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| posted by capetowner 374 days ago |
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Hi there - new to HK and festering in a minute appartment in Causeway Bay. It is so small that you cannot get away from the other person in the flat. Husband was here alone but now that I have joined him for 6 months it really is closing in on us.....
Looking through ther property to rent I see loads of ads for Tung Chun, and can see from the map that it is right by the airport. In reality, what is it like to live there? Said husband works all over HK islands and the mainland, is transport a hassle? I would really like to hear some English spoken, is this the main expat area?
Or other area ideas (please???)?
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| posted by capetowner 374 days ago |
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Ek is 'n Engelse frau!
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| posted by adfundum 374 days ago |
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En ik ben een Nederlander...
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The problem with instant gratification is that it takes too bloody long...
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| posted by adfundum 374 days ago |
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But seriously, check the captioned threads.
Tung Chung is not the main English area, if there is such a thing, but there's plenty of gweilo's around.
Foreigners and poms alike are spread out throughout Hong Kong depending on proximity to work, schools, availability of a car, and quite importantly: Budget.
I live in Tung Chung, and like it there. Lived in Discovery Bay before, also pretty nice...
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The problem with instant gratification is that it takes too bloody long...
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| posted by Beer Boy 374 days ago |
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for our new SA poster:
Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,
Yizwa imithandazo yethu,
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.
Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,
O fedise dintwa la matshwenyeho,
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika.
Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,
Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom,
In South Africa our land.
I take under performing to new lows...
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| posted by gladyswly 374 days ago |
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capetowner, live in Tung Chung and we can be neighbours 
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| posted by Beer Boy 374 days ago |
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OI, gladys there's already enough of us elite types living there!!!
btw, I got absolutely scorched in our 120m pool yesterday morning, probably the best private outdoor pool in all of HK!!!
I take under performing to new lows...
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| posted by catzeyez 374 days ago |
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Was the water warm?
Some men were borned dicks.
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| posted by Beer Boy 374 days ago |
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beautifully warm... in fact the warmest pool I have ever swum in
I take under performing to new lows...
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| posted by gladyswly 374 days ago (edited 374 days ago) |
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good to you BB! How's the man-made beach??
David and I will get the keys this evening and will start the crazy moving works in the following weeks.
We're sooo excited to move in!! 
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| posted by Beer Boy 374 days ago |
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man made beach is the mutts nuts!!!
and my 2 terrorists loved it as well... wife turned darker and complained of tan lines all day
I take under performing to new lows...
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| posted by capetowner 374 days ago |
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Hey! That was my National Anthem! You should have been standing to attention and singing!
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| posted by Paps of Jura 374 days ago |
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Causeway bay is probably the worse place to live in HK aside from Wan Chai... too fooking busy with shoppers and the buildings are all on the same level which means you feel really closed in and the noice and the heat... Yuk !!
There are loads of other areas to consider depending on your needs for hubby's work
Some live in mid levels/sheung wan area
others live in Sai Kung/Clearwater bay
Discovery Bay
Tung Chung
Kowloon Tong
Check all them out on a map and come back here with more questions.. we are a helpful lot us
Dib Dob nib knob
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| posted by gladyswly 374 days ago |
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Originally posted by Beer Boy
man made beach is the mutts nuts!!!
and my 2 terrorists loved it as well... wife turned darker and complained of tan lines all day
I love tan!! think I'll spend all day under the sun being lazy just for the sake of sun-bathing.
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| posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant 374 days ago |
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Originally posted by Beer Boy
and my 2 terrorists loved it as well... wife turned darker and complained of tan lines all day
Whilst BB turned a lovely shade of bright red...
Watchu talkin' about Willis?
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| posted by adfundum 374 days ago |
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Originally posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant
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Originally posted by Beer Boy
and my 2 terrorists loved it as well... wife turned darker and complained of tan lines all day
Whilst BB turned a lovely shade of bright red...
I wondered what that bright red glare was, coming from the general direction of the shuttlebus stop this morn.
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The problem with instant gratification is that it takes too bloody long...
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| posted by smog 374 days ago |
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Originally posted by gladyswly
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Originally posted by Beer Boy
man made beach is the mutts nuts!!!
and my 2 terrorists loved it as well... wife turned darker and complained of tan lines all day
I love tan!! think I'll spend all day under the sun being lazy just for the sake of sun-bathing.
But do you get tan lines?
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| posted by gladyswly 374 days ago |
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Originally posted by smog
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Originally posted by gladyswly
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Originally posted by Beer Boy
man made beach is the mutts nuts!!!
and my 2 terrorists loved it as well... wife turned darker and complained of tan lines all day
I love tan!! think I'll spend all day under the sun being lazy just for the sake of sun-bathing.
But do you get tan lines?
depends on where i go tanning
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| posted by Beer Boy 374 days ago |
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Originally posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant[BRWhilst BB turned a lovely shade of bright red...
who told you??? was it that bastard LT???
I take under performing to new lows...
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| posted by Beer Boy 374 days ago |
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Originally posted by adfundum
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Originally posted by The Cerne Abbas Giant
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Originally posted by Beer Boy
and my 2 terrorists loved it as well... wife turned darker and complained of tan lines all day
Whilst BB turned a lovely shade of bright red...
I wondered what that bright red glare was, coming from the general direction of the shuttlebus stop this morn.
and thats why you couldn't speed yer arse up to get on the bus then??? hiding from the glow in 7-11!!!!
I take under performing to new lows...
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