Life Writing

Life Writing from the HKU Writing Studio

Pressure Cooker
Welcome to my attempt at trying to write my own memoir – while still being alive! And pretty young with nothing figured out. Growing up I never dreamed that one...
Goodbye to Adolescence
For many, I believe they will consider their adolescence as one of the best periods they have ever experienced. But for me, things were a bit different. In my story,...
Walking Back Home
She started from zero in Hong Kong. No one said it was easy. In a public housing residential area next to the main road, she marked a space for work....
Icarus
I wandered lonely as a cloud but there were no daffodils. In this part of the city, raincoats and muggers, corners and dive bars, you’d keep your head under the...
Biography of Monetter
“I used to be a wild girl at school”. I stopped and stared at Monetter. “I was the leader of my friends’ circle. I tried a lot of things.” Yes,...
Down to Earth
They say, sometimes you may not be able to recall the exact moment you started falling in love. You just keep wondering, was it at that moment I started feeling...