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50th Birthday, Cebu The Philippines; Day #4

June 29, 2018

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50th Birthday, Cebu The Philippines; Day #4 50th Birthday, Cebu The Philippines; Day #4, or D-Day, de day, the day. Yep today is it. I am officially 50 now. Ouch! So so many messages, and happy birthdays it’s unbelievable. Literally through Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp, LinkedIN, SMS and email – just bonkers. I am truly blessed.Read More

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50th Birthday, Cebu The Philippines; Day #2

June 27, 2018

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50th Birthday, Cebu The Philippines; Day #2 OK folks minimalist on the words today. Picture paints a thousand and all that. But here is 50th Birthday, Cebu The Philippines; Day #2. Some call-outs – 3rd wedding anniversary for Mary and I, massage for Mum and Dad, 1st time in the sea, and 1st Rangers posseRead More

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50th Birthday, Cebu The Philippines; Day #1

June 26, 2018

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50th Birthday, Cebu The Philippines; Day #1 And we are off. It is the start. It is 50th Birthday, Cebu The Philippines; Day #1. Mary, Amy, Jude and I only for this trip, with Ollie staying back for school and so BeBe remains too. Up early for an 0820 flight, which is great as thatRead More

I have worked in Telecommunications pretty much all my life, with good fortune to have worked literally across the world with amazing colleagues and clients from Sao Paulo, to Chicago, to LA, to UK, Europe and most recently to South East Asia and Australia.

I love to cook and to write and again for many years now have been writing a food blog, constantly morphing. I have also written a cook book for charitable reasons. I now also write a column for EXMag.sg a men's magazine with a focus on food - recipes and reviews. I do this under the tag-name of Semi-Naked Chef.

I am very focused at charitable work and CSR - having visited Cambodia 6 years running now to build houses on stilts for the less fortunate people there.

I have 3 kids - 2 half-Japanese and 1 half-Filipino.

Meeting new people and getting to know them
Bathing Amy
The thought of having another baby
Sticky beans, smelly mummy
Seeing Oliver grow in to such a handsome smart boy
Buying clothes for Amy
My FaceBook account
Sitting on the patio chatting about nonsense
Exploring the world with my family and friends
My magazines
My best friend & husband Brian
The first weeks of Pop Idol
Watching Friends, back to back
Sex in the City
Handbags, can't get enough accessories
Shoes, although in latter years flatties crept in
My family
My friends around the world
A lovely glass of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Food of the world
Cherry blossoms in Japan
My lovely children