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VIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 46 - Anna RobbVIBErations podcast Ep 46 at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 22nd August, 2023 Interview with Anna Robb TheatreArtLife.com https://olc.live/ Anna is the Executive Director for Our Legacy Creations, a Global Live Entertainment Company launched this year (2023). Prior to starting this new venture, Anna was the COO of Dragone known for its iconic theatre shows such as "The House of Dancing Water" in Macau, “La Perle” in Dubai, "Le Reve" in Las Vegas and Celine Dion's "A New Day" residency show. Or...2023-09-081h 17VIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 45 - Mark RawsonVIBErations podcast Ep 45 at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 20th March, 2023 Interview with Mark Rawson Facebook ‘What the folk HK’ https://www.motherschoice.org/en/ BIO Mark retired from a career in Wealth Management with a plan to travel only to time that with the arrival of covid … the last few years have given time to reflect and reassess the things he felt were important and reconnect with passions and practice being open to saying ‘yes’. Currently his yes list i...2023-05-101h 00VIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastTails of Jack and Milly - Episode 2 - ’What’s in a name?’Tails of Jack & Milly is 10-minute series about the adventures of 4 talking rescued pets that live with their human parents on a beautiful green hilly island in the South China Sea. If only our pets had voices, what would they say? Would they be poets, rappers or philosophers, or just like, well… family… Jack is a 3 year-old beige village dog who looks like a cross between a wolf and a teddy bear. Milly is a 2 year-old petite black village dog. They have 2 younger siblings: Eeva, a low-slung, wired hair Jack Russell and O’Malley, a ginger...2023-03-0610 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastTails of Jack and Milly - Episode 1 - ’The Tortoise & the Hare’Tails of Jack & Milly is 10-minute series about the adventures of 4 rescued pets that live with their human parents on a beautiful green hilly island in the South China Sea. If only our pets had voices, what would they say? Would they be poets, rappers or philosophers, or just like, well… family… Jack is a 3 year-old beige village dog who looks like a cross between a wolf and a teddy bear. Milly is a 2 year-old petite black village dog. They have 2 younger siblings: Eeva, a low-slung, wired hair Jack Russell and O’Malley, a ginger tomcat...2023-03-0614 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 44 - Patricia O’SullivanVIBErations podcast Ep 44 at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 26th January, 2023 Interview with British Author Patricia O'Sullivan BIO Patricia O’Sullivan is a writer and researcher on the lesser known aspects of Hong Kong's history prior to 1941. Stumbling over an article concerning the death of her great-uncle in 1918 when an inspector in the Hong Kong Police, She quickly became immersed in the social history of colonial Hong Kong. As a specialist recorder teacher, in a career spanning three decades and more, She has had th...2023-02-0338 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 43 - Uther Charlton StevensVIBErations podcast Ep 43 at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 9th November, 2022 Interview with Historian and Author Uther Charlton-Stevens BIO Uther Charlton-Stevens is an author, historian and fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. Uther spent his childhood in Hong Kong, where he attended ESF schools - specifically Peak School and Island School. After this Uther earned his bachelor's and doctoral degrees in history from the University of Oxford, and his master's degree in between from the London School of Economics. His first book, ‘Anglo-Indians and Mi...2022-11-1843 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 42 - Asha SridharVIBErations podcast Ep 42 at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 3rd October, 2022 Interview with Entrepreneur Asha Sridhar BIO Asha, in Sanskrit means ‘hope’. She moved to Hong Kong in 2006 with her family – husband, Sridhar and daughter, Meghna. They’ve enjoyed making Hong Kong their home. They love every facet of this wonderful city – the fast-paced life on the one hand and the beautiful country parks, hiking trails and beaches on the other. They moved to Lantau Island in 2013 and made Tung Chung their home. Last year in Novembe...2022-10-0739 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 41 - Philippe ReynaudVIBErations podcast Ep 41 at Studio 114 for VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 4th May, 2022 Interview with Psychic Counsellor Philippe Raynaud BIO Gifted with a natural psychic ability for 25 years, Philippe assists his clients with issues ranging from life decisions, emotional difficulties, relationship issues, career/money/business concerns, spiritual growth, personal growth, exploring and changing gold beliefs, metaphysical challenges, higher consciousness choices, goals creation and much, much more... Contact Philippe via email at Raynaud.philippe@gmail.com 10 Questions 1. Favourite book or...2022-05-1444 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 40 - Martin LeverVIBErations podcast Ep 40 at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 22nd March, 2022 www.artbymartinlever.com BIO Award-winning Hong Kong Artist Martin Lever - Chinese name Li Wah - has lived, studied and worked in Hong Kong on and off for nearly 40 years. One of the biggest inspirations in his life is this unique city he calls home. His contemporary artwork has been exhibited in a number of solo shows in Hong Kong, the UK and the Middle East. His work adorns the walls of private collectors...2022-04-0552 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 39 - Cary Shakeshaft-NicholsonVIBErations podcast Ep 