tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76410626383572368552024-02-03T05:19:05.800+08:00Pseudo Tai Tai: an Australian in Hong KongI divide my year between Hong Kong and Brisbane, Australia. This Blog is about: shopping, especially bargains of the season (BOTS); home decoration and how let your family’s personality shine in a postage stamp sized ‘same, same, but different’ apartment; where to take visitors in Hong Kong; and life with Prince and Princess PTT.Pseudo Tai Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791896879872477686noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641062638357236855.post-77926638792873705972012-11-29T14:47:00.000+08:002012-11-29T14:47:17.697+08:00Aunty J's Imminent Arrival <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Excitement is mounting at Casa PTT. Auntie J arrives tonight! </div>
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It will be interesting to see what she thinks of the bright lights of Honkers. Here's where she's been working for the past year or so...</div>
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And here's what I've known her to snack on whilst there...<br />
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Perhaps she'll take to the Hong Kong snake restaurants. Supposed to taste like chicken... I won't be taking her though... PTT doesn't have adventurous tastes in the protein department.<br />
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Stay tuned for some riotous posts over the next couple of weeks people.. it will be non stop until Santa makes an appearance!<br />
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Pseudo Tai TaiPseudo Tai Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791896879872477686noreply@blogger.com0Hong Kong22.396428 114.10949722.161534500000002 113.79364000000001 22.6313215 114.425354tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641062638357236855.post-41728387168446146362012-11-27T13:37:00.000+08:002012-11-27T13:37:00.190+08:00Hong Kong - a city of contrasts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I love Hong Kong. 10 minutes walk from the PTT Hong Kong Headquarters, we have some of the highest buildings in the world, but we also have these little gems if you know where to look...</div>
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One of our favourite Northern Chinese restaurants, Shui Hu Ju. </div>
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This porcelain shop has been here forever...<br />
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Chocolate Rain - a fun quirky local design shop...<br />
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The Peel Street Temple...<br />
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These chaps are out the front of a lot of the Hollywood Road shops.<br />
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This was shot on my walk from home to pilates.<br />
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Pseudo Tai Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791896879872477686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641062638357236855.post-52831234720635285552012-11-27T13:09:00.000+08:002012-11-27T13:09:00.014+08:00Hong Kong's Questionable Shopping HoursNo matter how long I live here (just over 5 years now!), I'll never get used to the Hong Kong shopping hours. In Australia, shops open at around 9:00am. You can drop the kiddies to school and then get on with your day and do all your chores. In Hong Kong, most stores don't open until between 10:00 and 11:00am. Granted, they are open until late every night, but with my lifestyle, I just don't feel like trundling out shopping at 7:00pm.<br />
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Strangely, I think the locals agree with me. Every time I arrive at a store when its about to open, there are already stacks of people milling about champing at the bit to start handing over their money.<br />
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Here's Ikea today 20 minutes to opening time:<br />
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Yours,<br />
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Pseudo Tai Tai xxPseudo Tai Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791896879872477686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641062638357236855.post-51131827337172303792012-11-27T11:38:00.000+08:002012-11-27T11:38:21.292+08:00Wanchai Markets with MM and I went to the Wanchai Markets today to stock up on some stocking fillers.<br />
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The fake Lego store was doing a roaring trade. We couldn't resist taking photos of the new girl orientated Lego as it all features wine. It's as if we've been immortalised in jointed plastic.<br />
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Here's mummy having a drink as she puts her little darling to bed. She must still be happily married to Daddy as the pack features a wedding photo conveniently placed above the little darling's bed. Maybe it was date night?<br />
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This one features a Richard Clayderman type character serenading his sweetheart complete with a champagne glass tower - classy!<br />
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The designer for this one must have been inspired by Antonio Banderas in Mask of Zorro. Note Zorro up on the balcony enjoying a refreshing glass of Sav Blanc. The dog's also getting into the spirit at the outdoor picnic table...<br />
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This shop was not shy about promoting what it specialises in...<br />
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M purchased these feather trees down the road in this new little store we discovered near Star Street. Here they are on display in her home...<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I walked from Wanchai to Causeway Bay today. I was on a quest to get beach shoes for Prince PTT's upcoming excursion and wasn't sure where I was going. Sometimes these acidental meanderings uncover some amazing sides of Hong Kong. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've often watched ladies under the Goose Neck Bridge feed chunks of meat to their paper tigers. I've seen similar groups do it in Sheung Wan as well. Naturally, I had to investigate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">According to my research, the ladies are performing a Cantonese custom called Da Sui Yan (or 'beating petty little people' ie. hostile parties). Since the <span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;">White Tiger usually hides itself in damp and hidden places to hunt its prey, the favourite place for the ritual is a cross-roads or, in the case of the Goose Neck Bridge, below a bridge.</span><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"> </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A piece of raw pork smeared with pig’s blood is placed in the paper tiger’s mouth, symbolically feeding the tiger. When it is full, it will not hurt people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next, a piece of fatty meat (or pork lard) will be used to wipe the mouth of the paper tiger. By doing so, it is said that the White Tiger’s mouth is so oily that it “cannot open its mouth to gossip”.</span></div>
