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293    <p>Hi 👋🏼
294I&rsquo;m Thibault, but most people around here call me <em>Tibz</em>!</p>
295<p>I&rsquo;m an all-around French/Vietnamese <em><a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bon%20vivant">bon vivant</a></em> with a passion for lots of topics including but limited to</p>
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297<li><strong><a href="https://www.tibz.blog/categories/sports/">Sports</a></strong> (⚽️🏈🏉🏀⚾️🏎) and I&rsquo;m a proud <a href="https://parisbasketball.com/">Paris Basketball</a>

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298<li><strong><a href="https://www.tibz.blog/categories/music">Music</a></strong> (pop-punk, hip-hop, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/complexion/sets/tfbs">future beats</a>, alternative, &hellip;),</li>
299<li><a href="https://www.tibz.blog/categories/very-online/"><strong>Pop Culture</strong></a>,</li>
300<li><a href="https://www.tibz.blog/categories/food/"><strong>Food</strong></a> ,</li>
301<li><a href="https://www.tibz.blog/categories/travel"><strong>Traveling</strong></a>,</li>
302<li>and many more other things&hellip;</li>
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304<p>When I&rsquo;m not <a href="https://www.tibz.blog/categories/work/">working</a>, I can be found <a href="https://www.tibz.blog/2026/01/27/more-pics-from-saturday-nights.html">playing basketball in my neighborhood</a>, <a href="https://www.tibz.blog/2021/09/01/like-riding-a.html">skateboarding</a> around town, going to the <a href="http://letterboxd.com/tibz/">Cinema</a>, or enjoying a slower European <a href="https://www.tibz.blog/categories/life">pace of living</a>.</p>
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