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5 Upcoming Major Transport Projects | Hong Kong - next 15 years to 2037

1. Route 6 - Central Kowloon Route 中九龍幹線 This is the biggest highway project under construction in Kowloon, forming the backbone of...

9 TV Series That Helped My Mandarin Chinese Learning (By A Chinese-British)

1. 后宫·甄嬛传 Empresses in the Palace (古裝宮廷剧 Historical Drama) Year: 2011 No. of Episodes: 76 Cast: 孙俪、蔡少芬、陈建斌、李东学、蔣欣、陶昕然、斓曦 2. 宫锁心玉 Palace...

6 Classic TV Series That Helped My Cantonese Learning As A Chinese-British Child

I watched these classics during the 1990s and the 2000s whilst I was growing up and attending Cantonese weekend classes in England. (Wix...

A Shortlist of My Biggest Negotiation Successes When Buying

(Wix stock image) Monthly Rent including bills - £1,200 -> £1,060 per month Hotel Rate - £40 -> £35 per night Second Hand Car - £5,000 ->...

My Favourite Music For Work in 2022 comes from Genshin Impact, a Video Game from China

NOTE: The following videos on this page link to the Genshin Impact official YouTube channel and all rights go to their creators, Yu-Peng...

My First 2 Months as a Fiverr Seller - What I Learnt

Although Fiverr had been around for a decade, I didn't really discover it until 2021. Amidst my drive to upskill, I was looking for...

How Does It Feel To Reside In HK As An Overseas Born Chinese?

I had lived in Hong Kong once before during a 2-month summer internship in 2011. But this time, it was different. At the end of 2021, I...

My Experience: Public Facing Government Transport Engineer

Straight after university in the 2010s, I began my career at an English county government's transportation department. It catered for the...

Recurring Costs To Consider If You Own An Apartment In England

Mortgage Most people will have taken out a mortgage in order to buy an apartment. This will require a monthly payment to your provider...

Experiencing First-Hand Racism As A Child Shaped Me as a Person Today

My siblings and I were born during the 1990s in a town in central England. As first generation Chinese immigrants, my parents worked...

How My Reading Habits Changed with Technology in the 21st Century

During my childhood, I started reading as a hobby. On some days, I would sit for hours on my bed or on the sofa, glued to the next...

3 Novels I Can Recommend for Intermediate English Learners

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, by Terry Pratchett Harry...

I Travelled 2200km in 8.5 Hours on the World's Longest High Speed Railway Line | YenKid

(This article is written for a general audience by a civil engineer) Beijing to Shenzhen. It went quickly. Top speed of 310km/h in fact....

How I Focus on my Personal Projects and Sustain Momentum

(Wix stock image) 1. I listen to playlists of original soundtracks. Ones that contain instrumentals only and no singing. It enables me to...

Cruise Ships open up the World for Travellers — My Experience

(First posted on YenKid's Medium profile with minor alterations) It was surprisingly affordable and efficient. My family and I embarked...

I Lived By Myself For 6 Weeks Inside My Family's Hakka Chinese Village House

When the most serious Covid wave hit Hong Kong in Spring 2022, I was chucked out of the hotel that I had been living in for 3 months. No,...

How I De-Stress As An Introvert

As a lifelong introvert, I tend to get more stressed and anxious than the average person both at work or dealing with personal matters....

I Went From Living in a Quiet English Suburb to One of the World's Busiest Districts - A Lookback

English Suburb Up until Winter 2021, I had been living in a quiet suburb in the West Midlands. My home was a 2-storey house with fairly...

How I Overcame My Fear of Speaking In a Foreign Language

Childhood Growing up in an English town, I had always been a shy child. It was a struggle for me to have the courage to speak to other...

Daily Apps I Use To Keep Track Of My Tasks, Goals and Productivity

Many of us have busy lives and numerous aspirations to pursue. For me, I like to write things down to ensure that I have a clear head for...

My Day-to-Day Spending Stayed Low Two Years After The First Covid Lockdown

A silver lining... I guess? My family and I went through 3 national lockdown periods in the UK. The longest one lasted for nearly 3...

Working in Restaurants and Takeaways Made Me Who I am Today - A Reflection

My parents ran Chinese food businesses in my local English town whilst I was growing up. One of them was a mid-scale restaurant which...

Staying In One of The Most Convenient Places In Hong Kong

In April 2022, I packed up my belongings and moved from a rural village to a hotel in Yau Ma Tei, one of the Hong Kong's crowded...

Commuting in the UK as a Transport Engineer - My Experience

Before the pandemic, I had been paying for a monthly train season ticket that cost about £135/month. One evening, I suddenly realised...

I Lived In Hong Kong Hotels for 6 Months of 2022 (so far)

Are you sure you didn't type apartments wrong? I arrived in Hong Kong at the end of 2021 after an absence of 4 years. Granted, I have...

Is It Practical to use Mobile Hotspots instead of home Wi-Fi?

I tested it out in Hong Kong. As Hong Kong's 5th Covid wave was peaking, I chose to move to my family village home and live there by...

Are Monthly Subscriptions Worth It?

Subscriptions are generally spread over a certain period, paid at regular intervals which may give the perception that the service is...

7 Local Apps I Found Essential for the UK (from a British Native)

Trainline CityMapper TfL Go What3words Just Eat HotUKDeals Amazon UK

10 Local Apps I Found Essential for Mainland China

WeChat Alipay Didi Baidu Maps MetroMan China Taobao JD ...

8 Local Apps I Found Essential for Hong Kong

Octopus MTR CityMapper My Observatory HK OpenRice Price HK HKMovie Cantonese by Nemo SoSIM - one of the best value...

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