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Movie: Munich the Edge of War
(2022-01-22 15:23:14)
Forthefirsttimeinalongtime,IfinishedwatchingamovieinabeautifulSaturdaymorning.Themovieis"MunichtheEdgeofWar",anhistoricalfiction.ThemovieissogoodthatIcanonlysummarizeitbythefewwordsIknow: Passionandbeliefs,courage,opportunity,fireanddrive,friendship,deceit,hopeandhoping,arrogance,fear.
'Hopingiswaitingforsomeoneelsetodoit.We'dallbemuchbetteroffwithoutit.'-PaulvonHartma...[阅读全文]
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Wordle, the daily word game
(2022-01-17 08:49:34)
MykidsintroducedmetheWordlewordgametowardstheendofholidaybreak.Infact,mykidshavetryingveryhardinteachingmegames,beitvideogame,cardgame,boardgames,wordpuzzles,evenpianolessons,Iamhardlyreceptive.
Ieagerlysharedmyfirstfewresults,andIevengotacomplimentfromson,"forapersonwhoselanguageisn'tEnglish,itmustbehard".Maybe,justalittlebit. Checkitoutifyouhaven'ttried. [阅读全文]
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New Year’s Resolution From Last Year
(2021-12-31 19:10:26)
Mynewyear'sresolutionforlastyearwas:toreadonebookamonth,andIfailedmiserably,asusual.However,Ididnotfailinforgettingthisparticularresolutionfor2021.So,Iwilldoubledownmyresolutionfornextyear,2022:readtwobooksamonth,maybeintheend,Iwillreadatleastonebookin2022. HappyNewYear. [阅读全文]
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Book: Where Reasons End by Yiyun Li
(2021-12-31 14:56:58)
Istronglyrecommendthisbooktoparents,asaparent,asaChineseparent,asaparentwithachilddemandingperfectionandprecisionfromherself.
ThisisoneofthefewbooksthatIfinishedreadingfromcovertocoverwithoutskippingasingleline. IknowmanyChineseparentssendkidstotheIowaWriters'Workshop,orIowaWriters'Workshphascomeupseveraltimesinthisforum,theauther,YiyunLiisagraduateoftheIowaWriters'Workshop....[阅读全文]
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Sound of music
(2021-12-24 22:05:03)
Themusicroomislivelyagainoncemore,afterbeingquietforafewmonths,collectingdust.Thosepianolessonsdidn'tgotowaste.Aftersettlingdownathome,theveryfirstthingthatmycollegesophomoretouchedandplayedishispiano.Asofnowatmidnight,themusicstillgoeson,themusicofjoyandhappiness,musicoflonging. MerryChristmas,andHappyHolidays. [阅读全文]
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Book: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse
(2021-12-19 13:17:35)
TheBoy,TheMole,TheFox,andTheHorsebyCharlieMackesy. ForkidswhoareadmittedtoEDorEAschools,Irecommendthisbook,lookhowfaryouhavecome.
Forkidswhowerenotofferedanyadmissionduringthiscycle,Irecommendthisbook.Haveapieceofcake,focusonwhatyouneedtodo,notwhatyoushould'vedone. Forparents,ourkidsareenough.Lowerourexpectations,donotvaluetoomuchontherankingsofcolleges. ...[阅读全文]
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Distinction between Not Accepted and Rejected
(2021-12-15 07:07:49)
Foranyonewhohasworkedsohardontheirapplication,andyettheydidn'tgetintotheirfirstchoiceschool,pleasedonotfeelthisisarejectionoftheirhardwork,theirhabitats,theirupbringing,theirdevotion,ortheirpassion.
Itisnotastragic,thoughitmightseemlikesoatthemoment.
Yet,iftheapplicationessayisaboutsomeone,itshouldbeabouttheapplicant,notthegrandma,grandpa,ma,orpa,nomatterhowtearjerkingtheirstor...[阅读全文]
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Thanksgivings week reflection
(2021-11-24 08:07:07)
Manyparentsareeithersolicitingadvicesfortheirkids,orgivingtheiradvicetotheirkids,includingmyrelatives.Ifranklytoldmysonwhiletwoofuswenttoastore,"Don'tlistentoouradviceonyourcareerchoice,wedon'tknowanything"Iwillrespecthischoicefororagainst,foraslongitishischoice,notachoicemadebyothers,notachoicetopleaseothers.
IadmitthatIdon'thavethecouragetobroachthesubjectof$400,000...[阅读全文]
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ZT. “ I am my mother’s salvage daughter”
(2021-11-20 12:16:47)
Ifoundthissongonline.
Teachourkidsnottobeaconformist.Teachourkidstochallenge,toprotect,tospeakup,tostandup,torebel.Thehellwithobedience.
Iammymother'ssavagedaughter
Theonewhorunsbarefoot
Cursingsharpstones
Iammymother'ssavagedaughter
Iwillnotcutmyhair
Iwillnotlowermyvoice Mymother'schildisasavage
Shelooksforheromensinthecolorsofstones<...[阅读全文]
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Bias and prejudice are like our breath and body odor
(2021-11-20 07:16:24)
Awisemanoncesaid"Biasandprejudicearelikeourbreathandbodyodor,notbecausewecan'tsmellours,itdoesn'tmeanwearevoidofbiasorprejudice" Haveasafeandhappyholiday. [阅读全文]
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