As has been noted on other blogs, one of the mysteries of wordpress is that it is not possible to see who is reading our wafflings. Sure, we get the stats to see how many of you are perusing, but no names. It’s probably just our families and those friends we laid a guilt trip on, but heh.
It would be nice therefore to know who is reading about the Olsen Experience, just to prove that it is not the Grandmothers repeatedly pressing F5 – why not leave a comment and say who you are and what kind of topics you want us to explore on your behalf? Think of us as selfless tour guides, albeit the ones who stand half looking away from you, whilst studying their notes and talking into their collar because they’re not quite sure what they say is actually correct. And they have a very heavy accent that means you only understand one word in four and have to make sense of phrases like “…emperor…iron…whale…”, all not helped by the foreign kid next to you loudly kicking one of the priceless displays.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you.
olsensintheorient 
Hey guys! Hope you’re settling in well! Am enjoying reading about your adventures in Hong Kong – hope you managed to get out of the mall Sammy!?
Off to Austin, Tx – on Saturday – Yee Ha cowboys (and cowgirls, obviously!)!!
Chin Chin!
Dom
By: Dominic Lewis on August 4, 2011
at 9:22 am
Chin chin too – in both senses! Safe travels
By: olsensintheorient on August 5, 2011
at 1:32 am
Hello lovelies
I am avidly following your blog, mainly it has to be said on my iPhone in the middle of the night whilst feeding Stanley! But am loving hearing how you are getting on – any chance of some photos???
Much love
Lucy and Stanley (and Jerry)
By: Lucy Vlam on August 4, 2011
at 8:34 pm
Yes good point – photos to come. Glad you like it! Love to you all
By: olsensintheorient on August 5, 2011
at 1:29 am
Great stuff. Will have to read more!
By: thomastolkien on August 5, 2011
at 6:59 am
Love the blog, great to hear what the place is like. Looking forward to the next update.
By: James Hodgson on August 5, 2011
at 11:08 am
Enjoying the blog; reading while Claire watches The Devil Wears Prada. Top stuff, keep it up!
By: Ian Edwards on August 6, 2011
at 9:10 pm
Good to hear, and please send Claire birthday wishes!
By: olsensintheorient on August 7, 2011
at 12:16 am
Loving the blog. Glad all is going well. You two are prolific!
Kisses to The Lamb.
x
By: Emma Reddy on August 10, 2011
at 9:37 pm
I’m reading your blog and it’s brilliant. So lovely to hear what’s happening with you all. Sam, you should write a book! The girls say hi to Lawrence, and we say hi to you all. Hope life is treating you well out there. It’s gone crazy here!!!
Love to you all
xx
By: Sharon Collins on August 11, 2011
at 11:37 am
Enjoying the blog so far. Hope you are settling in and Lawrence is enjoying the new environment as much as Sam.
It strikes me that Sam will not get a job, and will become a proper old school ex-pat who reads the papers in the morning and inspects the quality of the sherry in the afternoons…all the while muttering about the England he once knew…he has finally found his niche!
Love to all
Ade and Vicky
x
By: Ade on August 11, 2011
at 6:55 pm
You may be on to something there – sounds fantastic.
Yours,
Disgusted from Hong Kong
By: olsensintheorient on August 13, 2011
at 1:56 am
Sam good to hear the updates. Reminds me of the letters you wrote from the state. I have been reading your post whilist walking Thomas at 0010 in the morning it keeps him amused. Ed
By: Ed Starkey on August 13, 2011
at 6:39 am
Hey guys,
We’re really enjoying your updates. A great idea, and so well written.
We hope very much that you continue to settle in well and look forward to seeing you and meeting Lawrence at some point soon whilst you over this side of the world.
All the best,
Chris, Sally & Henry x
By: The Lauders on August 14, 2011
at 3:12 am
Glad you like it. We will definitely be over to see you at some point, and let us know if you are ever in Asia proper xx
By: olsensintheorient on August 15, 2011
at 8:29 am
Hi Olsens,
just found this via the facebook link and am really enjoying the posts. So sorry to hear about the pricey cheese. Should we send some over?
