Hong Kong Moms are quick to opine on everything from school bus drivers to too much homework. But when it comes to getting into school here, we leave that to the experts! Ruth Benny’s consulting business, Top Schools, has helped many families get through the murky and fraught process. She also runs a Facebook group, Hong Kong […]
Fairies, football, Frozen or French chateau? Princess, pool party or Project Runway? Brenda Wilson can take a theme and turn it into an event to remember. The statuesque Hong Kong Mom of six-year-old Brooke, is originally from Los Angeles and after stints in New York and London, has called Hong Kong home for the past 11 years. Not
Wu Tsang. Photo: Tosh Basco Production still from Duilian by Wu Tsang. Courtesy of the artist, Spring Workshop, Hong Kong and Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin. Photo: Ringo Tang. Production still from Duilian by Wu Tsang. Courtesy of the artist, Spring Workshop, Hong Kong and Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin. Photo: Ringo Tang Neon sculpture commissioned by
Being comfortable in the water is something most of us take for granted. In Hong Kong it seems to be the norm for children to start taking swimming lessons near infancy! But the ability to swim is a first-world luxury. Many domestic helpers here do not know how to swim, are scared of the water, and yet are often expected to
“What’s for dinner?” is likely a constant refrain in all of our houses. Along with work, school runs, activity shuttling, and managing all the family’s comings-and-goings, we want to get a healthy meal on the table. Some days, it seems like an impossible task. The secret to success? Meal planning! We’ve called on Hong Kong Mom
I arrived in Hong Kong in September 2010 with a two-and-a-half-year-old, a four-month-old, and over 30 pounds of baby weight still to lose. My husband started his new job. I started trying to figure out where to live, where to send my daughter to pre-school, how to meet people, and how to find a helper.
