Made in Scotland fae Girders

Jamie's 7th Birthday -11-5-09

2009-05-13T09:22:00.001+08:00

Trip to Lamma Island for a seafood dinner

2009-05-08T08:34:00.009+08:00

Waiting for ferry to Lamma

Duk Ling

Pilot boat

Lantau Ferry

Container ship at sunset

Sunset over Lantau

Black Bean Clams

Hannah enjoying her dinner

Garlic Prawns

Steamed Fish

Seafood Fried Rice

Cray Fish

Fish and shellfish tanks

Rainbow Seafood Restaraunt

Large Garoupa

(click pictures to enlarge)

Various Beach pictures from the last couple of weeks

2009-04-21T05:58:00.005+08:00

Jamie's School Sports Day

2009-03-20T06:04:00.004+08:00

Wedding Anniversary 18-3-09

2009-03-20T05:43:00.004+08:00

Jamie's school prize giving

2009-03-13T09:21:00.002+08:00

Let's get this Blog going again....

2009-03-12T09:39:00.002+08:00

Back.....AGAIN !!

2007-11-13T01:44:00.000+08:00

Finally I have managed to log in and had time to post.It's been a very busy last few months and is only now starting to calm down.
I think now the blog will be more photo orientated and might even squeeze in a video if I can work out how that is done.

Back...

2007-03-14T02:14:00.000+08:00

No, I have not given up the blog.It's just that life at the moment is pretty hectic.I am hanging on at work waiting for word of a new premises, as the lease at the present location will be up in April.

It seems like I have just posted tons of photos but as they say a picture says a thousand words so I will leave it at that, short and sweet.

Happy Chinese New Year - (belated)

2007-03-14T02:05:00.000+08:00

January Blues...

2007-01-25T00:06:00.000+08:00

Had three nights off work this week due to day off and a couple of statutory holidays owed to me.Plan was to sort through all the paper work I seem to have accumulated over the years and arrange or throw as need be.It has not happened.I have managed a couple of great sleeps and some good home cooking and spent time with the kids which kind of makes up for it, or is that just me kidding myself.
Had a couple of old friends pass through Hong Kong this month at different times, so had a couple of drinks with them and we caught up on each others news which was good.Apart from that it's been a quiet month at home and work.

The Peak

2007-01-15T21:17:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year to you all!

Here are a few pictures of a trip we made up the Peak last Monday.It's been a long time since we were last up and since then they have refurbished the Peak tower which now houses a wide selection of restaurants and a Madame Tussuad's to name but a few.

Now in to mid January and all is quiet at work as it is every January.New Years Eve was a great night with a near full house and plenty of merry making.

Now I am seriously considering the year ahead, will 2007 be the year of change.Will I stay in the bar business or will I consider a new profession.Will we stay in over crowded Hong Kong or move to the UK or beyond.These are questions I need to think about this year, and it is already mid January.

Will keep you posted.

Seasons Greetings

2006-12-30T01:42:00.000+08:00

Seasons Greetings, it's been over a month since my last post so where do I start.
We moved into our new flat at the beginning of December, what a difference 3 bedrooms make. It is much quieter than the old one as we are now 2 streets back from the main drag of Bars and Nightclubs.
Work wise it has been a strange month with some very quiet nights and some very busy ones.On New Years Eve we have a big party with 10 DJ's so that should be an interesting night and morning as it will finish around 7 am.
At the moment Hong Kong is having major problems with telecommunications due to an earthquake off Taiwan at the beginning of the week which has cut underwater cables.Most e-mail accounts cannot be accessed at the moment like Yahoo and MSN, so if anyone has e-mailed me it could take up to 3 weeks for me to reply.The reason I can post this is because it runs from a different server.

The weather is cool but nice still manage to get out and about in my shorts and t-shirt.

Our Flat..

2006-11-26T15:07:00.000+08:00

Been playing around with Google Earth this morning and came across the building I live in or rather going to live in.

What else has been happening. At the moment we have 7,000+ American sailors in town on R & R. They should be all gone by the morning.

We are in the process of moving to our new flat. Jamie told me he will write to Santa after we move so that Santa doesnt go to the wrong address.This is the first year he is really getting in to Christmas and has already circled the 25th on the calender.

