【明報專訊】Living on an island was a childhood dream of mine. Island life sounds like a goodie bag filled with nature's little gifts. What you pull out varies with the day. From pleasant sunrises to tantrums of typhoons, from warm sea breezes to torrential rain, islands invite residents to experience nature in its crudest form. Unconnected to other pieces of land, there is no escape from adversaries. The necessity to handle the environment as it is has never failed to charm me.