Low Energy

As you get older, things are different. Now when I mention back pain, everyone starts recommending famous doctors.

👵🐕😔 Sometimes my mood feels like an old dog: a low appetite, sleeping less due to age, and constantly wanting to sigh. // 有时候心情已经像一只年老的狗…食欲也很低,年纪大了觉少,很想叹气。 Yǒushíhòu xīnqíng yǐjīng xiàng yī zhī niánlǎo de gǒu… shíyù yě hěn dī, niánjì dà le jué shǎo, hěn xiǎng tànqì. // Hữu thời hậu tâm tình dĩ kinh tượng nhất … Read more

Adulting Pains

I've outgrown the age of teenage angst literature. What awaits me now is the pain of adulthood: tendinitis, neck strain, and lower back fatigue.

😅💻🩺 I’ve outgrown the age of teenage angst literature. What awaits me now is the pain of adulthood: tendinitis, neck strain, and lower back fatigue. // 已经过了青春伤痛文学的年纪,现在等待我的是青年伤痛,腱鞘炎、颈椎病、腰肌劳损。 Yǐjīng guòle qīngchūn shāngtòng wénxué de niánjì, xiànzài děngdài wǒ de shì qīngnián shāngtòng, jiànqiàoyán, jǐngzhuībìng, yāojī láosǔn. // Dĩ kinh quá liễu thanh xuân thương thống văn … Read more

Always Blessed

I tossed a coin, closed my eyes, and made a wish. Heads or tails, I'll be happy either way.

🙏✨💛 I tossed a coin, closed my eyes, and made a wish. Heads or tails, I’ll be happy either way. // 我抛了个硬币,闭眼许愿,正反都会幸福。 Wǒ pāo le gè yìngbì, bì yǎn xǔyuàn, zhèng fǎn dōu huì xìngfú. // Ngã phao liễu cá ngân tệ, bế nhãn hứa nguyện, chính phản đô hội hạnh phúc. // Tôi tung … Read more

Your Own Pace

I think it's okay to take life a little slower.

🐢🕊️🌱 I think it’s okay to take life a little slower. // 我想人生是可以慢半拍的。 Wǒ xiǎng rénshēng shì kěyǐ màn bàn pāi de. // Ngã tưởng nhân sinh thị khả dĩ mạn bán phách đích. // Tôi nghĩ cuộc đời có thể đi chậm nửa nhịp đấy. Expand your Chinese vocabulary beyond today’s quote with my … Read more

Be Present

The secret to happiness is focusing only on the apple when you have an apple.

🍎✨🧘 The secret to happiness is focusing only on the apple when you have an apple. // 幸福的秘诀是,拥有苹果时,只在意苹果。 Xìngfú de mìjué shì, yōngyǒu píngguǒ shí, zhǐ zàiyì píngguǒ. // Hạnh phúc đích bí quyết thị, ủng hữu bình quả thì, chỉ tại ý bình quả. // Bí quyết của hạnh phúc là, khi có quả … Read more

Work vs Prison

Work and prison are obviously not the same. At least in prison, you can get your sentence reduced. At work, you only get more overtime.

💼⛓️😅 Work and prison are obviously not the same. At least in prison, you can get your sentence reduced. At work, you only get more overtime. // 上班和坐牢当然不一样啊,坐牢还能减刑呢,上班只有加班。 Shàngbān hé zuòláo dāngrán bù yīyàng a, zuòláo hái néng jiǎnxíng ne, shàngbān zhǐyǒu jiābān. // Thượng ban hòa tọa lao đương nhiên bất nhất dạng a, … Read more

Work Never Ends

In the days before instant messaging, clocking out meant the day was truly over. But since we got WeChat, the workday never really ends.

📱💼🕒 In the days before instant messaging, clocking out meant the day was truly over. But since we got WeChat, the workday never really ends. // 通讯不发达年代,下班就是下班了,自从有了微信,就再也没有下班时间了。 Tōngxùn bù fādá niándài, xiàbān jiùshì xiàbān le, zìcóng yǒu le wēixìn, jiù zài yě méiyǒu xiàbān shíjiān le. // Thông tấn bất phát đạt niên đại, hạ … Read more

Work Haunts Me

I don't dare to die easily. I'm afraid my life flashback would be nothing but work.

💼😵🔄 I don’t dare to die easily. I’m afraid my life flashback would be nothing but work. // 不敢轻易去死,怕走马灯里全是工作。 Bù gǎn qīngyì qù sǐ, pà zǒumǎdēng lǐ quán shì gōngzuò. // Bất cảm khinh dị khứ tử, phạ tẩu mã đăng lý toàn thị công tác. // Không dám chết dễ dàng, sợ đến lúc … Read more

Out Of The Loop

How small is my social circle? Even the rumors spreading all over town never make it to me.

🔇🤐🌐 How small is my social circle? Even the rumors spreading all over town never make it to me. // 我的社交圈有多狭窄呢?那种全城都在传的谣言,都没有人传给我。 Wǒ de shèjiāo quān yǒu duō xiázhǎi ne? Nà zhǒng quán chéng dōu zài chuán de yáoyán, dōu méiyǒu rén chuán gěi wǒ. // Ngã đích xã giao quyển hữu đa hẹp hẹp ni? … Read more