The wait is over everyone!Rejoice,rejoice,rejoice!Honestly,the weeks after Spring Festival make me feel like a kid counting down the days till another birthday celebration,(and cake!)although sans the imminent despair...The wait is over everyone!Rejoice,rejoice,rejoice!Honestly,the weeks after Spring Festival make me feel like a kid counting down the days till another birthday celebration,(and cake!)although sans the imminent despair of ageing(thankfully).This stomach churning sense of impatience aches from the depths of my body,展开更多
Education is a vital part of life.Right from the beginning you don’t even know you’re undergoing what is actually the most intensive training of your life.Changing useless"blurghs"and"blahs"into&...Education is a vital part of life.Right from the beginning you don’t even know you’re undergoing what is actually the most intensive training of your life.Changing useless"blurghs"and"blahs"into"mama"and"dada"seemed like just a fun bit of mimicry.Complex math was disguised as a game of"how many bananas can a monkey hold?",and the wonders of art developed from applying the first marker you could展开更多
Language is a fickle thing to think about when you break it down into its ultimate nature.Language is a fickle thing to think about when you break it down into its ultimate nature;soundwaves,these invisible up-and-dow...Language is a fickle thing to think about when you break it down into its ultimate nature.Language is a fickle thing to think about when you break it down into its ultimate nature;soundwaves,these invisible up-and-down waves of air that blow展开更多
Three years should be long enough to adapt to any situation,or so I thought.huffs of saying"yes,I can pick up food using chopsticks and not break out into an impromptu drum solo in the process"I sometimes ge...Three years should be long enough to adapt to any situation,or so I thought.huffs of saying"yes,I can pick up food using chopsticks and not break out into an impromptu drum solo in the process"I sometimes get a bit lost for words when trying to exclaim that I don’t展开更多
I was about eight years old when the realization hit me.There,standing in my little school choir with my little brown antlers dangling sideways across my ears I thought to myself——"Why on Earth are we dreaming ...I was about eight years old when the realization hit me.There,standing in my little school choir with my little brown antlers dangling sideways across my ears I thought to myself——"Why on Earth are we dreaming about a white Christmas?"Let me give you some perspective:New Zealand,home of four million people and more sheep than you can shake展开更多
Every person is indeed looking for strength and success in their lives.As the last of the fireworks blasts off its sparklv salute to mark the turn of the New Year,we say farewell to the graceful strength which gallope...Every person is indeed looking for strength and success in their lives.As the last of the fireworks blasts off its sparklv salute to mark the turn of the New Year,we say farewell to the graceful strength which galloped in on the Year of the Horse,and warmly welcome the Year of the Sheep.Sparks of debate have fired heavy展开更多
During winter my one-bedroom,45sqm apartment transformed into a t wo-bedroom,yet still 45sqm,apartment.Months earlier,my partner’s mother thrilled us at the news that she wou ld be coming over to v isit and explore C...During winter my one-bedroom,45sqm apartment transformed into a t wo-bedroom,yet still 45sqm,apartment.Months earlier,my partner’s mother thrilled us at the news that she wou ld be coming over to v isit and explore China with us.As fast as the news was official,we chaotically scrambled to buy up on JD various necessities like extra toilet paper,extra power strips,and the much needed bed she would be needing to sleep in when we transformed our living room into展开更多
Trains were,and still remain as,one of my favourite methods of transportation.I have a memory of mottled forest green walls contrasted against hardwooden bench seats.The window panes
Milestones come in all shapes and sizes.My biggest milestone for adulthood recently came in the shape of a box.Well,in the shape of many,many boxes.Moving houses as a young adult is a progressive measure of how mature...Milestones come in all shapes and sizes.My biggest milestone for adulthood recently came in the shape of a box.Well,in the shape of many,many boxes.Moving houses as a young adult is a progressive measure of how mature you have become.Initially,after university,you try to move out of the decrepit dorm houses you survived in,and into a slightly,cleaner,but still shameful,housing unit with seven展开更多
At first you think 'maybe the sunlight hit something',until you realize that you’re being flung through the undergrounds of Beijing,subway cart screeching as it bends around another wormhole,and you grapple w...At first you think 'maybe the sunlight hit something',until you realize that you’re being flung through the undergrounds of Beijing,subway cart screeching as it bends around another wormhole,and you grapple with the knowledge (and your balance) that the flash of light didn’t glint from that shining beacon in the sky,but rather a more than obvious smartphone being focused on you by a more than obvious hand.展开更多
文摘The wait is over everyone!Rejoice,rejoice,rejoice!Honestly,the weeks after Spring Festival make me feel like a kid counting down the days till another birthday celebration,(and cake!)although sans the imminent despair of ageing(thankfully).This stomach churning sense of impatience aches from the depths of my body,
文摘Education is a vital part of life.Right from the beginning you don’t even know you’re undergoing what is actually the most intensive training of your life.Changing useless"blurghs"and"blahs"into"mama"and"dada"seemed like just a fun bit of mimicry.Complex math was disguised as a game of"how many bananas can a monkey hold?",and the wonders of art developed from applying the first marker you could
文摘Language is a fickle thing to think about when you break it down into its ultimate nature.Language is a fickle thing to think about when you break it down into its ultimate nature;soundwaves,these invisible up-and-down waves of air that blow
文摘Three years should be long enough to adapt to any situation,or so I thought.huffs of saying"yes,I can pick up food using chopsticks and not break out into an impromptu drum solo in the process"I sometimes get a bit lost for words when trying to exclaim that I don’t
文摘I was about eight years old when the realization hit me.There,standing in my little school choir with my little brown antlers dangling sideways across my ears I thought to myself——"Why on Earth are we dreaming about a white Christmas?"Let me give you some perspective:New Zealand,home of four million people and more sheep than you can shake
文摘Every person is indeed looking for strength and success in their lives.As the last of the fireworks blasts off its sparklv salute to mark the turn of the New Year,we say farewell to the graceful strength which galloped in on the Year of the Horse,and warmly welcome the Year of the Sheep.Sparks of debate have fired heavy
文摘During winter my one-bedroom,45sqm apartment transformed into a t wo-bedroom,yet still 45sqm,apartment.Months earlier,my partner’s mother thrilled us at the news that she wou ld be coming over to v isit and explore China with us.As fast as the news was official,we chaotically scrambled to buy up on JD various necessities like extra toilet paper,extra power strips,and the much needed bed she would be needing to sleep in when we transformed our living room into
文摘Trains were,and still remain as,one of my favourite methods of transportation.I have a memory of mottled forest green walls contrasted against hardwooden bench seats.The window panes
文摘Milestones come in all shapes and sizes.My biggest milestone for adulthood recently came in the shape of a box.Well,in the shape of many,many boxes.Moving houses as a young adult is a progressive measure of how mature you have become.Initially,after university,you try to move out of the decrepit dorm houses you survived in,and into a slightly,cleaner,but still shameful,housing unit with seven
文摘At first you think 'maybe the sunlight hit something',until you realize that you’re being flung through the undergrounds of Beijing,subway cart screeching as it bends around another wormhole,and you grapple with the knowledge (and your balance) that the flash of light didn’t glint from that shining beacon in the sky,but rather a more than obvious smartphone being focused on you by a more than obvious hand.
