Blog on being a disabled person, different cultures, diversity, equality, disability, travel, being diaspora Chinese and disabled travel.
I was offered lunch at Brighton for my birthday. I leapt at it having been at Worthing on the Friday and it had been a glorious day by the sea. Anyway it meant that i could include John in the meal. However, it was a cold and blustery day compared to...
From one play to the next. And they are very different plays. I saw Flower Girls at Hampstead Theatre in London. I probably felt much more because the subject is closer to home about disabled women. Reminds me of Malaysia as it is still now for disabled...
I have been busy trying to catch up after being in Newcastle for a meeting and then down to London for another meeting and spending sometime in Walton on Thames with a friend. One of his African PAs remarked that he was living in the bush which caused...
This morning I stumbled on a home grown Australian wheelchair. I don't suppose it will ever make its way to Europe but it looks interesting,. There is a lengthy video associated with the website - it gives me a feeling that this chair is to be an extension...
I went with Martin and had dinner at My China last night and the owner, Charles Lim told us that he was in the papers because they, the traders at Priory Place, were not getting enough traffic, Sam the maitre'd gave me a dinner voucher £10 off for 2 for...
I had a brilliant day in London last Friday with Nick - we walked along the south bank till we got to the Tate Modern. It was lovely, the sun was shining, people were milling and I felt a bit like a tourist in London. House of parliament as viewed from...
According to this website, they cater to disabled passengers in Paris - Taxis G7 G7 HORIZON est un service de commande de taxis parisiens dédié aux personnes à mobilité réduite pour leur déplacements en Île-de-France. Besoin de vous déplacer dans un cadre...
When I was in London on Friday, there were no trains out of Euston back to Coventry. I was at Liverpool Street Station so I stayed there to get something to eat. there was a Japanese restaurant, sushi bar called Moshi Moshi. I was disappointed because...
Its the Godiva Festival season again in Coventry. As usual the procession passes the block of flats I am in. I took some photos. Luckily the sun was out but I do not think it was as good as last year. this year is the 10th year they've had a procession...
At last I found it on you tube. When I was a teenager, I loved Ivy Ling Po's huangmei opera movies. especially the Love Eterne . (梁山伯与祝英台)This is the reason why I missed out on the 60's western music, i was never a fan of the Beatles then - I had my head...
I went to London on account of a meeting. Started off with a meeting in Leicester Square to have a meal with Michelle. Trouble is parking in central London. Not for me, I took the bus from Euston. Well actually it is the number 24 bus you take from Hampstead...
Sous le patronage du Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication et du Maire de Paris Bertrand Delanoë L’association « Femmes pour le dire, Femmes pour agir » Organise son troisième forum national Parrainé par Nicoletta Invitées d’ honneur : Isabelle...
April proved to be a difficult month. I had a cold and then a temperature which would not go away and made all my joints ache. I spent most of Easter in bed. I watched more tv than I have ever done. Some salesmen from SKY came to sell me more tv channels....
Its been a month since I last wrote. When you leave things, it gets harder to get back into the routine. Its been a busy month. First of all, my project has finished so now I am officially unemployed. I've never signed on before so this was an experience....
Today I went to Lunt Roman Fort to have a look around. Actually I made a mistake. I thought the VENI VIDI VICI Bank holiday event was on today. so I went on the bus - the 539 bus to Baginton village. It was an accessible bus and the driver let me off...
I went for a short weekend to Rome - to meet up with John, my godfather, to celebrate our birthdays together. John was a formative influence in my youth and he was a mentor and all sorts, listened to all my teenage woes and shared with me his philiosophy,...
One of my all time favourite Cantonese pop stars is Anita Mui. She died in 2003 of cervical cancer, much to the loss to Chinese music and film scene. I love her husky voice and her versatile ability to change - from pop song to cantonese opera for example.....
I really like living next door to Coventry market. On a Saturday afternoon, the traders do a roaring trade with really cheap fruits and vegetables to close the week. You can get a basket of fruit and vegetables for 50 pence. I really overdid it today,...
It was another lovely Sunday. Gian took me out for a drive to Moreton in Marsh which is in the Cotswolds. Looks very English but for some reason it made me think of some of the small touristy towns in Texas. Because we got there after 2 pm , nobody was...
I didnt really know what to expect from this holiday. I flew into Nice airport on Thursday evening. My 3 mobile connection do not seem to work in Nice - it works in Spain and Italy but not in France (not this part of France apparently). I find Nice very...
Yesterday I went to London for an interview - not entirely a job interview but for going on a sort of advisory board. Governmental type on disability.. I have been so busy in the last couple of weeks with work and all sorts that I did not have time to...
When I was growing up i grew up listening to Cantonese opera. It was my main staple rather than the beatles, Bee Gees and the like. I did not understand the texts but I say along and I could hum to all the major arias. I fell under the spell of Yam Kim...
Coventry on sunday is a very boring place. The shops open at 10 am but not the restaurants. It has something to do with the Sunday trading laws- they are not allowed to be open more than 6 hours or something so the only places to eat at are pubs...or...
Its warm at the moment. It seems appropriate that we are doing Spanish lessons. I enrolled Naomi and I into holiday Spanish lessons - and made some new freinds. Or Naomi did. Meanwhile I started swimming again and joined the Wellness club at the local...
I knew I had to do some exercise to stay reasonably fit but did not have a clue where to go. Its not like I can turn up at my local gym for keep fit classes. I was very happy to find that when I joined the Wellness membership at the Coventry Sports and...
