Dec
11
2012
Last Sunday we enjoyed a magnificent Hanoi morning to join in with 249 other runners and run in the Song Hong 2012 races. It was a very enjoyable morning with the Hanoi running community and we all participated in some way or another. I have been the ‘brain’ of the Red River Runners for this [...]
Tags: 10K, fun, RaceSplitter, Red River Runners, running, Song Hong, success
Dec
11
2012
Angkor Wat Half Marathon #2 June 1st was a big day for Team Hamada, Clint and I made the decision that not only would we pay all our money to the travel agent for tix to the USA but why not also thrown in a weekend trip to Siem Reap so that I could return [...]
Tags: Angkor Wat, disappointed, Goal setting, Half Marathon, running, Siem Reap
Nov
21
2012
December is always a very busy month and this year is no exception. The Song Hong 2012 will take place on Dec 9th and we are hoping once again for a bumper crowd of enthusiastic participants to enter our events. With New Balance joining the list of sponsors, the event has moved up another rung [...]
Tags: Blue Dragon, Red River Runners, Song Hong 2012
Nov
21
2012
So last Friday night Team Hamada had the pleasure of being invited to the Blue Dragon open evening of the new drop in centre. We were greeted at the door and given a guided tour of the facility meeting the some of the teachers, tech aides, activity coordinators, gym and soccer coaches, legal experts and [...]
Tags: Blue Dragon, Hanoi
Oct
13
2012
This year Team Hamada hit California to reunite with the Hamada clan and those who were fortunate enough to marry into it and their extended families. We also got a chance to catch up with some of Clint’s high school and college friends from all over the state. We arrived in SFO and stayed with [...]
Oct
11
2012
Ophelia is a keen pre-reader. She has a lot of books, but I think it is safe to say that her favorite books are Mo Willems’. A few nights back, she and Clint read ‘The Pigeon finds a Hot Dog” and we managed to film it. She knows all of these books by heart and [...]
Tags: bedtime, books, Daddy, Duckling, Mo Willems, Ophelia, Pigeon, read
Oct
11
2012
Every baby grows up at some milestone, and I think that this is probably the last one for our little one to finally be a little girl rather than a baby girl. Scarlett has been asking about haircuts for a while now and with UNIS about to start for a new year the whole family [...]
Tags: Haircut, Lancy Spa, Scarlett, sparkly nails, UNIS, YouTube
Oct
11
2012
During our Summer vacation, we visited the USA. It has been a while since we saw the Hamada relatives in California, and we made time to try and see all the nearest and dearest whilst in that neck of the woods. First stop, the very generous and loving Aunt Riki and Uncle Shuji who made [...]
Tags: appendix, brave, California, Disney, Lucile Packard Children Hospital, Palo Alto, Pixar, surgery
Mar
13
2012
So, I decided to take 24 hours to fly to BKK and see a number of medical professionals about my back and hip pain and to try and get a diagnosis so that I can move forward in my life and start to feel better. I had already seen a doctor, had an MRI and [...]
Tags: Aus Embassy BKK, BNH Hospital BKK, Gratitude, L4L5, L5S1
Mar
04
2012
On the 12th Feb 2005, Oscar made his way into the World. Seven years later, he is embracing everything that life has to offer, and enjoyed a fabulous birthday weekend. Oscar decided he wanted to have a Disco Dancing party and we invited 7 of his nearest and dearest as well as a friend for [...]
Tags: bike, birthday, Disco dancing, DS, Oscar