39 at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 1st March, 2022 https://www.tailslantau.org BIO Cary (as in Cary Grant) Shakeshaft-Nicholson was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada… A steel city located between Toronto and Niagara Falls. Approx. population of 580,000. At a young age her parents divorced and remarried, resulting in a double household environment. Cary wasn’t much into schooling; she attended a Catholic high school where her favourite subjects were Drama and Gym. She never finished College and started working for a Fa...2022-03-1935 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 38 - Suzanne AndrewsVIBErations podcast Ep 38 Suzanne Andrews at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 17th February 2022 https://www.nitasworld.co https://www.vibehk.com BIO Suzanne’s lived in Hong Kong for almost 10 years, working as a High School English teacher. She’s been president of the Hong Kong Women in Publishing Society for 2.5 years and spent five years taking her own Bodyburn fitness classes at Gold Coast in Hong Kong. Prior to living in Hong Kong, Suzanne taught in Brunei for two years and...2022-03-0139 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 37 - Jake JohnsonVIBErations podcast Ep 37 Jake Johnson at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 26th January 2022 BIO Like many people, Jacob Johnson was born. As a toddler, he was moved from a rural area of middle Tennessee to Memphis where he spent most of his youth. While spending his teenage years endeavouring to avoid living up to his scholastic potential, he began working in the food service industry as a line cook at a corporate chain restaurant. After an unmotivated, perfunctory stint in university, he decided that he may as...2022-02-0652 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 36 - Gary BrightmanAfter 35 episodes of VIBErations Podcast, I was persuaded to sit on the other side of the mic... This episode was recorded at VIBE on 3rd December, 2021 and I was interviewed by Martin Malden (interviewee on 23rd March 2021) I've been running VIBE Book & Music shop for nearly 4 years now in Silvermine Bay, Mui Wo, Lantau Island, HK. https://www.facebook.com/VibeSilvermineBay/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXnVuHCsRcswTqr0FZ2Pz5Q https://www.vibehk.com https://www.instagram.com/vibehk/ https://open.spotify.com/show/2LHQKTk20zpNynS9kyPp7o 2021-12-3143 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 35 - Pete SpurrierVIBErations podcast Ep 35. Pete Spurrier at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 16th October 2021 https://www.blacksmithbooks.com BIO Pete Spurrier is the author of three guidebooks for exploring Hong Kong’s wild and interesting places: the Serious Hiker’s Guide to Hong Kong, the Leisurely Hiker’s Guide and the Heritage Hiker’s Guide. He arrived in Hong Kong by happy accident in 1993, at the end of a journey along the Silk Road through all the newly independent ‘Stans’, which he only embarked upon after an old man i...2021-12-0201 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 34 - Diana TangVIBErations podcast Ep 34. Diana Tang at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 8th October 2021 Interviewed during heavy rainstorm... Instagram - little_field_hk BIO Diana Tang grew up, like many other Hong Kong girls in a traditional Chinese family and studied Sociology at university. She realized that there are many different perspectives to see around the world and HK norms are not the only way to live. Her mother always wanted her to be a civil servant, but she found herself working as a...2021-10-2140 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode34 - Diana TangVIBErations podcast Ep 34. Diana Tang at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 8th October 2021 Interviewed during heavy rainstorm... Instagram - little_field_hk BIO Diana Tang grew up, like many other Hong Kong girls in a traditional Chinese family and studied Sociology at university. She realized that there are many different perspectives to see around the world and HK norms are not the only way to live. Her mother always wanted her to be a civil servant, but she found herself working as a...2021-10-2140 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 33 - Xiao Mei HuangVIBErations podcast Ep 33. Xiao Mei Huang at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 9th September 2021 Facebook: @muiwolanguagecafe BIO This week I’m pleased to interview VIBE’s own ‘Sunday girl’ Xiao Mei Huang. Based in Mui Wo, she’s just clocked up 3 years working for VIBE, and I hope we can keep her for many more years to come… Being a Mandarin native, she is always interested in learning new languages and now she teaches English, Spanish and Cantonese to adults and kids, of different ages and levels.2021-09-2342 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 33 - Xiao Mei HuangVIBErations podcast Ep 33. Xiao Mei Huang at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 9th September 2021 Facebook: @muiwolanguagecafe BIO This week I’m pleased to interview VIBE’s own ‘Sunday girl’ Xiao Mei Huang. Based in Mui Wo, she’s just clocked up 3 years working for VIBE, and I hope we can keep her for many more years to come… Being a Mandarin native, she is always interested in learning new languages and now she teaches English, Spanish and Cantonese to adults and kids, of different ages and levels.2021-09-2342 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 32. Shirley ‘Shirminator‘ JohnsonVIBErations podcast Ep 32. Shirley 'Shirminator' Johnson at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 13th August 2021 VIBErations podcasts are also available on YouTube, Spotify, PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, Listen Notes, Sticher and PlayerFM https://lantauren.com https://tongfuker.com https://impacthk.org BIO Shirley Johnson, also known as ‘The Shirminator’, is a proud and