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102 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 11h \ parent \ on: “I want to die but I want to eat tteokbokki” BooksAndArticles
Here is the impetus behind her title:
Goes to show how precarious some people are in regard to hanging by a thread. And how comforting rituals can keep us wanting to still be. Not sure if she died by suicide (seems that the South Korean press won’t release exact details) but her title nonetheless depicts her fight
Happiness Journal 17/10/25
While on the way to pick up her brother, my daughter broke free from my grasp, yelled, “Run!” and dashed ahead in the irresistibly cute, heartstring-tugging way only toddlers can put off. She was eager to be reunited with him.
Life can be worse. I am thankful that the children adore each other.
Thanks for trusting us enough to reveal your name.
I am an aspiring writer and an English teacher. Looking forward to stealing insights from you heh
Yes, I wanted to travel around the world and keep a vibrant blog
But I guess being a father of two isn’t all that bad xP
Interesting comment about no alcohol
I just finished this book n the author told her therapist about how she sometimes relies on drinking to get her words out
I don’t know about your country, but mental health issues have been pushed to the forefront in mine and are widely discussed today
As you have hinted, i feel that having a strong sense of self will empower me to ignore the noise and stick to my guns and not get myself affected emotionally. The Stoic philosophy, so to speak
102 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 15 Oct \ parent \ on: 🕵️♀️ Detective Game 1 ideasfromtheedge
I did. Way back in 2012 when I was an Assistant Language Teacher with the Japan Exchange Teaching program.
It was a stress-free job, to say the least, so I had the headspace to design lessons like this
21 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei OP 15 Oct \ parent \ on: Gardens by the Bay, Singapore Photography
Appreciate you reading them
Happiness Journal 15/10/25
In a previous life, I enthusiastically volunteered students for overseas trips to satisfy my craving for travel. Best of all, I barely had any competition, so I could travel to my heart’s content.
Today, in a similar vein, I eagerly volunteered to chaperone the international students for their learning journey to Gardens by the Bay. There, I was greeted by a passionate facilitator named Joyce. Anyone can tell that she loves what she does because she not only peppered her script with items that she had bought from Daiso, but also, involved students in a demonstration that showcased her home-made props. Did you know that cacti have ridges to increase the surface area in which they can absorb water with? Well, I was today years old when I learnt that.
My circumstances might have changed, but my yearning to see the world remains intact. I take it as an antidote against the ravages of time.
世界这么大，我想去看看。
Happiness Journal 13/10/25
Getting my son to read aloud in Mandarin is the last thing I want to do after a long and exhausting workday, but I try my best to keep at it, even if it’s an agonising process watching him read. I think sloths move faster than his reading.
I was getting him to read some story about a bear when he quipped, “This character has the 提手旁 (hand radical). I learnt it from 老师 (teacher).”
I then scanned through the words. Lo and behold, he was right! There are words like 掉 and 抓; I even saw 挣扎 which is a phrase above his cognitive level lol.
Instantaneously, my fatigue vanished like dark thoughts being sucked into a vortex. Not sure if he will become a proficient reader in Chinese in the future, but I am heartened that he has retained a little bit of what he has learnt in school.
I get what you mean. Sometimes I think about agonising over a problem before I sleep since sleep is supposed to help my subconscious come alive and conjure an answer that connects the dots. Then I think to myself, just sleep! No need to be productive all the time!
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