Looking forward to many more stories
Jon & Jane
By: Jon Perkins on August 16, 2011
at 8:53 am
Hi guys thanks – cheese will perhaps become a staple for all our future visitors…
By: olsensintheorient on August 20, 2011
at 7:01 am
I’m afraid that I come into the Granny class although not technically a Granny (at least, I don’t think I am!). Glad to hear that you are all settling in well and look forward to further updates. Ellen xxx
By: Ellen Prockter on August 16, 2011
at 6:33 pm
Hi Sammy, Aggie and Larry,
Great updates, thanks. Nice to know you’re all still keeping well.
Sam, have you ever considered what Larry thinks of you when he’s eating his ‘more and more’ of his bread? “I see you stand there, you think you’re so cool, why don’t you just…”
🙂
Stay well.
Ed x
By: Ed Staunton on August 18, 2011
at 2:39 pm
Thanks Ed. His musical education was just curtailed!
By: olsensintheorient on August 20, 2011
at 7:00 am
ok this is my third attempt, that’s how much we’re enjoying the blog! Thomas & Daniel would like to hear a little more from Lawrence though?! xx
By: Jim Jane Thomas & Daniel on August 26, 2011
at 6:51 pm
Hey Guys, really enjoying the blog, although Thomas & Daniel would like to hear a little more from Lawrence?! xx
By: Jim Jane Thomas & Daniel on August 26, 2011
at 6:54 pm
You will get your wish! More Chronicles of Larry coming up… Glad you like it allxx
By: olsensintheorient on August 27, 2011
at 10:43 am
There are too many blue golfs around london – – im reminded of you at every corner! Glad all is going well xx
By: Teresa Pereira on September 5, 2011
at 7:08 am
Golfs rule!
By: olsensintheorient on September 9, 2011
at 12:47 am
Hello Olsens. Here via Hong Kong Blogs Review. Liking my initial scroll-through! Jade.
By: jadeluxe on January 27, 2012
at 5:03 pm
Thanks Jade!
By: Sam Olsen on February 2, 2012
at 8:07 am
Hello the Olsens, just found this – brilliant! I’ll keep following from afar – would be lovely to catch up some time soon. All the best, Weaver Bird
By: Lancelot Weaver on May 10, 2012
at 12:26 pm
Glad you like it! It’s fun to write. Hope all is well and see you soon I hope. Take care, Sam et al
By: Sam Olsen on May 12, 2012
at 12:45 am
Sam, I hope you and family are extremely well. I stumbled upon this from FB. You bring back memories of Durian fruit and incomprehensible menus well. Anyway, glad your link to the Forsyths is strong as ever 😛 We were there 1920s-1941 and 1994-1997 – if you’re ever in Stanley War Cemetery you can doff your hat to Grandfather Major Henry ‘Rusty’ Forsyth, but am sure John will have told you the story, hope you get to catch up with him and Beatrice in Singapore. All the best squire – for what’s is worth I’d say good move, ‘the East’ is certainly looking appealing due to the perpetual gloom (economically speaking ) in ‘the West’. Take care. Andrew
By: Andrew Forsyth on June 22, 2012
at 5:51 pm
Hi Andrew
Great to hear from you. No, funnily enough John never mentioned it. I will bring it up with him if I see him in Singapore. Take care back West, Sam
By: Sam Olsen on June 23, 2012
at 7:06 am
Hi Sam,
A happy Christmas from you godson , Harry. Thank you for the amazing car. Hoping to see you in 2013! xx
By: Emily Strickland on December 27, 2012
at 6:10 pm
Good to hear from you, and yes, we will definitely meet up in 2013! xx
By: Sam Olsen on January 13, 2013
at 11:48 am
Hi Sam,
My name is Carole and I am the Community Manager over at Expat Focus.
Sorry to post in comments but I could not see your email address.
We have recently added a new section to Expat Focus intended to highlight the best expat blogs on the internet and your blog has been included.
http://www.expatfocus.com/c/cid=158/
I wonder if you would mind contacting me.
carole@expatfocus.com
By: Carole on January 13, 2013
at 1:02 pm
Hi,
I’m reading your blog from Beijing, though I am British… our family of three are moving to HK in August so I’m trying to absorb as much information as possible! Am really enjoying your blog: thanks for posting.
Victoria
By: Victoria Lee on May 7, 2013
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