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I moved! / J'ai demenage !

  • May 21, 2009
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Hi guys,

I won't post on Vox anymore but on Blogger. Just click here!

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Oh la la! So Frenchie Channel commercial movie...

  • May 6, 2009
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Yep, the new commercial for Chanel n*5 has arrived! I love the mix between ancient and modern times...


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White and black B. Obama & weird tests from Harvard Uni

  • Apr 22, 2009
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This week I happened to go on France 24 website and found this interesting, and at the same time puzzling, article about racism referring to the UN convention on racism. To illustrate their idea, they decided to show a picture of the most famous political personality in the world: B. Obama... in white and black! Here is the result:

White and black Obama
White and black Obama

The computerized pic is quite scary isn't it!!! What do you think?!

Then, they offer you to do a Harvard "Project implicit" test in order to find out what's your level of racism. I haven't done it because they ask so much information about yourself before you can even start doing it! If you have the patience to talk about yourself before being curious about your racist tendencies, go ahead! You can even test yourself on: Obama/Mac Cain, religion, weight, presidents, sexuality, weapons, etc. Enjoy!   




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Song in a train station.../Chanson dans une station de gare...

  • Apr 19, 2009
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Dancing in a train station!
Here is a video that is going to brighten up ur day! ;-) If life would be like this... Thanks to my friend Kay who sent me the link!

Une petite vidéo qui apportera un rayon de soleil à votre journée ! ;-) Si la réalité était comme cela... Merci a Kay qui m'a envoyé le lien !
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Easter holidays in Taiwan/Vacances de Pâques à Taiwan

  • Apr 19, 2009
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I did my second trip to Taiwan this Easter. The first time I've been was 3 years ago to Taipei. This year's trip was to discover the nature of this wonderful country: I went hiking with my hiking group for 2 days in the mountains of Taiwan. More specifically: Mt.Chilai South. That was at the same time a challenging and grateful experience! We were 21 pals, and the atmosphere was very friendly. Here are some pictures underneath to give you an idea of this adventure!

J'ai effectué mon deuxième voyage à Taiwan pour ces vacances de Pâques. La première fois, c'était il y a 3 ans à Taipei. Cette année, ce fut une randonnée avec mon groupe de marche. L'aventure a duré 2 jours dans les montagnes de l'ex île de Formose: Mont Chilai, au sud de l'île. Ce fut une expérience pleine de challenges et de bons moments. Nous étions 21, et l'ambience était plutôt bonne enfant. J'ai selectionné quelques photos du voyage.

Welcoming banner at the airport
Welcoming banner at the airport

A little banner in the name of our group to welcome us at the airport! Wow!

Une bannière avec le nom de notre groupe de marche pour nous accueillir a l'aéroport ! Impressionant !

Galia with the 2 guides
Galia with the 2 guides


Galia, our group organizer, and the 2 guides that took us to the 2 peaks.

Galia l'organisatrice du voyage, et du groupe a Hong kKng, avec nos 2 guides.












Pausing before starting the hike
Pausing before starting the hike


Une petite pause avant de partir le 1er jour.

Pausing before the 1st hike.















Just to give you an idea of the kind of landscapes we had to hike through!

Un petit apercu du paysage lors de la 1ère randonnée.
















Inside the lodge
Inside the lodge

After the 1st hike, we had to sleep in a lodge with the minimum provided. We were 40 to sleep in the same room! Very hard to find your sleep with the cold and the others snoring around you! Besides, the night was very short: we had to wake up at 2 the next morning! Interesting experience, but honestly, I couldn't do this all year long! Once in a while is fine! ;-)

Après la 1ère marche, nous avons dormi dans un gîte avec le minimum. Nous étions 40 dans un dortoir! Très difficile du trouver le sommeil dans ces conditions ! A ceci, il fallait ajouter le froid et le ronflement des voisins ! La nuit fut très courte car nous devions nous lever a 2h du matin le lendemain. Experience interessante, mais une fois de temps en temps seulement!





Nite hike to the 1st summit
Nite hike to the 1st summit
The 2nd day, wake up call at 2 in the morning to hike up to the 1st summit (which is at more than 3000 m). We hiked for 2,5 hours in the dark with our head lamps, hats, gloves, scarves and warm coats, in order to see the sun rise. Tiring, but worth it!

