This Hong Kong Life

[#Podcast - 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 香港生活] 🎙S8EP5 - 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗶𝗻 開卷有益 📖🧠 The might of intelligence catches you at your least expected moments - you never know when a piece of random information may come in handy. Reading up in general is a piece of good advice, but what are the right books to read? 🤔 Is learning the sole purpose of why we read, or is there more than just acquiring knowledge from books?Take a listen to what Ryan and William have to say about reading - you might be inspired to expand your bookshelf! 🤗有冇覺得永遠都係「書到用時方恨少」？🤓 睇多兩本書幾時都係著數啲，但係我哋應該點樣揀適合自己睇嘅書？暨娛樂於學習梗係好，但係「學習」只係睇書嘅唯一理由？嚟聽下Ryan同William嘅睇法，可能你都會開始想博覽群書👀-------#KELY #podcast #thishongkonglife #RAWReflections #ForYouthByYouth #readup #bookstowin #開卷有益 #博覽群書Support the show

In this episode, four Weez Walker, who are all students from Victoria Shanghai Academy, has come to share their Weez Walk journey with Ryan and William. What are their expectations? What do they hope to find on their journey to support youth mental health? What else are they doing to support each other? Find out in this episode of RAW Reflections!Support the show

Stress impacts our emotions and daily life. What can you do if you find someone (or yourself) is facing mental health challenges? Ryan and William spoke with our guest Louis, also the Youth Service Officer of KELY, to share his experience of helping others.You can’t take care of others well if you are not taking care of yourself well! Opening up is definitely the first of healing. You may start viewing the negative stories in a positive light after opening up more and more….Support the show

Welcome to This Hong Kong Life - Season 8: RAW Reflections! In our first episode this season, join Ryan and William as they explore the essential strategies for maximising your internship experience. Discover the intriguing connection between employee and employer, gain insights on finding directions for your career, and learn how an open mind will help you uncover new opportunities. Don't miss out on these valuable insights and practical advice for making the most of an internship!Support the show

**Special Episode in Cantonese 廣東話特別版** The Mastermind「智囊團」William & Ryan both found themselves faced with internal and interpersonal struggles when they first started at university last year, but they found a way to support and grow together. Come listen to their story – it might help you solve your problems!Support the show

When you have found the thing that you love doing, spending time with people who love to do the same thing could spark some of the happiest moments of your life. For this episode,, we have invited Navan, Harry, Navpreet and Avneet to share their magic moments with us. They are all members of Funjabi, a #Bhangra #dance group who performed recently at KELY’s BE PRESENT: Cherish Your Gifts Carnival.This is the last English episode this season, and we will have two episodes in Cantonese coming up, stay tuned!Support the show

Krishna had to experiment with a lot of industries before she finally found the one that spoke to her. The hurdles on the way made her feel lost and caused a lot of self-doubt. Luckily, an unexpected experience shown the way for her creative path - to become a tattoo artist. Join us and learn how she turned her interest into a career!Support the show

 "You are stressed, I am also stressed!"Hong Kong is a fast-paced society. Sometimes you just wanna shout “I've had enough!" Being exposed to such a high-pressure environment could make us put our emotions aside, or even neglect our true emotions. Find out how our guest (and KELY alumni) Avneet  deals with stress, and her experience in advocating mental health. Spending quality time with yourself is very important too!Support the show

Have you ever felt dragged back by or struggled to move forward with your emotional baggage? Expectations for yourself, from your parents or friends could bring you down sometimes - how do we cope with that? In EP5, we are co-hosting with Melody and Vivian from Unlabelling Effect to talk about the uncertainties and pains of growing up, and how to restart with new beginnings. Our key takeaway? We are free to perceive ourselves in any way we choose.Support the show

The mainstream society has always had specific expectations of how "male" or "female" should behave. These expectations are reinforcing the gender stereotype. How do we construe and interpret concepts like "equity" and "equality" under gender dynamics? How should we adjust ourselves to cater for the needs of different genders? Listen to what our guests, Rita @ Unlabelling Effect and Emery, have to say, and reflect on the relationship between "gender" and "mental health support"!Support the show

We talk little to nothing about mental health, despite its vital importance to our personal lives and health  What is the cause of these common phenomenon? How can we vent out stress? How should we resolve with our emotions? In this episode, we have invited Wincel to join us and share her answers with us. Make sure to tune in and listen from anywhere you can!Support the show