self-proclaimed Tong Fuker. When she was pregnant with her first child, she sensed a strong kick in her tummy when she came...2021-09-0245 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 32. Shirley ‘Shirminator‘ JohnsonVIBErations podcast Ep 32. Shirley 'Shirminator' Johnson at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 13th August 2021 VIBErations podcasts are also available on YouTube, Spotify, PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, Listen Notes, Sticher and PlayerFM https://lantauren.com https://tongfuker.com https://impacthk.org BIO Shirley Johnson, also known as ‘The Shirminator’, is a proud and self-proclaimed Tong Fuker. When she was pregnant with her first child, she sensed a strong kick in her tummy when she came...2021-09-0245 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 31- Adrian BrownVIBErations podcast Ep 31. Adrian Brown at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 21st July 2021 VIBErations podcasts are also available on YouTube, Spotify, PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, Listen Notes, Sticher and PlayerFM BIO With over 40 years in the industry, Adrian Brown is considered one of the industry’s most experienced Asia correspondents. He has reported extensively on topics ranging from war, revolution and political turmoil to natural disasters to economic shifts and its social consequences, among many others. While he...2021-08-1647 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 31 - Adrian BrownVIBErations podcast Ep 31. Adrian Brown at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 21st July 2021 VIBErations podcasts are also available on YouTube, Spotify, PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, Listen Notes, Sticher and PlayerFM BIO With over 40 years in the industry, Adrian Brown is considered one of the industry’s most experienced Asia correspondents. He has reported extensively on topics ranging from war, revolution and political turmoil to natural disasters to economic shifts and its social consequences, among many others. While he...2021-08-1647 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 30 - Alison FungVIBErations podcast Ep 30. Alison Fung at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 17th July 2021 VIBErations podcasts are also available on YouTube, Spotify, PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, Listen Notes, Sticher and PlayerFM https://www.facebook.com/marcyshongkong BIO A town girl who grew up on the rocky west coast of Canada, Alison Fung has now found her permanent home in Lantau with her family and three cats. When she’s not squinting at her computer screens at wo...2021-07-2925 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 29 - Jill MarshallVIBErations podcast Ep 29. Jill Marshall at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 30th June 2021 VIBErations podcasts are also available on YouTube, Spotify, PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, Listen Notes, Sticher and PlayerFM https://www.pause.hk BIO Jill Marshall is the owner of Pause Pilates studio and healing centre in Mui Wo where she is a long time resident.  She is herself a Pilates instructor and has been sharing this work with people for over 20 years. She i...2021-07-1531 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 29 - Jill MarshallVIBErations podcast Ep 29. Jill Marshall at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 30th June 2021 VIBErations podcasts are also available on YouTube, Spotify, PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, Listen Notes, Sticher and PlayerFM https://www.pause.hk BIO Jill Marshall is the owner of Pause Pilates studio and healing centre in Mui Wo where she is a long time resident.  She is herself a Pilates instructor and has been sharing this work with people for over 20 years. She i...2021-07-1531 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 28 - Tony GormleyVIBErations podcast Ep 28. Tony Gormley at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 31st May 2021 VIBErations podcasts are also available on YouTube, Spotify, PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, Listen Notes, Sticher and PlayerFM BIO From Glasgow, Scotland, weighing in at 0.08 metric tons - Tony Gormley – ‘does some law’ and owns a gym – Buffalo Strength in Mui Wo. He wasn’t a raging success as a lawyer on a professional, financial or even personal level. He had the odd successes and met a lot of int...2021-07-0239 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 28 -Tony GormleyVIBErations podcast Ep 28. Tony Gormley at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 31st May 2021 VIBErations podcasts are available on YouTube, Spotify, PodBean, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, TuneIn + Alexa, Listen Notes, Sticher and PlayerFM BIO From Glasgow, Scotland, weighing in at 0.08 metric tons - Tony Gormley – ‘does some law’ and owns a gym – Buffalo Strength in Mui Wo. He wasn’t a raging success as a lawyer on a professional, financial or even personal level. He had the odd successes and met a lot of i...2021-07-0238 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 27 - Dr. Rhona BuchannanVIBErations podcast Ep 27. Dr. Rhona Buchanan at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 28th May 2021 BIO Dr. Rhona Buchanan has a wealth of experience since qualifying as a vet many years ago… She worked for 4 years with the PDSA a UK animal-based charity caring for the health of all domestic pets of those with a low income. A further 4 years as a self-employed locum working the length and breadth of the UK, many of the practices she covered were one vet clinics where she ended up covering for th...2021-06-2247 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 26 - Karing FrontiersVIBErations podcast Ep 26. Karing Frontiers at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 12th May 2021 Featuring interview with Angelica Cheng and