So... people (and one person in particular - thanks bogwitch64 !) have been wondering how my birthday's been... and fair enough, I've been neglecting my LJ recently, so it's time for a decent update...

Came over to HK a couple of days ago to celebrate my birthday, accompanied by Malcolm, Nhu, and her parents. It was a fun plane ride! I finally feel sympathy ( Read more... )

Well, of two countries in it anyway :) Malcolm's Vietnamese passport came last week, and I went down to the consulate to pick up his British passport today.

So now we're ready to go anywhere! And we're off to HK for my birthday in just two and a half weeks: me, Malcolm, Nhu, and her parents - which should be interesting. Her dad's never been ( Read more... )

Today Malcolm got to meet his other set of grandparents for the first time... well, I say got to meet them, but got to stare curiously at them is probably a better we of putting it. Nonetheless, he got to spend some time with his other grandparents, who were overjoyed to meet him. It's nice to see them all together, and hopefully sometime in the ( Read more... )

Thanks for all the great wishes, everyone! We really appreciate them ( Read more... )

Malcolm Pham Miller, born 4:35pm, 28th December 2009, 3.8 kg (about 8.4lb) and very healthy. People are saying he looks like his grandad (my dad), which may be true, though I think he definitely has Nhu's nose. He's an adorable little thing, and we're really... looking forward to all the wonderful times ahead :)


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My school recently made available 10 "full-time" positions. There were 19 applicants. I was one of the successful ones ( Read more... )

In 2010, ( Read more... )

Last time I did this was 3 years ago, and there are similarities, but it's not exactly the same. Most notable is the fact that "Five" involves delicious sugary substances in both instances, and "a something in a something" involves fantasy, but different fantasy, in both instances :)

On the twelfth day of Christmas, ( Read more... )

Questions from athenais1. What is the most interesting name among your ancestors ( Read more... )

Hey look, it's the place I had my stag night!

Anyway, they fucked that one up. didn't they? Sad to see them go, because they were a good team that I'd have liked to see make it until the end, but it's one of the basic rules, isn't it?

Unlike many people, I don't mind the poker girls, so don't mind that they were saved because of this slip-up ( ( Read more... )