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Apparently at some point in the ritual, you then beat your petty person with your shoes... The old ladies on the right in the below photo are hence professional 'beaters' and the younger ones sitting opposite are clients holding grudges against petty people. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Imagine the twists in the story if 'Gossip Girl' was set in Hong Kong!</span></div>
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Pawning is big business in Hong Kong. Note the privacy screen for the customer. So apt for the Chinese and their paranoia about 'losing face'. Imagine if your mate spotted you pawning your Rolex! The "pawnee" has to hand their items up to be pawned. They say this is for security but I think there has to be a slight humiliation level involved.<br />
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Remind me not to go to this restaurant. Note our friend doing the washing up from the lunch service in the back alley.<br />
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Don't think I was in a back street somewhere, this was across the road!<br />
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After, Prince PTT added himself to the Lane Crawford window display much to the amusement of Princess PTT and his friends.<br />
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Quirky Lane Crawford Christmas window displays...<br />
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Pacific Place always does something pretty spectacular for their Christmas display. This year, its a gorgeous wintry ballerina theme. Here's where Santa will be appearing...<br />
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You get to sit on the lounge with the big guy himself...<br />
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Of course, Hong Kong can't put up a shopping centre display without some subtle reminders...<br />
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Tapeo is an authentic Spanish tapas on Hollywood Road - great for date nights and girlfriend nights, the kitchen is always fun to watch and the specials are always delicious. It is definitely on the Hong Kong bucket list. </div>
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We then went on to Boujis.... Apparently its where Prince Harry likes to party in London and they now have a branch in Hong Kong. Disapointing my friends... disapointing... Awful lolly water half mast cocktails that all tasted same same...<br />
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Don't worry... things then picked up! We decided to try the new Honi Honi Tiki Bar. One word from M - Amazeballs! Great cocktails, excellent waitstaff, buzzy and fun to boot. Here's M getting into the spirit....<br />
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Don't be deceived by the ice, the drinks had a nasty way of sneaking up on you!<br />
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I love random night in Hong Kong!<br />
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This is one of my favorite meals in Hong Kong - Crystal Jade's hand pulled noodle soup with Pork Dumplings. Crystal Jade restaurants are in most Hong Kong shopping malls and I often go there when I've got a full day of chores to do and don't feel like grabbing a sandwich. Prince and Princess PTT also like Crystal Jade so its a good Sunday dinner destination. </div>
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I was quite taken by these little chaps but had to resist as PTT's Hong Kong Headquarters has officially run out of surfaces.<br />
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The Times Square Shopping Mall has a massive life size lego display. As i've said before, you wouldn't know there is a recession going on with what Hong Kong drags out for the festive season! I must take Prince and Princess PTT back for a look.<br />
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Hong Kong adults love to photograph each other with cutesy things. Often, Prince and Princess PTT have to wait their turn for a line of adults to strike a pose. I normally give up at Disney. There was a pushy shovey line of about 10 adults behind this woman. I often wonder what they do with the photos later?<br />
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I've got the humidifiers out. The PTT HK Headquarters feels like living in a greenhouse at the moment. <br />
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Pseudo Tai Tai's Hong Kong Headquarters has been officially gussied up for the Christmas Season! </div>
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This handsome Santa chap is Prince and Princess PTT's advent calendar. We started it on November 20 as we use it as a 'count down to Australia' calendar.<br />
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Here's Princess PTT enjoying what can now be described as a 'festive luncheon'.<br />
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The two outer friends in this shot were given to Prince and Princess PTT by Great Aunty S last year. <br />
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Everyone looks happy to be released from their boxes, don't you think? Princess PTT is convinced that the boy and girl are holding donuts. I beg to differ..<br />
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The front door.... Management will probably ask me to take it down before too long.<br />
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The hall way door inside the apartment...<br />
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Don't think the bathroom remained untouched. Prince and Princess PTT now brush their teeth unti the dancing Christmas tree stops its routine. I always think a little naff is necessary at Christmas. </div>
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Here's a vignette in Princess PTT's room.<br />
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I'm on the fence as to if we get a real tree or not. They aren't available until December 1 and we leave on the 14 but Prince and Princess PTT keep asking. Not sure where we'd put it though...<br />
