Death

A temporary post. This is a translation of an excerpt from one of my favorite Vietnamese authors.

Translation:

“I want to confess something: I think a lot about death, not the how and when will I die — those are beyond my control, I think about what comes after when my eyes had closed, and my heart had stopped beating for the last time: what would I pass down to this world besides a body now has turned to dust?

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Chasing the sun

Cancun is a city associated with emerald green beaches, soft sand, and never-ending golden sunshine. The fame of this place has definitely scared backpackers like me a bit.

However, when I came here, things were different. It turns out that that magnificent “Las Vegas of Mexico” is only a little fraction of what Cancun truly is.

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The mystery of La Micachoana ice cream

Disclaimer: Before diving into the post, I want to make it clear that I am not involved in any illicit activities. I am simply a backpacker with a genuine interest in ice cream. In the unlikely event that this blog attracts unexpected attention, let it be known that my intentions are purely driven by curiosity.

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What is love?

It was a lovely night after a long day of walking, sightseeing, and eating, my friend Dan and I decided to go for a drink.

“I don’t particularly like beer, but what I do enjoy is how people become more open after they’ve had a drink”, Dan remarked.

I agreed. Cuz not so long after we started drinking that I heard him asking me “What is love?”. Bruh, you know, this is not the kind of question you’d want to ask a 20-year-old girl on the first day we met.

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Story from a stranger

“I used to be the kind of person who really loved traveling”, he said to himself. “Almost… from the age of 18, every summer I would travel around, solo, with my huge backpack. I went to all places and meet all kinds of people. Some of them became friends, while some were more like a nightmare. I was obsessed with this feeling: never knowing what will happen tomorrow, never knowing what kind of person I’m gonna be.

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Hello world!

Hi! I’m Chi. I’m a student looking for a healthy way to procrastinate.

I want to learn something new every day and hopefully can write a blog about it. Things I want to learn can be varied, from technology to history, geography to politics, or even life lesson from conversations with strangers.

Besides that, I want to document my own thoughts and prejudices at the moment, just to see how would I change in the future.

Thank you!