{"id":802,"date":"2018-11-15T14:13:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T14:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/?p=802"},"modified":"2019-01-08T09:40:22","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T09:40:22","slug":"2018-10-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/2018-10-october\/","title":{"rendered":"2018-10 &#8211; October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October seems a long way away already! The month has flown by. At the beginning of the month, I went to get my HK ID card and went for a walk in Wan Chai (the north of Hong Kong main island).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Octobre semble d\u00e9j\u00e0 tr\u00e8s loin! Le mois est pass\u00e9 tr\u00e8s vite. Au d\u00e9but du mois, je suis all\u00e9 chercher ma carte d&#8217;identit\u00e9 de Hong Kong et je suis all\u00e9e me promener \u00e0 Wan Chai (au nord de l&#8217;\u00eele principale de Hong Kong).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/gallery-photos\/stroll-in-urban-hong-kong-02-10-2018\">Pictures here \/ <em>Cliquer ici pour les photos<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am volunteering at Emilie&#8217;s school library. I go every Wednesday for an hour and a half. So far, I&#8217;ve covered books, stamped books, ordered dice and (probably the most exciting thing I&#8217;ve done!) I&#8217;ve sorted books into several categories (celebrations, fairies, super heroes). The good thing is that I go out and I have a purpose.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Je me suis port\u00e9e volontaire pour aider la biblioth\u00e9caire de l&#8217;\u00e9cole d&#8217;Emilie. J\u2019y vais tous les mercredis pendant une heure et demie. Jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, j&#8217;ai couvert des livres, r\u00e9f\u00e9renc\u00e9 des livres, tri\u00e9 des d\u00e9s et j\u2019ai tri\u00e9 les livres en plusieurs cat\u00e9gories (c\u00e9l\u00e9brations, f\u00e9es, super h\u00e9ros) -probablement la chose la plus excitante que j&#8217;ai faite jusqu\u2019\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent&nbsp;! Mais \u00e7a me fait sortir et \u00e7a me donne une structure.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-808\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_018-EFFECTS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-808 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_018-EFFECTS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_018-EFFECTS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_018-EFFECTS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_018-EFFECTS-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A house near Emilie&#8217;s school \/ Une maison pr\u00e8s de l&#8217;\u00e9cole d&#8217;Emilie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_809\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-809\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-809 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_019-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_019-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_019-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A building near Emilie&#8217;s school \/ Un immeuble pr\u00e8s de l&#8217;\u00e9cole d&#8217;Emilie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_805\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-805\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.0625rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-805 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_016-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_016-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_016-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181003_016-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-805\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There&#8217;s a car bigger than the others, it&#8217;s a Rolls \/ Il y a une voiture qui d\u00e9passe, c&#8217;est une Rolls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.0625rem;\">On the 4th, I had lunch with Heloise. Her husband is Sebastien&#8217;s boss. They&#8217;ve been in Hong Kong for a few years. We know them from when they lived in London. Incidentally, their second daughter is in the same class as Alex (small world!). Heloise had also invited a friend, Gaelle, who lives in the building across the street from us. We had a pleasant lunch and I discovered a small cafe tucked away on top of the maritime museum. I realised a month later that Gaelle&#8217;s son, Adrien, is playing football with Alex on Tuesdays. As I said, small world!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Le 4, j&#8217;ai d\u00e9jeun\u00e9 avec H\u00e9lo\u00efse. Son mari est le patron de S\u00e9bastien. Ils vivent \u00e0 Hong Kong depuis quelques ann\u00e9es. Nous les connaissons depuis des ann\u00e9es, nous nous sommes rencontr\u00e9s quand ils vivaient \u00e0 Londres. Leur deuxi\u00e8me fille est dans la m\u00eame classe qu&#8217;Alex (petit monde !). H\u00e9lo\u00efse avait \u00e9galement convi\u00e9 une amie, Ga\u00eblle, qui habite dans l&#8217;immeuble en face de chez nous. C\u2019\u00e9tait un d\u00e9jeuner agr\u00e9able et j&#8217;ai d\u00e9couvert un petit caf\u00e9 install\u00e9 au dessus du mus\u00e9e maritime. J&#8217;ai r\u00e9alis\u00e9 un mois plus tard que le fils de Ga\u00eblle, Adrien, joue au football avec Alex le mardi. Comme je le disait, c&#8217;est un petit monde !