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Be in the know: our hands-on advice column covers everything from hiking and event planning to home decorating.
Focus on the Chi: Feng Shui For Beginners!
Discover how small changes in your living space can invite harmony, relaxation and positive energy. Samantha Wong reports
Fire Up the Barbie: Alfresco With Attitude!
The autumn months mean barbeques and outdoor dining, if you’re lucky in the comfort of your own home. Here’s how it’s done Aaah. Autumn....
Top Tips: Run Beyond Limits!
Most couch-to-5K programmes are nine weeks long. Follow Andrew Spires’ advice and you’ll be running a 10K in eight
On Your Doorstep: Island Hopping!
Put on those sunglasses and jump on an early ferry to one of the outlying islands. Within minutes, you’ll find yourself well off the...
Rediscovery: DB Housing Market Update!
The road to real estate market recovery could have an offramp through Discovery Bay. Elizabeth Kerr reports Hong Kong’s real estate...
Top Tips: Smartphone Photography!
Ready to take phenomenal photos with your phone? Around DB photographer Andrew Spires, who uses his Huwei Pura70 Pro even for cover...
Top Tips: Wild Camping!
Andrew Spires reveals the best and worst places to pitch a tent in Lantau The AFCD has 41 designated campsites dotted throughout Hong...
Top Tips: Personal Evolution!
Ray Au outlines what we can expect from 2025, the Year of the Wood Snake According to Chinese astrology, each year cor responds to one...
Top Tips: New Year! New You!
From smart technologies to ancient remedies, the wellness trends of 2025 are set to transform how we care for ourselves and our homes As...
Top Tips: Holiday Decorating!
Check our festive forecast to unwrap the coolest trends for Christmas 2024 This year’s Christmas decor trends are as diverse as they...
Top Tips: On The Wagon!
If you’ve decided to take the Dry November challenge, good on you! Find out what physical and mental changes to expect in the month ahead...
Top Tips: Know Your Plonk!
Whether you’re new to wine or well into it and want to know more, here are some traditions debunked and best practices worth following ...
Top Tips: The Art Of Small Talk!
How to socialise if you’re shy, socially awkward or an out-and-out introvert. Take it from Ray Robertson, she should know Like me you...
Inside Out: Living Al Fresco!
Balconies and terraces are easily transformed into fully-fledged alternative living areas: it’s a cinch to make them just as comfortable...
Top Tips: Eat Your Way To Wellness!
From avoiding carbs to adding collagen to coffee, most nutrition trends are passing fads but let’s take a look at a few that are likely...
Top Tips! Walk Your Way To Fitness
Regular walking has definite health benefits and it can also provide a better workout than running. Time then to join all the other DBers...
Onto a Winner: Sure Thing!
Determined to harness wealth and prosperity heading into Dragon Year, Joe Dobbs explores the similarities between racetrack betting and...
Top Tips! Living The High Life
No terrace? No yard? No problem. With a carefully decked-out balcony, you can enjoy time outdoors year round Usable terraces and rooftops...
Top Tips! Get your finances in good shape
Whether you are looking to save, invest, or grow your money, a financial advisor can help you achieve specific goals. Joe Dobbs reports...
Top Tips! Deck Your Halls
Capture the magic of a classic holiday season by following Jane Clyde’s stylish and totally doable decorating tips For me the holidays...
Top Tips! Chinese Etiquette
What’s the polite way to behave when you’re out and about with local friends? And how do you make sure no one loses face? Have you ever...
DB Lampoon! Hey, Stop Messing With My Good Work!
A frustrated God reaches down to Peter Sherwood for answers You may be familiar with my unsolicited chats with God. When He’s on a rant I...
Top Tips: Chinese Dining Etiquette!
You can slurp and burp as much as you like in a dai pai dong but don’t be deceived, at a Chinese banquet or corporate dinner, you’ll be...
Top Tips! How To Become A Vegetarian
Going meat-free doesn’t have to be restrictive. By experimenting with some great tasting food and making sure your body gets all the...
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) holds three weekly meetings in DB. Two of these meetings are open to alcoholics and individuals who think they may have a drinking problem, while the third welcomes alcoholics and their family and friends. Visit www.aa-hk.org
Lai see is a blessing, a wish for good luck; it’s not about giving a large amount of money. You give lai see to people who help you on a daily basis, and to employees. No more than HK$100. Children should not give lai see – it would be considered insulting by the adult recipient – kids receive only. For young kids, HK$10 is acceptable. For older kids and young adults, it’s HK$20 to HK$50.
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