The Matrix: That Strange Feeling Matters
I think every change begins with a sense that something is wrong.
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Recommend Typeless
It handles mixed-language sentences quite well. For example: “我覺得那家 ice cream shop 的 Gelato 很好吃，下次我想要吃 strawberry 口味的！” This code-switching sentence was actually dictated using Typeless.
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Digital Minimalism Manifesto
Why am I taking this photo? Will I actually look at it? Or will it be used at my funeral?
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The Art of Creative Insults
When you insult someone, you should pick someone who surpasses you in every aspect so that you don’t come out at a loss.
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The Melting of a Snowman
A friend mentioned that it doesn’t look like a snowman, but more like a piece in Chinese Checkers.
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Life is a Lavish Gift
Life is a Lavish Gift acts as a staircase built through Wu Kun-sheng’s essays, hoping that readers might stand upon these steps to draw closer to the true light of Christ.
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Pros and Cons of Self Hosted Blogs
If no one “likes” or “claps,” why am I still writing?
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Journey to the West (Final): Unexpected Spots in San Diego
Finally, the Journey to the West series is coming to an end.
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Journey to the West (Part III): People I Met in San Diego
“I’ve never seen snow in my entire life. I really want to.”
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Sesame Oil Chicken Misua
“one family cooks chicken, and the whole neighborhood smells the aroma.”
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Changed my emails and Handles!
@alicehsumusic / alicehsumusic@gmail.com / alicehsuwrites@gmail.com
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Journey to the West (Part II): Food of San Diego
Before the trip even began, as foodies, we had already saved a long list of restaurants on the Google Map.
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Journey to the West (Part I): Sights of San Diego
Why is it called "Journey to the West?" Simply because this is a travelogue written by someone who lives in Wisconsin and traveled west to California. lol
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I've Recorded a Christmas Hymns Medley (Lead Sheet is available)
Christmas is just a few days away, and the following project is something I have wanted to do for a long time. That is, to put together a few of my favorite hymns and arranged them into a Christmas medley.
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Post Vacation Syndrome
As the name suggests, Post-Vacation Syndrome (PVS) is the collection of behaviors and feelings people often experience after coming back from a trip.
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I Made a Piano Cover of Fujii Kaze’s Kirari
Writing piano covers feels a bit like translation. You take a song performed by a full band and rewrite it so it makes musical sense on the piano, which gives me a sense of accomplishment.
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Where is the Package?
The page showed a FedEx tracking link so I could check where the package was.
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Meet Francis Poulenc
What kind of person writes such music? What were his thoughts about music? Any composers he likes or dislikes?
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Hayato Sumino’s (Cateen's) Piano Recital
Yesterday afternoon, I went to Chicago to hear Hayato Sumino's piano recital.
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❄️ Utopian Smart Fridge
What might a truly user-friendly smart fridge look like?
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Japanese Oyakodon (Chicken and Egg Rice Bowl) + Tomato and Corn Soup
Here is the delicious dinner.
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🤔 Why Do We Create?
Recently, I’ve been thinking about this question quite often, and I find it really intriguing, so I’d like to try answering it.
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🍁 Birthday Trip to Devil’s Lake
Early in the morning, Samuel and I went to Devil’s Lake to see the fall foliage and celebrate our birthdays.
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⛲ Source of Creation
Recently, I’ve been reading Life Can Be So Beautiful.
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📚Free Online Music Theory Resources
I have a bookmark folder in my browser called “music,” where I’ve saved all kinds of wonderful music-related resources I’ve found over the years.
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🔔 The Story Behind Bell
One day while improvising, I played the opening eight measures by chance and thought they sounded nice.
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What Happened When I Deleted My Facebook and Instagram App?
I joined Facebook in 2009 and have been using it for almost ten years now.
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