Sunday, March 21, 2010

Le Petit Nicholas est tres tres marrant!

Earlier I posted here Le Petit Nicolas is showing in HK, I watched it last Friday, and it was very very very funny! The kids are adorable, and the story around the little school boys gang is cute. Although the house is only half full, you can hear loud laughter throughout the whole movie, I have to admit that amongst them mine could be the loudest! haha! I want to re-watch it, I will try to find the DVD in France.

Eurostar cheap tickets

One of the things I learnt from the preparation of this trip is that Eurostar's CHEAP tickets sold REALLY FAST! One night I was checking for tickets from Paris to London, and the price was 157 euros (return), so I was like "ok, it's too expensive, I will skip London this time."


The next day, I was checking my not-too-often-check hotmail email account, I found the Euro star newsletter (above), I clicked and key in the same days as before, the price was 88 euros (return)!! So cheap, but I wanted to ask my friend first cos I will be staying at her place, just want to check if the return time is ok...etc.

The next day, I got her email saying ok. But when I checked again, the 88 euros are gone!!! :( And then I was really thinking of giving up London...however, after a few hours of pondering, since I love Camden Market so much, I finally got it for 119 euros (return). Not as bad as the very beginning at least.

So, make sure you subscribed to Eurostar newsletter for special promotion.

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Follow me to Paris & London

I am going to Paris + London 29th Mar - 10th Apr, 2010. Exciting!

The initial plan now:

Paris: 29th Mar - 2nd Apr

A small town in France: 3th - 5th Apr

London: 6th - 8th Apr - Camden Market, Opera, Notting Hill (??) 

Paris: 9th - 10th Apr

Hopefully I would have the persistence to write up blog posts daily, or presque que daily.

Stay tune!

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Simon Baker - The Mentalist

Simon Baker
Isn't he just charming? And I wonder what he looks like in casual wear.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

La 14ème Fête de la francophonie



Partout dans le monde, le mois de mars est l'occasion de célébrer la Francophonie. La 14ème Fête de la francophonie propose aux habitants de Hong Kong, francophones, francophiles ou simples curieux, de découvrir ou redécouvrir les nombreuse cultures francophones.

All around the world, each year in March is the occasion to learn more about the French-Speaking cultures with “The French Speaking festival” ! This festival will enable the citizens of Hong Kong — French-speaking, Francophiles or simply the curious — to discover or rediscover the Francophone cultures of the world.

每年的三月份,世界各地的人均可透過“國際法語節”對法語國家的文化有進一步的認識。香港的市民 —— 不論是說法語的,熱愛法國文化的或只是好奇的 —— 可透過法語節期間舉辦的一連串節目認識或再次接觸世界各地說法語國家的文化。

由 3 月 14 至 28 日,在本港的不同場地將會舉辦一連串與法語有關的文化及藝術節目:如為正在學習法語的學童及年輕人而設的比賽 ( 拼貼、攝影及錄像 ) ;來自法國、加拿大的音樂人演出的 Hip Hop 音樂會;以愛為主題的小型電影節,還有研討會、文學作品及詩歌誦讀、音樂節目等…… 無論閣下說法語與否均無任歡迎﹗

Sunday, March 7, 2010

French Movie @ the Grand


Story
San Sebastian Grand Prix du Jury

Mousse and Louis are young, beautiful, rich and in love. But drugs have invaded their lives. One day, they overdose and Louis dies. Mousse survives, but soon learns she’s pregnant. Feeling lost, Mousse runs away to a house far from Paris. Several months later, Louis’ brother joins her in her refuge.

Director: François Ozon


Story
A Huge Box Office Success in France 2009 ! Adapted from the world renowned picture book created by Rene Goscinny and Jean-Jacques Sempé

Nicholas leads a peaceful existence. He has parents who love him, a gang of terrific friends to play with, and he has no desire for anything to change. But one day, Nicholas overhears a conversation between his parents which leads him to believe that his mother is expecting a child. He panics and imagines the worst: a little brother will soon be there; he’ll take so much space that his parents will no longer have time for him. They might even abandon him in the forest like Little Tom Thumb.