Tag: Daily Essay
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I Just Can’t Stop Typing
Lately, I’ve been on a keyboard shopping spree. And now, all I want to do is type, type, and type some more. Honestly, the keyboard I have at work feels so good that I can’t resist pounding away on it. I find myself wanting to get to the office early (though I’m always late), and…
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‘Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage’ and the Basics of the Author
I’m the type to mercilessly set aside books that don’t grab me, almost a dropout enthusiast. Sometimes, I wonder if I read just to find books to abandon! My meter’s always maxed out to the right, and I’ve never been the kind to think, ‘Maybe it’ll get better’ with warm optimism. That’s what makes Haruki…
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Drawing Diary 2024-6-15
Even when it looks packed, people somehow manage to snag those fishcakes like pros. It’s like their arms stretch out like a giraffe’s neck in a circus. 🎪
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A Certain Couple: The Mom Duo
With wide eyes, she stares at him. Silence. He turns his head slightly, clears his throat, and continues his reasoning, but his voice lacks confidence and isn’t very convincing.
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Diary 2024-3-9
Have you heard about the ‘Climate Companion Card’? At first, I thought it was some promotional credit card. What’s up with that name? Anyway, this card allows unlimited use of subways and buses during the recharge period – though only within Seoul.
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Tiny Moments of Happiness in Print
In one essay, she mentions stopping by a local snack shop for kimbap as the sun set. She then headed to a nearby park, listening to Bruno Major’s music while having a late dinner. It wasn’t a special day, but the blend of the park’s air and that song brought her unexpected tiny happiness. 🌅🎶
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Diary 2023-12-17
Since the time life existed on Earth, all creatures have perished due to uncontrollable disasters they didn’t create. Dominant species were wiped out by natural disasters like planetary collisions and abnormal weather in an instant. But in the movie, the protagonists face a disaster caused by humanity but no longer controllable. And we’re just a…
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Lost in San Francisco: Nostalgia, Coffee, and Identity
Never rented a car in my life. Not even in Seoul, let alone here! My friend, jetlagged and sleepy, crashes out, leaving me to figure it out. I scoured the web, confused by the countless rental options.
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Chilling Surprises
‘Maybe they didn’t mean to steal it. Maybe someone liked you and pretended to find the bracelet just to strike up a conversation.’ The hypothetical ‘someone’ was already taking shape in the theory.
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Run, Giraffe
However, the giraffe I saw that day, with its head held high as it elegantly ran, was pure wonder. Unlike its busy-moving body below, its neck was serenely still, as if it housed just a single bone.