<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.0625rem;\">I was looking for a<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.0625rem;\">&nbsp;sideboard to be able to sort out the remaining things lying around the house so I went to a place called Horizon Plaza in Ap Lei Chau. It was a Tuesday and I arrived around an hour before the shops opened. Shops open between 10 and 11 here. This was a weird experience. The building is large (20 floors) and looks like an office building, but it is occupied only by shops. There are mostly furniture shops but also a good number of clothes outlets. There was barely anyone in the whole building. I didn&#8217;t find a suitable sideboard, but that was an experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Je cherchais un buffet pour ranger les derni\u00e8res choses \u00e9parses. Je me suis donc rendu \u00e0 un endroit appel\u00e9 Horizon Plaza \u00e0 Ap Lei Chau. C&#8217;\u00e9tait un mardi et je suis arriv\u00e9 environ une heure avant l&#8217;ouverture des magasins. Les magasins ouvrent entre 10 et 11 ici. Le b\u00e2timent est grand (20 \u00e9tages) et ressemble \u00e0 un immeuble de bureaux, mais il n\u2019est occup\u00e9 que par des magasins. Il y a principalement des magasins de meubles mais \u00e9galement un bon nombre de magasins de v\u00eatements. Il n&#8217;y avait presque personne dans tout le b\u00e2timent. Je n&#8217;ai pas trouv\u00e9 de buffet, mais c\u2019\u00e9tait une exp\u00e9rience \u00e9trange&nbsp;!<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-827\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181009_034-EFFECTS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-827 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181009_034-EFFECTS-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181009_034-EFFECTS-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181009_034-EFFECTS-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The building outside the underground station \/ L&#8217;immeuble en face de la station de m\u00e9tro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 11th October, Sebastien took the day off so we can use the leaving gift Channel 4 colleagues gave me: a gift voucher to use at the Mandarin Oriental. We had lunch in one of the multiple restaurants of the hotel called Man Wah. We were on top of one of the towers with a great view over Hong Kong. The decor was lovely and the food excellent. We had a great time en t\u00eate \u00e0 t\u00eate ! As we were leaving, the table next to us was filled with French men. One was older than us, but the others were about our age. We had a bit of chat with them and suggested some of the dishes we really liked. They shared a glass of their excellent wine with us. They were friends \/ brothers from Nice. It&#8217;s funny to see what people we meet here!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Le 11 octobre, S\u00e9bastien a pris une journ\u00e9e de cong\u00e9 et nous sommes all\u00e9s d\u00e9jeuner l&#8217;un des nombreux restaurants du Mandarin oriental appel\u00e9 Man Wah. Mes coll\u00e8gues de Channel 4 m\u2019ont offert un ch\u00e8que-cadeau \u00e0 utiliser dans l\u2019h\u00f4tel Mandarin Oriental. Nous \u00e9tions au sommet d&#8217;une des tours avec une vue magnifique sur Hong Kong. La d\u00e9coration \u00e9tait belle et la nourriture excellente. Nous avons pass\u00e9 un tr\u00e8s bon moment en t\u00eate \u00e0 t\u00eate! Au moment de partir, des Fran\u00e7ais sont arriv\u00e9s pour d\u00e9jeuner \u00e0 la table d\u2019\u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9. L&#8217;un \u00e9tait plus \u00e2g\u00e9 que nous, mais les autres avaient \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s notre \u00e2ge. Nous avons discut\u00e9 un peu avec eux et leur avons sugg\u00e9r\u00e9 certains plats que nous avons vraiment aim\u00e9s. Ils ont partag\u00e9 un verre de leur excellent vin avec nous. C&#8217;\u00e9taient des amis \/ fr\u00e8res qui venaient de Nice. C&#8217;est rigolo les gens que l\u2019on rencontre ici !<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_037.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-830\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_037-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_037-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_037-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_038.