I just returned from my last trip. This time, I visited three cities that were over 2000 kilometres from my hometown. Ater our flight was cancelled, we finally got to my destination by plane from another airline. After arriving there, eating local food definitely appeared on my must-do list. We tried our best to enjoy the local snacks and visit the famous scenic spots in a limited time. Then we got to the next destination by train. It's charming city was located by sea. See food could be seen everywhere, so we had many big sea food meals until we left there. The last city was also located by sea, we swam in the sea every day. The cool wind from the sea easily colled us off in such a hot summer. The beach was full of joys. When we got tired, barbecue always brought us different experience about the sea. Grilled sea food with beers could be the best choice in a summer night. The trip was always short, But the next trip is on the way.

I came across a report about "Nonflammable Mobile Batteries" online. I would like to summarize and share some of the interesting points here. Mobile batteries are very useful when a smartphone's battery is running low outside. Most of them are Lithium-ion batteries and they become a current must-have. However, they have some issues. Especially, they are well-known for its having a flammable risk because they use flammable organic solvent. We sometimes saw the news that mobile batteries caught fire on the train and in the garbage truck. A certain company in Osaka developed Sodium-ion mobile batteries as nonflammable ones and started to sell them in mid-March. They said this is the world's first Sodium-ion mobile battery. They have different features from Lithium-ion batteries as follows, 1)High Safety. The battery is hard to overheat and can lower a risk of catching fire even if there is a heat in the battery. 2) Robust Temperature Feature. The battery works at between -35 and 50 degrees when it discharges. In the case of Lithium-ion mobile battery, the temperature is almost between 0 and 40 degrees. 3) Long lifespan. The battery has a lifespan of about 5,000 cycles. That's why it will be available for about 13 years even if it charges one time every day. Lithium-ion's is about 500 cycles. On the other hand, the main downsides are the size and the price. I want to use it as my battery charger in the future when I go outside in such scorching hot.

If I could predict the future, I’d want to know the turning points — not every detail, but the key decisions or moments that would shape my life the most. Knowing exactly when to take a leap, when to wait, or when to walk away could make all the difference. I wouldn’t want to know every outcome, though — just enough to guide me without stealing the surprise from life. After all, part of what makes a story worth living is not knowing every chapter before you turn the page.

I started another book last week. The book was quite confusing, the prose was too poetic and I couldn’t really understand it. An acquaintance told me that it was like that at first and later the brain would adjust to the style. Therefore, earlier, I continued reading slowly this time; it becomes easier and the poetic lines gives off vivid mental images. The main character is now sick, he saw something horrendous, and couldn’t stop thinking about it. He has started pondering, he’s doubting his reality, his already extinguished fire is slowly reigniting. Suddenly his boss appeared, and saw that light on his eyes, he knew what was happening as he has gone through the same process. After some pause, he is telling him the origin of everything. As the meaning behind of the book's title was starting to reveal itself… someone frenetically started ringing my home bell. My delivery arrived.

It was sunny today, not a single cloud in the sky. I ended up binge-watching Emily in Paris Season 2 all day. Ugh, that love triangle with Emily, Gabriel, and Camille was a total mess. Seriously, Gabriel’s the worst, how dare he hit on his girlfriend’s bestie? And Emily’s no angel either. I mean, you can’t say you "don’t wanna ruin anyone’s life" while making out with Camille’s hot hot boyfriend, Gabriel in a closet. Now two girls are practically at war? So messy. The whole season’s like a car crash: awful but you can’t look away. Feels kinda morally gross, but also weirdly innocent? Like they’re all just cluelessly setting fires everywhere. Anyway, I’m officially addicted. There’s something evil about how much I love watching these disasters unfold. Pure chaos. Fun!

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Today I woke up earlier than usual on weekends and went to the central park of my city. I had arranged to meet an acquaintance to pick up a guidebook I bought. I hadn't been on this park in a long time. It was refreshing. I walked along my old route, and as expected, some memories came back to me. I looked around for changes, but everything seemed the same: the same unpainted building on the corner, a house-turned-bookstore full of shelves, and the same chilly wind. It was midday on a sunny day, so I hid behind a tree and waited for quite a while. The wind, as always, reminded me of my beloved “desert” city, a place of contradiction, where the heat scorches and the cold bites.

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