Category: essay
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International Date Line
Did you know there’s a time machine that lets you travel fifteen hours back in time after a nine-hour flight?
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Focus and Brainwaves
The video explained that brain folds make it challenging to generalize because, like fingerprints, everyoneโs brain is physically unique, making it tough to define the same brainwave signals universally.
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The Han River and Comfort
Sure, water was essential, but maybe just having a river to gaze at blankly and stroll next to provided people with great comfort.
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Wrap Rage
There’s a term called ‘Wrap Rage.’ Even if you’re hearing it for the first time, the combo of words might hit home. This buzzword captures the fury that explodes when you’re trying to open products sealed in clear plastic wrap.
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Getting a Haircut
Just like any career, you start from washing hair and slowly work your way up to cutting clients’ hair, using assistants, and placing your business card on the counter. It reminds me that nothing in this world comes easy. ๐โ๏ธ
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Trying Life in Jeju Island
When staying at the accommodation, I always turned on the old radio in the living room, and lying in the yard, music drifted through the open door. It’s lovely to hear music not by choice but by chance, like the radio taxi drivers play…
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I Wish You’d Play the Song I’m Thinking Of
With no one waiting behind me and plenty of time, it was okay. I nodded to her and looked at the menu when suddenly I craved Patty Smyth’s ‘Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough’. Then, out of nowhere, that song started playing from the cafรฉ speakers. It’s not a common experience.
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I Wish You’d Play the Song I’m Thinking Of
There were no customers behind me, and I had all the time in the world, so it was fine. I nodded at her and looked at the menu when suddenly, I felt the urge to hear Patty Smyth’s ‘Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough.’ Then, out of nowhere, the song started playing from the tiny ceiling…
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Lands End and Retirement
Arriving late in the afternoon with few people around and the wind blowing fiercely, I sat with a coffee, staring at the ocean for an hour. Feeling lighter, I thought, ‘Let’s go! To Seoul…’ and dusted off, listening to Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘The End is the Beginning is the End’ on the bus back home.
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Travel
That scene left a lingering feeling, as it wasn’t followed by any explanatory dialogue. While most might think, ‘I’m the teacher, and you’re the student! (It’s not meant to be!),’ perhaps it was more like, ‘I’m the teacher, and you’re the student! (We don’t even check compatibility!)’