Aspiring Writers

Lets’s enjoy the cool weather and read al fresco! I found a new spot overlooking the harbour that is going to be perfect to read. This will be a silent reading session so feel free to bring whatever books you’re reading. We will meet at the top of the Wan Chai Ferry Pier - take the stairs to get to the rooftop. . **Schedule** 10:00-10:15: Say hi and briefly share something about the books we are going to read 10:15-11:15: Silent reading time 11:15-11:30: After reading chat • If you're late, please quietly join the silent reading session first. We can catch up when the session's over. :D) • You can identify the group by spotting people with a book 📕 PS: If there's a last-minute change of venue due to unforeseen circumstances, the most updated information will be posted in the event's comment section. PS2 We’re introducing a new RSVP rule for our bookclub due to recent last minute cancellations: If you change your RSVP to "No" less than 24 hours before the event or do not show up on the day, you won’t be allowed to join the next one. Of course if you have a valid reason, DM me.

http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/b/2/600_437702482.jpeg Life is hard for the young people in the society. we all need friends. We are all social animals. We all have problems in our life. http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/d/d/600_437702525.jpeg Matt and Victoria are from England. They led us to talk about dating cultures and education before. People learned a lot from them and enjoyed it very much. http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/f/b/600_437702555.jpeg This time, there was a Italian friend name Nico joining us. And Kimmy, the host, led us to talk about the something i forgot. But i still remembered people enjoy it very much. http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/0/e/600_437702574.jpeg We talked in a very nice backyard of the cafe.

Our book for March 2026 is *Starter Villain,* by John Scalzi. *Charlie's life is going nowhere fast. A divorced substitute teacher living with his cat in a house his siblings want to sell, all he wants is to open a pub downtown, if only the bank will approve his loan.* *Then his long-lost uncle Jake dies and leaves his supervillain business (complete with island volcano lair) to Charlie.* *But becoming a supervillain isn't all giant laser death rays and lava pits. Jake had enemies, and now they're coming after Charlie. His uncle might have been a stand-up, old-fashioned kind of villain, but these are the real thing: rich, soulless predators backed by multinational corporations and venture capital.* *It's up to Charlie to win the war his uncle started against a league of supervillains. But with unionized dolphins, hyper-intelligent talking spy cats, and a terrifying henchperson at his side, going bad is starting to look pretty good.* This month’s discussion will be held at Commaa in Sheung Wan on the 29th of March @ 2:00 pm. Please note: the café asks that for large groups, guests buy at least one beverage per person ($60 minimum). They have a selection of sweet treats, coffees, teas, and other drinks available for purchase. After the discussion, we will choose the next book by group vote. Please bring your suggestions for future books!

Booked 2 Tables, 4-6 People, 20HKD/Person - Playing for 2 hours looking for practice or games. NOT SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS. No coaching available yet.

Reading is important because it develops your mind and gives you excessive knowledge and lessons of life. 開卷有益！大家最近有冇讀到一啲好書呢？不如出黎分享下讀書心得呀？參加呢個讀書活動，分享好書，分享喜悅。😊 有興趣參加可以WhatsApp我：95182994

(Partner's Event) English Corner Time: Every Wed, Fri & Sun 19:00 - 23:00 Location: The Crazy Coconut Bar, ShenZhen Longhua Baishilong, 3rd floor, 3N100, Above Metro Exit B2 (BaiShiLong Metro Station) 瘋狂酒吧， 深圳龍華白石龍地鐵站B2上方，3樓 Refer to the picture for details on the BBQ Sat event.

New comer, let’s learn to play magic: the gathering. The oldest & most popular TCG, magic: the gathering have over 50k different cards in the pool, fantasy storyline also super fun in gameplay and deckbuilding. Competitive & casual game style can be fulfilled. And its free! Join us in the mtg world! Please WhatsApp 6704 2789 Zen

LSS Smart Fitness 律動班系列 Wed/Sun $100/ 1-hr class ($350 /4-class) Please RSVP one week in advance Welcome to book other time slot (WhatsApp 65230389) Vibration x MFR 療癒律動 (Relax, Muscle release & Facial massage) Vibration Fitness (Stretch & Strength) 健體律動 Vibration x BellyFit 美型律動 (Body Shape-up with Bellydance Technique Drills) Vibration x Yoga 律動瑜伽 (Yoga Asana in vibration setting) https://eshop.cosway.com.hk/ One FREE trial class with any Cosway purchase receipt over HK$1000 under introducer code : HK370579B 以 HK370579B 作介紹人的 Cosway (網購或門市)購物消費，逾 HK$1000，可免費試上律動班系列一節

