1984 versus Fahrenheit 451 – a comparison
1984 was published by George Orwell, or Eric Blair, in 1948. Fahrenheit 451 was published in 1951 by Ray Bradbury. Both are works of dystopian...
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Coming Home?
Like most things to do with travel insurance, extracting us from Hong Kong takes longer than you could possibly think. On Thursday, we’re going to...
Fit to Fly?
It’s an indulgent buckshee week in Hong Kong. Zac and dad head to the movies, to the arcades, barely surfacing from the air-conditioned tunnels and...
Top Ten Things to Do in Hong Kong with Kids
We’ve spent quite a bit of time in Hong Kong by now – it’s actually a great place to visit with kids — and yet...
No Stress
Zac emerges from his anaesthetic quite comically belligerent, a state that isn’t helped by Helen, the anaesthetist, and Doctor Wong, who are standing beside him...
Good to Go!
There’s a bustle in the room when I snap awake, an orderly cluster of pastel-dressed nurses, neat in pink, apricot, mauve and chocolate, emitting the...
The Longest Night
After Zac’s epic and terrifying reaction to Stemetil, I am now quietly confident that everything that could go wrong already has. After a refreshing cigarette...
What Else Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The Union hospital stands tower-high among the green hills of the Sha Tin district in Hong Kong’s New Territories. Jungle winds between luxury condos, car...
Air Ambulance to Hong Kong
It would be a strange — or very wealthy — person who wasn’t excited about travelling on a private jet. Sure, in our case, said...
Emergency Medical Evacuation – Less Fast than You Think
Before Zac broke his arm, I’d assumed that emergency medical evacuation was, well, a fast process. You know. Just look at those three words: “emergency...