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-831\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_038-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_038-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_038-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_038-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_040_Seb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-833\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_040_Seb-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_040_Seb-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_040_Seb-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_046_Anne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-839\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_046_Anne-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_046_Anne-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_046_Anne-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-834\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_041-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_041-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_041-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_042.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-835\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_042-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_042-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_042-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_042-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-836\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_043-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_043-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_043-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_047_Anne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-840\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_047_Anne-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_047_Anne-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_047_Anne-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_050_Anne.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-843\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_050_Anne-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_050_Anne-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181011_050_Anne-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the same day, Alex and I went to school for the screening of a documentary called Screenagers. Very good movie looking at all aspects of phone usages by teenagers. It was good to see it with Alex and to make him think about his own use and the problems that this is causing. But fear not! he has not changed one bit! But I keep trying to get through his skin so that he finds a balance where he can enjoy his screen time and not be swallowed by it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Le m\u00eame jour, Alex et moi sommes all\u00e9s \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9cole pour la projection d&#8217;un documentaire appel\u00e9 Screenagers. Tr\u00e8s bon film sur tous les aspects de l&#8217;utilisation du t\u00e9l\u00e9phone par les adolescents. C&#8217;\u00e9tait bien de voir \u00e7a avec Alex et de le faire r\u00e9fl\u00e9chir \u00e0 sa propre utilisation et aux probl\u00e8mes que cela cause. Mais n&#8217;ayez crainte ! Il n&#8217;a pas chang\u00e9 ! Mais je continue la discussion pour qu\u2019il trouve un \u00e9quilibre et puisse profiter de ses \u00e9crans sans que \u00e7a ne prenne tout son temps.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We also had our first dinner party. We invited a colleague of Sebastien and his girlfriend. Fresh off the boat, just like ourselves. We had a lovely time. I was a bit stressed, as usual when I have people over, but everything went very well. Oh, yes, except for the insect infested pastas! I had planned to make some pastas as a side dish and when I put them in the boiling water, loads of little bugs rose to the surface. Yuk! All went to the bin and I&#8217;m never buying this brand ever again!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Nous avons \u00e9galement eu nos premiers invit\u00e9s \u00e0 d\u00eener&nbsp;: un coll\u00e8gue de S\u00e9bastien et sa petite amie. Fraichement arriv\u00e9s \u00e0 Hong Kong, tout comme nous. Nous avons pass\u00e9 un moment tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9able. J&#8217;\u00e9tais un peu stress\u00e9e, comme d&#8217;habitude quand nous avons des invit\u00e9s, mais tout s&#8217;est bien pass\u00e9. Ah oui, sauf les p\u00e2tes infest\u00e9es d&#8217;insectes ! J&#8217;avais pr\u00e9vu de faire des p\u00e2tes comme accompagnement et quand je les ai mises dans l&#8217;eau bouillante, des tas de petits insectes sont remont\u00e9s \u00e0 la surface. Beurk ! Tout est all\u00e9 \u00e0 la poubelle et je n&#8217;ach\u00e8terai plus jamais cette marque !<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sebastien went to Paris and Lisbon for a week. He was able to spend a bit of&nbsp; with his parents and brother and sister, which was nice, but he couldn&#8217;t go to London. This was a long week for us. We always miss him when he&#8217;s away. And this time, he missed 2 weekends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>S\u00e9bastien est all\u00e9 \u00e0 Paris et \u00e0 Lisbonne pendant une semaine. Il a pu passer un peu de temps avec ses parents, son fr\u00e8re et sa s\u0153ur, ce qui \u00e9tait bien, mais il n\u2019a pas pu aller \u00e0 Londres. Ce fut une longue semaine pour nous. Il nous manque toujours quand il est parti. Et cette fois, il a rat\u00e9 2 week-ends.