Your Daily Dose of Fun and Fascination!
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Rainy Streets and Umbrellas
In San Francisco, rain only comes during winter. Although they say it’s the rainy season, it hardly ever shows up. The day I arrived at San Francisco International Airport with my big duffel bag, it was raining. On my Uber ride downtown, the driver — who had lived in San Fran for over ten years…
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World Adventure
Would you like to take a peek into the precarious day of Mr. Boiled Egg? Escape the everyday chaos and dive into a world where things really get cracking. 🥚💥
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Starbucks and the Color Blindness Test Service
Starting April 1st this year, Starbucks began offering a color blindness test using paper cups to care for customers’ eye health.
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The Vanishing of the Date Line and Christmas Eve
A few winters ago, while crossing the date line heading to Australia, I lost Christmas Eve. I boarded the plane in San Francisco on the 23rd and landed in Sydney on the 25th. In my 2015, Christmas Eve disappeared without a trace, like the Tower of Babel. It felt unfair 😢.
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Brave Girls and Dried Pollack Chips
I don’t clap at karaoke unless someone truly deserves it. Even if people think I’m being a party pooper, I don’t care. I’m not generous when it comes to music. If you want my applause, don’t mess up the pitch. If the vocals don’t sync perfectly with the drumming or guitar strumming, it bugs me.…
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Netflix Original: Lupin
Still, even as the hero, no amount of mental gymnastics can change the fact that he’s huge. In a later scene, he disguises himself for a TV interview, and despite the narration saying he’s perfectly disguised, it’s obviously Assane! His large hands and thick fingers make it seem like he’d handle problems not by sneaking…
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Hide Microfilm in Your Breath
I thought it was a completely insane idea. But if it worked, it would be foolproof. Checking the airway isn’t easy. It might even be impossible to open artificially. Honestly, I don’t even know where the airway is located.
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Pollock Skin Snacks and Flirting with Death
Glancing around, it seemed everyone had forgotten about my pollock incident, captivated instead by her steak saga. Someone even said it was like a Maupassant novel. But Maupassant wrote ‘Ball of Fat’…
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Let’s Share the Feast
Last weekend, feeling a bit hungry, I started cooking ramen and spotted Mango’s snack, the ‘low-salt pollock sticks’ in the fridge. I thought they might make the broth refreshing, so I threw a few in. It was truly delicious. Today, while buying dog snacks, I mentioned my pet loves them and asked for more, only…
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Bookstore Vibes: Spring 2021
While flipping through books is fun, browsing stationery and fancy items is equally delightful. 🖊️ Seeing this miniature in the desk decoration corner reminded me of a local I met in Paris by the Eiffel Tower years ago. She cautiously shared a ‘secret’: ‘The Champs-Élysées never closes, even at midnight.’
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