Two of the things I feared before going into exile in Mallorca were
Before Covid - can anyone remember that far back? there was some kind of sports event on a major thoroughfare near my house. A bus had to be rerouted for the
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Yes! Cantonese! For you didn’t think I have abandoned this wonderful language in its darkest hour, did you? No.
I now live in exile, that’s true, but I’m still the
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Norway, my motherland, is not a member of the EU. So why the hell does it have to follow EU regulations? I have asked this of many people, and get the same
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Remember this? I don't mean this particular dinner, Chinese New Year almost one year ago, but
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As Kirsty MacColl sang in the legendary Fairytale of New York: "Happy Christmas your arse,
...New rag on the block in the cut-throat world of Mallorcan English language publications
Woo hooo! Celebrations, jubilations! Asians! Everything that ends in -ons and -ans!
Finally I am the editor
FINALLY! Tomorrow marks the launch of long-awaited MallorCAN Relish,
an online magazine about all the great things about Mallorca, in
Trying to create a new identity: Writer
As long as I can remember I have wanted to be a writer, or rather, an author. Oh, to see one's name on the back of a book, and on the front, preferably followed by
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After 30 years in China/Hong Kong where she ran Happy Jellyfish People’s Democratic Language Bureau specialising in making Cantonese a world language with the slogan “Learn Cantonese the Natural Way – from a Norwegian!” Cecilie’s life mission as a “Cantonese Fundamentalist” was to make the whole world speak Cantonese. Failing somewhat in this endeavour she eventually felt the pull of her European roots, and packed up her beloved “gaff” on Lantau Island, scene of hundreds of Sichuan lunches and dinners, in January 2018.
She now lives in Palma de Mallorca with her two dogs, enjoying fresh air and architectural beauty.