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-849\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181014_056_Bene-Francoise-Seb-Daniel-Julie-Guillaume-Renaud-Louis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-849 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181014_056_Bene-Francoise-Seb-Daniel-Julie-Guillaume-Renaud-Louis-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181014_056_Bene-Francoise-Seb-Daniel-Julie-Guillaume-Renaud-Louis-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181014_056_Bene-Francoise-Seb-Daniel-Julie-Guillaume-Renaud-Louis-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181014_056_Bene-Francoise-Seb-Daniel-Julie-Guillaume-Renaud-Louis-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181014_056_Bene-Francoise-Seb-Daniel-Julie-Guillaume-Renaud-Louis.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La tribu Pietryk (minus 2 grands et 2 petits)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On the 15th, I volunteered to help Emilie&#8217;s class on a school trip. We traveled by coach to Tai Po (in Kowloon) to an old police station. They refurbished the station and made it as much auto-sufficient as possible to save energy. The aim of the visit was to teach the kids how to save energy, grow their own plants and learn a few cooking tips. The children made some sweet springrolls and tried a salad made with vegetables grown on site. I had a very good time and learnt a lot! The children were very well behaved as well!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>L<span style=\"font-size: 1.0625rem;\">e 15, j\u2019ai accompagn\u00e9 la classe d&#8217;Emilie pour une sortie scolaire. Nous nous sommes rendus en car \u00e0 Tai Po (\u00e0 Kowloon) dans un ancien commissariat de police. Le commissariat a \u00e9t\u00e9 r\u00e9nov\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re \u00e0 \u00eatre aussi \u00e9cologique que possible. Le but de la visite \u00e9tait d&#8217;apprendre aux enfants \u00e0 \u00e9conomiser de l&#8217;\u00e9nergie, \u00e0 faire pousser leurs propres plantes et \u00e0 apprendre quelques astuces de cuisine. Les enfants ont pr\u00e9par\u00e9 des rouleaux de printemps sucr\u00e9s \u00e0 la banane et ont essay\u00e9 une salade \u00e0 base de l\u00e9gumes cultiv\u00e9s sur place. J&#8217;ai pass\u00e9 un tr\u00e8s bon moment et j&#8217;ai beaucoup appris ! Les enfants se sont aussi tr\u00e8s bien comport\u00e9s !<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>During the school trip, I met Alex, one of Emilie&#8217;s good friend, who is always lending her books. And I invited him over at the weekend to play with Emilie. I realised that he and his family had moved to Hong Kong only in April. I met his parents (French dad, Venezuelan \/ American mum) who were very nice. I had a coffee with Amanda, Alex&#8217;s mum later in the month. And we had a lovely time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Pendant la sortie scolaire, j&#8217;ai rencontr\u00e9 Alex, un des bons amis d&#8217;Emilie, qui lui pr\u00eate toujours des livres. Je l&#8217;ai invit\u00e9 le week-end pour jouer avec Emilie. En fait, sa famille et lui ne sont \u00e0 Hong Kong que depuis avril. J&#8217;ai rencontr\u00e9 ses parents (papa fran\u00e7ais, maman v\u00e9n\u00e9zu\u00e9lienne \/ am\u00e9ricaine) qui sont tr\u00e8s gentils. J&#8217;ai pris un caf\u00e9 avec Amanda, la m\u00e8re d&#8217;Alex, une semaine plus tard, et nous avons pass\u00e9 un moment tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9able.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Every half-term, Emilie&#8217;s school organises a treasure trunk award assembly. 2 children of each class (from year 1 to 6) are rewarded. Emilie was chosen for her adaptability. we received a message from her teacher so that we could attend the assembly but this was to be a surprise for her. Sebastien nearly spilled the beans when he went to kiss her good night the day before as he didn&#8217;t realise that was secret. Fortunately, she didn&#8217;t understand what he meant and she had the surprise. The assembly was in the afternoon so I spent the morning walking in the Happy Valley cemeteries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Avant chaque vacance, l&#8217;\u00e9cole d&#8217;Emilie organise une remise de prix. 2 enfants de chaque classe (de year 1 \u00e0 6) sont r\u00e9compens\u00e9s. Emilie a \u00e9t\u00e9 choisie pour sa capacit\u00e9 d&#8217;adaptation. Son instituteur nous a \u00e9crit pour que nous puissions assister \u00e0 l&#8217;assembl\u00e9e, mais cela devait rester un secret pour Emilie. S\u00e9bastien a failli tout r\u00e9v\u00e9ler la veille parce qu\u2019il ne se souvenait pas que c\u2019\u00e9tait un secret. Heureusement, Emilie n&#8217;a pas compris ce qu&#8217;il voulait dire et elle a eu la surprise. L&#8217;assembl\u00e9e avait lieu dans l&#8217;apr\u00e8s-midi, alors j&#8217;ai pass\u00e9 la matin\u00e9e \u00e0 visiter dans les cimeti\u00e8res de Happy Valley.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/gallery-photos\/happy-valley-cemeteries-22-10-2018\/\">Cemetaries pictures here \/ <em>Cliquer ici pour les photos des cimeti\u00e8res<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-878\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181022_084.