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Have you started decking the halls yet?<br />
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I went to Princess PTT's Ballet open class this afternoon. One word... adorable! She's been doing it for a year now. I love their old school kitchen curtain skirts, don't you?</div>
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After lunch, I had a few jobs to do in Central and we decided to check out IFC's Christmas display for 2012. Hong Kong malls really embrace Christmas and the IFC display is one of the best. In past years, the displays were more 'cutesy' however, for 2012, they obviously had something more sophisticated in mind. Here's a display of dresses made of different materials including wool, silk and Christmas tree graphic prints. <br />
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Princess PTT obviously couldn't read all the 'do not touch' signs for the removable squirrels and rabbits hopping around the display.<br />
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Down the mall, there are huge 'sinking' chairs with more woodland critters.... Princess PTT"s first question: "Can I sit on that?". Pseudo Tai Tai: "No"<br />
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They always push the boat out in the central part of IFC. Here's the main display and they actually still haven't finished it yet! The trees here are made of balls of wool, knitting and pom poms. My photos don't do it justice. I'll take more when its actually finished,<br />
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With only four weeks to go until our annual Australian Christmas pilgrimage, our toaster has decided to kick the bucket. It was on the cards as it kept tripping the electrics but I thought it could last another four weeks.<br />
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Its had a good life and has served us well but do you know how hard it is to get a four slice toaster in Hong Kong? My only choice is a Dualit which retails a little shy of HKD$4000 (nearly AUD$500). Don't get me wrong, I love high-end products but toast is toast - wouldn't you agree? I'd rather spend that amount of money on something pretty. <br />
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I tried to dry-fry my bread this morning with little success so I think we're going to invest in a 2 slot toaster and the PPT family will just have to take turns in the morning like some sort of Dickenson boarding school.<br />
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Shopping shouldn't be this hard for products MADE IN CHINA!<br />
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Pseudo Tai Tai xxPseudo Tai Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791896879872477686noreply@blogger.com0Hong Kong22.396428 114.10949722.161534500000002 113.79364000000001 22.6313215 114.425354tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641062638357236855.post-22375731711775399892012-11-18T10:17:00.000+08:002012-11-19T10:18:39.515+08:00VistasI was on WhatsApp with my gorgeous Sister in Law, M, last night. (I have a lot of M's in my life)<br />
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She lives in country Australia so we compared views out our windows.<br />
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Here's Hong Kong at 8:00pm...<br />
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Pseudo Tai Tai xxxPseudo Tai Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791896879872477686noreply@blogger.com0Hong Kong22.396428 114.10949722.161534500000002 113.79364000000001 22.6313215 114.425354tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641062638357236855.post-40403805871069717282012-11-18T10:07:00.000+08:002012-11-19T10:11:24.016+08:00Hong Kong is VERY serious about schooling...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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In other news, Princess PTT has discovered the joys of cotton candy. She lined up on her own for 30 minutes to get a whip of sugar bigger than her head and devoured every morsel.<br />
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Here she is with her BFF...<br />
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On Saturday we went to the City Kids Christmas Fair. They push the boat our with excellent cheap activities for the kids. Here's Prince and Princess PTT blinging up some baubles for the Grandparents' Christmas stockings...<br />
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Whereas Prince PTT went for artistic perfection. Says something about their personality doesn't it?<br />
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And here's the Diyas the kids make every year at school. I'm starting to amass quite a collection!<br />
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Later in the year, Princess PTT will be an Angel in her school Nativity play. Instead of taking their children out of the activity, the Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist parents excitedly video and photograph their children as they shine in the spotlight as they consider it their turn to learn about another religion. <br />
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I plonked them in my antique fruit basket that I dragged here from the London Columbia Road Flower Market. It's one of my favourite possessions due to its gorgeous gnarly wood. I'm not sure Australian customs will let it into the country when we eventually move back home so it's currently enjoying prominent position in Hong Kong.<br />
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A big typhoon may be hitting on the weekend which is giving the flat a wintry gloominess which is adding to the atmosphere. Here's what the living room looks like at 9:30am. It's like living in a cave. Don't be fooled into thinking its cold, its actually humid. I'll be on mould patrol before you know it.<br />
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In the middle of each pudding is a whole orange. According to my research, last year they sold out in the UK by the end of November and were being sold on Ebay for up to 250 pounds! I've send Nanny PPT on a sourcing mission. <br />
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This isn't exactly Chinglish, but I love the fact that every second shop in Hong Kong is a real estate agent and to attract buyers in a hugely competitive market, they can't come up with better photos or sales blurbs than this example:<br />
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I loved the stained glass in the dome.<br />
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It's gorgeous to see something so old and stately in Hong Kong. Jamia Mosque was built in 1849. Normally, they don't respect old buildings here and pull gorgeous renovation projects down to make way for yet another crappy high rise that will start to crack in five years time.<br />
