Urmila Menon
- Nov 27, 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 Home Kong Hood - and shares her very personal take on it. Quarry Bay orTsak Yue Chung as pronounced in Chinese, once known to have been home to a community of Hakka stone men is now another thriving cosmopolitan urban district of HK. This time Urmila and her Canvas are at work (or rather play:-)) in this Hood. --------------------------------------
3 views
Winnie Tse
- Nov 27, 2019
Say NO to BOTTLED WATER: Free Wat💦r on the HK Island
According to a recent report, more than 11,000 plastic bottles were collected on Hong Kong beaches in the past year, most of them of disposable drinking water. What a shame most of us would say! Did you know there are many drinkable water sources around us? Winnie and Yi Feng go around and tell us where are some of the notable free water sources around us on the HK Island. Interesting Cultural Fact 😊: We are relatively lucky in the water department in Hong Kong SAR. Why? Tha
21 views
Pdf@ LocalHood/ Website Content Volunteers Team
- Nov 21, 2019
Throwback: LocalHood’s Annual Thanksgiving Social 2019
On Saturday 16th of Nov, the day of LocalHood’s Annual Thanksgiving Social 2019 we woke to a cloudy and grey sky! Thankfully, it was the universe playing a little ’s joke and towards 11am the skies went blue. The setting thus for the Social was a perfect sunny day embellished by an impeccably convivial ambiance at an outdoor BBQ space in the neighbourhood of Saiwan! The focus on this important day were the people who make LocalHood happen. Though difficult, the relatively cha
13 views
Beth Kong @ Contributing writer
- Nov 14, 2019
Hong Kong protests: View point of a random neighbour
DISCLAIMER: The thoughts below are personal of the author. They does not represent the view point of @Team LocalHood. Despite this article being related to a sensitive topic, we decided to write it. We express no views be it for or against the protests, simply a view point of a neighbour! We need love, not hatred. It has been over five months already since the protest has started The whole thing has gone in circles— more violence, more tear gas, more arrest, more hatred and
34 views
Winnie Tse & Yoyo LAU @ Localhood content
- Nov 12, 2019
Thanksgiving: A thought for our Unsung Heros 🧹🧼
Originally publised: April '19. Edited and republished. Thanksgiving is an occasion to show our appreciation to those who make a positive difference in our lives. So what better occasion to thank all all the "Heros" of our different neighborhoods, who work so hard to make our Hood a better place to live in. They work doubly hard in this time of turmoil cleaning and wiping all kinds of objects and graphitti from our street & public spaces. Without an increase in salary. Just s
41 views
@ LocalHood Events volunteer team
- Nov 11, 2019
Exploring another 'Hood: Cheung Chau @ Sat, 23rd Nov
Des: Feeling a bit burnt out from the hustle and bustle of city life in Hong Kong? Get away from it all with a day trip to the Outlying Island of Cheung Chau. Though a small island, it is popular with Hong Kongers and tourists alike as it offers heritage landmarks, interesting backstreets, unique street foods, friendly locals, hiking trails and pristine beaches. MORE INFO ON CHEUNG CHAU: https://www.localhood.org/single-post/2019/05/13/The-Cheung-Chau-Bun-Festival WHEN: Sat,
29 views
Pdf@ Localhood volunteer Team
- Nov 11, 2019
Visiting the Dried Sea Food Market with
HK Shark Foundation’s “Shark Lady"
鮑魚，海參，乾魚器官和魚翅 or Bàoyú, hǎishēn, gān yú qìguān hé yúchì. “Traditionally, in Chinese culture, abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin and fish naw (Bao Shen Qi To) make up the four lucky ‘must-haves’ for weddings, birthdays, and festival celebrations", says Andrea Richey, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Shark Foundation aka the “Shark Lady” at the start of our conversation as she takes me through the Sai Wan Dry sea food market. They are expensive items, but those who can afford
28 views
@ LocalHood Events volunteer team
- Nov 9, 2019
Out-door movie screening 'The World of Suzie Wong' @ Thur, 5th Dec
Des: 7th Art brings us together. Local Hood Official connecting HK neighbourhoods & USSC (United Social Service Center) invite you to the outdoor screening of the World of Suzie Wong, the HK based British-American super hit & iconic romantic comedy directed by Richard Quine and starring William Holden and Nancy Kwan FREE EVENT!! REGISTRATION: https://tinyurl.com/rlx6dor WHEN: Thursday, 5th of Dec. WHERE: In front of the Wet Market, Center Street, Sai Ying Pun TIME: 7:15pm. DU
51 views
Cyrus Wong @ Localhood content volunteers
- Nov 8, 2019
A foodie on a budget: 6 places for 50HKD meal
With cost of living in Hong Kong constantly rising, a lot of people start to hunt for restaurants that are reasonably priced, and with good food quality too. I live in the NT but I travel across HK for work. Being a foodie I'm always looking out for good and reasonably priced places to eat. Here are six places to have a meal for around $50 Hong Kong Dollars which have been tried and tested by me. Hope you will like the list of my favorite ones on HK Island - 3 in Eastern Dis
21 views
{"items":["5f5ef022e38589001749f5fe","5f5ef022e38589001749f5fd","5f5ef01e6b34b9001845f6e3","5f5ef022e38589001749f5fc","5f5ef022e38589001749f5fb","5f5ef0100584da0017b54b49","5f5ef022e38589001749f5f7","5f5ef022e38589001749f5f9","5f5ef022e38589001749f5f6","5f5ef022e38589001749f5f8"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":672,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_15","value":"rgba(96,96,96,1)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":672,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":672,"galleryWidth":704,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}