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-878 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181022_084-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181022_084-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181022_084-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181022_084-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181022_084-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181022_084-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181022_084-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181022_084-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emilie&#8217;s award<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think I have told you about Haeju. She lives downstairs from us on the 14th floor. I see her in the lift every morning as her kids go to Emilie&#8217;s school. One day, I picked up Emilie from school and we were waiting for the bus. Haeju was in her car and called me from her window proposing to get us home. This was very nice and unexpected. Since then, Haeju and I have become friends. Marie, Haeju&#8217;s eldest is a few months younger than Emilie and she and Emilie have become really good friends (most of the time!). Haeju is very generous. She takes us from school every Wednesday. We have some good chats and Emilie is always with her kids. Emilie was invited at Marie&#8217;s 8th birthday at the trampoline park. That&#8217;s a great place and it&#8217;s not too far from home. I met a couple of other mums at Marie&#8217;s birthday, one of them was having the same experience as me and we exchanged numbers. I need to call her to arrange to meet for a coffee sometimes. The trampoline park was in a part of town I didn&#8217;t know, Quarry Bay. This is still on Hong Kong island, but on the north east. It is very Chinese and not so glamourous. The buildings are older and the area seems very crowded.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Je ne pense pas vous avoir parl\u00e9 de Haeju. Elle habite dans le m\u00eame immeuble au 14\u00e8me \u00e9tage. Je la vois dans l&#8217;ascenseur tous les matins car ses enfants vont \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9cole d&#8217;Emilie. Un jour, j&#8217;avais r\u00e9cup\u00e9r\u00e9 Emilie \u00e0 l&#8217;\u00e9cole et nous attendions le bus. Haeju est pass\u00e9e devant nous dans sa voiture et m&#8217;a propos\u00e9 de nous ramener \u00e0 la maison. C&#8217;\u00e9tait tr\u00e8s gentil et inattendu. Depuis lors, Haeju et moi sommes devenues amies. Marie, l&#8217;a\u00een\u00e9e de Haeju, a quelques mois de moins qu&#8217;Emilie. Emilie et elle sont devenues de bonnes copines (la plupart du temps !). Haeju est tr\u00e8s g\u00e9n\u00e9reuse. Elle nous prend de l&#8217;\u00e9cole tous les mercredis. Nous discutons beaucoup et Emilie est toujours avec ses enfants. Emilie a \u00e9t\u00e9 invit\u00e9e au 8\u00e8me anniversaire de Marie \u00e0 faire du trampoline. C&#8217;est un endroit super et ce n&#8217;est pas trop loin de chez nous. J&#8217;ai rencontr\u00e9 deux autres mamans \u00e0 l&#8217;anniversaire de Marie. L&#8217;une d&#8217;elles est \u00e0 Hong Kong depuis un an et a le m\u00eame genre de difficult\u00e9s que moi. Nous avons \u00e9chang\u00e9 nos num\u00e9ros. Je dois l\u2019appeler pour prendre un caf\u00e9 un de ces jours. Le parc de trampolines se trouve dans une partie de la ville que je ne connaissais pas, Quarry Bay. C&#8217;est toujours sur l&#8217;\u00eele de Hong Kong, mais au nord-est. C&#8217;est tr\u00e8s chinois et pas tr\u00e8s joli. Les b\u00e2timents sont vieux et le quartier semble tr\u00e8s peupl\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_086.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-880 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_086-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_086-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_086-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_086-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_087.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-882 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_087-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_087-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_087-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_088.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-883 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_088-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_088-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_088-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_089.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-884 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_089-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_089-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181026_089-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just before the holidays, we had another of Sebastien&#8217;s colleague and his wife over for dinner. They live in the same building as us and their eldest son is in Alex&#8217;s class.