Weather is great just now, nice and cool but still shorts and T-shirt friendly.

Moody Hong Kong

2006-11-20T21:58:00.000+08:00

Some views of Hong Kong I found on the internet,taken at different times of day,night and weather

Halloween Pics

2006-11-12T11:09:00.000+08:00

Been a while since my last post, time seems to be passing by so quickly at the moment. Jamie, Hannah and myself all had a nasty stomach virus a couple of weeks ago but that has thankfully gone.We have been flat hunting over the last few weeks as we need to move from our present one at the begining of December.Finally the other day we found a reasonable place not too far away so will be moving within the next 3 weeks.Above are some photos of a Halloween party Janicel took the kids along to at the end of October.Have got loads of photos to post but just finding the time at the moment seems impossible.Weather wise it is finally starting to cool down,been a very warm October.

Two Birthday Cakes

2006-10-10T19:55:00.000+08:00

Last week we celebrated Hannah's Birthday twice.Once on Wedesday the 4th her birthday, and again on Sunday when we had a childrens party at Mc Donalds.
Above are some pictures of both.

Happy Birthday Hannah

2006-10-06T23:11:00.000+08:00

Couple of days late in posting this as Hannah's Birthday was actually on Wednesday, how time flies.
Will post pictures after the weekend when we are having a party for her.

Eck comes to town...

2006-09-29T23:34:00.000+08:00

more pics...

2006-09-29T20:34:00.000+08:00

Last week my mate Eck , whom I used to work with on the Rigs came out to see us with his girlfriend Julie for a week.
We headed off to Ocean Park on Tuesday and had a good time touring the aquariums and various rides.
Now Eck is a hardened offshore man having spent years on the rigs but there is nothing I enjoy more than taking him on a roller coaster and hearing him squeal.
Anyway after a good day out we went to the Korean BBQ which I think opened Julie's eyes a bit when she saw the chickens feet laid out to eat.
All in all a good week was had and they headed back home last Thursday morning.

Jellyfish exhibition at Ocean Park

2006-09-28T17:53:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday Janicel

2006-09-27T00:00:00.000+08:00

It was Janicel's birthday yesterday so we both took the night off from work and all the family went out for dinner at one of the local Hotels.
I'm not going to tell you how old she is or she will kill me.

Earthquake

2006-09-16T20:05:00.000+08:00

Hong Kong hit by 3.5 earthquake
Sep. 15, 2006 (China Knowledge)
Hong Kong was hit by an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale last night, with tremors reaching all the way to Shenzhen and Macau, media reports said today.Fortunately, there have not been any reports of injuries or casualties and the only effects that the earthquake left on residents were a swaying of the region’s high-rise buildings, a power outage in Central, and a rude shock that took many residents out of their homes and to the streets.According to media reports, the city’s Observatory said that the earthquake took place at 7.53 p.m. Hong Kong time last night and was centered around the waters of the Dangan Islands, about 36 km south-southeast of Hong Kong.Last night’s quake was the first to hit Hong Kong since the year 2004, and although papers described the quake as a relatively mild one, it was also one of the most widely felt quakes in Hong Kong’s tremor history.The special administrative region has had a history of quakes with an average of two happening every year since the year 1979. Since that year, a total of 51 tremors measuring up to 4.0 on the Richter scale have been recorded.The strongest earthquake that the city has ever felt was on Feb. 13, 1918 when an earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale hit the area and killed 1,000 people in Shantou, Guangdong province, about 300 km east-northeast of the territory.Hong Kong, with a population of about 6.8 million people, is not located squarely on a seismic belt, experts say, although it often feels tremors from surrounding areas. Most of the city’s high-rise structures are built to be tremor-proof.

Happy Golden Wedding Anniversary Mum and Dad

2006-09-10T13:39:00.000+08:00

10th September 1956

More Holiday Pictures

2006-09-09T20:44:00.000+08:00

The Manse on Jura (where I grew up)

Eck with Jamie in Aberdeen

A Red Deer Stag on Jura

View from above Small Isles Bay, Jura

A cloudy Paps of Jura

Hannah thinking about walking

Jamie met his Hero.Thomas the Tank Engine

Jamie with Percy

Janicel & Jamie with Desperate Dan in Dundee