Le 2e jour, levé à 2h du matin donc, pour monter au 1er sommet  (situé à plus de 3000 m). Nous avons marché pendant 2,5 heures avec nos lampes frontales, bonnets, gants, écharpes et anoraks. Tout cela pour voir le lever du soleil un peu plus tard ! Fatigant, mais ca vaut le cout !









Proud to be at the top, but so cold (not far from 0 degree, plus the wind)! The view was wonderful!


Tres fière d'tre arriv^ée tout en haut, mais quel froid (pas loin de 0 degré, plus le vent) ! Mais bon, la vue était magnifique !





Sun rise
Sun rise









C'est magnifique !


















View just after the sun rise.


Vue juste après le lever du soleil.









2nd summit
2nd summit





On top of the 2nd summit! (Height of the mountain on the red sign!)

En haut du 2e sommet ! (Hauteur du sommet sur le panneau !)














Back to civilization the 4th day! We went back to Taipei to have a decent sleep in a very comfortable bed! As we had half a day before our flight back to Hong Kong, I headed to a temple were people were making their prayers... After this, I had a great shoulder and foot massage.

Retour à la civilisation le 4e jour ! Nous sommes retournés à Taipei pour dormir dans un lit confortable ! Comme nous avions une demie journee, je suis passée par un temple ou les fidèles étaient en prière. Puis, j'en ai profité pour me faire faire un massage des épaules et des pieds bien merité !




On the way back to HK
On the way back to HK



 Last small group pic before taking the plane!


Dernière petite photo de groupe avant de prendre l'avion !







Scorpio, our new hiking mate!
Scorpio, our new hiking mate!
I was about to forget our last minute friend the scorpion (bought the night before on a market)! Eric, one of our mate, loves them and has 32 at home!


J'allais oublier notre compagnion de dernière minute! Le scorpion d'Eric (acheté sur un marché de nuit la veille), il les adore et en a 32 chez lui !






More pics available: here on my flickr, and there on Annie's album (one of my hiking mate) , and finally over here on Galia's album (the best hikes organizer!)











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Equipe de France de rugby pour les Hong Kong 7's / French team for the HK 7's 2009

  • Mar 25, 2009
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Equipe de France rugby 7's - Hong Kong 2009
Equipe de France rugby 7's - Hong Kong 2009
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Equipe de France Hong Kong rugby 7's - edition 2009
Equipe de France Hong Kong rugby 7's - edition 2009

Mardi 24 mars, rdv au ferry pier du star ferry pour une soiree privee afin de rencontrer les joueurs de l'equipe de France de rugby qui jouera les 7's. Esperons que comme l'annee derniere, l'equipe gagnera dans son groupe ! Bonne chance a eux !
















On march 24, private party for the French team who will play the Hong Kong rugby 7's. Hope they will win in their group like last year! Good luck guys!


French team rugby 7's 2009
French team rugby 7's 2009
















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I did it on foot to Ngong Ping! / Montee à pied à Ngong Ping

  • Mar 25, 2009
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I did it! I walked up to Ngong Ping village (just near the big Buddha) on foot! That was a tiring but very worth hike of 15 km done in 2,5 hours (it will take you more time if you walk slower). For your info, this hike is going up all the time: from ground zero you need to go up to 400 m. Most of the hike is done on steps. It can be hard to catch your breath, so do not do this hike if you do not exercise regularly!

How to get there?! Take the MTR to Tung Chung. Then take a cab to the YMCA (in Tung Chung of course). When you are facing the YMCA building, on your right side there is a footbridge. Take it, and follow the sign to the Hau Wong temple. Pass the temple, cross the river and walk for 10 mns until you see the sign C00. The hike starts there and goes until C30.

I recommend to do the hike when there is a clear and sunny weather to enjoy the wonderful view.


Ca y est je l'ai fait ! je suis montee jusqu'au village de Ngong Ping (juste a cote du Grand Bouddha) a pied ! Une ballade de 15km qui peut prendre de 1,5 a 2,15 heures en fonction de votre rythme. Malheureusement le temps n'etait pas au rdv donc mauvaise vue. Je recommande logiquement de faire la balade par beau temps afin d'apprecier au mieux la vue!
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25 THINGS HE HATES ABOUT FACEBOOK & those I hate!

  • Feb 26, 2009
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Hey guys,
Today I was on
Twitter and one of my "twitter pal" put a link to this video about a guy talking about the 25 things he hates on FB. Have a look and tell me what you think about it!

