuck, Peter and Sam decided to form a real band. Chet Helms was looking for the next big thing and, he decided, it just might be managing this exciting new rock band, soon to change their name to Big Brother And The Holding Company. ...
His grandfather’s huge plot of prime land was confiscated by Sandista and he was forced to serve the resistance for seven years. When the government abandoned the land, his father was able to get back 500 acres and Larry purchased 100 acres to reestablish the Zelaya family name in coffee...