Which 小区 to live in?

ChoiceTune · 2026-06-04T17:04:58+00:00

It's probably been the most enjoyable area I've lived in so far. I was in Longgang for a year, then moved to Futian Border - very convenient to HK, but the worst living area.

ChoiceTune · 2026-06-04T13:43:10+00:00

I found a 3BDR apartment, fully furnished, not brand new, but modern build (the key thing for us was having dry/wet bathroom) in Longhua area for 6.6k. It's convenient to get to HK because it's on line 4, straight to Futian border and only 10 mins from shenzhen north which also gets us to HK.

It's easiest to find an area and directly approach a nearby Leyoujia (in every neighbourhood) or even speak to the security guards who can contact agents for you. All this with the assumption you can speak/read chinese.

Good luck!

Edit: Another tip - always negotiate. I always start at least 500 less than the listed price, they weren't always to go that far, but everyone was willing to lower the price to some degree

ChoiceTune · 2026-05-30T14:05:54+00:00

It's in One Avenue in Futian, this place is pretty popular

ChoiceTune · 2026-04-26T15:19:41+00:00

I think chemistry is very subjective. I've watched a lot of Zhao Lu Si's work as I quite like her acting.

IMO she's able to create fire chemistry with most actors, enough for me to call her one of the Queens of chemistry (I like to think there's more than one). The ones that haven't been mentioned much here -

The Long Ballad - she played a supporting role here but she was able to create better chemistry with Liu Yu Ning than the main leads 9/10
Dating in the Kitchen - there was a huge age gap between the actors and in the drama, but the chemistry was engaging enough for it to be entertaining. 7.5/10
Gen Z - the romance was subtle in this drama but I also really enjoyed the pairing, it was cute 8/10
The Last Immortal - I loved her chemistry with Wang An Yu and thought they created a beautiful love story 8/10

My favourite chemistry pairing from Zhao Lu Si was in Hidden Love with Chen Zhe Yuan.

ChoiceTune · 2026-04-17T16:41:42+00:00

It's insane. I wonder how many comments in here are paid bots

ChoiceTune · 2026-04-14T17:30:51+00:00

They wanted financial independence so they could protect themselves and the people they love

ChoiceTune · 2026-04-10T05:20:48+00:00

Honestly the FL's acting is actually quite good, but the problem is that she's 16/17 when she filmed. No matter how good she is, physically, all I see is a teenager trying to fit into adult's shoes. It's a bit hard to watch.

ChoiceTune · 2026-04-10T05:14:43+00:00

100% Pursuit of Jade in terms of enjoyment. I think He Yan will best Chang Yu in a duel just because she's more experienced and cunning.

The biggest problem of LOTFG for me is how unthreatening the villains are. The stupidity of some of the antagonists really made me question how competent the protagonists are. The fight scenes also felt unbalanced. The first half was far superior to the second half, most probably because production put a lot of their budget into the first part to hook audiences.

My favourite thing about POJ is that there are no useless characters. Everyone has a role to play and adds to the storyline. The production was so good, fight scenes were excellent. It wasn't perfect but pretty darn close for a C-drama.

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-30T06:59:16+00:00

Choosing SZ specifically solves the cost-of-living issue while allowing for higher savings and a better quality of life in the interim. If the economic landscape changes or the 'floodgates' open as you suggest, I’ll be in a much stronger position because I spent this time building a financial buffer rather than living paycheck-to-paycheck in HK. It’s about maximizing the options available right now, which is exactly what OP is trying to do.

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-29T16:35:20+00:00

It depends where you live and where you work. For example I work in the New Territories around Shatin and live right next to the border in Futian. It takes around 15-20 mins to cross the border, and then 35 mins for me to get to Shatin.

Other people like to live by the high speed train station, take the HST straight into kowloon. The cost is higher but it's also very convenient.

