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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am a Rebel

Published on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

Believe me when I say this, I did not used to be a rebel. I was a goody-two-shoes who did everything I was asked to do and please my mom was my life until…

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Share Your World – Week of April 19, 2021

Published on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

What was the last TV show you binge-watched? If you don’t watch TV (congratulations by the way) what’s the last thing you binged ON?

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Quiet

Published on April 20, 2021April 19, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

I may seem quiet on the outside but really, I am just an awkward conversationalist with a vivid imagination and a loud mind.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am out to Prove myself

Published on April 19, 2021March 25, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

When I got my mountain bike about a month ago, when I was assembling it, my aunt came over and said, “Just sell it already, get some cash back.”

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Bird flying in sky over Icefield Parkway, Canada

Lens-Artists Challenge #144: Taking Flight

Published on April 18, 2021April 17, 2021 by Yinglan19 Comments

This week, on Lens-Artists Challenge #144, Tina has challenged us with the topic of “Taking flight.”

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Indoor Greenery and Bad Driving

Published on April 17, 2021April 16, 2021 by Yinglan6 Comments

Good day and welcome! Come in and join me for a cup of coffee and a chat. I already had my coffee this morning. So I’ll once again settle for a cup of peppermint tea.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I Often Over-Analyze

Published on April 17, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

Life is but a never-ending chess match. One wrong move and you might lose.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I have Nyctophobia

Published on April 16, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

I have Nyctophobia. It’s another word for an irrational fear of night or darkness. My brain and heart are fighting each other on this. My brain says this is an irrational fear but brain, can you please tell that to my heart when it’s thudding like a high-rhythmic beating drum when I’m in the dark?

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Friday Fictioneers: The World Beneath

Published on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 by Yinglan23 Comments

I watch as the water drains from the pipe above into the well below. It must be still raining up above, I think. Most of the city must be underwater by now.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Messy

Published on April 15, 2021March 9, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

“I have never met anyone messier than you. I don’t know how you can live like this,” my mom would often say.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Lack of…

Published on April 14, 2021April 13, 2021 by Yinglan5 Comments

I know I wrote about how I was capable of so many things but really, I’m someone who’s called “Jack of all trades and master of none.”

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Share Your World – Week of April 12, 2021

Published on April 13, 2021April 12, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

There are some weird questions on this week’s Share Your World, just a word of caution…

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Klutzy

Published on April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 by Yinglan3 Comments

I am pretty klutzy, period. My mom used to singsong “clumsy, clumsy girl” whenever I fell down as a little girl. I think I fell because my mind was somewhere else, at least that’s why I fell and scraped my knees the last time, which was about a year ago.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Jovial

Published on April 12, 2021April 11, 2021 by Yinglan6 Comments

I consider myself to be a jovial person. It doesn’t take much to make me laugh, even if I feeling angry at the moment. I sometimes dislike this ability – to go from anger to laughter like a flip of a coin.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #143: Colorful April

Published on April 11, 2021April 10, 2021 by Yinglan14 Comments

This week for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, we are challenged to share some colorful photos to represent the spring-like April.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Just a Little Warmer…

Published on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021 by Yinglan8 Comments

Good morning or afternoon and welcome! Come in and join me for a cup of coffee and a chat. I’ll settle for a cup of peppermint tea since we are having this chat a little later than my usual time.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Impatient

Published on April 10, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan3 Comments

I have often been told by my mom I am a patient person. “I don’t think I have the patience like yours to complete a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle.” She’d say. So that’s what I’ve always thought – I am a patient person.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Hopeful

Published on April 9, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

I don’t recall when I developed this ridiculously hopeful attitude toward life – that everything will get better eventually, that something is better than nothing, glass is half-full kind of person.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am working on being Generous

Published on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

“Don’t be so selfish,” my mom would chide whenever I refuse to help or whenever I refuse to share food with somebody. I hated being called that because I feel like that’s all I’ve been doing my whole life – sharing and never getting enough for myself.

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Friday Fictioneers: Trouble Abroad

Published on April 8, 2021April 7, 2021 by Yinglan22 Comments

I should’ve known, Savannah thought as she sat in the cold metal chair of a police interrogation room. She’s thirteen but appears mature for her age.

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CFFC: Size Comparison

Published on April 7, 2021April 6, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

This world makes me feel small sometimes especially when I’m in a wide-open landscape.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I Have Feelings, Too

Published on April 7, 2021March 31, 2021 by Yinglan3 Comments

When I was in middle school or high school, my mom would often point out teasingly that I have a low EQ (emotions quotient), sort of like low IQ except with emotions.

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