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6.29
A small crab

As usual, I went jogging along the river near my apartment this evening around dusk.

Many people were fishing by the river. I like stopping to see their catches.

One of them, an old man, had just caught a crab. He needed to lift the string, remove the string from the crab’s leg, and hold the crab at the same time. But as you know, he only had two hands, so it was a little bit of a struggle for him to do it. 继续阅读“English Entries in Late June”

6.18
Sleepy

I am sleepy right now.

Maybe it’s because of the weather; it’s been hot and humid recently.

Maybe it’s because I didn’t sleep well last night. My apartment is near a small road, and someone along the road had a loud phone call last night and woke me up.

Maybe both. 继续阅读“English Entries in mid-June”

6,7
The Dragon Boat Festival is coming up.

Next Monday is the Dragon Boat Festival, so we’ll have a three-day vacation starting tomorrow.

The traditional food eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival is zongzi, normally made of sticky rice.

I learned how to make zongzi from my great-grandma when I was a kid, so I can make them myself.

Every time I make zongzi I remember my great-grandma and the generous love she had for me.

For most Chinese people, the purpose of the Dragon Boat Festival is to remember the famous ancient person Qu Yuan. For me, it’s also a time to remember my great-grandma. 继续阅读“English entries in early June”

注意力残留的定义，by University of Washington business professor Dr. Sophie Leroy in 2009：

一个人停止了任务a，正在进行任务b，但对任务a的认知活动还持续存在。

The persistence of cognitive activity about a Task A even though one stopped working on Task A and currently performs a Task B. 继续阅读“管理注意力残留”

5.31
One-Day Trip

I’m going on a one-day trip to Suzhou City tomorrow.

My train departs at around 9:30 and the train station is not far from my apartment, so I’ll sleep in tomorrow morning and head out at roughly 8:20. Then I can have around 40 minutes to check in at the station — That will be enough time even if the station is busy.

The distance from Shanghai to Suzhou is approx 85 km, so I will reach Suzhou Station in 25 minutes.

My return ticket is set for 19:50, but I would probably need 45 minutes to get to the train station, which means I need to finish everything before 18:30.

Have a nice weekend! 继续阅读“English Entries in late May”