JULIAN SMITH - 25 Things I Hate About Facebook


And by the way... what are ur 25 things u hate about FB?! Here are mine:
1. Being on FB (but now it is too late to leave for a variety of reasons...)
2.
FB rules
3. Not knowing why I still keep some "friends" on my list

4. People making "friends competition" (you know... those who add others they do not really know or haven't met for a long time, but hey, they want to have so many FB friends!)
5. Being poked
6. Being tagged on pics I do not like
7. Stupid status
8. Stupid groups
9. Stupid causes
10. Being added by people I met only once
11. The new layout
12. The relationship status
13. The iphone application
14. The birthday application
15. The kiss application
16. Knowing how 2 people became friends
17. Those who give too many info about themselves
18. The events some people attend or will attend
19. Helping FB to make even more money with other companies thanks to the info I already gave about myself
20. Being sent stupid things like a pig or a cake
21. Stupid fans group
22. Not being able to choose my own layout and the color of my page
23. Being watched by some people I do not really know
24. Being invited by unknown people
25. Not being able to eliminate definitely my account when I will...


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Night hike experience / Randonnée de nuit

  • Feb 12, 2009
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Hong Kong by night
Hong Kong by night

Last Saturday, I went on a night hike with some of my hiking group budies. At first, the idea may sound crazy, but when you live it, it is a great experience! We started at 7.30 near Hong Kong Park View (we took the Hong Kong trail), to finish at 11.30 at Sai Wan Ho (10 mns away from the MTR station).
I was totally dead at the end! The leaders got lost a bit: not easy to look at a map with only a torch, some light from the moon and some faraway buildings! Plus, your orientation during the night is not the same than during the day! So, getting lost was part of the deal!
Even though I was very happy of the new experience, after 2.5 hours, I couldn't see the end of it! The slopes up and down were much steeper than I thought. The ground was sleepery. As a good part of the hike was in the bushes, the trees were our friends to help us going up and down. Good exercise, but bad feeling for your knees, hard to catch up your breath sometimes, but such a good sensation when it is finished! ;-) Everybody was so happy to see the road, cars and buses! We usually hike to get rid of all this civilisation, but when we get lost in Nature and cannot find our way, at some point, we miss our city... We are never happy with what we have!
Another night hike for sure, but an easier level will be more than welcome!

Samedi dernier je suis partie en expédition avec mon groupe de marche...la nuit ! L'idée peut paraître saugrenue, mais il faut le vivre, et bien sûr, aimer la marche, afin de comprendre toutes les bonnes sensations qu'une telle escapade peut produire pour l'esprit et le corps ! :-)
Nous avons commencé à 19h30 pour finir...4 h plus tard ! J'étais totallement vidée à l'arrivée ! En fait, je pensais que la marche serait plus courte, mais nous avons été retenus par Dame Nature ! Les leaders du groupe se sont un peu perdus ! Compréhensible : pas si facile que cela de regarder une carte dans la nuit noire avec pour éclairage des torches et la lumiere de la Lune ! En outre, le sens de l'orientation est bien différent une fois la nuit tombée ! Après 2 heures de marche, je commencais à me demander quand nous arriverions ! Mon corps se fatigait... Les parties les plus difficiles furent les montées et descentes très ardues dans les bois, avec pour seuls points de sûreté...les arbres ! Les genoux en ont pris un bon coup, le souffle était un peu dur à reprendre dans les montées à 40% de dénivelé ! Tout le monde était tellement content de retrouver les voitures, bus et routes de la civilisation ! Paradoxe : nous marchons dans la nature pour oublier cette civilisation. Mais lorsque nous nous perdons dans les meandres et pièges de la Nature, la ville nous marque ! Les humains sont décidément d'éternels insatisfaits !
Je referai une autre marche de nuit pour sûr, mais un niveau un peu plus facile ne serait pas de refus ! ;-)

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Skydive at Airlie beach

  • Jan 28, 2009
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Forgot to close my mouth...
Forgot to close my mouth...

Wow! That was an experience! Jumping from a plane at 8000 feet! I was very scared but I'd like to do it again!

Here you will find a slideshow of some pics taken during my jump!

If you prefer to see the pics and videos at your own pace, click over here! You will find some videos/pics of the taking off and landing from a plane where I was the co-pilote as well!

Enjoy! ;-)




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