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Australia to Hong Kong
In 2008, I moved from Sydney, Australia to Hong Kong. Since I'm chinese, and been to Hong Kong several times, the move didn't really affect my learning. One thing that did affect me was the culture change. Since I lived in Australia for more than 9 years, my Chinese linguistic skills weren't top notch. It was a problem because I looked full asian and I didn't know how to speak fluent chinese, cantonese to be exact.
Getting to school
Since school starts roughly around 8:10 to 8:15, I would usually wake up at around 7 - 7:15am and I leave the house by 7:40.
In Hong Kong the best way to get to school is to take the Mass Transit Railway or MTR. This is the most fastest and cheapest way to get around Hong Kong and connects to every town in Hong Kong. The journey from home to school takes around 10 - 15 minutes.
Education in Hong Kong
Since I don't go to a local Hong Kong school, my parents chose for me to go to an international school. I attend Australian International School Hong Kong.
The school in general takes a long time to get used to. It took me 2 years just to remember every room and the schedules.
I am in middle school in Hong Kong and you have to pick 3 elective classes (mine are music, design and chinese non - background) and then there are 5 compulsory classes (Physical Education, Mathematics, Science, English and Geography or History)
Extra Curricular Activities and after school work
Usually after school, I would either go to orchestra practice, basketball training or to a music tutor.
The homework hours that are required in our school are really low, and are only increased when you become a senior in our school.
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On December 01 2012 00:07 LoToRviC wrote:
Australia to Hong Kong
In 2008, I moved from Sydney, Australia to Hong Kong. Since I'm chinese, and been to Hong Kong several times, the move didn't really affect my learning. One thing that did affect me was the culture change. Since I lived in Australia for more than 9 years, my Chinese linguistic skills were top notch. It was a problem because I looked full asian and I didn't know how to speak fluent chinese, cantonese to be exact.
Getting to school
Since school starts roughly around 8:10 to 8:15, I would usually wake up at around 7 - 7:15am and I leave the house by 7:40.
In Hong Kong the best way to get to school is to take the Mass Transit Railway or MTR. This is the most fastest and cheapest way to get around Hong Kong and connects to every town in Hong Kong. The journey from home to school takes around 10 - 15 minutes.
Education in Hong Kong
Since I don't go to a local Hong Kong school, my parents chose for me to go to an international school. I attend Australian International School Hong Kong.
The school in general takes a long time to get used to. It took me 2 years just to remember every room and the schedules.
I am in middle school in Hong Kong and you have to pick 3 elective classes (mine are music, design and chinese non - background) and then there are 5 compulsory classes (Physical Education, Mathematics, Science, English and Geography or History)
Extra Curricular Activities and after school work
Usually after school, I would either go to orchestra practice, basketball training or to a music tutor.
The homework hours that are required in our school are really low, and are only increased when you become a senior in our school.
Lol a HK international student. Congrats, it's a huge old-boy network.
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On December 01 2012 00:14 Shady Sands wrote:Show nested quote +On December 01 2012 00:07 LoToRviC wrote:
Australia to Hong Kong
In 2008, I moved from Sydney, Australia to Hong Kong. Since I'm chinese, and been to Hong Kong several times, the move didn't really affect my learning. One thing that did affect me was the culture change. Since I lived in Australia for more than 9 years, my Chinese linguistic skills were top notch. It was a problem because I looked full asian and I didn't know how to speak fluent chinese, cantonese to be exact.
Getting to school
Since school starts roughly around 8:10 to 8:15, I would usually wake up at around 7 - 7:15am and I leave the house by 7:40.
In Hong Kong the best way to get to school is to take the Mass Transit Railway or MTR. This is the most fastest and cheapest way to get around Hong Kong and connects to every town in Hong Kong. The journey from home to school takes around 10 - 15 minutes.
Education in Hong Kong
Since I don't go to a local Hong Kong school, my parents chose for me to go to an international school. I attend Australian International School Hong Kong.
The school in general takes a long time to get used to. It took me 2 years just to remember every room and the schedules.
I am in middle school in Hong Kong and you have to pick 3 elective classes (mine are music, design and chinese non - background) and then there are 5 compulsory classes (Physical Education, Mathematics, Science, English and Geography or History)
Extra Curricular Activities and after school work
Usually after school, I would either go to orchestra practice, basketball training or to a music tutor.