In a metropolis like Hong Kong, we often meet people from different races and cultural backgrounds. How do they live in such a vibrant city while maintaining their identity ? What obstacles have they faced while being themselves? With the deeply inhibited stereotypes in Hong Kong's community, how do these hinder people from being themselves? In this episode, we are glad to have Renee and Jeal, sharing their ideas and thoughts about cultural conflicts and the issue of self-identity  among different communities in Hong Kong. Make sure to tune in and listen from wherever you are!Support the show

Season 7 is back with the brand-new theme 'Under the Surface'! Very often when we look at something, we are merely taking in the tip of an iceberg. There's always more - much, much more - to what we can see.In Hong Kong, 47.5% of students have drunk alcohol before (Narcotics Division, 2022). At family gatherings or due to peer pressure, many young people are exposed to alcohol at an early age. Our young host, Renee, and Youth Services Officer, Miriam, exchanged their thoughts on this.Support the show

Some people have full access to education, and some do not. Henry, a student from Durham University, discussed education inequality and the differences between types of schools both in the UK and Hong Kong. Having previously studied at Renaissance College in Hong Kong, Henry went through training to teach Maths, Geography, and English to students in Nepal. His community services showed him the divide between his experience in school and those of the Nepalese students. In that Nepalese school, basic commodities like WiFi had to be built too with the help of Henry’s class. Henry also participated in a fundraiser during university, where he raised funds to travel away from the university as far as possible to raise awareness and learn about education inequality. Henry continues to make a difference in education, and he is interested in addressing the societal needs of the educational system. Being passionate about education, Henry will go into the education field in the future. Do not miss out on Henry’s insightful story! Support the show

This episode highlights Olympia, a leader in Pedal4Lalibela, a fundraising campaign by her school with England-based charity Soil of Amhara. She shared her volunteering experience through cycling and raffles competition to promote universal education in Lalibela Primary School, Ethiopia. Ranging from the variety of books to the conditions of classrooms, Olympia and her team improved the learning resources for the local students. Besides, our guest today also revealed how she also co-founded ‘Along Hong Kong’, a dementia elderly service-oriented organization with friends from other schools during the pandemic. Volunteering has taught her approaches to dealing with mental breakdowns and overcoming hardships in life. “Don’t give up because, at the end of the day, little by little you will find yourself making good friendships and learning a lot,” said Olympia. Support the show

Nazreen shares her growing-up journey as a third culture identity person and how she tackled mental health challenges. During her hard times, she had been kept rethinking her position and life paths. With the nurture of religious belief, Nazreen could finally figure out her values and passion for empowering herself and the community. She further integrates her interest with the workplace who is now the youth services officer of KELY,  that she also lives her life to the fullest. Check out her story! Support the show

In view of the education needs of children from underprivileged families during the pandemic, Chloe, a 14-year-old girl, founded a platform with her friends, providing virtual language tutorial classes for these children. In this episode, Chloe shares her vision of minimising education inequality in Hong Kong. She also talked about her experience and learning in collaborating with overseas education organisations and reaching assistance to kids around the world. Support the show

Knowing chance does not always come to us, Felix, a 22-year-old youth, seizes every opportunity to put what he has learnt into practice and give back to our community. Under the pandemic, a local artist looked for an IT talent to help develop creative IG filters. Seeing this would be a great chance for him to apply his knowledge, he took up that challenge and successfully created his first selfie filter. Over the years, he has already developed over 20 brilliant filters for remarkable brands and celebrities. Aside from unlocking his potential, Felix also wanted to support his peers with this new technology. He happened to know KELY, and created two IG filters with peer support elements for “Project Connect”, our new youth mental health referral service. Support the show

Under the stressful atmosphere of the pandemic, Ivan found that it's important to maintain life balance to stay both physically and mentally healthy. In this episode, Ivan talks about his connection with his dog, who is dear to his heart, and their long hike to stay healthy. Ivan also shares about a campaign with his friends to raise funds for a dog shelter which was almost permanently shut down due to financial difficulties and a rising number of abandoned dogs. Support the show

Welcome to Season 6 of “This Hong Kong Life”! The theme of this season is “Things I’m proud of…” This season, our youth host, Renee, will be interviewing members of the youth  to share their experiences of trying new and different activities while embracing the “new normal.” Join us for our first episode, featuring Joshua! Joshua enjoys different types of art and experimenting with various mediums. During the pandemic, he explored new art forms such as digital drawing. In this episode, he will share details about his experimental community art exhibition project themed “Hong Kong subculture.” Joshua noticed other teenagers of a similar age suffering from the challenges of mental health issues and felt inspired to use his art to bring changes to the community and communicate with those teenagers. Here is Joshua’s contribution - Support the show