When I arrived in Hong Kong in May 2021, I spent over two years of living out of a suitcase in a serviced hotel...

Money can only go so far in compensating the inconvenience and logistics of relocating overseas, but how does one psychologically prepare for and cope for the change to a new environment?

At any point of time, nothing is ever so good or bad as it seems.

The faster you acclimatise to all aspects of your surroundings, the easier life becomes.

A quick post-COVID guide to commuting to Shenzhen from Hong Kong.

No celebration, not a lot of booze, no chugging of beers, no fanciful dinners or gatherings.

Caught between having to confirm with China's cross-border travel policies and opening up to the rest of the world, the city walks a tightrope trying to bring business and investor confidence back.

There is less reason to get into Hong Kong today. The reality that the city now has to bring out the big guns to advertise itself reveals how much its economic environment has deteriorated over the last few years.

It can be difficult to call a rented place home, especially if you do not have long term visibility of staying in that city. This uncertainty leads to a great deal of inertia when it comes to upgrading your living conditions.

Nothing is ever really permanent. The stable state of things we are familiar with can be easily contested at some point of time or another. We took public gatherings for granted until COVID happened.