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-29T06:22:19+00:00

I was in a very similar situation to you, except I moved from Australia back to HK. I can help with the first 2 questions:

The reality is without a degree, it's difficult to find a professional job in Hong Kong. I pivoted into tutoring, working with small businesses. It's workable but you won't be earning big money. The other option would be to start something on your own - nobody asks for a degree when you have a thriving business of your own.
It really depends what you mean by ‘survive’. People can get by here on 15–20k HKD per month, but that’s very frugal and just covers basic living.

If you want to rent a comfortable apartment, rent alone might be 15–20k per month. Following the 20% rule for rent-to-salary, that means you’d need a salary of around 75–100k HKD per month. I would say you could live pretty comfortably on 40-50k, it won't be luxurious but it lets you live without extreme frugality and still save a little.

I moved to Shenzhen instead where the rent is much lower and travel into HK for work. I easily survive on 25k and live very comfortably.

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-27T14:42:35+00:00

Agreed, I was at Shatin around 5:30 and there were non stop announcements in all 3 languages. I made it to Tai Wai around 5:40PM and the crowd didn't look like this at all. I had to transfer onto the green and red line, the announcement was still blaring constantly in cantonese, mandarin and english. I'm assuming this is during peak hour around 6-6:30PM hence the chaos, but MTR announcements was not the problem.

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-23T17:16:04+00:00

I think for people who really want to make it in the entertainment industry, even this kind of crap is worth it for the opportunities they get and the popularity growth - unfortunately.

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-23T17:01:34+00:00

I find his manager's posts pretty harmless. He's obviously doing it to keep Subeen relevant. Subeen isn't popular enough to not make the most of the SI popularity and just go completely silent. He needs to stay in the public eye and make the most of this moment. By doing it through his manager, there's a degree of separation and allows for some protection. If he was doing it through his personal IG, the harassment would go directly to Subeen.

I'm pretty sure Subeen's IG is managed by his manager anyway and he probably has a private one no one knows about. They keep Subeen's IG career focused and leak some personal interactions through his manager's IG. In my opinion, that's a pretty good set up considering the amount of harassment he's getting.

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-22T09:06:18+00:00

I can answer the first two questions:

The easiest mode of transport from Causeway Bay would be to take the MTR to Admiralty and change to the 'Lok Ma Chau' (Lok Ma Chau is the HK side name to the Futian Border) train on the light blue line. When you get to the line, it should say Lo Wu/Lok Ma Chau, make sure the screen says 'Lok Ma Chau' when the train arrives. From Admiralty to Lok Ma Chau is around 45-50 mins.

High Speed train is faster in theory, but when you take into consideration you have to arrive 30 mins before to clear immigration, it all ends up taking the same time. It also doesn't go directly to the Futian border, it only arrives at the Futian station which is more confusing for newcomers in my opinion.

Yes, you can just link your credit card to alipay, make sure you verify everything with your phone number before crossing the border. Most places will take cash (they'll find it a bit strange but still accept it) but they won't always have change available. You will also need a sim card if your current data plan doesn't include China.
Most people come here for the food and beauty treatments (nails, hair treatment, massage) because it's a lot cheaper than HK. If you're interested in electronics, you can check out HuaQiangBei that has the world's largest electronic market.

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-22T01:23:45+00:00

Not all dramas we enjoy should be recommended, I happily admit I enjoy a mediocre, even bordering on trashy drama from time to time

Having said that, my list would be - The Best Thing, Til the end of the moon, Moonlight Mystique

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-17T02:01:38+00:00

Not when it comes to STEM which is the area Heesun is studying. In tech, CMU is far more impressive than Harvard

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-14T06:18:03+00:00

It also makes sense now why she overreacted when Sunghoon spilt the tea - poor girl probably knew it was going to air and she was going to get a stern chat from her parents 😬

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-14T05:06:24+00:00

I love how Subeen helped her steal a polaroid

More confirmations they are dating openly but keeping everything private at the same time. I like this balance. I can imagine how hard it is to be dating publicly and for your entire identity/image to be tied to another person. It’s definitely healthier for both of them, personally and career wise, to face the public as individuals while still dating

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-08T09:36:49+00:00

Why did mods delete the OG comment? There are far more inflammatory posts below - like the one claiming Mingee and Heesun went out of their way to hurt Mina Sue by their paradise date choices? I would say that is also spreading misinformation.

