jiefo Blog

Daily post 280 We are all story tellers We live life in unique perspectives, and because so, there are always 2 sides to a story Or maybe even more sides And each side is a unique story By nature, all of us have stories to tell simply by living life In those situations, it’s important… Continue reading

279 “Chinese people are so rude” Look, if you willingly go to a foreign country for 6 weeks, you are not allowed to spend those short 6 weeks complaining about the host country. You just aren’t. Don’t like Chinese culture? Too bad. Think Chinese food is “gross”? Well, if you were the most populous country… Continue reading

278 Tomorrow we leave Shanghai and go to Beijing Goodbyes are always hard When you’ve grown to know someone, when you’ve spent time with someone long enough to miss them, and yet you have to say goodbye. But you only ever say goodbye to people you want to see again. It’s like a reassuring “perhaps… Continue reading

277 I don’t drink I don’t smoke I don’t do shots But when I go to a club, I will dance my heart out I didn’t even realize how much I loved dancing until this trip to Shanghai. In Singapore, I’d often opt to stay in my bed and read a book or watch Netflix… Continue reading

276 My visa got extended to the 14th Originally it expired on the 9th which was bad because my flight is on the 14th, and I planned to use the extra 5 days to visit family in China So thankfully I won’t be deported for overstaying now! Anyways, no poetic writing here. Just wanted to… Continue reading

275 When Abbie Conant auditioned for the Munich Philharmonics, she played a masterful piece on the trombone in a blind audition. The judges could only base their decisions on what they heard and felt, not what they saw. And what they heard and felt was so magical that they stopped the auditions halfway, with the head… Continue reading

Daily post 274 I didn’t realize I was an introvert until I started college. I’ve been thinking a lot more, and I’ve enjoyed isolating myself from other people more often than not. The less you speak, the more you think. But you have to give yourself an outlet. 274 days ago, I decided to open… Continue reading

Daily Blog post 273: Where is the party? We got lost today. But “lost” has more of a negative connotation. And often, being “lost” isn’t on purpose. Today, we explored an area we didn’t know. We had no idea where we were going but we were still enjoying ourselves. We bumped into this open square,… Continue reading

272 Magic It’s a part of who I am It makes me unique What is your magic? Continue reading