Author: Mr Miyagi

A royal Thai affair

I never know when the festival is at the Thai embassy. So it was good that I happened to drive past it last Saturday, and we managed to sneak in a good hour on the festival’s last day on Sunday afternoon looking at such Thai fare as Tom Yum, Pad Thai and coconut. There were […]

The Sea-Monkey Diaries, Part Eight

We’re still enamored with our little critters, and we’re very pleased to report that we think that one of the ten sea-monkeys may be pregnant because she or it is sporting what looks like an egg sac. Furthermore, last night, one of the other sea-monkeys latched on to the apparently pregnant one and has been […]

Mocking names

I’m not talking about Hongkongers and their ownself give ownself first names, but this list of baby names that will guarantee that the unfortunate children that are given some of the names will be remembered. Neither am I talking about hip-hop and rap stars and their own brand of ownself give ownself first names, like […]

The Sea-Monkey Diaries, Part Seven

For the benefit of those who are wondering if we’ve upturned the tank into the toilet, we’re pleased to report that we’ve spotted three tiny baby sea-monkeys in the tank, and they seem to be frisky and swimming around the increasingly murky water, which is filled with sea-monkey-faecal matter and carcasses. Yes, there have been […]