Dragonboat Festival

Marking the 5th day of the 5th month is Duan Wu or Tuen Ng Festival (端午節). As with all other Chinese festivals, it comes with a legend that we all…

Postpartum v.3

When we found out baby number 3 was on the way, one of the first things which came to mind was how we could organise the older two children’s school…

F2F Magazine interview

On a beautiful late spring morning, I met with Ursula Arens in Vauxhall, for her ‘face-to-face’ column in Network Health Dietitians. It was particularly enjoyable as we shared many things…

Food as discipline

Over a month after my grandmother (porpor) had passed, my family is still in mourning. According to Buddhist thought, this period lasts for seven weeks with the start of each…