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As you know, I always love any excuse to dress up so wild horses couldn't stop this Pseudo Tai Tai from joining in the fun. Shopbop was having a sale a few weeks ago and I couldn't resist this Shoshana number... </div>
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I matched my new little ray of sunshine with these trinkets. The belt is from Shenzhen many moons ago, the bag is Jimmy Choo, the bracelet is a gift from Mr PTT and I designed my fascinator with the help of my new friend, Tammy, at Sham Shui Po. <br />
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Here I am all frocked up... <br />
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Here's the only visual of my fascinator jammed into my updo that you are going to get. Unfortunately, due to the annonymous nature of this blog, full length body shots are not featured. If you can't put 2 and 2 together, visualise a 6ft floral Jacquard big bird.<br />
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Here's N, Yours Truly, J and L frocked up to the max and enjoying bubbles at 10:30am due to the Hong Kong/ Melbourne time difference... <br />
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Here's me and my new friend V who has recently moved to Hong Kong from Sydney... <br />
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Loved this fascinator. She made it herself and the print on the dress matched...<br />
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Here's our happy crew. S is on the end in taupe and she's now pregnant with twins!! Never quite realised how tall I was until I analysed this photo. Freaky! <br />
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All the big names were there including Jeff Fenech and his wife Suzee. Hope Suzee wasn't chilly in the November Hong Kong breeze!<br />
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I did a little turn on the fashions on the field but alas, I did not win. Ah well, it was still fun! I did however, win a tidy amount on the Cup from C's tip. Thanks C! I love how seriously you take your gigi races. I appreciate all the study that you did!<br />
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N is now gluten free. Her main was questionable... Dry frittata with odd phallic vegetables arising from the depths. It was the kind of thing that I might concoct for Prince and Princess PTT on a 'vegetables are fun!' night. <br />
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The normal menu options weren't that much better... Beef cheeks from what was obviously a flabby cow and... <br />
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Whole baby chicken. Such elegant autumnal luncheon food for ladies to pick at. All I needed was my chalice and dagger and I could have pretended I was in a medieval reality show. <br />
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Happy Valley caterers thought just because N is gluten free, she must also be vegetarian and dieting. Here's my dessert - a nice little rhubarb arrangement in case you were wondering...<br />
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Here's C, race tip extraordinaire. We trekked out to Sham Shui Po together a couple of weeks ago and purchased our fascinators from our new find and fascinator guru, Tammy. C went for a couture Hiawatha vibe and customised a standard inky blue arrangement with some fun feature feathers. <br />
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I loved this head piece... I'm always attracted to a cut feather. I was looking for a length of these to shove into the PTT fascinator but Sham Shui Po couldn't deliver. Oh well, next year!<br />
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Pseudo Tai Tai xxPseudo Tai Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791896879872477686noreply@blogger.com0Hong Kong22.396428 114.10949722.161534500000002 113.79364000000001 22.6313215 114.425354tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641062638357236855.post-8472230602127304552012-05-16T07:46:00.000+08:002012-05-16T07:46:19.387+08:00What we've been up to...I haven't written for a while as we've had visitors in town and I've been playing tourist guide. Now that things are back on track, I promise more regular instalments of the life and times of a Pseudo Tai Tai. If you've been wondering what we've been up to... here's a round up:<br />
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Prince and Princess PTT learnt to drive on a trip to Disney...<br />
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She did what any sane girl would do in her situation and went all 'single white female' on Cinders...<br />
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There were some great street artists at Disney on our visit. I'd like to be this innovative with a bucket of water and a broom...<br />
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Meanwhile, in other news, Prince PTT had his school disco. The theme was 'crazy hats' - I think his choice was exemplary...<br />
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Here's the birthday girl in all her feature ring glory...<br />
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We have also discovered the best frozen yoghurt place in town 'Red Mango'. It's ambrosia in a cup...<br />
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<br />Pseudo Tai Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12791896879872477686noreply@blogger.com0Hong Kong22.396428 114.10949722.161534500000002 113.79364000000001 22.6313215 114.425354tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641062638357236855.post-64198610191651688222012-05-14T10:48:00.000+08:002012-05-14T10:48:42.322+08:00Mr PTT's top talent in action...It's a widely publicised fact that Mr PTT is a techno geek. Admire his talent as he accesses our household wi-fi from the swimming pool...<br />
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Technical brilliant it may be, however, I think the cord arrangement spoils my vignette...<br />
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If you look really closely you may catch a glimpse of Prince and Princess PTT in the pool...<br />
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Inside Princess PTT's card was a portrait of me. Apparently, she has portrayed me in a lift going for a 'night out with my friends'!<br />
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In the evening we strolled down to Pizza Express for dinner. Princess PTT loved herself sick in her new twirling skirt...<br />
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