The homework hours that are required in our school are really low, and are only increased when you become a senior in our school.
Lol a HK international student. Congrats, it's a huge old-boy network.
Old-boy?
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the amount of work stress and pressure is a lot less in international school than the local school
I am serious about this, enjoy while you can.
I tell that to my sister too, who is also studying in international school, you probably have no idea how much of a difference there is.
My primary school (which was local) had 3 tests every week (maths, english, chinese), 1 to 2 homeworks for each subject (general studies, maths, chinese, english, art, science, history, art, religion, music), 3 term tests and 1 exam.
My life was basically:
wake up around 7:30am and go to school at 8am
come home from home around 4pm
Watch one hour TV
private tutor comes, do home work until 7pm
then 30 mins of fruits
back to finishing homework/study for test until around 10pm
In fact, I had almost never went out with my friends during off school hours.
My cousins basically study around 5 hours outside college everyday, plus doing extra activities like piano, volunteering etc in order to have a better CV to get into a good uni. (and they turn out to be smart in study, stupid in life kinda people)
Even international school can be quite demanding once you reach the final 2 years and if you can't get used to it, don't even consider going to Hong Kong universities (the top ones) because they are extremely competitive, filled with all the super hardass working students who graduate from the top local college and the chinese.
I have got a friend telling me that while he was doing some extra assignments during holiday (in uni), one of the chinese students finished early and demanded more workload...FOR EVERYONE. That friend of mine is probably one of the hardest working person I know
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On December 01 2012 00:20 ETisME wrote:
the amount of work stress and pressure is a lot less in international school than the local school
I am serious about this, enjoy while you can.
I tell that to my sister too, who is also studying in international school, you probably have no idea how much of a difference there is.
My primary school (which was local) had 3 tests every week (maths, english, chinese), 1 to 2 homeworks for each subject (general studies, maths, chinese, english, art, science, history, art, religion, music), 3 term tests and 1 exam.
My life was basically:
wake up around 7:30am and go to school at 8am
come home from home around 4pm
Watch one hour TV
private tutor comes, do home work until 7pm
then 30 mins of fruits
back to finishing homework/study for test until around 10pm
In fact, I had almost never went out with my friends during off school hours.
My cousins basically study around 5 hours outside college everyday, plus doing extra activities like piano, volunteering etc in order to have a better CV to get into a good uni. (and they turn out to be smart in study, stupid in life kinda people)
Even international school can be quite demanding once you reach the final 2 years and if you can't get used to it, don't even consider going to Hong Kong universities (the top ones) because they are extremely competitive, filled with all the super hardass working students who graduate from the top local college and the chinese.
I have got a friend telling me that while he was doing some extra assignments during holiday (in uni), one of the chinese students finished early and demanded more workload...FOR EVERYONE. That friend of mine is probably one of the hardest working person I know
hahah thanks for the reply!
i understand the final 2 years is always the hardest!
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On December 01 2012 00:19 Xiron wrote:Show nested quote +On December 01 2012 00:14 Shady Sands wrote:On December 01 2012 00:07 LoToRviC wrote:
Australia to Hong Kong
In 2008, I moved from Sydney, Australia to Hong Kong. Since I'm chinese, and been to Hong Kong several times, the move didn't really affect my learning. One thing that did affect me was the culture change. Since I lived in Australia for more than 9 years, my Chinese linguistic skills were top notch. It was a problem because I looked full asian and I didn't know how to speak fluent chinese, cantonese to be exact.
Getting to school
Since school starts roughly around 8:10 to 8:15, I would usually wake up at around 7 - 7:15am and I leave the house by 7:40.
In Hong Kong the best way to get to school is to take the Mass Transit Railway or MTR. This is the most fastest and cheapest way to get around Hong Kong and connects to every town in Hong Kong. The journey from home to school takes around 10 - 15 minutes.
Education in Hong Kong
Since I don't go to a local Hong Kong school, my parents chose for me to go to an international school. I attend Australian International School Hong Kong.
The school in general takes a long time to get used to. It took me 2 years just to remember every room and the schedules.
