I flew back to Hong Kong on Jan. 12. It was a Sunday. I had brought in five different bags with me — and I knew I was bound to have a hard time hauling all of those on the bus back to our shared flat in Kowloon. Upon arriving…

Social distancing due to the coronavirus has driven a lot of Hong Kongers up the wall. Yet the perfect answer to when you’re stressed is just to read the word “stressed” backward: desserts. Hong Kong is home to a lot of after-meal delights that would satisfy your sweet cravings —…

Fang Zijing, a 23-year-old mainland Chinese student in Hong Kong, was scheduled to go back to Hubei province to meet her girlfriend Wen Jiaxin, also 23, during this year’s Spring Festival. The two had planned to visit a hot spring an hour’s drive away from Wuhan City with Fang’s cousins. …

I filed a leave today to look after my grandmother, and I didn’t have anything significant to do while I’m home, so I did what every bored 25-year-old would do. I’ll be honest: part of me has this strange fascination with Brits. On one end they act so primly and…

Some friends, a few acquaintances, and I were having a late lunch out when this short-haired girl with a fresh face and nice smile walked past the burger joint. I could not not look at her, because she looked like the type willing to dork around and just chill. A…

The first episode of Doctor Who I watched was Series 5, entitled “The Eleventh Hour.” It marked the dawn of a new era, with then-showrunner Steven Moffatt and a fresh face for the titular character in the form of Matt Smith. …