15 things you should never say to a new mum

JAN 1 — Last week I wrote about the the behind-the-scenes stuff related to giving birth that I never knew about, like the space-age sounding term, involution, a paralysing pain ...

What my mum didn’t tell me

DEC 25 — There are some things a woman should be told before she gives birth. It was not my first time out. I’d already undergone one very long 26-hour labour almost four years ...

The nowhere kids: Shortage of school places, expats reject HK

DEC 11 — I met a lovely eight-year-old boy last weekend at a friend’s home. Bright, friendly and able to speak three languages, the Dutch native arrived in Hong Kong with his ...

Detour 2011: Use-less or useless

DEC 4 — I spent Friday afternoon skulking along the corridors of the Police Married Quarters (PMQ) in Hollywood Road.My friend enquired by text message if I had decided to ...

Scent of a city

NOV 27 — Are you one of those people who link a smell to a particular place?Strange as this may sound, Europe has always had a “smell” to me, like a scent that can be bottled up ...