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I miss the good ol' days when I worked hard to win business. The younger generation have new tricks up their sleeves
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I thought 2021 couldn't get any worse. But I was in for a rude awakening recently when my passion for alcohol and drinking came under threat.
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If there is one thing I have learnt from our battle with the Covid-19 pandemic over the past 18 months, it is to never make plans
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If there is one thing that I’ve learned from Hong Kong’s vaccine programme, it is that bankers are terrible at biology.
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They say it takes three seconds to form an opinion of someone. So, naturally, it’s important to make a great first impression.
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It’s funny how every four years we all become increasingly patriotic and turn experts in niche sports we would otherwise never watch.
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Having your CV stand out in a sea of job applications is no easy feat. So how do you grab an employer's attention?
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Athletes are finally arriving in Tokyo for the long-awaited 2020 Olympics. I am bracing myself for what could be the oddest Olympics I've ever seen.
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If you are like me, an English football fan living in Hong Kong, it has been a month of cheering, cursing, singing and over-imbibing.
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I have used Covid-19 as an excuse to avoid some unwanted social occasions over the last year or so, but a friend of mind has taken his Covid isolation to a new level.
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We always hope to influence our children for the best, but it’s amazing what they pick up.
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Countries around the world are announcing all kinds of incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated. But access to alcohol may offer the most appeal.
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Over the last year or so, my furry companion has become my co-worker, supervisor and live-in best friend. But he still doesn't have security clearance.
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Hong Kong was once renowned for its nightlife, but Covid-19 and its restrictions have killed the legendary carousing in SoHo and partying in the infamous establishments of Wan Chai.
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Hong Kong's heat levels have hit 30 degrees Celsius recently — meaning it's time for junk boat season.
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I have shared my recent experience of getting vaccinated in Hong Kong with my loyal readers, many of whom have given me kudos.
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I was talking to a few loans bankers this week and was surprised when they revealed privately that they had very little interest in social loans. That gave me an idea.
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The social confines of the past year have made me forget the importance of behaving myself in front of strangers.
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Freelance financial journalists in China have found a new source of work — disgruntled wives out to shame their husbands.
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It was the best of wines, it was the worst of wines. It was the age of Riesling, it was the age of cheap plonk from 7/11. It was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity that anyone would charge you that much for something that tasted like Lambrini.
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Hong Kong has now vaccinated half a million people, after rolling its vaccine out to all comers last month. There have been a few hiccups – the discovery of packaging defects caused a temporary halt to the AstraZeneca jab — but most people have now had the first of their required two shots.
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The best relationships are ones entirely bereft of contact. The pandemic has made that possible.
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Horse racing is a way of life in Hong Kong. It is also just one part of life that has been changed dramatically by the coronavirus.