ming’s musings

Back in the U.K, I was never really a milk person. Sure, I’d have it on cereal and my tea but I wouldn’t drink it straight, heat some before bedtime or even have milkshakes that often.
In England, milk is incredibly easy to get hold of, fairly cheap and of high quality. The only thing you’d [...]

This is something I’ve been meaning to do for a while now and will provide much needed content for this ‘blog’.
Lists of stuff that’s been sloshing around in my head but not been able to muse about. Here’s the first one.
Ovens. One of the key features of an English kitchen any kitchen is mystifyingly absent [...]

Early October - Swine Flu’ed?
After getting home from an evening jog around Sai Kung one night, I stepped from the humid and balmy night into my Gran’s freezing air-conditioned living room (Hong Kongers like to recreate arctic conditions indoors).
The sudden change in temperature caught my immune system unawares and one night later, I was lying [...]

May - The Summer Palace
In this month, I took my students on a field trip to the Summer Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage site and once back garden of emperors past.
‘Epic’ would be one word to describe this place, from the huge man-made Kunming Lake to the man-made Longevity Hill but I think ‘Imperial’ would [...]