Benny Berkenkotter https://karingfrontiers.com 2 of 8 university students who have setup an NGO called Karing Frontiers. The purpose of ‘Karing Frontiers’ is to provide fundraising for refugee Karen students in Myanmar. VIBE has donated to this very worthy cause by donating 2 ‘goody bags’ for prizes in their mid-June raffle and sponsoring a student for 1 year via their website at www.karingfrontiers.com This year, Karing Frontiers is aimin...2021-06-2237 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 25 - Bey LoganVIBErations podcast Ep 25. Film Producer and Author Bey Logan at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 29th April 2021 https://www.reeleastmedia.com BIO Bey Logan is the most successful and prolific non-Chinese film-maker in the Hong Kong and China movie industries. Over the last three decades, he has worked with and for the movie legends Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li, Sammo Hung and Jet Li. After relocating to Hong Kong from England, Logan worked for action superstar Jackie Chan, writing and producing the documentaries ‘Jackie Ch...2021-06-2241 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 24 - Larry FeignVIBErations podcast Ep 24. Larry Feign author of 'The Flower Boat Girl' at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 19th April 2021 BIO Larry Feign is an award-winning artist and writer based in Hong Kong. He is well known for his long-running daily political comic strip “Lily Wong”, which satirized life in Hong Kong before and after the handover to China until he retired the cartoon in 2007. Feign’s work has appeared in Time, The Economist, the New York Times, The Atlantic, and other publications around the world. He also direct...2021-06-2257 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 23 - Martin MaldenVIBErations podcast Ep 23. Martin Malden of 'Lantau Network' at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 23rd March 2021 https://lantaunetwork.com BIO Martin Malden is a permanent ex-pat. He grew up on a farm in what was originally Southern Rhodesia, when it was part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, in central Africa. After leaving school at the end of 1970, he did his National Service in 1971 and then went down to Durban, in South Africa, in 1972, where he spent his student years. After...2021-06-2230 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 22 - Martyn LudlowVIBErations podcast Ep 22. Martyn Ludlow at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 1st April 2021 Local author and businessman Martyn Ludlow. His recently published book ‘Porridge & Honey’ is available now at VIBE and we hope to have Martyn in for our next Facebook live presentation. Martyn was born in South Wales in 1959 and joined the Financial Services industry in 1984. He enjoyed a career in both management and as a Financial Adviser. Martyn specialises in providing bespoke financial advice to higher net worth clients. His clients live throughout Asia, the...2021-06-2251 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 21 - Patrick DransfieldVIBErations podcast Ep 21. Photographer Patrick Dransfield @ VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 10th March 2021 Patrick Dransfield, a long-term resident of Hong Kong, has long attempted to express through the medium of photography and writing, the empathetic connectedness we share as human beings. He has a deep interest in the visual arts and literature, of both the west and China. “It is my profound hope that through preserving these fleeting moments of Beijing street life from the 1980s, east and west can once again be reminded of our common humanity: ou...2021-06-2238 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 20 - Jo FarrellVIBErations podcast Ep 20. Jo Farrell @ VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 25th March 2021 Jo Lodder & Catherine Cormack charity hike :- https://give.asia/campaign/hike-for-f... Jo Farrell BIO Jo Farrell is an award-winning black and white photographer and cultural anthropologist. Born in London, England she has been based in Hong Kong for the past 12 years. Her photography work focuses on traditions and cultures that are dying out, including the project “Living History: Bound Feet Women of China.” Jo uses black and white film and shoots on a...2021-06-2233 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 19 - Lantau Siu YinVIBErations podcast Ep 19. Lantau Siu Yin @ VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 25th February 2021 Jo Lodder & Catherine Cormack charity hike :- https://give.asia/campaign/hike-for-f... Siu Yin BIO With over 8 years of experience supporting many organisations, Siu Yin is currently an assistant to two members of the Legislative Council aka LegCo. In 2019 she stood for the Lantau district council elections as the democratic candidate and lost to long term member Randy Kwan by just 240 votes. Her experience includes: case analysis, appointments/contacts with government...2021-06-2233 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 18 - Jenny QuintonVIBErations podcast Ep 18. Jenny Quinton - Ark Eden Project Designer interviewed @ VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 23rd February 2021 https://www.arkedenonlantau.org Jenny grew up in Cheshire in England and spent a lot of her childhood paddling in rivers and climbing trees. She started working part-time jobs when she was 12 so she could go on oversea adventures. She arrived in Hong Kong on a back-packing trip with her boyfriend in August 1989 and never left because she fell in love with Lantau. She has now been living...2021-06-2234 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 17 - Dr. Merrin PearseVIBErations podcast Ep 17. Dr. Merrin Pearse - Asia Environmentalist interviewed @ VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 9th February 2021 Dr Merrin Pearse Merrin began his career as a land surveyor with the New Zealand government