Everything is wrong in the world right now. There are wars, deadly viruses, disastrous extreme weathers. Fundamental rights are being seized left and right. Things that shouldn’t happen, happen. Yet here you are, about to watch me rant about a bag of chips I saw the other day. Welcome, to…

The Peak. The place that has the best view of buildings and the best night view in the world — or so I was told since I was a child. I had always known it as a tourist trap — they’ve got a Madame Tussaud Wax Museum there; it seems…

“I don’t want to wear this watch to work because it is too expensive and I may break it,” my friend said to me one day. “But my other watch is even more expensive, so I am definitely not wearing that watch. And we are not talking about the price…

I woke up at 10am and decided to make myself a quick brunch. There’s pumpkin in the fridge. Pumpkin puree in a toasted sandwich would be nice. I cut some into cubes. To make sure they don’t dry out, I wrapped the plate of pumpkin cubes in microwavable cling film…

“If you write stuff on the Internet, I beg of you to write about what you have seen here today. Tell the public what’s happening here, and tell them of our plight.” — Mr Hau, a several-decade-long resident of Tai Hang Sai Estate Ok, Mr Hau. …

The Surprising Joy in Advertising Random, Simple Things — At a random point in 2019, I was mindlessly viewing Instagram stories on my feed, tapping to skip all ads, when a weird ad popped into view. It was the photo of someone gently holding a perfectly smooth, plain white mantou (Chinese steamed bun).

… Are you trying to tell me about pursuing the “digital nomad lifestyle”, get me into a get-rich-quick scam, or sell me an online course or eBook? Nope. I did quit my full-time job after working at it for four years. I put the word “retiring” next to a relatively young age number so that you would click the title and read this post. It worked! I am happy with how that went. While you’re here, maybe…

“Shirley, nobody gets this excited at the signs in a supermarket.” “Well, not only am I going to take pictures of all of them, they are all going onto my latest blog post, and there is nothing you can do about it.” “Shirley,” my friend continued, “have you considered getting…

I had to explain Maths to a bunch of 12-year-olds the other day. I am someone who’s really bad at Maths. Let me quickly explain how I got myself into this particular situation: 1) You know how, like, since the dawn of time, humans are innate learners? We learn by messing around, doing things, and talking with other people to figure things…