Ahhh Hong Kong, I miss you on days like today! In that I really could have done with a few more pairs of hands to deal with the sheer chaos that 3 young kids brings (especially when one is sick). Surely a sensible person would have had all of their babies either in Hong Kong with support of a wonderful domestic helper or back home in London with support of family members?
I was reminiscing today with Christian that Hong Kong ex-pats on the whole: look great (plenty of time to shop and get to the gym when one has delegated the kids to the helper); smell great (because they don’t have to shower in less than one minute (I actually had to bring Cara into the bathroom in her bouncy chair this morning to protect her from her enthusiastic big sister); are well-groomed (the greasy hair scraped back look will never come into fashion in Discovery Bay that’s for sure); and have clean and tidy houses (except on Sunday’s when it’s the maid’s day off – simple solution for most people is to get a take-out on a Sunday!). I of course then put Christian on the spot and asked if I still looked like I did in Hong Kong? “Of course you do darling, no shit wait a minute I mean you look better” – yeah right, but I’ll take it anyway!
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