Cultural Understanding
For the past few months, the world had been at a standstill. The virus had taken a world tour and what had once been the butt of all jokes was now a pretty serious subject. Most people hid away into their homes, hiding behind doors and screens, fitting their world into a box. Tuition fees […]
MoreI remember whenever we were outside, Ho Chi Minh City had this particular atmosphere which I can’t really describe. I was too young to really understand how much this place meant to my father, my family and me. It was familiar, people’s faces not too different from mine, an intertwined mix of city life and […]
MoreNormal Day in Hong Kong (August – January) 6:10 AM Dragging myself away from my bed, I wake up, do my morning routine: brush my teeth, put on contact lenses and change into uniform. 6:20 AM Breakfast with my siblings, usually it’s sunny side eggs and bacon with a side of toast. Sometimes we switch […]
MoreThis is the original English translation of the renowned Chinese poem 《将进酒》(literally meaning I Will Drink) by Abby Lu. Original Chinese: 《将进酒》, 李白 君不見黃河之水天上來，奔流到海不復回。君不見高堂明鏡悲白髮，朝如青絲暮成雪。人生得意須盡歡，莫使金樽空對月。天生我材必有用，千金散盡還復來。烹羊宰牛且爲樂，會須一飲三百杯。岑夫子，丹丘生。將進酒，杯莫停。與君歌一曲，請君爲我側耳聽。鐘鼓饌玉不足貴，但願長醉不願醒。古來聖賢皆寂寞，惟有飲者留其名。陳王昔時宴平樂，斗酒十千恣讙謔。主人何為言少錢？徑須沽取對君酌。五花馬，千金裘。呼兒將出換美酒，與爾同銷萬古愁。 English Translation (Including Title):“Future Indulgence,” Li Bai Look, the Yellow River’s waves roll from the sky, running to the ocean, never to return. Look, the melancholy of white hair in front […]
More(To be presented as a TED Talk during TEDx Cherry Creek.) In November of 2019, the Hong Kong Extradition Protests reached a peak of intensity. During that time school got cancelled city-wide, bomb threats surrounded us, and protests filled up the streets near our home almost every night. Every day, the news was just more […]
MoreI am a high school student studying in Hong Kong. Today is my last day of Easter break, and online class resumes tomorrow (April 20th) – but despite being grateful that our school is able to provide an abundance of resources to assist our learning, I am dreading it. I still remember the day where […]
MoreClouds, Engulfing the sky Heavy grey paint spread across up above. Rain, Endlessly showering They are melancholic tears from heaven. Trudging along the dilapidated walkways, Thunder grudging in the distance, Like monsters awaiting for their prey. A flash of plasma etch across the atmosphere, Followed by a deafening crack, The suffocating smell of incineration fill […]
MoreHello! This will likely be a series of short highlights of different video games from multiple genres, developers and styles that aim at spotlighting and praising video games for their accurate and inclusive cultural representation. Though video games are often set in worlds so different from ours, there is always room for some nods to […]
More4 months have passed, and it’s still not over. Over the past 4 months, innocent people died, schools suspended, numerous public facilities closed, economy stopped, people forced to stay at their homes…… all because of a living organism that we could not even see — COVID-19. Actually, who would have thought that a virus could […]
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