@Local Events Volunteers Committee
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
LocalHood invites your kids: FREE initiation session to Muay Thai @ Fri, 25th Nov, 5:30-6:15pm
LocalHood connecting HK neighbourhoods (www.localhood.org)invites your kids to an initiation session of Muay Thai with Coach Alvin Cooney When: Fri, 25th Nov - 5:30-6:15pm
Age: 5-9 YO boys and girls. NOTE: Sign up right after gets 20% off first package ($1600 per month after discount)
Venue: 1/F Worldwide Commercial Building 34 Wyndham St Central District, Hong Kong EVENT CONTRIBUTION: FREE
NOTE: 1. Please wear boxing friendly attire 2) Carry a towel and a bottle of water Re
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LocalHood Events Volunteer Team
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
LocalHood & Cherry Yoga: Gentle Detox YOGA @ Feb 2023 (exact date TBC), Register your INTEREST
Intro: A dynamic practice focusing on stimulating digestive system with some gentle stretch to detoxify our body. Together with special breathing method, participants will feel recharged and energetic after the session. Venue: SYS Memorial Park (under the palm tree) Venue: SYS Memorial Park (under the palm tree) Class level: Beginner/ Intermediate (Variations will be suggested to suit different individuals) Duration: 1hr Event contribution: 130HKD per participating ADULT by P
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Pavitra, Sara @ LocalHood Website Content Volunteer Team
- Oct 30, 2022
- 3 min
Downsizing & moving out of Hong Kong😍
As most of us living in Hong Kong would know, SIZE matters! Flats in Hong Kong can vary from sizes, shapes and not forgetting their heights as well, depending on where you are living and what we fit in it makes all the difference. We at Team Localhood looked into how we can downsize and if you are moving out of Hong Kong, what are your options. Localhood members Pavitra and Saravanan looked at what are the choices to both downsize and moving out of or into Hong Kong. From all
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LocalHood Events Volunteer Team
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
Hiking in Kennedy Town - Mt. High West
Are you sporty but not excessive? You don't feel like going hiking on your own? No worries, we recommend you join our monthly hike up Mt. High West. LocalHood invites you to our November hike up Mount High West situated in the western part of the HK Island. When: Sunday 20th Nov @ 8am Difficulty: Intermediate. Uphill with some steps. Tarmac and dirt trail. Meet: 8:00 am HKU Station outside Exit C. Event contribution: 30HKD per participating ADULT by Pay me 61098138 OR Bank
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As conveyed to LocalHood by the Blue Lotus Gallery
- Oct 29, 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 open up our minds. In our newsletter, 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 conte
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Saravanan, Fiona, Pooja @ LocalHood Website Content Volunteer Team
- Oct 29, 2022
- 5 min
Learning Chinese: 1st hand recount of why, how and where to😍
Learning a new language has its own benefits, that being as simple as impressing your friends and co-workers, exciting the kah cheh (家姐) in the cha cha teng when you order the food and last and most useful of them all, impress your date on a night out. Now who wouldn’t want some of that charm aye? So us from team Localhood took this chance to look at the options that are out there to achieve this. Our members Saravanan, Pooja and Fiona write about their experience in learning
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Admin
- Oct 16, 2022
- 2 min
Halloween special: Spooky places on HK island for the alive (or dead 🧟♀️🧟♂️)
Hey y'all it is the spooky month of October again...is anyone interested in exploring haunted places in Hong Kong this Halloween? Now, for a socially and economically developed city the last thing you would expect to have is a multitude of locations that are allegedly haunted. There are a few famous ones on Hong Kong Island such as Nam Koo Terrace (Wan Chai), High Street Community Center (Sai Ying Pun), Dragon Lodge (The Peak), Hong Kong Central Hospital (Mid Levels), Murray
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Winnie Tse @ Website Volunteers Team
- Oct 16, 2022
- 4 min
Hong Kong Palace Museum–Worth a Visit?
Having been to the original Forbidden City in Beijing, does the Hong Kong Palace Museum live up to its hype? To some extent, yes, it’s worth the price of the ticket to visit. Housed in a Chinese-Western fusion building in line with the other major museum in West Kowloon, the impressive red doors signaling entrance to the Hong Kong Palace Museum is an insta-worthy spot for museum goers who are fans of Chinese period dramas. Insider tip to come dressed in traditional Chinese cl
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Fiona Lee @ LocalHood Website Content Team
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
Children's playgrounds accessible by pram😍
Recently, I’ve been exploring places for my energetic toddler to exhaust his batteries. With a newborn baby in tow, it’s sometimes necessary for us to bring along our heavy double-pram (it’s a monster!) and go to places where we can easily push the pram to without encountering steps. We’ve managed to find some gems, compiled below. Each of these playgrounds is fully accessible via pram and public transport, hence also suitable for anyone wheel-chair bound who might enjoy chil
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Anna Pakula-Ranchet @ LocalHood Website Team
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. An annual international campaign to raise awareness of this chronic disease and underline the importance of early detection and prevention measures. All Pink October people share their support for those affected by it. Breast Cancer Survivors, like all cancer survivors, are super brave, resilient, amazing women, who, in order to improve their physical strength and mobility and mental well-being, need support and a helping hand. Andiap
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