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Top Of His Game! The Good Guy

Actor, tech pro and returning DBer Philippe Joly has a ton on his plate. Just the way he likes it. Elizabeth Kerr reports ...

Mar 5, 20245 min read

Discovery Bay International School psychology and science teacher, Neil O’Maonaigh-Lennon reflects on perhaps his biggest challenge to...

Feb 5, 20245 min read

Not even a ’tween yet, Anna Sze is DB’s newest, published author, and it’s probably the tip of the iceberg. Elizabeth Kerr reports...

Jan 2, 20245 min read

Translator, editor, finance-pro and now author Flora Qian looks back on her youth in her first novel, South of the Yangtze. Elizabeth...

Dec 4, 20235 min read

A multi-hyphenate well-versed in the finer things, Franco Savadori’s instincts led him to Discovery Bay and his next chapter as a dealer...

Nov 3, 20235 min read

Landscape architect, outrigger competitor, artist, adoptee. Polly Snaith is a juggler first and foremost, adept at keeping many different...

Oct 6, 20235 min read

Long-term DB resident Richard Crosbie embarks on a new career as a watercolour artist, taking a hard look at the Hong Kong he missed. ...

Sep 6, 20235 min read

Nick Moore, Discovery Bay International School’s new Head of Year 12, is about to be busier than ever, empowered by the school’s new...

Aug 2, 20235 min read

Trading software pro by day, footballer by night, or at least weekends, Matija Maretic would bask in the glow of backstopping his DBFC...

Jul 5, 20235 min read