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Juste avant les vacances, nous avons invit\u00e9 un autre coll\u00e8gue de S\u00e9bastien et sa femme \u00e0 d\u00eener. Ils vivent dans le m\u00eame b\u00e2timent que nous et leur fils a\u00een\u00e9 est dans la classe d&#8217;Alex.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The kids had a week off school and I had not planned any camp. So we took each day as it came. It was relaxed, but a bit empty. And tiring for me to find things to do! On Monday, we went to the beach. The weather was lovely, but the water cold. That didn&#8217;t stop the children! Then, as promised, we had one of Emilie&#8217;s friend, Pippa, over for a sleepover., Emilie&#8217;s very first sleepover! Emilie and Pippa played nicely in Emilie&#8217;s bedroom and then we had dinner and we watched the Fox and the Hound. They went to bed and they chatted quietly until 10 pm. Tuesday morning, they plotted to attack Alex with the nerf guns and we went to the (freezing) swimming pool. And then it was time to go home for Pippa. It was too short for them but long enough for Alex! Wednesday, it was Halloween. The management had organised a fair with activities for the kids. After that, Emilie did trick or treat with a friend in the building and Alex went with his friends in the residences nearby. They came back with loads of sweets as usual!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Les enfants avaient une semaine de vacances et je n\u2019avais pr\u00e9vu aucune activit\u00e9. Nous avons donc pris chaque jour comme il vient. C&#8217;\u00e9tait relax, mais un peu ennuyeux. Et fatiguant pour moi de trouver des choses \u00e0 faire! Lundi, nous sommes all\u00e9s \u00e0 la plage. Il faisait beau, mais l&#8217;eau \u00e9tait froide. Cela n&#8217;a pas arr\u00eat\u00e9 les enfants ! Puis, comme promis, nous avions invit\u00e9 l&#8217;une des amies d&#8217;Emilie, Pippa, \u00e0 passer la nuit chez nous. Emilie et Pippa ont bien jou\u00e9 dans la chambre d&#8217;Emilie, puis nous avons d\u00een\u00e9 et regard\u00e9 Rox et Rouky. Elles se sont couch\u00e9es et ont discut\u00e9 tranquillement jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 22 heures. Mardi matin, elles ont complot\u00e9 pour attaquer Alex avec les pistolets Nerf et nous sommes all\u00e9s \u00e0 la piscine (gel\u00e9e). Et puis il \u00e9tait temps pour Pippa de rentrer chez elle. C&#8217;\u00e9tait trop court pour les filles mais assez long pour Alex ! Mercredi, c&#8217;\u00e9tait Halloween. Le management de la r\u00e9sidence avait organis\u00e9 une kerm\u00e8s avec des activit\u00e9s pour les enfants. Apr\u00e8s, Emilie et une copine sont all\u00e9es faire trick or treat dans la r\u00e9sidence et Alex est all\u00e9 dans les r\u00e9sidences d\u2019\u00e0 c\u00f4t\u00e9 avec ses potes. Ils sont revenus avec des tonnes de bonbons, comme d&#8217;habitude !<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181029_094_Alex-Emilie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-888 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181029_094_Alex-Emilie-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181029_094_Alex-Emilie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181029_094_Alex-Emilie-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_102_Alex.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-896 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_102_Alex-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_102_Alex-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_102_Alex-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_102_Alex-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_102_Alex-840x560.jpg 840w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_102_Alex-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_102_Alex-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_102_Alex-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_100_Emilie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-894 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_100_Emilie-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_100_Emilie-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_100_Emilie-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181031_100_Emilie-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Alex had an appointment with the GP in town so we decided to go to a ceramics cafe in Central after that. Emilie was invited at Pippa&#8217;s in the evening for a sleepover at hers. With Sebastien gone to the Nurburgring in Germany and Emilie at her friend&#8217;s, that means Alex and I enjoyed a night in watching Shanghai Knights with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. Emilie and Pippa didn&#8217;t have much sleep and Emilie came back exhausted. She fell asleep in her bedroom during the afternoon and she slept 12 hours straight after that! We went to the trampoline park on Sunday afternoon and the holidays were gone!