Discoveries Of November 2021

1. Among what I’ve skimmed throughout November 2021, I suggest these 5 books:
– How to Be Alone by Sara Maitland
– The Cult of We by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell
– The Comfort Book by Matt Haig. I picked this as one of the best books of the year. It was also nominated for the annual Goodreads Choice Awards in the Nonfiction category.
– The Art of Rhetoric by Aristotle
– Do What Matters Most by Rob Shallenberger, Steve Shallenberger

2. A Gen Z info: A 2017 study by University of Bath that looked at British, American, and Canadian college students, found that perfectionist traits were much more common than in previous generations.

3. An old news made new: A retired Russian admiral has alleged that the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster was caused by a collision with a NATO sub, an unproven claim that defies the official conclusion that the country’s worst post-Soviet naval catastrophe was triggered by a faulty torpedo.

4. A funny story: Dutchman Emile Ratelband, 69, asked the Netherlands court to change his age to 49, as he claimed that people could change their name and gender.

5. A chef tip: Cook fish in the cool water before it was boiled so that the fish would not smell and taste better.

6. A marketing note: It’s the gift-giving season, and I’ve recently seen those incredibly impersonal gift codes mentioned by Seth Godin.

7. An MV was shot inside the newly operated Cat Linh – Ha Dong MRT, and I could see the outside scenery where the train passed. When the train stopped at the Thai Ha station, I told my friends that I didn’t remember where Thai Ha was because I hadn’t been to Hanoi for a long time.

8. Speaking of music, is there a trend of Metallica covers lately? You might wanna try these renditions.
– Nothing Else Matters by Phoebe Bridgers.
– The Unforgiven by Cage the Elephant.
I myself prefer the latter.

8. Last but not least, there’s something really exciting happening, the World Chess Championship Match is going on in Dubai. Chess is my most fav sport to watch at the moment, and Magnus Carlsen is my most favorite sport player at the moment, so I really look forward to the games in the next 2 weeks.

Diverse Views

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How has living abroad for a long time changed your view of rights and wrongs? Many things are just different, neither right nor wrong.
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异国长期生活,改变了你的哪些「是非观」?很多事情只是不同,并无是非。
Yìguó chángqí shēnghuó, gǎibiànle nǐ de nǎxiē ‘shìfēi guān’? Hěnduō shìqíng zhǐshì bùtóng, bìng wú shìfēi.
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Dị quốc trường kỳ sinh hoạt, cải biến liễu nhĩ đích na ta “thị phi quan”? Ngận đa sự tình chích thị bất đồng, tịnh vô thị phi.
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Sống lâu dài ở nước ngoài đã thay đổi quan điểm thị phi của bạn như thế nào? Rất nhiều chuyện chỉ là khác biệt, cũng không phải là đúng sai.

P.s.: Picture taken in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2019.

Trade Offs

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What is it about living abroad that makes you feel worse than being at home? Got the sky, lost the earth.
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国外哪些事物让你感觉还不如呆在国内?得到了天空,失去了大地。
Guówài nǎxiē shìwù ràng nǐ gǎnjué hái bùrú dāi zài guónèi? Dédàole tiānkōng, shīqùle dàdì.
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Quốc ngoại na ta sự vật nhượng nhĩ cảm giác hoàn bất như ngốc tại quốc nội? Đắc đáo liễu thiên không, thất khứ liễu đại địa.
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Điều gì ở nước ngoài khiến bạn cảm thấy còn không tốt bằng lúc ở nhà? Đã có được bầu trời, lại mất đi mặt đất.

P.s.: Picture taken in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2019.

Life Abroad

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What have you lost by working hard abroad? You have missed some moments belonging to the family which are worth a lifetime.
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在国外打拼让你失去了什么?有些属于家里人的时刻,错过了就是错过了,错过了就是一生。
Zài guówài dǎpīn ràng nǐ shīqùle shénme? Yǒuxiē shǔyú jiālǐ rén de shíkè, cuòguòle jiùshì cuòguòle, cuòguòle jiùshì yīshēng.
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Tại quốc ngoại đả bính nhượng nhĩ thất khứ liễu thậm ma? Hữu ta thuộc vu gia lý nhân đích thì khắc, thác quá liễu tựu thị thác quá liễu, thác quá liễu tựu thị nhất sinh.
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Ở nước ngoài dốc sức làm việc bạn đã mất đi cái gì? Có chút khoảnh khắc thuộc về người nhà, bỏ lỡ ắt là bỏ lỡ, bỏ lỡ chính là cả đời.

P.s.: Picture taken in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2019.

10 Days With The Most Steps In 2019

According to Pedometer app, I walked the most steps in my Sichuan trip:

1. July 5: 31,497 steps ~ 15.12 km* (in Chengdu)
2. July 6: 29,337 steps ~ 14.08 km (in Chengdu)
3. July 3: 28,849 steps ~ 13.85 km (in Mt. Siguniang)
4. June 24: 23,878 steps ~ 11.46 km (in Dujiangyan and Chengdu)
5. June 26: 23,233 steps ~ 11.15 km (in Songpan and Mounigou)
6. June 30: 20,196 steps ~ 9.7 km (in Langmusi)
7. June 27: 20,136 steps ~ 9.67 km (in Huanglong)
8. May 18: 19,550 steps ~ 9.38 km (in Wulingyuan And Fenghuang Old Town)
9. Nov 5: 17,348 steps ~ 8.33 km (in Shanghai)
10. Jun 23: 16,136 steps ~ 7.75 km (in Saigon, Hanoi, and Chengdu)

* My normal stride length is 48 cm (80% of the number in the app 60cm).

While ChatGPT suggested that:
“On average, a person with a height of 152 cm (1.52 meters) might have a stride length of approximately 0.65 to 0.75 meters. Using the midpoint of 0.7 meters, we can estimate the distance covered by 30,000 steps.”

If I used this method, the longest I walked was 22.05 km/day, while the shortest was 11.3 kilometers.

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