Angelina Hue

July 30, 2020

Old Places in Kennedy Town: Tung Hing Food Company 東興食品公司

For more than half a century, Tung Hing has been churning out fishballs from the same spot in Kennedy Town.

July 22, 2020July 28, 2020

Old Places in Kennedy Town: Sun Hing Restaurant 新興食家

The place in Kennedy Town to go to for hearty, no-frills dim sum

July 13, 2020September 12, 2020

Old Places in Kennedy Town

A dim sum restaurant, a cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style cafe), and a fishball shop. These three family businesses have been operating in Kennedy Town for several decades. Faced with challenges such as increasing operating costs, competition, and changing customers’ preferences, will they continue past the current generation?

May 17, 2020July 13, 2020

Movement as meditation

Working out from home has various benefits including an unexpected emotional effect on me: Moving mindfully feels like meditation.

April 15, 2020

This too shall pass

Just as the bad things in life shall pass, so do the good stuff. Life is too short to be fussing about things that do not matter.

December 26, 2019July 26, 2020

Travelling, slow and fast by rail in China

Reflections from an overnight train ride from Hong Kong to Shanghai and a high-speed rail journey along China’s eastern territory

June 7, 2019

Getting into the spirit

When in Beijing, we embarked on an introductory flight of baijiu, the ubiquitous Chinese spirit for all celebrations, at Capital Spirits.

March 16, 2019March 16, 2019

Fleeting moments in Beijing

Pro tip: Visit Beijing when there is a major holiday as the air quality is likely to be decent with factories closed and many people out of town.

February 28, 2019July 13, 2020

In search of quiet in Suzhou

Suzhou is renowned for its historic classical Chinese gardens, of which less than 60 remain today. We sought out two of the city’s most famous gardens and a couple lesser known ones to see if Suzhou’s reputation as a paradise on earth holds true.