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Jeudi, Alex avait rendez-vous avec le docteur en ville, alors nous avons d\u00e9cid\u00e9 d&#8217;aller peindre des c\u00e9ramiques \u00e0 Central. Emilie \u00e9tait invit\u00e9e \u00e0 dormir chez Pippa le soir. S\u00e9bastien \u00e9tant au N\u00fcrburgring en Allemagne et Emilie chez son amie, Alex et moi avons pass\u00e9 la soir\u00e9e \u00e0 regarder Shanghai Knights avec Jackie Chan et Owen Wilson. Emilie et Pippa n&#8217;ont pas beaucoup dormi et Emilie est revenue \u00e9puis\u00e9e. Elle s&#8217;est endormie dans sa chambre pendant l&#8217;apr\u00e8s-midi et elle a dormi 12 heures d\u2019affil\u00e9e pendant la nuit ! Nous sommes all\u00e9s au parc de trampoline le dimanche apr\u00e8s-midi et les vacances \u00e9taient finies !<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_001_Emilie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-899 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_001_Emilie-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_001_Emilie-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_001_Emilie-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_002_Alex.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-900 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_002_Alex-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_002_Alex-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_002_Alex-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_006_Anne-Alex.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-901 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_006_Anne-Alex-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_006_Anne-Alex-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_006_Anne-Alex-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181101_006_Anne-Alex-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-902\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181103_008_Renaud-Seb-Julie.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-902 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181103_008_Renaud-Seb-Julie-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181103_008_Renaud-Seb-Julie-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181103_008_Renaud-Seb-Julie-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181103_008_Renaud-Seb-Julie-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181103_008_Renaud-Seb-Julie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siblings \/ La fratrie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-903\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181103_009_Seb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-903 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181103_009_Seb-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181103_009_Seb-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181103_009_Seb-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181103_009_Seb.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ready to race around the track \/ Pr\u00e8s pour le tour de circuit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s funny, I didn&#8217;t realise how busy I have been until I wrote this post. No wonder October went like a flash! I have been feeling better since mid-October. I keep reminding myself to look on the bright side. It helps me going!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>C&#8217;est rigolo, je n&#8217;avais pas r\u00e9alis\u00e9 \u00e0 quel point nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 occup\u00e9 au mois d\u2019octobre jusqu&#8217;\u00e0 ce que j&#8217;\u00e9crive cet article. Pas \u00e9tonnant que le mois soit pass\u00e9 si vite ! Je me sens mieux depuis la mi-octobre. Je me r\u00e9p\u00e8te de regarder le bon c\u00f4t\u00e9 des choses. \u00c7a m&#8217;aide !<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A few other pictures, just because I like them!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Quelques photos de plus, juste comme \u00e7a !<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-821\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181006_029_Emilie-Alex.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-821 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181006_029_Emilie-Alex-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181006_029_Emilie-Alex-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181006_029_Emilie-Alex-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181006_029_Emilie-Alex-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">They can work quietly \/ Ils peuvent travailler calmement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-822\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181007_030_Seb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-822 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181007_030_Seb-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181007_030_Seb-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sebetanne.co.uk\/hkblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/20181007_030_Seb-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sebastien building the fisherman&#8217;s house \/ Sebastien et son Lego<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October seems a long way away already! 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