Category Archives: Inconveniences Brought on by Modern-Day Technologies
The Very First “Death” I’d Encountered on Google Translate
Translated… Why can’t I learn to speak Mandarin? Why? Yeah! I do, know some Mandarin, but, the beautiful characters? My mostly revered and feared characters, they’d always, slipped away like the eels of my mind, I just, can’t remember them! … Continue reading
The Lucky One Who Managed to Stray
Blessed, to have a second chance here, translated… I’d loved the works of Chong-Dan Liang very much, I’d felt, that strong connection with her writings, especially as I read the article, “Breaking Away from the Controls of the Digital Era”, … Continue reading
Social Media Addiction — Finding Purpose
We now carry our social worlds in our pocket. Our friend-lists are paper-trails of past acquaintances, giving us a little window to voyeuristically peer into their lives, casually connect, or rekindle a friendship. Paradoxically, we can be alone, yet profoundly … Continue reading
Getting Off My Addiction on Technologies
Changing that came gradually, taking up a BRAND NEW method of living here, even if it’s just, for a day or two, translated… This article was written down, stroke, by stroke, on the torn off pages of a daily calendar … Continue reading
Greetings
Translated… That day, I’d bumped into a middle-aged woman from upstairs, she looked very kind. After a simple hello, I thought, she will ask me about what year I’m in. Naturally, as the elevator doors closed, she’d smiled and asked, … Continue reading
Updates…
You know, those STUPID things that URGES (or DEMANDS, however you see it is fine by me) to get “up to speed”, with your systems and such, like on your operating systems on the computers? Why the HELL would I … Continue reading
Tracking Down the Pokémons, Seeking Out the Dreams, on Parent-Child Interactions
Following the trend here, translated… Awhile ago, Pokemon Go became available for download here in Taiwan, making my daughter, who usually sleeps in during the summers, at her older brother’s hollering, hopped out of bed. It’s fine, that just the … Continue reading
Pokémon Go, Out of Control, Beitou Placed a Ban on the Game
This “trend” had gotten the public MORE active, sure, but, it’d also, created problems for the society, from the Front Page Sections, translated… New Beitou became a “hotspot” for playing Pokémon Go, on the weekends, over tens of thousands of … Continue reading