Mar 04 2010
Journal entry: Hobart, 1 January 2010 Today is the first day of the new year. Lesli drove both Edmund and I to Kingston beach for a picnic with the ‘family’. The beach was beautiful and many people were having a picnic there. Even with the strong sunlight, it was quite cold as the wind was strong [...]
Jan 30 2010
When it’s summer in Tasmania, the sun sets only at about 9 pm. I was not used to such a long day. I had in fact felt that it was like 36 hours a day here. At times I get confused with all the different time zones of the places where Phillip and our children [...]
Jan 24 2010
After a brief hiatus from blogging, I’m excited to be back. I’m now in Burnie, a small town in northern Tasmania, having spent about 5 weeks in Hobart. It has been a very relaxing and memorable time for me. I not only get to spend some time with my son Edmund, but also got to [...]
Oct 28 2009
As I was walking home from the shopping mall, I met a friend whom my husband and I got to know a few months ago. He is in his late sixties and used to work as a bank manager until his retirement. His daughter is an oncologist working in Singapore and his son is another [...]
Oct 27 2009
I couldn’t believe my ears when a salesgirl at a pharmacy shop addressed me as AUNTY this morning. In fact I went there to get some skin care product for myself. I felt rather insulted by such a title accorded to me because the salesgirl, or should I call her ‘sales aunty’, was maybe only [...]