以前，我有一只猫。它叫Panni。 它的毛很长，颜色是深棕色，看起来差不多是黑色的。 Panni只有一只耳朵，但是它还是很可爱。 它很安静，也很喜欢跟我们在一起。 我工作的时候，它常常在我旁边睡觉。 Panni已经不在了，但是我常常想它。 它不只是一只猫，也是我的家人。 我不会忘记它。 I used to have a cat named Panni. She had long, dark-brown fur that looked almost black. Panni had only one ear, but she was still very cute. She was quiet and liked being with us. When I worked, she often slept beside me. Panni is no…
Category: Daily life
A May Day in Várbalog: Grass Cutting and Cherries
A May trip to our house in Várbalog meant cutting back the overgrown garden, admiring the open fields and picking dark red cherries straight from the tree.
HSK 1-3 Character progress sheet
I needed to do a bit of review on the Hanzi from HSK 1-3 and used Claude to help me create a list that I could track my own practice. Feel free to try it out.
A glimpse into Myheritage.
I was fortunate enough to meet three out of my four grandparents. On my mother’s side, the stories were quite clear. My maternal grandparents came from Javanese and Bugis backgrounds, both cultures rooted in the Indonesian archipelago. From my father’s side, my grandmother was Telugu Indian. These parts of my heritage were always known within the family.
The person who remained something of an enigma was my Japanese grandfather.
When life was put on hold
It has been quite a while since my last post. The past few months unfolded quickly — exams for an accountancy certification, long evenings of studying, workplace projects, a promotion, a new team. Life did not stop. It accelerated. Somewhere in that acceleration, I pressed pause on Mandarin lessons. What started as “just for a…
Return from the abyss
Life has a way of pulling us in unexpected directions, and before you know it, a whole year has flown by. But, here I am, back at the keyboard, ready to share my thoughts. My mental health had taken a toll. Anxiety and stress became daily companions, often leaving me feeling overwhelmed and unable to…
Farewell Kiki
Our little bunny breathed his last on the 22nd of June 2021. He was short by a few months to his 7th birthday. For a lop-eared dwarf bunny, I read that 7-9 years is the average lifespan. So he was almost a senior in human age. Since we are living in an apartment building with…