A lazy morning as we had had such a busy day yesterday, and then poor Daddy has to run around for 90 minutes of football. We won 4-1, a great game. Did I tell you I am currently MVP (most valuable player) ha ha! Maybe someone has been scoring this wrongly, anyways still very proudRead More

A lovely lazy Sunday afternoon with Maricel and the girls to celebrate her birthday.  Bless the girls I also got a surprise birthday present – a photo diary almost of the last 3 years of the fun times we have had, with beautiful comments from them all. Truly a wonderful gift, and so so surprising.Read More

OK I can now update with the FULL Oliver Kennett, winning speech that has now made him Captin. He finally remembered to bring it home – bless! Fingers crossed everyone. Here is Ollie giving his “pitch” to the school as to why he should be voted for by them to be School Captain. Mary andRead More

So it was too big for the blog – too many photos, so here is part deux of the Gardens on the Bay day.     To some carnivores – cool right. Beautiful plants with sticky, sugary liquid inside. Come in fly, have a drink me old son, gotcha stuck, slowly shuts trap door, slowlyRead More

Who remembers Stingray the kids puppet show. Well here we go imagine the closing song; http://www.televisiontunes.com/Stingray_-_Closing_Titles_-_Aqua_Marina.html “Marina, beautiful Marina, whatever are these strange enchantments whenever you’re near ……….” Here is my little Marina, is it a bird, is it a fish ………???      No eating in the pool please Uncle Darren. What you mean, I’m just smiling.Read More

Yes I am going to create a new blog. Why not. I know I know you think it’s the same same, but hey it’s actually different. Quite amazingly they have changed the seasons in the two domes so the flowers and all are all different now too, so here you go – trip number two to GardensRead More

So I was asked to be Santa by Amy’s School. We decided to be slightly “alternative” with our approach. So; Costume – traditional Voice – not traditional, no ho ho ho’ing but chatting & engaging and being a little funny Music – two phase with us wanting to enter and have normal for background, thenRead More

5am wake up call, to be on the bus at 0630am to start a 3 hour coach drive to the remote country side of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. Accompanied by the guys for the football who were Japanese and a lady guide also Japanese, and a local lady from the orphanage who was Cambodian and spokeRead More

After football at the orphanage we stopped on the way back for a river trip to see Kompong Chhang. This is a floating village, literally loads of little houseboats glued together in a marshy river system on the lake of Tonle Sap. It’s about 90km or so from Phnom Penh. Interesting is that most ofRead More

So to the last day. I promise I will go to the first day. A day that was literally a mixed bag of all-sorts. We started with a breakfast again overlooking the beautiful Meekong RIver, a lovely light and breezy start to a great great day. Next as a gang we departed to see the King’s Palace. OnRead More