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My Top Five Filipino Restaurants

Posted on 4 July 2014 by sheg4184

Filipino cuisine often gets a bad rap from expats who feel the need to compare it with Thai or Vietnamese, and yet it has its own very individual character. The quality in local restaurants has improved enormously in the past … Continue reading →

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Waterfront Dining

Posted on 26 June 2014 by sheg4184

It was a cold and blustery day in Canberra. The wind was trying to blow the branches off the trees and Piglet’s ears would have streamed behind him like banners if he had been there (see A.A. Milne’s book, The … Continue reading →

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Climbing the Beanstalk

Posted on 19 June 2014 by sheg4184

Another country, another market. The EPIC market (Exhibition Park in Canberra) is a farmers market brimming with fresh, seasonal (mostly) produce just off Federal Highway, north of the Canberra City Centre. Open on Saturday mornings from 7.30 am till midday, … Continue reading →

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The Power of Pasta

Posted on 11 June 2014 by sheg4184

  “Life is a combination of magic and pasta.” ~ Federico Fellini, Italian film producer I love that quote. As an Anglo-Australian, pasta was never a significant part of my culinary upbringing – we were more of a meat and … Continue reading →

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The Exquisite Pleasure of Afternoon Tea

Posted on 5 June 2014 by sheg4184

“Weary, after a dull day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow, I raised my lips to a spoonful of the tea in which I had soaked a morsel of cake… And at once the vicissitudes of life had become … Continue reading →

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Manila International Schools: part II

Posted on 30 May 2014 by sheg4184

Continuing to explore international schools in Manila, I have met some truly inspiring educators in surprising corners of Manila… The Australian International School (AIS) ‘Like a seed, in every child lies the promise of a fruitful tomorrow’ ~ E.P. Esteban, … Continue reading →

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Mad About Malls

Posted on 24 May 2014 by sheg4184

Bill Bryson once wrote “Where once we created civilizations, now we create shopping malls.” Nowhere is this more apparent than in Metro Manila, where new shopping malls seem to pop up daily, and like the Once-ler they ‘are figuring on … Continue reading →

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Manila Interational Schools: part I

Posted on 17 May 2014 by sheg4184

As the expatriate community in Metro Manila continues to expand, many of the better known International Schools are bursting at the seams, waiting lists are growing longer and parents are struggling to find places for their children. So I have … Continue reading →

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Indonesian Dining

Posted on 7 May 2014 by sheg4184

So there we were in Jakarta, hot, hoarse and exhausted after hours of cheering for the Athletics teams at the International School, in desperate need of sustenance and somewhere to celebrate our host’s birthday. Where else would we go but to … Continue reading →

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An Arctic Anniversary

Posted on 29 April 2014 by sheg4184

We had an anniversary recently, and sadly it was a bit of a fizzle, as I wasn’t feeling well and pretty much slept through it. So I am going to reminisce about a past anniversary instead, somewhere cool, as the … Continue reading →

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