Perspective – Page 15 – This is Another Story

#WeekendCoffeeShare: Road Trip, Yay!

Published on May 15, 2021May 14, 2021 by Yinglan15 Comments

Good morning or afternoon wherever you are, come in, sit, and join me for a chat. Coffee? Tea?

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: A Proud Parent and Road Trip Planning

Published on May 8, 2021May 7, 2021 by Yinglan9 Comments

Good morning or afternoon wherever you are, come in, sit, and join me for a chat. Coffee? Tea?

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Spring Concerns

Published on May 1, 2021April 30, 2021 by Yinglan14 Comments

Good morning, come on in and have a coffee with me. Actually, let’s go out to the backyard. It’s hot outside – 78-degree-Fahrenheit (about 26-degree-Celsius). It’s actually the last warm day for the week. It’s supposed to drop back down to the 60’s tomorrow.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Xenodochial

Published on April 28, 2021April 27, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

According to this website, when someone says, “Oh, you’re a xenodochial,” it means you’re someone who’s friendly to strangers. I didn’t even know this word existed. I looked it up on dictionary.com, no such word.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: The Power of Suggestion

Published on April 24, 2021April 23, 2021 by Yinglan8 Comments

Good day and welcome! Come in and join me for a cup of coffee and a chat. We’ll have to settle for the instant stuff as it’s all I have unless you prefer a cup of tea or Hot Cocoa?

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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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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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#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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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Changes are Coming

Published on April 3, 2021April 2, 2021 by Yinglan6 Comments

Good morning and welcome! Come in and join me for a cup of coffee and a chat.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Last Weekend of March

Published on March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 by Yinglan13 Comments

Good morning and welcome! Come in and join me for a cup of coffee and a chat.

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Friday Fictioneers: Too Many Deaths

Published on March 25, 2021March 24, 2021 by Yinglan23 Comments

Alright, let’s see…

Winter’s night, ground full of snow, she meets him, keels over and dies.

Oh wait, he meets her, faints in her arms and dies???

Ah, what’s wrong with me and death?

I dream about death…

I write about death…

Wait, have I been experiencing bouts of existential crises?

Have I?

No!!!

Let’s start over…

The gal is looking to die and the dude helps inject the first dose of lethal injection into her arm and leaves. The next morning, he’s found outside, death by hypothermia.

Wait, didn’t I hear this in a play a few days ago?

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: One Year Later

Published on March 20, 2021March 19, 2021 by Yinglan25 Comments

Good morning and welcome! Come in and join me for a cup of coffee and a chat.

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Just like riding a bike…

Published on March 15, 2021March 14, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

A few weeks back, I won the grand prize at a prize drawing at work. I was honestly shocked when the HR department contacted me. I did not expect I’d win, let alone read the announcement that listed the grand prize.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: An Easier Week

Published on March 13, 2021March 12, 2021 by Yinglan5 Comments

Good morning, welcome, and come on in to join me for a cup of coffee and a scintillating and possibly-controversial conversation.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: On the Edge

Published on March 6, 2021March 5, 2021 by Yinglan17 Comments

Good morning and welcome back. It’s a lovely day today? The weatherman predicted it’s gonna be abnormally warm this weekend. So take off that coat and join me for some breakfast. If you want something sweet, I got that covered too with my sourdough brownies.

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Living Life Backwards

Published on March 5, 2021March 4, 2021 by Yinglan7 Comments

I had my monthly one-on-one with my supervisor this week. It went well. I told her the things I am currently working on. She was pleased with my speed at completing the tasks needed to close out the month (financially speaking). I also told her about the one-on-one with Mr. CFO the week before. “We talk about you all the time.” She said.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: The Last Weekend of February 2021

Published on February 27, 2021February 26, 2021 by Yinglan17 Comments

Good morning, it’s still pretty chilly out. Please come into the warmth and let’s chat in my fresh-bread-smelling kitchen. I had just finished baking a loaf of Sourdough Foccacia. It’s been a while since I’ve baked anything and I sure do love Foccacia. They are so savory and versatile.

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Those Darn Meddlers…

Published on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 by Yinglan6 Comments

I have a problem with people meddling into people’s lives. Isn’t there a saying – “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”? I think this applies to meddling as well. According to my personal experience and all those movies and TV shows I’ve watched over the year, I don’t think there’s ever been a scenario where meddling ended well. Yeah, I understand sometimes we want to wish others well but meddling often make matters worse.

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My Current Dilemma

Published on February 22, 2021February 21, 2021 by Yinglan16 Comments

This prompt word for this week’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge is Divorce. For the past few weeks, I have been dealing with something that has something with my mom’s divorce from my step-dad. It’s been weighing on me and I’m hoping to talk to someone about this. Alas, there’s literally no one I can talk to in my real life about this.

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: The Ups and Downs of a Short Work Week

Published on February 20, 2021February 19, 2021 by Yinglan12 Comments

Good morning, welcome to another edition of #weekendcoffeeshare. It looks like it’s going to be another cold one today. So please come in, hang up your coat and join me with a hot cup of something. I’m having my usual today – coffee with no sugar, no cream with a just a dash of unsweetened almond milk.

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Friday Fictioneers: My Sister’s Final Wish

Published on February 18, 2021February 17, 2021 by Yinglan22 Comments

Re-reading my sister, Bethany’s Will, I sighed, “My dear sister, you shall be the death of me.”

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#WeekendCoffeeShare: Hooray for Long Weekends

Published on February 13, 2021February 12, 2021 by Yinglan27 Comments

Good morning, welcome or welcome back (for my regulars) to another edition of #weekendcoffeeshare. Please come on in to the warmth and out of the cold. It’s looking like it’s going to be another snowy Saturday in my part of the world.

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