just as GPS technology was being introduced to measure land deformation. His interest in measurement science came about following an earthquake in his last year of college where the corner of their family dairy farm had drop 2.05m. So rather than continuing on a path accounting and economics he chose a path with...2021-06-2227 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 16 - Paul 'Jacko' JacksonVIBErations podcast Ep 16. Paul Jackson - Colonial ex-HK Policeman interviewed @ VIBE Book & Music Shop, Lantau Island, Hong Kong on 27th Jan 2021 Paul was born in Malta and spent an early childhood there and in Germany before his parents decided to return to their roots in Northern England – he still blames them for his love of Barnsley football club (the nearest team) which he can’t seem to shake. Qualified in Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications, upon graduation from Liverpool University in 1988, Paul naturally decided to seek a career in the Royal Hong Kong Police – there was just s...2021-06-2237 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 15 - Pat LawrenceVIBErations podcast Episode 15. Pat Lawrence - Colonial ex-Hong Kong Policeman interviewed at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo, Lantau Island, HK on 20th Jan 2021. Pat joined the RHKP in July 1974 and worked in a variety of policing work and locations for more than 20 years .,until June 1997. Born in Ireland in 1948 ,but growing up in England , Pat travelled the world as a child being the son of a military family . Prior to coming to HK and joint the RHKP, Pat served six and a half years in the British police . In HK , Lawrence’s duty posts ranged fr...2021-06-2237 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 14 - Les BirdVIBErations podcast Episode 14. Les Bird - Author of 'A Small Band of Men' interviewed at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo, Lantau Island, HK on 13th Jan 2021. Les joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1976, and worked in the Marine Police for more than 20 years until June 1997. Originating from Staffordshire in the UK, Bird’s work was diverse – in the late 1970s he was a rural inspector of West Lantau, in the early 80s he returned to launch-going duties, overseeing the influx of tens of thousands of Vietnamese refugees in the years that followed. Among other duti...2021-06-2236 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 13 - Xavier PickVIBErations Podcast Episode 13 - 'Xavier Pick' Broadcast 3rd Dec 2020 https://www.xavierpick.com https://www.vibehk.com Xavier considers his practice as a bridge between journalism and fine art. His work documents real life situations but rather than depicting events. Xavier searches for timeless themes, the human condition and the spirit of place through visual storytelling based on his unique personal experiences. ​ His work is distilled from many different media. Xavier combines drawing, photography, film, writing, audio and found reference, and all of these disciplines are tied together through his celebrated sketchbooks. ​ Xavier has...2021-06-2222 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 12 - Dr. Peter DucheminVIBErations Podcast Episode 12 - 'Dr. Peter Duchemin' Broadcast 26th Nov 2020 Dr. Peter Duchemin is an artist, magician, scholar, and Tarot reader with more than 20 years of reading experience. He is a Canadian and Newfoundlander by birth, and has travelled widely to discover his current home in Hong Kong. Shout out to local Lantau business 'Treasure Island Group' 10 Questions... 1. Favourite book or author? - 'Left Hand of Darkness' by Ursula Le Guin 2. Favourite musical artist? - Beethoven 3. Preferred drink? - Tea 4. Life motto? - 'Do that...2021-06-2224 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 11 - Pushpa RaiVIBErations Podcast Episode 11 - 'Deer Horn - Pushpa Rai' Broadcast 19th Nov 2020 Pushpa Rai and husband Robinson have run the Deer Horn Nepalese restaurant for 11 years now. They have a son Nickson age 20yrs and daughter Anayash 7yrs They’ve been in Hong Kong for 25 years. Shout out to local Lantau business 'Cafe Isara' 2021-06-2216 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 10 - Dr. Esslin TerrighenaVIBErations Podcast Episode 10 - 'TAILS - Dr. Esslin Terrighena' Broadcast 12th Nov 2020 Dr. Esslin Terrighena is an amazing woman. A Chartered Psychologist she set up and runs her own Psychology practice in Central. Not content with 1 career – 2 years ago she founded animal rescue charity TAILS. https://www.tailslantau.org  Shout out to local Lantau business 'Peter Duchemin' 2021-06-2222 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 9 - Sarah and RexVIBErations Podcast Episode 9 'Floatudio - Sarah & Rex' Broadcast 5th Nov 2020 You can find out more about Floatudio from their website at www.floatudio.com or Facebook at @floatudio or by WhatsApp on 6628-1218 Shout out to local Lantau business 'Stoep at High Tide' 2021-06-2225 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 8 - Nazia YasminVIBErations Podcast Episode 8 - 'Shaz's Kitchen' Broadcast 29th Oct 2020  New Mui Wo based homemade Halal Indian Food kitchen Shaz’s Delicious Food – is run by Nazia Yasmin and over the past 3 months she’s been supplying locals with delicious Indian food made with her grandmothers recipes. Shout out to local Lantau business 'Floatudio' 2021-06-2210 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 7 - Nel PailinVIBErations Podcast Episode 7 - Interview with Nel Pailin of 'Thai Pailin Massage' Broadcast 22nd Oct 2020 Shout out to local Lantau business 'TAILS Lantau' 2021-06-2217 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 6 - Jacqueline LeungVIBErations Podcast Episode 6 - 'Jacqueline Leung' Broadcast 15th Oct 2020 Shout out to local Lantau business 'Thai Pailin' Based on Lantau Island. Jacqueline Leung is a concert pianist. She has worked with distinguished musicians including Robert Aitken, Jasmine