Author: natalieor828
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Day 15 & 16: All about rest
To be honest, after removing the wisdom teeth, I decided to take a short break from WordPress. Since I was still recovering from the surgery, I decided to take a short break. My right jaw became very swollen that it made me look like a hamster for this moment. Hope everything will return to normal…
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Day 14: Removing my wisdom teeth and current statues
It was less terrifying than I thought. Finally, I went to the hospital to get rid of those annoying little things in my mouth. Before entering the operating room, I was scared to death. I kept imagining gruesome scenes of my teeth being pulled out in a bloody mess. Fortunately, once I was on the…
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Day 13: A precious moment in life and change of plan.
Life is full of possibilities and… unexpected accidents… Being unemployed has made me wonder about the lifestyle I truly want. In these days, I’ve kept asking myself what makes me feel happy. All I can remember is the peaceful, quiet life I lived in Laos. Even though my job there was tedious and annoying, living…
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Day 12: Confusion
Too many goals It was another ordinary day in life. No drama. No specific plans. The privilege of being unemployed while still living under my family’s roof has created new troubles for me. I keep thinking about my future, my possible paths, but nothing seems to work out in my imagined world. When can I…
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Day 11: A small attempt
What are these for? Out of boredom, I tried to challenge myself to learn juggling. I let Grok guessing how long would it take to juggle 3 balls. It guessed less than an hour. At last, I successfully learned this skill within an hour. Maybe it explained why I was very good at stabilizing the…
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Day 10: Why the second interviews make me give up on the job opportunity
I feel like I am overqualified for the position. Latest update: Let’s go on with the unfinished story. I got the interview and I think I performed very well. But something strange happened. For the first time in my life, I felt overqualified for a job—and at the same time, I didn’t feel I should…
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Day 9:Why High School Grades Still Matter in Hong Kong Hiring
Hong Kong is a very developed city with a very undeveloped mindset when it comes to hiring. You can have decades of working experience, yet interviewers still ask for your high school report card. Latest Update: Today I attended two interviews. I thought it might be the end of my relaxing phase, but I was…
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Reflection: Is my degree a complete waste of time?
Short answer: Although the experience itself is unpleasant, the answer is NO Four years ago, when I knew that I was going to spend the next four years at this university, my world collapsed instantly. The familiar truth You will find it strange if you are not from Asia. Since I am from Hong Kong🇭🇰,…
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Day 7: A relaxing day and letting go the urge to change other people
I didn’t know there were so many decorations on the streets in Hong Kong. Apart from preparing for the interviews on Friday, I had plenty of time to explore the world around me. At first, I planned to hit the gym. But I changed my mind in the last minute. I just didn’t feel like…
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Day 6: A day filled with random thoughts
Latest update: I started my day by reading a book. It was quite inspiring. Until now, I found that as long as I could maintain a relatively healthy life cycle, my productivity for the day won’t be too low. What made me hesitate even more were the scenes of some Iranians smiling or celebrating when…
