Have a nice, wet weekend

Posted by on May 25, 2007 in updates | 12 comments Although I dislike swearing, I do like the sentiment behind Hugh’s wacky cartoon  business card,  it’s what we should all aspire to in our own way. And it’s certainly one way of being memorable. What’s the most unusual business card you have ever had?  I collect so many cards on my networking rounds, most of them are pretty ordinary, my own included. Maybe...
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The missing – Leung Wan-wah

Posted by on May 25, 2007 in updates | 3 comments Despite the fact that my blog is banned in China, I would like to highlight the mysterious disappearance of a young Chinese girl, Leung Wan-wah. She vanished in August 1998 at the age of nine. A substantial reward of $100,000 was offered for information. Leung Wan-wah went to play at a friend’s house in Mongkok and she later left to visit another friend, but never...
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Conservatives plan to protect young foreign brides

Posted by on May 25, 2007 in Uncategorized | 6 comments My mother Loula (pic) was a wartime bride from Greece when she married my English father at 16, he was eight years older and stationed there as a soldier. She arrived in the UK alone  on a ship and couldn’t speak English following their very brief courtship and hastily arranged marriage. It had been love at first sight.  She was one of only a few that remained...
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