Choi, Trey Lee and Iestyn Davies. She has frequently served as a jury member at competitions, such as the Steinway Youth Competition, the 2nd Thailand International Mozart Competition and the Japan Piara International Piano Competition (Hong Kong). Since 2013, she has worked as a specialist piano presenter and masterclass teacher for the Trinity College London exam board, presenting in...2021-06-2224 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 5 - DenquarVIBErations Podcast Episode 5 - 'Denquar' Broadcast 8th Oct 2020 Shout out to local Lantau business 'Blacksmith Books' BIO Denquar was born in Hong Kong to a Thai father and British mother. Having a musician as a father, music was introduced to her very early on and is still a huge part of her identity. She spent a few early years in Phuket with her mother and finally moved backed to Hong Kong for a better life. Denquar which in Thai means "Cucumber" has always been her nickname. She still speaks a bit...2021-06-2125 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 4 - Tom MidgleyVIBErations Podcast Episode 4 - 'Cafe Paradiso' Broadcast 1st Oct 2020 Interview with Tom Midgley, owner of Caffe Paradiso in Mui Wo, Lantau Island, Hong Kong Shout out to local Lantau business 'Deer Horn Nepalese restaurant' 2021-06-2114 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 3 - Sol LeederVIBErations Podcast Episode 3 - 'Leeder Quay Wines' Broadcast 24th Sept 2020 Interview with Solomon Leeder founder of Leeder Quay Wines in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong https://www.vigilantforvalue.com  Shout out to local Lantau business 'Lantau Base Camp' 2021-06-2117 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 2 - Steven BallantyneVIBErations Podcast Episode 2 - 'Hinitan Coffee' Broadcast 17th Sept 2020 Interview with Steven Ballantyne of Hinitan Coffeee http://www.epm-asia.com  Shout out to local Lantau business 'Cafe Paradiso' 2021-06-2115 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 1 - Gary BrightmanVIBErations Podcast Episode 1 - 'In the Beginning' Broadcast 10th Sept 2020 Gary Brightman announces the new VIBErations Podcasts for VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong BIO Hong Kong based British filmmaker Gaz Brightman doesn’t come from an orthodox film-making background. Having spent over 30 years in the Banking and Information Technology sector in both London and Hong Kong, he changed tack, retired from IT, and took on a more creative lifestyle. In 2013, he went back to school, studying at the International Academy of Film & Television (IA...2021-06-2113 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 1 - Gary BrightmanVIBErations Podcast Episode 1 - 'In the Beginning' Broadcast 10th Sept 2020 Gary Brightman announces the new VIBErations Podcasts for VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong BIO Hong Kong based British filmmaker Gaz Brightman doesn’t come from an orthodox film-making background. Having spent over 30 years in the Banking and Information Technology sector in both London and Hong Kong, he changed tack, retired from IT, and took on a more creative lifestyle. In 2013, he went back to school, studying at the International Academy of Film & Television (IA...2021-06-1713 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 2 - Steven BallantyneVIBErations Podcast Episode 2 - 'Hinitan Coffee' Broadcast 17th Sept 2020 Interview with Steven Ballantyne of Hinitan Coffeee http://www.epm-asia.com  Shout out to local Lantau business 'Cafe Paradiso' 2021-06-1715 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 3 - Sol LeederVIBErations Podcast Episode 3 - 'Leeder Quay Wines' Broadcast 24th Sept 2020 Interview with Solomon Leeder founder of Leeder Quay Wines in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong https://www.vigilantforvalue.com  Shout out to local Lantau business 'Lantau Base Camp' 2021-06-1717 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 4 - Tom MidgleyVIBErations Podcast Episode 4 - 'Cafe Paradiso' Broadcast 1st Oct 2020 Interview with Tom Midgley, owner of Caffe Paradiso in Mui Wo, Lantau Island, Hong Kong Shout out to local Lantau business 'Deer Horn Nepalese restaurant' 2021-06-1714 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 5 - DenquarVIBErations Podcast Episode 5 - 'Denquar' Broadcast 8th Oct 2020 Shout out to local Lantau business 'Blacksmith Books' BIO Denquar was born in Hong Kong to a Thai father and British mother. Having a musician as a father, music was introduced to her very early on and is still a huge part of her identity. She spent a few early years in Phuket with her mother and finally moved backed to Hong Kong for a better life. Denquar which in Thai means "Cucumber" has always been her nickname. She still speaks a bit...2021-06-1725 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 6 - Jacqeline LeungVIBErations Podcast Episode 6 - 'Jacqueline Leung' Broadcast 15th Oct 2020 Shout out to local Lantau business 'Thai Pailin' BIO Based on Lantau Island - Jacqueline Leung is a concert pianist. She has worked with distinguished musicians including Robert Aitken, Jasmine Choi, Trey Lee and Iestyn Davies. She has frequently served as a jury member at competitions, such as the Steinway Youth Competition, the 2nd Thailand International Mozart Competition and the Japan Piara International Piano Competition (Hong Kong). Since 2013, she has worked as a specialist piano presenter and masterclass teacher for the Trinity...2021-06-1724 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 7 - Nel PailinVIBErations Podcast Episode 7 - Interview with Nel Pailin of 'Thai Pailin Massage' Broadcast 22nd Oct 2020 'Thai Pailin Massage' in Facebook Shout out to local Lantau business 'TAILS Lantau' 2021-06-1717 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 8 - Nazia YasminVIBErations Podcast Episode 8 - 'Shaz's Kitchen' Broadcast 29th Oct 2020 Shout out to local Lantau business 'Floatudio' New Mui Wo based homemade Halal Indian Food kitchen Shaz’s Delicious Food – is run by Nazia Yasmin and over the past 3 months she’s been supplying locals with delicious Indian food made with her grandmothers recipes. 