Category Archives: Health and beauty
Ceroc (‘n’ roll my eyes)
“Girls, I’m afraid for this you have to let the man lead,” quips the smiley, smiley man on the stage, for whom a Butlin’s Red Coat is clearly either a past or future reality. “But, after the dancing’s over and … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, Sport
Go with the flow
So it was the end of my second week in Hong Kong and time was starting to fly past. My job was taking me to new and wonderful places: out for slap up feeds, my first fashion show and now … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, Hong Kong, travel
Fashionista
My life in Hong Kong has turned out so far to be more glamorous than one might expect of a homeless magazine intern with a pocket full of moths and exactly two contacts. The free flat, free lunches, the free … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, Hong Kong, travel
Health and safety inspector
Hong Kong officials are obsessed with public health and safety. Every conceivable risk has been identified and then warned against. Every activity seems fraught with danger, if you take the time to read all the millions of signs dotting every … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, Hong Kong, Thailand, travel
Turning to dress
“Most people after a break up turn to drink. You’re turning to dress!” said my friend Sarah after a particularly brutal morning at Chatuchak market in north Bangkok. It’s true that I am developing a bit of a habit. With … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, Thailand, travel
Wonky Bob
No, not my new Cambodian amputee bezzie mate (sorry, appalling) but my new haircut, courtesy of Battambang’s finest. I’m not taking a picture (ever), so ill just say that I have counted nine different hair lengths in the last half … Continue reading
Filed under Cambodia, Health and beauty, travel
Pump it!
“We rocking it contagious, monkey business outrageous Just confess, your girl admits that we da sh*t” – Black Eyed Peas, Pump It! There’s no better way to get over a broken heart than pumping iron. Seriously folks, feeling the burn … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, travel, Vietnam
Work hard, play hard
The people of Saigon seem to live crazy lives, haring round town on their motos, always in a hurry, always on the go. Most of the Vietnamese we know work 3 or 4 jobs, or impossibly long hours in 1. … Continue reading
Filed under age, Health and beauty, travel, Vietnam
Pink eye
One of the downsides to working with children is that you pick up every disease going. Anything remotely contagious spreads like warm butter in an institution like the one we work at: colds, coughs, sneezes and, now, Pink Eye! Owwwwch! … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, Vietnam
Need fitness? Try Baybeez™
Do you feel sluggish? Unfit? Lacking muscle tone? Then you should try Baybeez™, the exercise machine that really gets you fit. There’ll be no more procrastination about exercise with these tools, which give an insistent wail when you try to … Continue reading
Filed under Health and beauty, travel, Vietnam
