Getting Rest, Remembering Summer Days
Rest is crucial. We all know it. I’ve been on the go for a long time, so slowing down is good.
Starting the 30s By Living in the Present
“Nobody knows tomorrow. We can’t go back to yesterday. Live the present!” This is my Instagram post for today — and a reminder for me for the entire year.
On Being 30: The Longest and Shortest Three Hours Before Midnight
I view my second “new year” as a poignant reminder of the concept of time and how it feels fleeting and slow at the same time.
#AtoZChallenge – Pandemic Journal: Zǎoqǐ de Rén (Early Bird)
There’s a visceral feeling to seeing the first light of the day. If there’s a reassuring sign that helps me in trying times, that’s the beauty of sunrise.
#AtoZChallenge – Pandemic Journal: Xìnkǔ (Work Hard)
Some Chinese friends tell me I am xìnkǔ – or working hard.
#AtoZChallenge – Pandemic Journal: Writings During the Crisis
Writing articles for work has helped me maintain my sanity. Here is a list of the recent pieces I have written outside of my Pandemic Journal.
#AtoZChallenge – Pandemic Journal: Victories Amid the Uncertainty
When you get stressed out by what’s happening now, think of the small victories that have made your self-isolation period worth remembering.
#AtoZChallenge – Pandemic Journal: Photos of an Empty Neighborhood
I can still feel the emotions I had during my self-isolation. It was kind of sad to browse through the pictures over the past weeks.
#AtoZChallenge – Pandemic Journal: “No Idea at All”
What do we do when we are faced with crippling uncertainties? Blame each other? Blame the government? Leave our families dying? Just die? No idea at all.
#AtoZChallenge – Pandemic Journal: Korean Wave
I truly need to find time writing in advance because my Pandemic Journal entries this week are all delayed. This month is quite work-heavy as I have to produce four magazine articles, two of which are 3,000-word profiles. Just thinking of the concept and the angle makes me feel so tired already. But on to …