2021-06-1710 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 9 - Rex & SarahVIBErations Podcast Episode 9 'Floatudio - Sarah & Rex' Broadcast 5th Nov 2020 Shout out to local Lantau business 'Stoep at High Tide' You can find out more about Floatudio from their website at www.floatudio.com  or Facebook at @floatudio or by WhatsApp on 6628-1218 2021-06-1725 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 10 - Dr. Esslin TerrighenaVIBErations Podcast Episode 10 - 'TAILS - Dr. Esslin Terrighena' Broadcast 12th Nov 2020 Shout out to local Lantau business 'Peter Duchemin' Dr. Esslin Terrighena is an amazing woman. A Chartered Psychologist she set up and runs her own Psychology practice in Central. Not content with 1 career – 2 years ago she founded animal rescue charity TAILS. 2021-06-1722 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 11 - Pushpa RaiVIBErations Podcast Episode 11 - Deer Horn - Pushpa Rai Broadcast 19th Nov 2020 Shout out to local Lantau business 'Cafe Isara' Pushpa Rai and husband Robinson have run the Deer Horn restaurant for 11 years now. They have a son Nickson age 20yrs and daughter Anayash 7yrs They’ve been in Hong Kong for 25 years. 2021-06-1716 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 12 - Dr. Peter DucheminVIBErations Podcast Episode 12 - Peter Duchemin Broadcast 26th Nov 2020 Shout out to local Lantau business 'Treasure Island Group' BIO Dr. Peter Duchemin is an artist, magician, scholar, and Tarot reader with more than 20 years of reading experience. He is a Canadian and Newfoundlander by birth, and has travelled widely to discover his current home in Hong Kong. 10 Questions 1. Favourite book or author? - 'Left Hand of Darkness' by Ursula Le Guin 2. Favourite musical artist? - Beethoven 3. Preferred drink? - Tea 4. Life...2021-06-1724 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 13 - Xavier PickVIBErations Podcast Episode 13 - 'Xavier Pick' Broadcast 3rd Dec 2020 https://www.xavierpick.com https://www.vibehk.com   BIO Xavier considers his practice as a bridge between journalism and fine art. His work documents real life situations but rather than depicting events. Xavier searches for timeless themes, the human condition and the spirit of place through visual storytelling based on his unique personal experiences. ​ His work is distilled from many different media. Xavier combines drawing, photography, film, writing, audio and found reference, and all of these disciplines are tied together through his cel...2021-06-1722 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 14 - Les BirdVIBErations podcast Episode 14. Les Bird - Author of 'A Small Band of Men' interviewed at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo, Lantau Island, HK on 13th Jan 2021. BIO Les joined the Royal Hong Kong Police in 1976, and worked in the Marine Police for more than 20 years until June 1997. Originating from Staffordshire in the UK, Bird’s work was diverse – in the late 1970s he was a rural inspector of West Lantau, in the early 80s he returned to launch-going duties, overseeing the influx of tens of thousands of Vietnamese refugees in the years that foll...2021-06-1736 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 15 - Pat LawrenceVIBErations podcast Episode 15. Pat Lawrence - Colonial ex-Hong Kong Policeman interviewed at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo, Lantau Island, HK on 20th Jan 2021. Pat joined the RHKP in July 1974 and worked in a variety of policing work and locations for more than 20 years .,until June 1997. Born in Ireland in 1948 ,but growing up in England , Pat travelled the world as a child being the son of a military family . Prior to coming to HK and joint the RHKP, Pat served six and a half years in the British police . In HK , Lawrence’s duty po...2021-06-1737 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 16 - Paul 'Jacko'JacksonVIBErations podcast Ep 16. Paul Jackson - Colonial ex-HK Policeman interviewed @ VIBE Book & Music Shop, Lantau Island, Hong Kong on 27th Jan 2021 Paul was born in Malta and spent an early childhood there and in Germany before his parents decided to return to their roots in Northern England – he still blames them for his love of Barnsley football club (the nearest team) which he can’t seem to shake. Qualified in Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications, upon graduation from Liverpool University in 1988, Paul naturally decided to seek a career in the Royal Hong Kong Police – there was just s...2021-06-1737 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 17 - Dr. Merrin PearseVIBErations podcast Ep 17. Dr. Merrin Pearse - Asia Environmentalist interviewed @ VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 9th February 2021 BIO Dr Merrin Pearse began his career as a land surveyor with the New Zealand government just as GPS technology was being introduced to measure land deformation. His interest in measurement science came about following an earthquake in his last year of college where the corner of their family dairy farm had drop 2.05m. So rather than continuing on a path accounting and economics he chose a path with...2021-06-1727 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 18 - Jenny QuintonVIBErations podcast Ep 18. Jenny Quinton - Ark Eden Project Designer interviewed @ VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 23rd February 2021 https://www.arkedenonlantau.org   BIO Jenny grew up in Cheshire in England and spent a lot of her childhood paddling in rivers and climbing trees. She started working part-time jobs when she was 12 so she could go on oversea adventures. She arrived in Hong Kong on a back-packing trip with her boyfriend in August 1989 and never left because she fell in love