SATURDAY turn out to be a sunny but very windy Wellington day! But that is very Wellington! How windy?  If you view some of the videos, you...

On 25 and 26 July , Wellington celebrates its 150th year as the capital of New Zealand. In the last few weeks, I am trying to amass 150...

I have friends who go on extended travel lugging their big bag of photo gear, usually a DSLR and two or three zoom lenses. Don't laugh,...

Kiwis love going to markets and fairs , if you take a look at " Markets and Fairs "; you will find hundreds of upcoming fairs all...

Pho ( / f ʌ / ; Vietnamese : phở pronounced  [ fəː˧˩˧ ]  ( listen ) ) is a Vietnamese dish consisting of broth, noodles made from rice...

According to China Culture Org - "The Shenzhen Song and Dance Ensemble was established in October 1987 under the Culture Bureau of S...

Every year the Chinese communities of Wellington put on a show for Chinese New Year. The ‘flagship’ of Wellington’s Chinese New Year Fe...

A couple of months ago I discovered this little Chinese restaurant in Petone , it was recommended by Michelle Zhang who is a part-timer a...

Sunday... we were informed by our MetService that this will be the last day we are gonna enjoy the hot, sunny summer day! We can't...

When we landed in Wellington , 1988; our new found friends took us to Karori and we rented our first home there. Four years later, becau...

I love Bak Kut Teh! Every time I think of it, my mouth starts to water!! My Kiwi friends think I am loco over Bak Kut Teh, they want to...

Once a year , Christmas is the time we catch up with close friends and traditionally we always try to roast a turkey :) There was one ye...

FARCE... Referring to something that isn't cool,  yet is hard to ignore! My friend asked me why I was not at the HOBBIT world pr...

It is that time of the year again, spring is in the air; again, tulips are in full bloom at our Wellington Botanical Garden again ;) Tu...

Hidden in the suburb of Miramar in Wellington is the Weta Cave , contradictory to the name; it is not a cave full of wetas ;) In New Z...

Kodak Moment ... A rare, one time, moment that is captured by a picture, or should have been captured by a picture. "Aww!.. Th...

Because Wellington was hosting the Rugby Sevens last week, our yearly CNY parade has been pushed back a week to Sunday, February 12. Tr...

A reunion dinner is held on New Year's Eve of the Chinese New Year , during which family members get together to celebrate. This CNY...

♬♫♪♬♫♪  I Beg Your Pardon, I Never Promise You Rose Garden... ♬♫♪♬♫♪ The second day (29 December) after I received the Nikon 1 V1 , the...

Saturday 7.19pm , I was preparing dinner in the kitchen; my wife was at her PC in the lounge yelled, " EARTHQUAKE !" One second ...