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Organic veggies basket
In Hong Kong, you can find the same concept than in Paris with their veggies basket. I wanted to do it since a long time but never really took the time to start the process. So the concept is simple, I found a small company names “homegrown” who supply...
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Jade market
I haven’t been writing more articles in the past month, I could give you at least two good reasons for that: I spent the last two weeks at work and more annoying, I completely screwed up my back in the same time... The last part is not good news as I...
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Dragon Boat 2011
For the Tuen Ng festival at the beginning of June, Dragon boat races are held the whole day. This event is the commemoration of a national hero: Chu Yuan who drowned himself into the river to protest against the corrupted emperor. The people went on their...
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Fat Boat Trip
Instead of doing again one of our small junks, we decided to be part of a huge one. When you could be up to 35 people on the previous one, this one is a Chinese wooden boat… the one I was looking for on our first junk! It was just a huge huge boat waiting...
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Must Try Hong Kong Dishes
I recently found this article in the magazine "The List" in Hong Kong and thought it could be interesting to share it with you. You can find it in their latest issue "New to town" or on their website here. The good news is they even give you an adress...
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New blog - New city
Hi everyone, As you might know (or not) I am already in Hong Kong since 4 days for a new chapter of my life. I decided to do a blog... again! This time a big challenge for me and you as well : an english version! I do not pretend to be perfectly fluent...
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Average size in Europe = Tall in HK
Starting a new category on my blog… the “thought of the day”. For everyone, small thoughts are reflecting a secret part of your life so I decided to share some of them with you. I am back from holiday so I am in a very good mood and I feel like opening...
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French power!!
Some of you knew it, some others didn’t… I went back to France for 3 weeks. It was 3 crazy weeks as I didn’t take any days off and was working from 6.30-7 am (French time) to stay in touch with the Asian team until almost the end of a normal French day!...
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First week at work!
For all the one wondering how was my first week in my new job... it was sooooo cool! If you don't understand this feeling, sorry to hear that for you but I REALLY enjoyed this week (and you might need to think about a new challenge in your life...not...
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How the movie “Karate kid’ saved our life
Did you watch the movie “Karate Kid” with Jackie Chan and Will smith’s son? If you are thinking of travelling to Asia it might help you understand some cultural differences and it is time to take two hours to watch it. Based on the story of a kid moving...
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A passion for photos
Even before coming to Hong Kong, I had in mind this picture about Asian people going everywhere with huge cameras, trying to photograph everything and especially while they are striking ridiculous poses… Did you have the same? It is not only a thought,...
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Warning: cold weather in HK
Since last week, winter is coming to Hong Kong. Just to irritate my French friends, I have to share what winter temperature in December means for HK… It is around 17-19 degrees Celsius! Yes, whatever is below 20 degrees is a cold weather here! Last Thursday...
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The European crisis explained by one Chinese guy
I found again a nice text to share with you in the local newspaper The Standard. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Written by N. Vittachi on the 14th of december 2011. "Today, let's become instant experts on the euro crisis, now reaching a dramatic...
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Ready for Chinese New Year ?
While I am going for few days on a paradisiacal island, you will learn everything you need to know about the Chinese culture. A new article found in the Time Out this week written by L. Zhang. "Do's and Don'ts for Chinese New Year Don’t break things Well,...
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Haunted Houses
In Hong Kong, home sellers are required by law to disclose the information whether a previous resident died in the home from an unnatural death. It includes suicide, murder, accident and all type of violent deaths…These estates are called the “Haunted...
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A pure jewel - Second Hand Book Store
If you are an avid reader like I am, you will probably feel depressed when entering a bookstore in Hong Kong… In my opinion, English books are very expensive here and it soon became a real budget for me to buy new books. The French option was not really...
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200th article!
Guys it is time to celebrate for my 200th article on this blog! It is been 20 months since I moved to Hong Kong, 15 months since I started a job here & 5 months since we finally moved to a normal apartment… It took a lot of treks and weekends to discover...
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The "White skin" dream
Asians are spending $18 billion a year to reach their beauty goal: a white skin. Everywhere around you in HK you will find advertising for a whitening cream, a new whitening lotion or serum, a new whitening treatment, a miracle pill… If you are not careful...
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Asian Travel Slogan in The Standard HK
Here is what I found on The Standard HK on Friday, article written by N. Vittachi. "Warning: Before reading the list, please note. We do not intend to offend any particular nation. We intend to offend all nations. The Official List of Accurate Asian Travel...
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Cold Weather Warning
Cold Weather Warning article found in the HK magazine edited on 30th of November. I couldn't find the author of this text but I still wanted to share it with you... "With the temperature outside dipping to a frigid 15 degrees Celsius, the government has...
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A french play in Hong Kong
Last week I had the chance to see a french play in Hong Kong named "Le Diner de Cons" - "The dinner Game". Thanks to Xavier who managed to buy two seats at the beginning of the sell as it was fully booked in few days only! It is presented by an amateur...
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Staying in Hong Kong for the holidays, here is some help!
This is an article extracted from the Time Out, named " Relax! It is the holidays!" One more reason to buy it for the one staying in HK for the festive season! " 10 Things to do these holidays! 1 Pick some strawbs With the winter chill starting to settle...
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New category on my blog
There is a new category on my blog named "Useful Information", you can find it on the right side of the blog. For the moment, only one page as been created about the food in Hong Kong. As this is one of the most important part of my life I should say...
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Beginner's Guide to CNY
Below is an article found in the "Hong Kong Where" magazine in February 2013. "Seven things you need to know 1. Lai See These decorated gold and red envelopes are everywhere during the Lunar New Year. Married people or elders put crisp new bank notes...
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Rainy day = Funny game
It is soon the end of the dry season in Hong Kong. When you say rain, you also think raincoats, rain shoes and umbrellas… The rain season is a real challenge on its own in this city; and it is not because of the potential heavy rainstorm or the floods...
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