EDITOR’S NOTE
“I got my wife a wooden leg for Christmas. It’s not her main present – just a stocking-filler.”
Can an editor’s letter just consist of a string of so-bad-they’re-good gags from Christmas crackers? After the year we’ve all had, I feel it should be allowed. But I’ll resist the temptation.
Will anyone miss 2020? I doubt it. I’m sure we’ll all tell stories about it years from now (“Back in my day …”), but we’re unlikely to want to relive it.
That’s why it’s nice that this quarterly magazine straddles the end of 2020, the start of 2021, and then Chinese New Year in February. It’s a three-month period where we can all enjoy some celebrations (of sorts!) but also look to the future and what hopefully will be a time of restoration and renewal.
On the topic of renewal, who doesn’t love a home renovation story? We’ve got two of them in this issue, featuring two very different dwellings. Also on the makeover theme, there’s a bunch of beauty news and reviews for getting your eyes, hair, skin and more sorted.
We’ve got the holidays covered, too, with a gift guide for every person in the family, and some expert advice on how to create a festive table setting at home. There’s also a sack-load of dining-out options for Christmas, New Year’s Eve and beyond.
The Singapore travel bubble might be on-again, off-again, but it will happen, so we’ve included a bumper list of great things to do down there as well.
Finally, don’t forget to enter our Expat Living Readers’ Choice Awards – there are some fab prizes to win, plus you get to give a shout-out to the businesses and services you love in HK. See page 10 for all the details – but be quick; voting ends on 15 December.
And, to return to my original theme, if you don’t win, don’t be too upset – try to retain that sense of humour!
Speaking of which: I bought my wife a world map and gave her a dart and said, “Throw this and wherever it lands, that’s where I’m taking you when the pandemic ends.” Turns out we’ll be spending two weeks behind the fridge.
Cheers!