A writing-dancing-traveler / dancing-travelling-writer / travelling-writing dancer.
It has been an unexpectedly emotional ride to get here, but today after collecting my 10-year carte de sejour, I’m just full of relief and gratitude! One of the main reasons I feel rather emotional, is because I didn’t even know I was already up for the 10-year card when I submitted my renewal application … More Getting my 10-year carte de sejour (resident card)! (France)
Being from Malaysia where we have all year tropical climate, where we have 12-hours of daily sunlight and don’t have 4 seasons, winter depression is a REAL threat for someone like me. One of the problems with winter blues is the word ‘depression’ itself; it’s such a heavy word, and it’s not always easy to … More Dealing with Winter Depression
Last year, hubby and I were chateau visiting in Blois, the capital city of the Loir-et-Cher department in central France, and we randomly came accross a sports bar/bistro-type restaurant. We love poke bowls and sushi in general, and on this menu was an Italian poke bowl! Intriguing…. we ordered it, and THAT’S IT – one … More Azzy’s Kitchen: Italian Poke Bowl (the fusion salad I never knew I needed!)
This post is about renewing my Titre de Sejour for the 2nd time; ie. not the first application: Whereby I had just arrived in France and had to get my first sticker in my passport from OFII, andnot the first renewal: After my first sticker was approaching the end of its validity, and I renewed … More Renewing my Titre de Sejour (2nd time)
As the title suggests states – YES – I had salmon DNA injected into my face! This was on my recent trip home to Malaysia, and it was truly an interesting experience! About medical aesthetics This next part will be talking about myths in aesthetic treatments – if you want to go directly to my … More “I had salmon DNA injected into my face!” – my experience with Rejuran
In France, you need all your documents IN FRENCH. Driver’s Licence, Birth Certificate, Marriage documents — all need to be in French for any and all administrative purposes! As a Malaysian, a lot of our documents are bilingual ie. in Malay AND English. So luckily for us, we can use English → French translators most of … More Moving to France: Getting your documents translated
UPDATE: Due to the fact that a reciprocal agreement between France and Malaysia (in which previously French citizens living in Malaysia AND Malaysian citizens living in France were allowed to simply convert their foreign licences into a local one of the country of residence) has been CANCELLED in 2019, we Malaysians living in France can … More Moving to France: How to get your Driver’s Licence (Permis de Conduire) in France
My husband is quite the history buff, and he does plan a lot of visits for us to chateaus and museums. However, admittedly not all of them are as interesting as some! We recently visited Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, which is one of the best things I’ve ever visited not just in France but anywhere at … More #TravelThursday: Château Vaux-le-Vicomte
First things first: your Carte or Titre de Sejour is basically your residency permit in France. You first need a Visa (in my case, spouse visa) before you can apply for it. BUT, just wanted to point out that: Resident permit = Carte de Sejour = Titre de Sejour → yes they are the same thing! … More Renewing your Visa (Carte or Titre de Sejour) in France
This is part of a series of posts regarding moving to France as the spouse of a French national. Please refer to the main post ‘Immigrating to France’ where I have indexed my various processes. Your OFII processes begin after you arrive in France WITH your long-stay/spouse visa, ie. you need your Visa FIRST before … More Moving to France: OFII appointment
Azzy in France 