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“A lively, artistic young lady blogs about things that intrigue her.” – Hong Kong Blogs Review

Interviewed by South China Morning Post – August 2016 (full article here)

Featured on the front page of Beauty Exchange

Featured on the front page of Beauty Exchange, one of Hong Kong’s biggest Chinese lifestyle & beauty website.

For Sky Post (a local daily free newspaper)

January 2015: Featured on Sky Post sharing beauty tips

January 2015

February 2015: Featured on Sky Post sharing fashion tips

February 2015

March 2015: Featured on Sky Post sharing fashion tips

March 2015

April 2015: Featured on Skypost sharing fashion tips

April 2015

For The Loop HK
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Yunnan Noodles Shop You Must Try
10 Restaurants You Need to Visit in Sham Shui Po
Top Cakeries in Town
Best Cart Noodles in Hong Kong
The Ultimate Hong Kong Matcha Dessert Bucket List
11 Weird and Wonderful Hong Kong Experiences

For Foodpanda Hong Kong
5 Best (hidden) Bars in Hong Kong
5 Iconic Hong Kong Foods

For GUESS Watches
A Touch of Colour in Hong Kong
Menswear Inspiration in Hong Kong
Floral Denim in Hong Kong
Heating Up in Hong Kong
Denim on Denim in Hong Kong
Fashion Rules For College Students
Weekend Watching in Hong Kong
Day to Night in Hong Kong

For Localiiz Hong Kong
The Pinnacle of PMQ: Top Five Designers to Sniff Out at Hong Kong’s Coolest Market

For Turf HK (now defunct)

turf cool office extras

Cool office extras from around the world

TURF Top 5 Japanese and Korean fashion store

Top 5 Japanese and Korean fashion stores

Top 6 budget shopping spots in Mongkok (link unavailable)

For Sassy Hong Kong

Fashion articles:
Sassy’s trend watch: Sneakers
We’ve got jungle fever with Maisha Concept!
Top 3 New Boutiques in Hong Kong – WOAW, 22 Degrees North and Tina’s Choice
Pretty Ballerinas opens its first store in Hong Kong
Three cool brands at LABconcept – MO&Co., Brian Lichtenberg & Free People
Sassy’s top ten party dresses boutiques on Hong Kong Island
Nasty Gal – We discover a style blogger’s favourite!
Zooq – our new online fashion discovery
Aly & Rachelle – the new Hong Kong fashion label in town
Make your own Havaianas flip-flops this summer!
Top 7 shoes for a sassy summer
Spotted: the first Desigual store in Hong Kong

Food & drinks articles:
School Food – fresh Korean cuisine in Times Square
Top 7 summer cocktails in Hong Kong
Wafffle! – authentic Belgian waffles in Central

Lifestyle articles:
A Day in Mongkok: What to do and where to go!

For your diary (cultural events roundup in Hong Kong): June 2013 / August 2013 / September 2013

For Sassy Mama Hong Kong
Skateboarding and rollerblading in Hong Kong: where to catch some air!
Guide to Chinese New Year holiday camps for kids
Sassy mama family field trips: Snoopy’s World
Walk with the animals: Sassy mama’s guide to the best animal adventures in Hong Kong

Instagram With Me

  • A personal fave - impossible meat burrito bowl 🍲 ($128 with 🥑) - Here are some of my other go-tos 💁🏻‍♀️ Fete Up ($83) Nood food salads ($68) Tamjai Samgor no noodles ($57) 🙋🏻‍♀️ Plz comment your favourite post-gym / healthy budget eats! Need some inspiration! - From @calimextaqueria via @foodpanda_hongkong
  • My workout routine changes from week to week. Mostly because I can’t stand to do the same thing again and again (ADD), but also because it’s important to keep working different parts and functions of your body to constantly challenge it. Weights keep me strong, but Pilates or Barre teaches me to work all the tiny muscles, my mobility and posture. Yoga is essential to slowing down my mind and keeping stress at bay. 👌 - Personally I do: 1-2 x weights/HIIT/circuit 1 x Pilates/Barre 1-2 x yin yoga or ariel stretch Per week What’s you’re routine? - Thanks @barreformula for a great class ❤️ (self paid via @guavapasshongkong)
  • Oops missed #NationalComingOutDay 🌈 - I’m blessed because I never really had a bad coming out experience. In fact I totally skipped it altogether because I just expected people to treat it as normal that I have a girlfriend instead of a boyfriend - and thankfully people did. My family still sometimes think I will eventually marry a man (hey which I’m bi so it’s not impossible), but I make no secret that I may also marry a woman. 🤷🏻‍♀️ - In any case, I’m thankful for having someone that lets me be me and helps me grow as a person and as a partner. I can’t wait for more growing pains, more laughter and more epiphanies with this beautiful gentle soul. Love you @zarahtang ❤️ - Cover photo by @gabriellesalonga 📸 her stuff is amazing, go give her a follow for reals
  • Life is looking a bit like this right now, and I hear it’s not just me that’s feeling a bit unmotivated, lacking in energy and just generally being a bit of a downer sat here waiting for something exciting to come through. 🙃 ————— It’s ok tho fam, I’m right here with you. Just smile through the weird headspace and inch forward - if you can’t, then use this time to take stock and pause. Go for a walk, a massage, make yourself feel good then try it again. Good luck X
  • Body positivity is not: Being complacent, encouraging obesity, or normalizing bad health. It is: Loving your body the way it’s built, nourishing your body, training to be stronger, and enjoying life in this vessel and celebrating your capacity to do so. It is a part of mental strength and health to live unapologetically for your size. ————— So the next time you’re feeling like you’re fat, or guilty, remember that negative feeling does nothing to encourage you to become better. Don’t let that become an excuse for you to feel defeated. Just focus on how you’re going to improve today, right now. And just keep on going. 💪🏻 ————— PS Thank you @superdry_sport @amytingtong for kitting your girl out! ❤️

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