Home at last

It has been a very busy year with lots of travel.  I should have known it, since the old saying is that "whatever you are doing on New Year's Day is what you will do for the rest of the year".  I was flying on the turn of the year - on the red eye from Hong Kong to Brisbane.  So, my life was all travel this year, and all the more so at year's end.  Since my last post, I have been overseas and interstate most of the time.

My time in Singapore was great very work focused, but with plenty of time to enjoy Singapore's growing museum scene - the cultural infrastructure there is amazing.  Very well preserved precincts, lovely river and multi-cultural diversity.  The museums are breathtaking in their scale and architecture.  Really enjoyed seeing everything - including a couple of trips to the Singapore Cricket Club to have dinner on the verandah.  

Hong Kong was all work, except for a couple of outings, including the essential trip to visit Patrick and Esther at Celadon in Tai Po.  Oh, and two delicious meals at the Happiness Restaurant at Science Park in Sha Tin - both dinner and dim sum are great here.

Since then, I have been to Canberra twice - both for work, but both very pleasant trips.  I saw William Yang's performance piece My Generation at the National Portrait Gallery and was moved to tears.  His biographic stories are so compelling.  

Now I am home for the rest of the year.  Thankfully, I have time to putter in the garden, do laps at the pool and reconnect with a healthy lifestyle.