Be it ever so humble...
When I arrived in Hong Kong in May 2021, I spent over two years of living out of a suitcase in a serviced hotel...
Aug 23, 2024
The perils of a suitcase life
During the initial years of starting IJK, we contemplated the option of moving me from Singapore to...
Jan 3, 2024
In search of a quaint type of peace
I have never been much of a waterfront-living type of person, but the view of the Victoria harbour can be quite addictive. Quiet mornings...
May 6, 2023
This is home, truly♩
It feels weird to say I'm traveling 'back' to Hong Kong after a business trip. I have spent the majority of my time here for the last 2+...
May 1, 2023
Quarantine free travel to Shenzhen
Finally and for the first-time, I took the high speed rail from Hong Kong into Shenzhen. Despite the lunar new year festive period, the...
Jan 28, 2023
A quiet new year
After two years and given that it was the year end, I thought it was timely that I should spend some time to consolidate and reflect on...
Jan 15, 2023
Not what it was used to be
HKIA isn't what it used to be in the old days. No crowds. Only a handful of shops open. Lounges are dead. HKIA used to be a humdrum of...
Nov 20, 2022
The slippery slope of irreversible change
In 2017, I flew to Riyadh for the first time ever to attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference. This was Saudi Arabia’s...
Oct 28, 2022
The middle-class immigrant
In the last couple of years, Hong Kong had remained relatively “closed” to the rest of the world. I think the city is bearing the brunt,...
Oct 9, 2022
Change is the only constant
The last couple of weeks have been incredibly exciting for Singapore: SuperReturn Asia, DealStreetAsia's PE/VC event, the Milken Asia...
Oct 2, 2022