LSS Smart Fitness 律動班系列 Wanchai $100/ class ($350 /4-class) $120/ class with WellSpa Treatment Please reconfirm class time by WhatsApp 6523 0389 Vibration x MFR 療癒律動 (Relax, Muscle release & Facial massage) Vibration Fitness (Stretch & Strength) 健體律動 Vibration x BellyFit 美型律動 (Body Shape-up with Bellydance Technique Drills) Vibration x Yoga 律動瑜伽 (Yoga Asana in vibration setting) 45-60 min per session. 每節課約 45-60 min https://eshop.cosway.com.hk/ First time FREE trial with any Cosway purchase receipt under introducer code : HK579632 憑任何以 HK579632 作介紹人的 Cosway (網購或門市)購物收據，可免費試上律動班系列一節

* **Date & Time**: Sunday, 29 March, 2026, 2:30 PM – Chill until 5:30 PM * **Meeting Point & Venue**: a nice coffee shop with terrace in Jordan (exact details and map shared after payment) * **Promotional price**: HK$130 including one cup of tea or coffee Excluding any snacks or extra drinks at cost *\- PAYMENT* : Please provide the payment slip $130 FPS or Payme to 55073213 to secure your place. Payme : https://payme.hsbc/lincolncflam * **Highlights**: Casual tea or coffee options; light chit chat prompts to spark cross-cultural conversations; * **Vibe**: Easy-going and welcoming, focused on mingling and making new friends in a laid-back bar atmosphere * **Why Join?**: In the spirit of our cross-cultural community, this event offers a simple way to connect post-CNY festivities, sharing experiences from hikes, food tastings, or daily HK life—ideal for building lasting friendships. #HongKongChill #AfternoonTeaHK #CoffeeMeetup #ExpatChitChat #LocalHangout #F2FHANGOUT#CrossCulturalVibes #WeekendChill #CasualConnections

您上一次帶著好奇心走入哲學課堂是什麼時候？ 您是否在各處接觸過佛學思想的片段不明其意？ 兩千年前，释迦摩尼老师教授了我们看待生命獨特的方法。今日，我們誠邀您和學者面對面，從非宗教的角度一起學習佛學思想。 內容簡介： 《地藏菩薩本願經》（簡稱《地藏經》）是釋迦牟尼佛為報母恩，在忉利天為母親摩耶夫人演說的經典，被譽為「佛教孝經」。經中講述了地藏王菩薩「眾生度盡，方證菩提；地獄不空，誓不成佛」的宏大願力，幫助人們知孝道，明因果。經中也具體講述了佛教視角下我們應該如何幫助臨終之人和去世親人。 講者： 李思涯，香港科大人文學部老師，香港科大金樂琦家企家辦研究中心訪問學者，中國古典文學專業。不同於法師的宣經布道，以學者的眼光深入經典的學理脈絡，協助讀者學習理解，帶動學習過程輕鬆愉快，提綱挈領；佛教知名法師首肯，學界學者讚許，聽眾廣泛信任。 Whatsapp 報名: 44490049 **地址：上環文咸西街44-46號903室** 更多資訊可以留意我們的 IG: Midnight_bliss_studio 或網站: https://midnightbliss-studio.com/

🔥 What if your anxiety is not the problem… but the pathway to your transformation? 💡Anxiety often feels overwhelming—but what if it follows a pattern you can understand and transform? In this powerful MOTIVATE Community session, discover the Anxiety Transformation Pathway, a practical approach to breaking free from fear, overthinking, and emotional overwhelm. 🌱This session explores how anxiety is created through mental and emotional patterns—and more importantly, how you can rewire your brain using awareness, mindset shifts, and proven techniques. Research shows that anxiety follows predictable cycles and neural pathways, which means it can be changed with the right tools and practice. If you’re ready to move from survival mode to clarity, calm, and confidence, this session will guide you step-by-step toward lasting transformation. 📅Join us this **Sunday, March 22, 2026, for “Anxiety Transformation Pathway: Rewire Your Mind from Fear to Calm and Confidence”** with our featured speaker, **Chris Collingwood**, as we explore practical strategies to overcome anxiety and create lasting inner peace. 🎯 Key Points / Takeaways for the Audience ✅Understand the cycle and root causes of anxiety ✅Discover how anxiety patterns are formed in the brain ✅Learn how to interrupt fear-based thinking and emotional triggers ✅Gain practical tools to shift from anxiety to calm states quickly ✅Explore how awareness creates the power to choose new responses ✅Begin building a new, empowering mental pathway 🌟 Additional Key Points / Takeaways / Benefits ✅LRewire your brain using neuroplasticity-based practices ✅Break free from the anxiety–avoidance cycle ✅Develop stronger emotional regulation and self-awareness ✅Increase confidence in handling uncertainty and stress ✅Learn simple daily practices for long-term mental resilience ✅Experience greater clarity, presence, and inner control 🎙ABOUT THE SPEAKER🎙 Chris Collingwood has been involved in learning and teaching NLP since 1979. He studied with all the major early developers of NLP and, together with his partner Jules Collingwood, brought NLP co-creator Dr. John Grinder and his partner Carmen Bostic to Australia for many years. Chris and Jules designed, developed, and accredited the first government-recognized postgraduate qualification in NLP. Their graduate certificate in NLP teaches NLP from first principles, enabling students to master NLP and apply it in their own language and style. Chris has extensive experience applying NLP to learning, coaching, and consulting in organizations. His recent focus has been on the thinking, behavior, and organizational patterns of successful entrepreneurs. CONTACT DETAILS 👉Facebook: www.facebook.com/chris.collingwood 👉Facebook: www.facebook.com/inspiritive/ 👉Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/collingwoodchris 👉Youtube: www.youtube.com/@InspiritiveAuNLP 👉Website: www.nlp.edu.au ⏰March 29, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 (𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆), 𝟭.𝟱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 5:00 PM GMT+8 China 7:00 PM GMT+10 Brisbane 8:00 PM GMT+11 Sydney/Canberra 5:00 AM GMT-4 New York 11:00 AM GMT+2 Barcelona 📌For first-time attendees please scan the QR code on the flyer or click the following link to register and become part of our enriching live discussion, all at no cost: https://adriancahill.agilecrm.com/forms/6002900926529536 📌Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/86301571361 Log-in: 86301571361 Password: #motivate 🔗 Secure your spot now!

