In Praise of Boredom
Where is the time for the kids to be bored and tap into their inner creativity? Are the kids able to occupy themselves, even when there is no set...
The Bridge across the Oceans
It is a concern for most expats, with increasing number of people finding employment overseas, it’s a continuous endeavor to strike a balance between aging parents back home, and...
Lawless Kowloon was a City within a City, a Hub of Vice
The dark past of one of the major hubs of the city was the infamous walled city of Kowloon. It became a city within a city. A haven for...
Bon Appetit: After a Full Belly all is Poetry!
Food is interwoven into the culture of the Chinese people much like the Indians. With food, Gods are worshipped, ancestors are sustained, and spirits pacified. Food also plays a...
The Future is Smiling in Hong Kong, the Jewel of Asia
Suveera began penning the Hong Kong Diary, a weekly column, in 2017. She glances back at the close of the year and tells us what life has been in the Far...
A Lesson in Love
There’s an interesting place called Grandpa’s Garden, in Discovery Bay, in Hong Kong, hidden by the lush greenery, almost waiting to be discovered. It is a beautiful organic farm,...
Of Dumplings and Jalebis
Changing times always present newer challenges. Third culture kids have such a wider exposure to life and its challenges, leaving them empowered with a higher level of cross-cultural competence,...
The Chosen Family
Suveera tells us how her family-of-friends became her family in a distant land in Hong Kong, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. I still remember very clearly...
A Sprinkling of Joy
Nisha, our helper, is like thousands of other women, who have left behind their home and families in their countries, to seek a better future for themselves and their...
The First Step
Motivation comes easy in Hong Kong. People take time out to exercise and work on their health. Every region has its own swimming pools and sports clubs and they...