{"id":2624,"date":"2020-12-02T01:20:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T01:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/?p=2624"},"modified":"2020-12-02T11:52:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T11:52:32","slug":"here-we-go-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/here-we-go-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Here we go again!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fourth wave! Yes, again, Hong Kong shuts itself up. It wasn&#8217;t completely opened yet, but it closes faster than it opens, like a crocodile jaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Quatri\u00e8me vague ! Et oui, encore une fois, Hong Kong se referme. A chaque fois, on croit que c\u2019est bon, qu\u2019on en est sorti et hop ! tout se referme plus vite que la lumi\u00e8re.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of cases has increased to around 100 per day. The government has decided to close the schools, the dance clubs, the bars. Restaurants are limited to parties of 2. Work from home is strongly encouraged. Same old. We&#8217;ve been there for 10 months now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Le nombre de cas est pass\u00e9 \u00e0 environ 100 par jour. Le gouvernement a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de fermer les \u00e9coles, les clubs de nuit, les bars, etc.. Les restaurants sont limit\u00e9s aux groupes de 2. Le travail \u00e0 domicile est fortement encourag\u00e9. M\u00eame chose depuis 10 mois maintenant.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 months! Has it really been that long? Yes, it has. It&#8217;s funny to think how rebellious we were at the beginning. Not wanting to wear the mask, ranting against all these restrictions. And now? Blas\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>10 mois ! Est-ce que \u00e7a fait vraiment aussi longtemps ? Ben ouais. C\u2019est dr\u00f4le de penser \u00e0 quel point notre attitude a chang\u00e9. Au d\u00e9but, nous nous rebellions contre le masque, contre toutes ces restrictions. Et maintenant ? Plus rien, \u00e7a passe tout seul sans aucun commentaire.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do I feel about all this? It&#8217;s complex. I&#8217;m furious that there is no other solution found than trapping people inside. I&#8217;m annoyed at all the limitations in what we can do. I&#8217;m grateful to live in Hong Kong where the weather is nice and I don&#8217;t have to work. I&#8217;m sad at not being able to travel and discover Asia around us. I&#8217;m missing my family and friends in Europe so much. I&#8217;m scared to be forced to get a vaccine if I want to travel outside Hong Kong (I don&#8217;t want this new vaccine that alters DNA, no way! I want to keep my DNA as it is, thank you very much!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Et moi, qu&#8217;est-ce que j\u2019en pense de tout \u00e7a ? Ce n\u2019est pas simple. Je suis furieuse qu\u2019on n\u2019ait pas trouv\u00e9 d\u2019autre solution \u00e0 ce probl\u00e8me que d\u2019enfermer les gens chez eux. Je suis agac\u00e9e par toutes les choses que nous ne pouvons pas faire. Je suis contente de vivre \u00e0 Hong Kong o\u00f9 le temps est cl\u00e9ment et o\u00f9 je ne travaille pas. Je suis triste de ne pas pouvoir voyager et d\u00e9couvrir l\u2019Asie autour de nous. Ma famille et mes amis en Europe me manquent \u00e9norm\u00e9ment. J&#8217;ai peur d&#8217;\u00eatre oblig\u00e9e de me faire vacciner pour pouvoir voyager en dehors de Hong Kong (je ne veux pas de ce nouveau vaccin qui alt\u00e8re l&#8217;ADN, hors de question ! Je veux garder mon ADN tel qu\u2019il est, merci beaucoup !).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usually, I&#8217;ve got my Christmas decorations ready by mid-November. But this year, the Christmas spirit is not there. Two years ago, when we arrived in Hong Kong, we had to change our ways. But with Sebastien&#8217;s parents coming to celebrate with us, it was a good trade off. And last year, my parents came, so that was good as well. This year, we need to adapt again. I was ready to cancel Christmas altogether: no festive meal, nothing special. But Sebastien saved Christmas! He suggested we have a nice festive dinner on the 24th and to watch a movie all 4 of us (and stay up late). I thought that was a lovely idea and I am so grateful he had it. It&#8217;s going to be really nice. Emilie was so sweet when we told her our plans for the 24th: she was happy to be able to stay up late, maybe going to bed at 10 pm. And we told her it was likely she&#8217;d be up much later, more like midnight, she was so happy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>D\u2019habitude, je mets les d\u00e9corations de No\u00ebl \u00e0 la