{"id":20517,"date":"2023-01-19T10:10:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T10:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/?p=20517"},"modified":"2023-01-20T01:35:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T01:35:10","slug":"dear-reader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/dear-reader\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear reader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Happy New Year and Happy Chinese New Year! (It is nearly the end of January, indeed!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bonne ann\u00e9e et bon nouvel an chinois ! (Nous sommes d\u00e9j\u00e0 presqu\u2019\u00e0 la fin du mois de janvier, apr\u00e8s tout !)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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I hope you are well. I have not forgotten about you but I have been busy. First figuring out what to do professionally but also making sure I do not waste my experience in Singapore and, of course, spending time with my three favourite people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J’esp\u00e8re que vous allez bien. Je ne vous ai pas oubli\u00e9 mais j’ai \u00e9t\u00e9 assez occup\u00e9e \u00e0 comprendre comment \u00e9voluer professionnellement, \u00e0 d\u00e9couvrir Singapour et, bien s\u00fbr, \u00e0 passer du temps avec mes trois personnes pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9es !<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last time I gave you an update was just before we moved in our new flat. All went well. We are in a flat close to Orchard road, which means that I am in the middle of the centre and I love it. It is, unfortunately, a bit far from the school. We also lost a bedroom and I had to dispose of a certain amount of furniture. Shortly after we moved in, Alex dislocated his left knee for the second time in 4 months. We had a lot of medical appointments and a very disappointed boy not being able to play all the sports he wanted to. He is now completely fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La derni\u00e8re fois que je vous ai \u00e9crit, j\u2019\u00e9tais sur le point d\u2019emm\u00e9nager dans notre nouvel appartement. Tout s\u2019est bien pass\u00e9. Nous sommes pr\u00e8s d’Orchard Road, en plein centre et j’adore \u00e7a. C’est malheureusement un peu loin de l’\u00e9cole. Nous avons aussi perdu une chambre et j\u2019ai d\u00fb me d\u00e9barrasser de pas mal de meubles. Peu de temps apr\u00e8s notre emm\u00e9nagement, Alex s’est disloqu\u00e9 le genou gauche pour la deuxi\u00e8me fois en 4 mois. Nous avons eu beaucoup de rendez-vous m\u00e9dicaux et un gar\u00e7on tr\u00e8s d\u00e9\u00e7u de ne pas pouvoir faire tous les sports qu’il voulait. Mais il est maintenant compl\u00e8tement remis.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started going back to the gym, meeting new people and getting around Singapore. I joined Accueil Singapore, a French organisation that helps new comers get settled. I went to several meeting about how to work here and also a few visits. One of the first visits I did was the wet markets (details here<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

J\u2019ai repris le sport, rencontr\u00e9 de nouvelles personnes et je me suis balad\u00e9e dans Singapour. Je me suis inscrite \u00e0 Accueil Singapour, une association fran\u00e7aise qui aide les nouveaux arrivants \u00e0 s’installer. Je suis all\u00e9e \u00e0 plusieurs r\u00e9unions sur comment travailler ici et aussi \u00e0 quelques visites. L’une des premi\u00e8res visites que j’ai faites \u00e9tait les march\u00e9s (d\u00e9tails ici<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, it is not easy to work in Singapore on a Dependant visa. And furthermore, massage is often considered as part of the sex industry so I need to get a special license to be able to practice as well as a professional location. As a consequence, I decided to continue studying and to extend my area of interest. I am currently studying Pain Management, Stress Management and Holistic Relaxation Therapy. My goal is to open a practice as relaxation therapist and incorporate massages. I set myself the end of March to complete my courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malheureusement, ce n’est pas facile de travailler \u00e0 Singapour avec un visa de dependant. Et de plus, le massage est souvent consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme faisant partie de l’industrie du sexe, du coup, j’ai besoin d’obtenir une licence sp\u00e9ciale pour pouvoir exercer ainsi qu’un lieu professionnel. En cons\u00e9quence, j’ai d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de poursuivre mes \u00e9tudes et d’\u00e9largir mon domaine de comp\u00e9tences. J’\u00e9tudie actuellement la gestion de la douleur, la gestion du stress et la th\u00e9rapie de relaxation holistique. Mon objectif est de m\u2019installer en tant que th\u00e9rapeute et de proposer des m\u00e9thodes de relaxation en int\u00e9grant les massages. Je me fixe fin mars pour terminer mes cours.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We went to Club Med on Bintan Island (Indonesia) for the October holidays. The last time we were the 4 of us together on holidays was April 2019. Long overdue! We had a great time and we really needed it! Check our tour of Singapore Botanic Gardens here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nous sommes all\u00e9s au Club Med sur l’\u00eele de Bintan (Indon\u00e9sie) pour les vacances d’octobre. La derni\u00e8re fois que nous \u00e9tions tous les 4 en vacances, c’\u00e9tait en avril 2019. \u00c7a faisait longtemps ! Nous avons pass\u00e9 un tr\u00e8s bon moment et nous en avions bien besoin ! Au retour, nous sommes all\u00e9s faire un tour aux jardins botaniques de Singapour<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

November was busy with everyday life but I did a couple of nice outings: Tanjong Pagar<\/a> and Joo Chiat<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pas grand-chose de sp\u00e9cial en novembre mais j’ai fait quand m\u00eame quelques belles sorties : Tanjong Pagar<\/a> et Joo Chiat<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And then it was the last few weeks of the year already! I started Italian classes again, this time with a group of people. It is challenging to speak in front of others, but that\u2019s exactly what I need to get better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Et voil\u00e0 d\u00e9j\u00e0 les derni\u00e8res semaines de l’ann\u00e9e 2022 ! J’ai recommenc\u00e9 les cours d’italien, cette fois avec un groupe d\u2019adultes. C’est difficile de parler devant les autres, mais c’est exactement ce dont j’ai besoin pour m’am\u00e9liorer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spent a few days in Cambodia to see Angkor Wat and other temples. That was amazing! But as S\u00e9bastien did not have many holidays, we stayed in Singapore for Christmas and enjoyed the city. We did many visits and stayed at home and played games. That was a lovely time together as a family. (I only added one photo gallery here<\/a>, there are 4 more that will be added to the blog very soon.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nous avons pass\u00e9 quelques jours au Cambodge pour voir Angkor Wat et d’autres temples. C’\u00e9tait incroyable ! Mais comme S\u00e9bastien n\u2019avait pas beaucoup de vacances, nous sommes rest\u00e9s \u00e0 Singapour pour No\u00ebl et nous avons profit\u00e9 de la ville. Nous avons fait de nombreuses visites et sommes rest\u00e9s \u00e0 la maison et avons jou\u00e9 \u00e0 des jeux. Ce fut un agr\u00e9able moment pass\u00e9 en famille. (Je n\u2019ai mis qu\u2019une seule s\u00e9rie de photos sur le blog, ici<\/a>, mais il y en a 4 de plus qui vont bient\u00f4t \u00eatre ajout\u00e9es, un peu de patience))<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now it\u2019s 2023. The year of the Tiger (S\u00e9bastien\u2019s) will fade into the year of the Rabbit (mine!). It will be a good year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Et maintenant nous sommes en 2023. L’ann\u00e9e du Tigre (celle de S\u00e9bastien) prend fin et l’ann\u00e9e du Lapin (la mienne !) va bient\u00f4t commencer. Ce sera une bonne ann\u00e9e !<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anne XX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: The picture at the top is a couple of sculpture in Royal Square at Novena.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: La photo du haut est prise au Royal Square de Novena.<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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