I am in middle school in Hong Kong and you have to pick 3 elective classes (mine are music, design and chinese non - background) and then there are 5 compulsory classes (Physical Education, Mathematics, Science, English and Geography or History)
Extra Curricular Activities and after school work
Usually after school, I would either go to orchestra practice, basketball training or to a music tutor.
The homework hours that are required in our school are really low, and are only increased when you become a senior in our school.
Lol a HK international student. Congrats, it's a huge old-boy network. Old-boy?
e.g. the intl school on your resume will eventually open doors for interviews at top banks and consulting firms.
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On December 01 2012 00:26 Shady Sands wrote:Show nested quote +On December 01 2012 00:19 Xiron wrote:On December 01 2012 00:14 Shady Sands wrote:On December 01 2012 00:07 LoToRviC wrote:
Australia to Hong Kong
In 2008, I moved from Sydney, Australia to Hong Kong. Since I'm chinese, and been to Hong Kong several times, the move didn't really affect my learning. One thing that did affect me was the culture change. Since I lived in Australia for more than 9 years, my Chinese linguistic skills were top notch. It was a problem because I looked full asian and I didn't know how to speak fluent chinese, cantonese to be exact.
Getting to school
Since school starts roughly around 8:10 to 8:15, I would usually wake up at around 7 - 7:15am and I leave the house by 7:40.
In Hong Kong the best way to get to school is to take the Mass Transit Railway or MTR. This is the most fastest and cheapest way to get around Hong Kong and connects to every town in Hong Kong. The journey from home to school takes around 10 - 15 minutes.
Education in Hong Kong
Since I don't go to a local Hong Kong school, my parents chose for me to go to an international school. I attend Australian International School Hong Kong.
The school in general takes a long time to get used to. It took me 2 years just to remember every room and the schedules.
I am in middle school in Hong Kong and you have to pick 3 elective classes (mine are music, design and chinese non - background) and then there are 5 compulsory classes (Physical Education, Mathematics, Science, English and Geography or History)
Extra Curricular Activities and after school work
Usually after school, I would either go to orchestra practice, basketball training or to a music tutor.
The homework hours that are required in our school are really low, and are only increased when you become a senior in our school.
Lol a HK international student. Congrats, it's a huge old-boy network. Old-boy? e.g. the intl school on your resume will eventually open doors for interviews at top banks and consulting firms.
Wow nice 
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On December 01 2012 00:44 Xiron wrote:Show nested quote +On December 01 2012 00:26 Shady Sands wrote:On December 01 2012 00:19 Xiron wrote:On December 01 2012 00:14 Shady Sands wrote:On December 01 2012 00:07 LoToRviC wrote:
Australia to Hong Kong
In 2008, I moved from Sydney, Australia to Hong Kong. Since I'm chinese, and been to Hong Kong several times, the move didn't really affect my learning. One thing that did affect me was the culture change. Since I lived in Australia for more than 9 years, my Chinese linguistic skills were top notch. It was a problem because I looked full asian and I didn't know how to speak fluent chinese, cantonese to be exact.
Getting to school
Since school starts roughly around 8:10 to 8:15, I would usually wake up at around 7 - 7:15am and I leave the house by 7:40.
In Hong Kong the best way to get to school is to take the Mass Transit Railway or MTR. This is the most fastest and cheapest way to get around Hong Kong and connects to every town in Hong Kong. The journey from home to school takes around 10 - 15 minutes.
Education in Hong Kong
Since I don't go to a local Hong Kong school, my parents chose for me to go to an international school. I attend Australian International School Hong Kong.
The school in general takes a long time to get used to. It took me 2 years just to remember every room and the schedules.
I am in middle school in Hong Kong and you have to pick 3 elective classes (mine are music, design and chinese non - background) and then there are 5 compulsory classes (Physical Education, Mathematics, Science, English and Geography or History)
Extra Curricular Activities and after school work
Usually after school, I would either go to orchestra practice, basketball training or to a music tutor.
The homework hours that are required in our school are really low, and are only increased when you become a senior in our school.
Lol a HK international student. Congrats, it's a huge old-boy network. Old-boy? e.g. the intl school on your resume will eventually open doors for interviews at top banks and consulting firms. Wow nice
heh, part of the reason why I want to make money so badly is because I grew up a middle class nobody, and I'll be damned if my kids don't have these chances
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