by Simon Moran | Sep 2, 2019 | Personal
August in Japan is a reflective month. It features the O-Bon festival, when the spirits of the departed return to their former worldly homes, and the anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and is the hottest period of the year, a national...
by Simon Moran | Jul 22, 2019 | Personal
I had a great trip to Shanghai. My third or fourth time there. I was originally supposed to go there from Hong Kong in 1994, then take the ferry to Osaka. I was waylaid by matters of the heart and a reservation with a 3 p.m. sunset in Whitley Bay. It was great to see...
by Simon Moran | Jul 15, 2019 | Personal
Quite frankly, we’re exhausted with all that hard work going through systems. So, we’re taking a break this week, and we’re off to Shanghai to see Newcastle United. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this video, a follow-up to the interview with Tokyo Real, which...
by Simon Moran | May 6, 2019 | Personal
We’re enjoying an extended holiday here, until May 12th. This is very important. It’s best to spend your precious time doing what you want, not what other people want, making your own rules, your own plans and your own schedule. The trick is turning some time...
by Simon Moran | Mar 25, 2019 | Personal
At the recent family reunion I stayed with my aunt and uncle in Caversham. We sat round the kitchen table for several meals. I first sat at that table in the mid-1970s. They were different, simpler times. My uncle had been to Hong Kong on business and brought back...
