LocalHood Events Volunteer Team
- May 31, 2022
- 1 min
Upcoming '22 CCP national congress: Talk by Jenn Jett, HK based Intl. Journalist @ Thur 16 June, 7pm
Date m Time: Thur, 16th June 7pm-8pm Format : Mixed. In-person and via Zoom participation possible. Details will be sent to registered participants closer to date Participants: Localhood Volunteers & friends. If you are a LocalHood member, to request invite: WhatsAaap 61098138 Price: FREE!! Registration: https://tinyurl.com/38pecmtp
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@Local Events Volunteers Committee
- May 31, 2022
- 1 min
Mahjong for beginners: Thur, 23 June @ Wanchai
When in Rome do as the Romans do. In Hong Kong the locals play Mahong 🀄🀄. Join us to learn the basics of this very interesting game ❤✌. There will be Board Games too for those who prefer....you can get your FAV board game too 😀😀. Date & Time: Fri, 23rd of June from 7-8-30 pm Venue: The Zenith clubhouse (5F), 258 Queens Road East, Wanchai Event Contribution: 40HKD/per participant by PayMe 61098138 OR Bank transfer to HSBC 607-152626-888 (with a comment "LocalHood Mahjong
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As related to LocalHood by the AWA HK Paddlers Team
- May 31, 2022
- 4 min
Celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival through Dragon Boating😍😍
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. Also called Tuen Ng Jit (端午節) in Cantonese, it was celebrated by the Chinese people by doing dragon boat racing which they believed would help in warding off evil spirits and keeping diseases and drought at bay. This year, the Dragon Boat Festival falls n this Friday the 3rd of June. Dragon boat racing and rice dumpling or Joong making, are important aspects of this festival. This year, we speak to the American Wome
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As conveyed to LocalHood by the Blue Lotus Gallery
- May 31, 2022
- 2 min
Home Kong through an artist's 👁️ye:
Blue Lotus Gallery, established in 2007, is a photography gallery with a strong focus on exploring Hong Kong culture and identity. Different perspectives opens up our minds. In our news letters, different artists from the Gallery will give us a peek into their own HK. Through their perspective, their lens. The Blue Lotus gallery offers an exquisite selection of books, limited edition and vintage prints on old and new Hong Kong by respected master photographers and emerging c
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Alex Beattie@LocalHood Website Volunteers Team
- May 30, 2022
- 3 min
Middle Aged professionals: How to keep yourself relevant in the job market
Alex Beattie has been a volunteer for LocalHood since over 3 years. He works in the recruitment field with Sara Beattie Appointments, matching Companies & Candidates creating successful partnerships that have lasted to this day. We asked him to give some pointers on what steps the Middle-aged professionals can take to keep themselves more competitive and relevant in today's times. 1) LocalHood: What is the Number One problem older candidates are facing today? Alex@ Sara Beatt
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Min Hui @ LocalHood Website Content Team
- May 16, 2022
- 3 min
Celebrating single mothers this month and every m❤️nth❤️
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers in the world! We all know this is the day when we show appreciation and acknowledgement of our moms. I used to ask my mum what she would like for Mother’s Day and I could never get anything out of her. To her, it is just another Sunday. I can still remember I was struggling with what to draw on the Mother’s Day card for her when I was a kid, and brainstorming “the best gift” siblings and I needed to get her, as we grew older. Mother’s Day
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Contributing Author @ Tim Hoffman, Psychotherapist based HK
- May 16, 2022
- 4 min
PSYCHOLOGY: Tips for expats repatriating home
This year has seen many of us say goodbye as we are returning home. This summer this unhappy trend is expected to continue. Most of us are sad to leave our seemingly uncertain unfriendly Hong Kong. In this article, Tim Hoffman- a HK based clinical pyschologist, a LocalHood contributing writer, gives those of us leaving Hk for their home country, some points to ponder and tips to prepare ourselves for this new chapter of our lives. ------------------------------------ If you’r
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Shobhana Subramanian, Winnie Tse @ LocalHood Website Volunteers Team
- May 16, 2022
- 3 min
A café with a difference: Yau Cafe & Blind Massage
A hectic, rainy week called for a relaxing weekend to unwind and enjoy. So we decided to head to Yau Café, a blind massage and cafe making a difference. It is a cheerful and nature-inspired cafe offering clothed massage services for the upper body. In Pic: Japanese-inspired wooden cubicles for a massage session As soon as you enter the sunny and airy premises, you are struck by the realization that there is something unusual about this place. Then you figure out that the bari
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Anna Pakula-Ranchet @ LocalHood Website Team
- May 16, 2022
- 3 min
Animal cafes: 3 hidden gems in Causeway Bay for pet lovers (who don't have pets)
Hidden in the little streets of Causeway Bay these animal cafes are definitely worth a little detour. When you finally manage to locate them, prepare yourself for some serious cuteness, sweetness and fluffiness 😊 Rabbitland Café First rabbit cafe in Hong Kong where you can play with bunnies while sipping your coffee. You can caress them, feed them, but hugging is prohibited (in case someone hugs too strongly 😊). The menu is very basic, but there is coffee and tea of course.
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Yau Ka Wan & team @ Team LocalHood
- May 2, 2022
- 3 min
Celebrating Motherhood with Candy Chan
Feb 2018. Updated and Republished May 2022 Meet Candy Chan. A working mother, stylist in intimate lifestyle shop in Central and living on HK Island.. She always struck me by her friendly face with a disarming smile. We've met each other a couple of times at our kid's school and exchanged pleasantries. I wanted to get to know her better and take rendezvous for the interview at her shop in central. Curious by nature, I’ve been to some red-light area shops in Europe and felt am
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