I cannot believe this movie passed me by. I didn't even know about it until it won an Academy Award. And now its gone from the Cinemas
But the good news is that, Singapore Airlines are showing it as an In Flight movie in March and I am flying back to Australia on Singapore Airlines .....yea!
Here is the Making of:
This year we got to go to the CNY Parade and sit in a Grandstand, courtesy of our friends Gregg & Kay. It was something to see. Musicians, dancers and others from all over the World. It was certainly a highlight for us.
Intermingled with the International groups, were Hong Kong School Children, who did not s
uffer at all by
comparison.
And it was all so well organised. The police had the crowd well under control and getting home was far easier than expected, once we negotiated our way to the bus stop. Well done Hong Kong!
I must say though I never really understood the light bulb kids or the Swiss marching band in dresses!
After 4 years in Hong Kong we finally got around to checking out the Flower Markets. This is a very traditional thing to do in Hong Kong.
So when our friend, Bill Cheung invited us to enjoy a traditional CNY dinner at his home with some other friends followed by a short walk to the Flower Markets, we could not resist
SO after an amazingly wonderful meal we set off for the short
walk, to find a big crowd of people, who seemed mainly interested in selling blow up toys. Steve immediately bought a hammer for Bill, so we could follow him through the crowd without getting lost.
We then ruined all the good done by the walk by heading off to Dan Ryan's for Molten chocolate. Now that was good!! A bit like my mother's chocolate sponge pudding but even better! (sorry mum).
This Photo was taken last week after an illegal fireworks market in Shandong Province, China caught fire. It appears one of the customers could not wait until he got home and lit his newly purchased firecracker. Sadly 14 people died and many were injured.
Fireworks play a big part in Chinese New Year Celebrations in China and Hong Kong. In fact I can hear crackers going off as I write
The Photo below of Hong Kong CNY is how Fireworks are supposed to look.
We are really enjoying having the Harrison family from our Australian Club here in Hong Kong with us for the year.
Yesterday we took them to Lantau Island where we used to live. It was a really fun day and alsways great to go back to Lantau. here are a few photos
So here go a lot of sorry excuses, but we haven't got to send out our Feb News yet. With the computer crash I am still trying to get the mail list sorted and we have been unwell. Somehow we will get it written next week.
In the meantime we will be back In Australia From March 22 - April 22. The timing allows to attend 3 weddings (brother Jon & Jannine, Sarah & Matt and Rocky & Chantale) so it should be exciting.
We want to try to set up as many speaking appointments as we can fit in. Sundays are mostly free at the moment although location may be a problem, so we can do Schools, Churches, Clubs or other groups. We particularly want to speak to groups who may be thinking about short term work overseas. So email us if you are interested.
PS: that's me with the Buzz Lightyear gun I got for my Birthday ... infinity and beyond!!