mi-novembre. Mais cette ann\u00e9e, je ne suis pas dans l\u2019humeur de No\u00ebl. Il y a deux ans, lorsque nous sommes arriv\u00e9s \u00e0 Hong Kong, nous avons d\u00fb changer nos habitudes. Les parents de S\u00e9bastien sont venus f\u00eater No\u00ebl avec nous, c\u2019\u00e9tait bien. L&#8217;ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re, mes parents sont venus, donc c&#8217;\u00e9tait bien aussi. Cette ann\u00e9e, nous devons \u00e0 nouveau nous adapter. J&#8217;\u00e9tais pr\u00eate \u00e0 ne rien faire de sp\u00e9cial pour No\u00ebl: pas de repas de f\u00eate, pas de r\u00e9veillon. Mais S\u00e9bastien a sauv\u00e9 No\u00ebl ! Il a sugg\u00e9r\u00e9 que nous ayons un bon d\u00eener de f\u00eate le 24 et que nous regardions un film tous les 4 (et que nous nous couchions tard). J&#8217;ai trouv\u00e9 que c&#8217;\u00e9tait une tr\u00e8s bonne id\u00e9e et je suis bien contente qu&#8217;il l&#8217;ait eue. \u00c7a va \u00eatre sympa. Emilie \u00e9tait enthousiaste et tr\u00e8s contente de pouvoir se coucher tard, m\u00eame peut-\u00eatre \u00e0 22 heures ! Elle \u00e9tait super heureuse quand nous lui avons dit qu\u2019elle allait plut\u00f4t se coucher \u00e0 minuit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever happens, we adapt. Life goes on and that&#8217;s not a bad thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Quoi qu&#8217;il arrive, nous nous adaptons. La vie continue et ce n\u2019est pas une mauvaise chose.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alex continues his transformation into adulthood. It is so odd how fast boys change into mini-men (I can&#8217;t say men because they lack maturity at this stage). He&#8217;s been very difficult the last few months, but recently he&#8217;s better. He still challenges us at every occasion but in a more peaceful way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Alex poursuit sa transformation en adulte. C&#8217;est dingue la vitesse \u00e0 laquelle les gar\u00e7ons se transforment en mini-hommes (je ne peux pas dire hommes parce qu&#8217;ils leur manquent encore beaucoup de maturit\u00e9). Alex a \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s difficile ces derniers mois, mais r\u00e9cemment il s\u2019est am\u00e9lior\u00e9. Il cherche toujours \u00e0 pousser les portes mais de mani\u00e8re plus pacifique.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emilie is still our little bubble of joy, always positive. She&#8217;s worried about going into secondary even if it&#8217;s 9 months away. Recently, she decided she wanted to be a famous actress (famous, that&#8217;s essential!) in action movies. Here goes the little girly girl in pink that fits the stereotype. Not that Emilie ever fitted this stereotype. But she&#8217;s definitely out of it now. She&#8217;s strong and it shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Emilie est toujours notre petite bulle de joie, toujours positive. Elle s\u2019inqui\u00e8te de rentrer en secondaire, m\u00eame si c\u2019est dans 9 mois. R\u00e9cemment, elle a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 qu&#8217;elle voulait \u00eatre une actrice c\u00e9l\u00e8bre (c\u00e9l\u00e8bre, c&#8217;est essentiel !) dans des films d&#8217;action. Pas de petite fi-fille tout en rose bien st\u00e9r\u00e9otyp\u00e9e ! Emilie n\u2019a jamais vraiment coll\u00e9 ce st\u00e9r\u00e9otype. Mais l\u00e0, elle en est d\u00e9finitivement sortie. Elle est forte et \u00e7a se voit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who guessed what the picture at the top was? Little reminder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Qui a devin\u00e9 ce qu&#8217;\u00e9tait l&#8217;image en haut ? Petit rappel :<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201101_173957-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201101_173957-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2625\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201101_173957-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/here-we-go-again\/20201101_173957\/\" class=\"wp-image-2625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201101_173957-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201101_173957-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201101_173957-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201101_173957-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/20201101_173957-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are bamboos piled up, waiting to be used as scaffoldings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ce sont des bambous entass\u00e9s, attendant d&#8217;\u00eatre utilis\u00e9s comme \u00e9chafaudages.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fourth wave! 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