《Berlin, Here We Go!》 當我岩岩開始寫德國野既時候，有幾個朋友都以為我痴咗線（其實依家都仲有好多人R哂頭）。不過我好開心一路寫既過程入面自己學到好多關於寫Blog既野同埋關於德國/德文既資訊。幾個月前，當香港歌德學院問我有冇興趣講柏林既一二事，我興奮左好耐。同佢地開完會我都仲覺得自己發緊夢。 《柏林，我黎喇！》係一個我喺柏林旅居時既體驗。當我開始學德文時，我以為全個德國都係一L樣既，但原來城市同城市之間，個文化分別都可以咁大（相信住慕尼黑既朋友應該唔會反對）。所以今次既製作既內容主要係一啲生活既題材為主，依家開始去到6月一連10集，希望大家有時間可以一齊去 @goetheinstitut_hk 收睇！ 多謝支持！ A few friends thought I was a lunatic when I told them I started writing a blog about German culture and German products. It was quite a surprising and enjoyable experience along this road of blogging. A few months‘ ago I was contacted by Goethe-Institut Hong Kong on a collaboration opportunity. I thought I was dreaming! （I still do) 《Berlin, here we go!》is a 10-Episode programme from now to June, in which I share my experience during my stay in Berlin. It’s interesting how micro-culture varies from one city to another (Servus! To the Bavarians here), and it is my main focus to introduce Berlin, especially how this city looks like during the pandemic. If you are interested, a new episode will be uploaded every Friday at @goetheinstitut_hk. Thank you so much for the support! #德國 #德文 #香港歌德學院 #goetheinstitut #歐洲旅遊 #一路向德 #germany #berlin #germanlearning #berlinblogger #hkblogger #hkig #dasistberlin

《Who Am I?》 喺香港歌德讀德文讀到咁上下，都有同學慢慢離開香港，因為讀書、工作、結婚而去德國。 早兩星期我同一個之前歌德認識既朋友一齊食飯傾偈。大家傾計既時候提到一樣野，我相信如果有朋友準備緊去第二個國家，或已經到咗第二個國家居住，可能會遇到。 由細到大我都係香港長大，直至近年開始準備希望到德國生活、工作。 幾個月前一路向德終於得左，我亦都好開心可以近距離了解多啲德國文化。呢幾個月有唔少衝擊，個衝擊主要來自個人身份認同上既改變。 喺香港大家既身份已經固定左。但黎到一個新既環境後，因為習慣上既改變，令人開始重新思考自己既身份。如朋友講，喺香港基本上大家一見面就講錢。呢期買咩股票、邊個細屋搬大屋、點樣搵多啲錢之類。離開左香港，冇左呢種窒息既討論，加上土地唔再係問題後，發現原來一個人可以以自己既方式生活。而咩叫以自己既方式生活，就要問問自己：我係邊個？我以後想點生活？ 我諗呢個問題唔止出現於香港人身上，應該每個離開屋企既人都會試過。 📸TLDR: 圖片攝於剛剛抵達德國後，因為離港情緒同時差滴左兩滴眼淚後既樣，好彩一路遇上好人。關關難過關關過。 From time to time classmates from Goethe Institut left the course for Germany under varies reasons: study, work and starting a family. A couple of weeks ago I talked to a friend whom I met from GI, and we brought up the topic of identity changes after moving to a new country. I was born and raised in HK, and it’s only in recent years I started to think about living abroad. Currently every day is a blessing as I am a maniac of this part of the world. Yet there are still challenges, and the main one is questioning myself who I am. In HK, we all have our identity fixed yet after the arrival of a new place, there are drastic changes in habits and hobbies. There’s a collective topic in HK where people talk about money, stock and properties whenever they meet. In Europe, you don’t need that sort of suffocation, and there are more spaces. One can decide where to live and how to live. But to answer the question of how to live, one first need to answer the question: who am I now? I believe this is also something more universal and applicable to whomever that lived or is living away from home. 📸TLDR: Photos taken during the first days in Germany, after some emotional moments and jetlag, I continued my journey. It’s lucky I have been meeting very helpful people along the way. #德國 #慕尼黑 #巴伐利亞 #柏林 #berlin #德國火車 #recup #香港人在德國 #德國旅遊 #關關難過關關過 #hkig #hongkong #移民

《永世在say no 的獨角獸 - Das Neinhorn》 《The Unicorn that keep saying Neinnnnn》 之前有朋友留言，希望認識更多德文書，令小朋友可以從故事學習德文。其實我好多睇既書都係歌德學院既圖書館介紹，佢地有時選擇既書好有趣，好似呢一本咁就係佢地介紹既。 記得有一次喺圖書館，我問其中一位靚靚館理員（以前其實有個大隻靚仔）有冇書介紹可以等我同呀仔睇，佢就話呢本好得意，因為德文獨角獸叫Einhorn (一隻角），但呢隻獨角獸成日day no，係咁話 Nein，於是就被改名叫Neinhorn喇。 當時我同一般既西客一樣，聽完佢介紹後就拎左第二本書去借閱。後來，我喺柏林既一間漫畫店又見到佢，於是就買黎同呀仔睇。 原來呢本書係由故事教小朋友一啲常用既德語，例如Nein，na und (so what)，doch (but)同was(what)，我又估唔到呀仔好中意呢本書，不過我就講得好辛苦喇，因為佢既德文對我黎講都有挑戰性，唯有大家一齊學習啦。 值得一提既係，個故事唔係教小朋友say yes，而係教佢多幾個唔同既expression。😂 A friend left a comment earlier and said she would like to know more German story books to read with her daughter. I was flattered, truth be told, most of the books I read are recommended by Goethe Institut, just like this one. I remembered I was in the GI Hong Kong library and asked the very pretty librarian (they used to have a super handsome librarian but he no longer works here) if she could recommend me a book to read with my son. She said this is an interesting book. The German word for Unicorn is Einhorn, since the unicorn kept saying Nein, it was called Neinhorn instead. I thought the book was interesting, but decided to borrow another book at that moment (pffff). A few weeks before I passed by a bookshop that sells this book, and I decided to get it and read to my son. It was challenging as I am also learning German myself, but the book is really nice as it’s teaching kids different German words like doch, was and na und. I see it as n opportunity to learn as well. #德國 #柏林 #漢堡 #慕尼黑 #法蘭克福 #科隆 #德國童書 #童話 #兒童圖書 #germany #berlin #germanbook #languagelearning #childrenbook #childrensbookillustration #momandson #hkmom #hkig #hongkong #goetheinstitut @goetheinstitut_hk #dasneinhorn