with Lantau. She has n...2021-06-1734 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 19 - Lantau Siu YinVIBErations podcast Ep 19. Lantau Siu Yin @ VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 25th February 2021 Jo Lodder & Catherine Cormack charity hike :- https://give.asia/campaign/hike-for-freedom#/   BIO With over 8 years of experience supporting many organisations, Siu Yin is currently an assistant to two members of the Legislative Council aka LegCo. In 2019 she stood for the Lantau district council elections as the democratic candidate and lost to long term member Randy Kwan by just 240 votes. Her experience includes: case analysis, appointments/contacts with government departments, petitions, p...2021-06-1733 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 20 - Jo FarrellVIBErations podcast Ep 20. Jo Farrell @ VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 25th March 2021 Jo Lodder & Catherine Cormack charity hike :- https://give.asia/campaign/hike-for-freedom  BIO Jo Farrell is an award-winning black and white photographer and cultural anthropologist. Born in London, England she has been based in Hong Kong for the past 12 years. Her photography work focuses on traditions and cultures that are dying out, including the project “Living History: Bound Feet Women of China.” Jo uses black and white film and shoots on a Hasse...2021-06-1733 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 21 - Patrick DransfieldVIBErations podcast Ep 21. Photographer Patrick Dransfield @ VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 10th March 2021 BIO Patrick Dransfield, a long-term resident of Hong Kong, has long attempted to express through the medium of photography and writing, the empathetic connectedness we share as human beings. He has a deep interest in the visual arts and literature, of both the west and China. “It is my profound hope that through preserving these fleeting moments of Beijing street life from the 1980s, east and west can once again be reminded of ou...2021-06-1738 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 22 - Martyn LudlowVIBErations podcast Ep 22. Martyn Ludlow at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 1st April 2021 Local author and businessman Martyn Ludlow. His recently published book ‘Porridge & Honey’ is available now at VIBE and we hope to have Martyn in for our next Facebook live presentation. Martyn was born in South Wales in 1959 and joined the Financial Services industry in 1984. He enjoyed a career in both management and as a Financial Adviser. Martyn specialises in providing bespoke financial advice to higher net worth clients. His clients live throughout Asia, the...2021-06-1751 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 23 - Martin MaldenVIBErations podcast Ep 23. Martin Malden of 'Lantau Network' at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in Hong Kong on 23rd March 2021 BIO Martin Malden is a permanent ex-pat. He grew up on a farm in what was originally Southern Rhodesia, when it was part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, in central Africa. After leaving school at the end of 1970, he did his National Service in 1971 and then went down to Durban, in South Africa, in 1972, where he spent his student years. After graduating, he returned to what...2021-06-1730 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 24 - Larry FeignVIBErations podcast Ep 24. Larry Feign author of 'The Flower Boat Girl' at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 19th April 2021 BIO Larry Feign is an award-winning artist and writer based in Hong Kong. He is well known for his long-running daily political comic strip “Lily Wong”, which satirized life in Hong Kong before and after the handover to China until he retired the cartoon in 2007. Feign’s work has appeared in Time, The Economist, the New York Times, The Atlantic, and other publications around the world. He also direct...2021-06-1757 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 25 - Bey LoganVIBErations podcast Ep 25. Film Producer and Author Bey Logan at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 29th April 2021 BIO Bey Logan is the most successful and prolific non-Chinese film-maker in the Hong Kong and China movie industries. Over the last three decades, he has worked with and for the movie legends Jackie Chan, Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li, Sammo Hung and Jet Li. After relocating to Hong Kong from England, Logan worked for action superstar Jackie Chan, writing and producing the documentaries ‘Jackie Chan: My Story’ and ‘My Stunts’, the film...2021-06-1741 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 26 - Karing FrontiersVIBErations podcast Ep 26. Karing Frontiers at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 12th May 2021 Featuring interview with Angelica Cheng and Benny Berkenkotter – 2 of 8 university students who have setup an NGO called Karing Frontiers. The purpose of ‘Karing Frontiers’ is to provide fundraising for refugee Karen students in Myanmar. VIBE has donated to this very worthy cause by donating 2 ‘goody bags’ for prizes in their mid-June raffle and sponsoring a student for 1 year via their website at www.karingfrontiers.com This year, Karing Frontiers is aiming to raise HK$302,000 to empower...2021-06-1737 minVIBErations PodcastVIBErations PodcastVIBErations Episode 27 - Dr Rhona BuchananVIBErations podcast Ep 27. Dr. Rhona Buchanan Vet at VIBE Book & Music Shop in Mui Wo on Lantau Island in HK on 28th May 2021 BIO Dr. Rhona Buchanan has a wealth of experience since qualifying as a vet many years ago… She worked for 4 years with the PDSA a UK animal-based charity caring for the health of all domestic pets of those with a low income. A further 4 years as a self-employed locum working the length and breadth of the UK, many of the practices she covered were one vet clinics where she ended up covering fo...2021-06-1647 min