Yoga and Pilates are the good exercises to let you to keep fit, enhance the ability of core muscle to perform well in sports and reduce the risk of getting injury. Finally, we'll do the full body stretching after the exercises to relax.

We'll meet at The Capital One Café, 167 Easton Town Center, Space A-103. This is in the main mall where the Microsoft store used to be, on your left if you're standing at the bottom of the AMC Theater escalator. Join us on Saturday for an hour of uninterrupted wordmaking! • What we'll do Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 10AM on Saturday mornings. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. SCHEDULE: 10:00 - SESSION 1: quick intros. 10:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour. 11:10 - chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 11A-11:30ish. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. BEING LATE IS OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check-in with me after the session. (I’ll be the person with the Shut Up & Write! sign.) If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you! • What to bring Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block noise or the occasional conversation by other patrons. Electrical outlets are limited, so charge your devices before whenever possible. See you at The Café on Saturday!

We are excited to host Guided Meditations on Sundays at 6 pm in our Ashram/Gallery/Home! !! !! Everyone wants to know what kind of God we worship and what kind of meditation we do. We worship the GOD that LOVES US! We understand that god is an energy and it lives in us as us. Our meditations guide others to actually experience that energy! xoxo We don't just talk about peace, love and affection, we experience it :) Also we are a home not a business, so we enjoy building community one friend at a time. We always build in time for people to mingle & develop friendships! xoxo Much Love, Frank Tennyson Namaste, Frank Tennyson http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/f/9/9/600_447824953.jpeg

Greetings writers! Come down and join your fellow wordsmiths for one hour of uninterrupted writing time in the upper level of the Market District Supermarket in Upper Arlington. The main entrance of the shopping center opens onto stairs/elevator leading up to the 2nd floor cafe section where we will have a table displaying a sign with the Shut Up & Write logo. Writing is largely a solitary craft. Practicing with others in a community setting may be the thing you need to fire your own routine. We’ll meet on Wednesday evenings, starting the clock at 6:30, following a brief period of introductions. This is solid writing time and all inclusive. Any project is acceptable, be it fiction, non -fiction, work or homework assignment. All is welcome and will remain private to you. The market boasts a Starbucks, a full service bar and various affordable food options. Parking is plentiful, free Wifi is provided as well as outlets for charging your devices, though they are somewhat limited, so plan accordingly. Show up as early as you like, or stay late. This group tends to socialize some, both before and after the alloted time, but this is not mandatory to you. Feel free to come and go as you please and late arrivals are welcome. The cafe may be noisy on occasion so headphones/ earbuds are reccommended as you see fit. Please try to RSVP if possible so that we may grab enough seats for all—the venue can be busy at times. Feel free to message me privately wth any questions and/ or concerns you may have. Happy writing!

Rev. Steven Clevenger is an ordained spiritualist minister with over 40 years experience as a Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Spiritual Teacher, educated and trained at the White Lily Chapel. Rev. Siobhan Wolf Shaffer is an ordained spiritualist minister and certified medium and healer with over 20 years experience. She began her development in 1988 in Pennsylvania and continued when she moved to Ohio in 1998 where she studied at Rays of Lights Church with Rev. Steven Clevenger. Our full worship services consist of an inspirational lecture, healing meditation, and messages from the spirit world that serve to demonstrate evidence of eternal life. Please visit our Official Church Website (http://raysoflightchurch.com) for more information.

**We are expanding our creative programming opportunities with Queer Quills, a quiet writing and sharing space. Queer Quills features some prompts, supplies and friendly faces to help get some inspiration or feedback for your writing. Hope to see you there!**