We love the design of these mugs, great to have the Chinese characters around the house and being mindful about our natural world is super close to our hearts but they are also fun and interesting gifts as can be customized with text / names below the Chinese characters. http://www.urphoto.com/en/default.asp?xid=mug_catalog
We love the mixed boxes of wonderfully fresh organic fruit and vegetables that arrive fortnightly from Shawganic. There are some delicious staples and many delightful surprises. Martina Shaw (someone of impeccable taste – pun intended) is cherry picking the best produce for her own table and for her friends, not just her clients’ – which says it all in […]
We love the hilarious antics of these childhood stories, written by a born storyteller, Steve Bernstein.
Q2 Studio Professional Services Sound Recording Studio 28c, Tower B, Billion Centre, 1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon 2314 3118, Thomas, 9741 6368 Facebook We recorded the music at Q2 which has excellent recording facilities and a Yamaha grand piano. Thomas, though obviously a very talented professional and used to dealing with major artists, was incredibly calm, […]
Panasonic Lumix-GF1 with 14:45 lens We were given this camera second hand by a friend (who we will love for ever). It is excellent at taking photos in daylight of children in motion. Since we didn’t have a video camera we used the video setting on the GF1 to film most of the footage for […]
Padua Piano Technology Workshop Ltd Piano restoration and tuning 2345 7950, Henry Lam (林鐵華), 6901 1976 Great tuning service and excellent restoration when we were desperate as one of the piano hammers broke a few days before we were booked to record our song! We really appreciated the personable and highly professional service.
Andrew Devis Adobe Premiere tutorials Video Editing Tutorials https://library.creativecow.net/series/Premiere-Pro-Basics-CS6–above-with-Andrew-Devis Superb tutorial series that treats you like a total novice but not like a total idiot! We watched a significant number of the 110 episodes which were INVALUABLE.
Stanford Swim School Swimming lessons 3153 2967 http://www.stanfordswim.com.hk/ The largest swim club in Hong Kong, Stanford Swim School has a very strong competitive team (the Winners Team) but also many Hong Kong-wide competitions for all students. We think our swim instructor Allen Man (文家倫) is outstanding and an exceptionally talented teacher.
Ganes Gurung, Tennis Instructor 6447 0905 Ganes is from Nepal and teaches mostly in the Wanchai / Causeway Bay area. He has an unrelenting eye for poor tennis practices and adjusts the children’s strokes over and over again, transferring to them strong muscle memories that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. […]
Checker Sports Club Inline Skating lessons 2977 5128, http://www.checker.com.hk/ Doon Yuen at Checker Sports is a champion skater himself and has a clear idea of how to finesse and perfect speed skating skills. The club organises four races a year so that children can participate in the Checker League as well as training the children […]
