overlooking the front gate
Peering out the front window, we saw baby N and her nanny chatting with some handymen, and our neighbour making use of an itinerant knife sharpener…
kenyan egg yolks
At first I thought Kenyans didn’t know how to spell “yolk”, but now I think it’s a ruse by egg companies to not be accused of misrepresentation (many Kenyan egg yolks aren’t very yellow indeed…).
flying from china to taiwan
A not-so-direct flight from Xiamen to Taipei–presumably to avoid the military airspace over the Taiwanese strait. What was making headlines in the Chinese news when we left: …and in Taiwanese news, when we arrived:
baby elephants!
just some cute shots from the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (a.k.a. the elephant orphanage)…
yang wawa
we’ve just come back from several weeks of holiday in Hong Kong, China (Shenzhen and Xiamen), and Taipei–and wow, was baby S ever popular! especially in China, where girls (and the occasional guy) on the street would often come up and ask to take a photo with him: (same thing with waitresses in restaurants, shop attendants, etc.) (not everyone was … Read More
this is how we roll
someone has unkindly placed me on my stomach. this is how I get out of it. STEP 1: Make sure all my surroundings are clear. STEP 2: Start the momentum going by swinging my enormously heavy head to one side, while simultaneously pushing off with the opposite foot. STEP 3: Follow through with my arm. STEP 4: Wait for the … Read More
uhuru park
One Sunday we took a walk in Uhuru park, the large park just west of city centre. I wanted to visit because I knew from there you could see the Nairobi skyline (so what if it’s dominated by a giant Johnny Walker ad??): “Uhuru” means freedom in swahili, and the park is actually the place where the first Kenyan flag was raised … Read More
public notice
While looking for apartments in Nairobi, it was quite useful to check out the various bulletin boards at shopping centres in our neighbourhood. It’s interesting what kind of ads turn up: Nice try with the (clearly photocopied) UNICEF letterhead–though I do like the “Mr&Mrs Anne.” But even better are these “public notices” that are frequently published in the newspaper. Must … Read More