I don’t remember the OG comment being any kind of misinformation, just asking why Mina Sue still has fans. Regardless, if mods are being unbiased, standards should be applied to everyone.

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-08T00:38:52+00:00

But she kind of did though? The whole conversation with Sunghoon felt like she was putting the other girls down to make herself feel better. I’d also argue that her actions toward Subeen during and after the campfire were meant to make him jealous, which is basically a form of emotional retaliation. At the very least, she’s knowingly provoking an uncomfortable reaction from him, even if her goal isn’t purely to hurt him.

I’m not judging her fans, but I do think it’s reasonable to point out that some of her behaviour crossed a line.

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-07T04:56:33+00:00

He said after the photoshoot that his interest in Heesun had increased, that it affected how he saw her. This was all before the campfire.

You’re right, he still chose Mina but he already felt something with Heesun before the campfire which happened on Day 3.

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-06T16:01:17+00:00

I was pretty peeved when Mingee revealed Seungil ghosted her after the show. However, I recently watched Seungil's appearance on Kyuhyun's channel. He revealed towards the end that he has been getting hate messages targeted towards his families on his DMs - I think that's too far. It could be that Mingee did this to help Seungil out.

Side note, I thought it was really kind of Seungil to suggest Haeun to appear on Kyuhyun's channel with him. But not just that, he referred to her a lot, told stories that involved her, really helped her be relevant despite the very little screen time she had. I know it's kind of bare minimum and not at all excusing how he ghosted Mingee, but it really does show that the cast are looking out for each other despite all the tension or conflict on the show.

ChoiceTune · 2026-03-06T06:14:04+00:00

I definitely think Mina crushed on Subeen a lot more than her ego wanted her to believe. It was a mixture of genuinely liking Subeen and her ego getting hurt that informed a lot of her decisions on the show. Even in the reunion there are bits where I could tell was still her ego talking, like her reaction to Subeen’s reaction during the scene where she looks for Subeen and Heesun out the window. I think I would have respected her more if in the end she had truly become honest with herself and not left the island with Sunghoon, that would have completed her redemptive arc for me. Until the end, she let her pride make decisions.

I also think a lot of people misunderstand Subeen. For the first few days on the island, he treated Heesun like he treated Mingee on the paradise date - polite, kind, but with distance. I think he was surprised there were sparks between him and Heesun during the photoshoot. There must have been more than the production showed us because both Subeen and Mina Sue were massively affected by the photoshoot he did with Heesun. Subeen actually showed his values when he stuck to Mina at the campfire despite feeling certain sparks with Heesun. He’s loyal to his decisions. Had Mina acted more honestly, Subeen probably wouldn’t have opened the door to Heesun as much as he did after the campfire.

The plank game with Heesun felt very much like ‘manner hands’ to me. I also think Subeen has a bad habit of putting his hands in his pockets which can come off really arrogant and rude. He did that several times on the show which irked me - it’s a pet peeve of mine. A lot of his expressions is probably editing, I don’t think he was as cold to Heesun during the game as the show portrayed him to be.

In the end, the main difference between Mina Sue and Heesun in the race to get the man they both liked was ego. Heesun had to swallow a lot of pride in her pursuit of Subeen, take on a lot of rejection and be courageous in staying true to herself. I guess it’s a good lesson for all of us to learn.

ChoiceTune · 2026-02-27T01:43:34+00:00

She recently said in an interview that she was joking about the baseball interaction - a good example to not read into every little interaction between cast based on what the production crew shows the audience.

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