Urmila Menon
- Sep 28, 2019
Blog Article:The hood from an artist's eye
Urmila Menon is an urban sketcher and artist living in Kennedy town. In this section, Urmila takes us through different parts of the central & western district - our hood - and shares her very personal take on it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Haw Par mansion in Wanchai belongs to the family behind one of the most popular balms, Tiger Balm! The ones that generations swear by. A lot of the mansion and the once-famous Tiger Balm gard
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Contributing Author: Tim Hoffman @ Hoffman
- Sep 24, 2019
Looking Out For Each Other: Talking To Neighbors, Friends and Family About Depression
Perhaps you’ve noticed that the neighbor you used to chat with has become more withdrawn, sullen or sad, and barely acknowledges you these days. Or maybe it’s a friend or a family member who seems depressed. What do you do, and what do you say? For most of us, the first mistake we make is that we assume we’ve done something wrong. We review our behavior for evidence that we’ve caused a problem. Sometimes we become defensive and give back as good as we’re getting just to s
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@ LocalHood Events volunteer team
- Sep 17, 2019
Toddlers Yoga with Cherry Yoga @ Sun, 6th Oct, 10-11am
LocalHood & Cherry Yoga invite you to join us for another fun and fitness filled Toddler n Adult Yoga session. Date and Time: Sunday, the 6th of October from 10am-11 am
Special Price for LocalHooders: 140 hkd to be paid cash to be paid on site
Limited participation on First Come First basis. Registration Mandatory: https://tinyurl.com/y4nqd74o
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@ LocalHood Events volunteer team
- Sep 17, 2019
Hiking to The Peak @ Sat, 19th Oct
Hiking season is here!! Stay healthy with Health Coach Sze Yeen by taking advantage of our proximity to HK’s iconic Victoria Peak. The various trails up to the Peak can be enjoyed as family leisure walk or as your cardio fitness training ground. Trail: HKU to the Peak Difficulty: Beginner. Uphill on tarmac. Date & Time: Sat, 19h of Oct Meeting point: 9.30 am HKU Station HSBC ATM near Exit A Estimate: 2 to 3 hours Suggested donation :20 HKD Registration Mandatory: https://
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@ LocalHood Events volunteer team
- Sep 17, 2019
Mindfulness Gong therapy Fri, 25 Oct with Cheryl
Relax your mind and body through a mindfulness through Gong Bath Therapy session ❤✌ with instructor Cheryl in Central. Date & Time: FRI, 25h of Oct from 8:45-9-30 pm Venue: Enhale Studio, 14th F, 21st D'Aguilar Street, Central Special Price for LocalHooders: 100HKD Registration Mandatory: https://tinyurl.com/y4zknx5v
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Winnie Tse
- Sep 16, 2019
Savvy money saving tips you might NOT know about 💸💸
Many say that it’s better to make money rather than count your pennies and cents. But it’s not so easy making big bucks in competitive Hong Kong, where the trade war is looming. Here are some tried-and-tested money saving tips: 1. Assess your financial health Take a financial health test and look your expenses in the eye. Be honest with yourself and don’t do this in front of your spouse or your banker. A quick test can be found on The Chin Family website: https://www.thechin
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Anna Pakula @ Website Volunteers Team
- Sep 16, 2019
PMQ: Getting to know our culture hub
PMQ – a super interesting cultural, commercial and architectural landmark in our hood. Definitely a place to visit! With a long and interesting history, now a hub for cool, creative, design shops, cafes, restaurants, an exhibition centre and a place to hang out, chill and escape from the buzz of the city. A bit of history... The story starts in 1862 with the establishment of the Central School, the first government school in Hong Kong to provide western education to the publi
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Reshma Rohra @ Website Volunteers Team
- Sep 13, 2019
Art: The upcoming Asia Contemporary Art show
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Perfectly quoted by Edgar Degas, a highly celebrated French Artist of the 19th century. And it makes so much sense. For an artist their artwork is a product of their creativity and perception, however, each spectator is free to perceive it as per their imagination. Art insists on us to think beyond the ordinary. It has the ability to evoke within us emotions that otherwise are in hiding. The 15th Edition of one of Hong
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Falguni Mather @ LocalHood/Website Content
- Sep 12, 2019
Throwback: Localhood’s MAF Street Party
True to it's name, we connected with the community at our semi-annual Street Party on Sunday 8th September, this time for the Mid Autumn Festival. Despite the Hong Kong heat and demonstrations (at the US embassy) and subsequent MTR closure in Central we were joined by many, some who made it a point to come by, plus some unsuspecting passers by who happened upon us from while running chores in the neighborhood! Many came from the Eastern part of the island... but who’s to say
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