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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- South China Morning Post
Indonesia's popular private island, greeting family in Cantonese: 7 Lifestyle highlights
We have selected seven Lifestyle and Culture stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing Daniella Means is a professional bodybuilder and champion powerlifter. She was also previously a rugby player for the Hong Kong national team. Photo: Instagram/daniellameans In 2021, Hong Kong-born athlete Daniella Means was assaulted and robbed. Now she's a top bodybuilder who helps others reach their goals. When strolling through a beach resort, it is not often that you pass a sculptor chiselling driftwood or catch sight of a textile artist steeping fabric in a vat of dye. But such scenes are a daily occurrence on Nikoi Island in Indonesia.
South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- South China Morning Post
How a woman bodybuilder's brutal mugging inspired her to another physical level
In May 2021, Daniella Means was walking her dog in Los Angeles when a man holding a hammer approached and demanded her bag and phone. When Means refused, he dealt a blow to her head. She went down hard, blood gushing from her face. 'I thought I had gone blind. I thought I had brain damage,' she recalls. 'Coming out of it, I was scared to walk around on my own. I was driving a kilometre from my apartment to work.' Still, Means did not let it hinder her life. Two months later, the Hong Kong-born powerlifter competed in the United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) national championships, taking her place on stage as one of the best powerlifters in the country. 'I didn't win overall, but what a comeback. I just remember coming offstage and crying, because it was like, 'Oh my God, I did it,'' she says.
