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“The Artistic Lawyer or the Lawyerlike Artist?”
(acknowledgement: Interview of Hong Kong Lawyer, publication of The Law Society of Hong Kong with Maurice Lee) (by Sonali Khemka) There is a widely accepted theory that people are either left-brained or right-brained, meaning that one side of their brain is dominant. If you are mostly analytical and methodical in your thinking, you are said…
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A Look Inside ‘Guu-wak Boys古惑仔’: The New Theme Restaurant In Hong Kong And Do You Know The 7 Common ‘Guu-wak’ Men In Our Society?
18-05-21 I guess you may not be with me? Some good guys turned bad only after they had been cheated or exploited. It was easier to follow the dirty crowd. Make yourself wolves and you will then have sheep to eat. There is a Hong Kong expression ‘guu-wak’ (古惑). A person is ‘guu-wak’ when he…
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Kidults Will Match Against The Traditional Art-world Elites—Matt Chung, A Successful Art Dealer For Kidults(傑斗) In Hong Kong
30-04-21 I pray there can be a term called ‘old-dult’, referring to the senior who are young at heart. I will sign up for this group. The prevalent description of a young person nowadays is ‘kidult’. A kidult is a young man or woman who lavishes on things meant for kids such as toys and…
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In The Middle Of Nowhere On The New Territories Plain, The Days Of Idyllic Solitude Of Yuen Long In The 60s
14-04-20 We go back to the 60s. Yuen Long, far away from the city of Hong Kong by a 2-hour bus trip, was a quiet, beautiful and enchanting village town having a history of 600 years. At night, the shadows of the big trees fell across the only one main road and hid the infrequent…
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“Understanding A Country’s History, Philosophy And Literature Is Essential For Us In Hong Kong—Professor Albert Chen(陳弘毅教授)
24-04-21 Selfishness is the mirror in which selfness sees its own face. In the ‘Me’ generation, we are always wading in the shallow end of self-centred prides. We believe we are better. We inherently deserve special treatment and protection. We can be concerned with our stand, pleasure and interests without moral consideration for other factors…
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The Secret Of A Slashie ‘Accountant-cum-singer-cum-housewife’—Susan Wong Said, “The Dualism Of Taking Life Easy But Looking Up!”
12-02-2021 Feelings are more complicated than words. There are feelings that we do not know how to express in words. Singers help. They help us speak the words which are the beautiful opposite of silence. We listen to good singers. They release our emotional pain and connect us with their souls. Perhaps, a good singer…
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‘Godmother’ Olivia Yan Offers One last Defence Of Theatre Practitioners Against The Waves Of COVID & Technology: Embrace!
07-10-21 Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot: Hong Kong had social commotion in 2019, COVID-19 in 2021 and will face economic downturn. Bad situations are like an amorphous mass of mud. Local theatres were devastatingly forced to close again and again. The ‘Godmother’ of theatrical circles Olivia Yan(甄詠蓓)said, “We are down. But, we…
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Be On The Side Of The Dark Angels—They Are Not Bad At All, Our Romantic Moments With Junk-food Snacks
25-02-20 Chinese call snacks ‘small bites’(小食). Snacks bring about powerful emotions. They mean sentimentality and memories, the recollections of buying small bites from the street stands and wheelbarrows, down-at-heel snack shops which are called ‘stores’(士多) in Hong Kong, from vendors doing business under the stairs of an old building and from school tuck shops which…
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In The Tender City Of Bangkok At Chinese New Year: The Differences Of Being Alone, Lonely And Lonesome For A Tourist?
01-02-21 It was said that ‘alone’ is just a state, condition or period of time. You travel with family or a group in Bangkok but you may still want to have privacy. While spending time alone, you can reflect, concentrate, turn inward and spiritual. The feeling is important to strengthen your mental health. It was…
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Money Loads The Gun, Joyce Cheng Pulls The Trigger—7 Money Notions On Earth
01-01-21 Lydia Shum(沈殿霞) is the most famous and loved female comedian in the history of Hong Kong. She passed away in 2008 at the age of 62. Her 33-year-old daughter, a popular singer, Joyce Cheng(鄭欣宜) will inherit her huge properties under Lydia’s will when she turns 35 according to newspaper. ‘How will Joyce spend the…