This is a story about a jacket. It implies me “never give up, life will make it up to you”. I bought this jacket twice. I was attracted by its look at the first sight. So, I hesitated for a few minutes and grabbed it to the cashier. The price…

My original title should be “it is ok not to be ok’’ but I overestimate my will and the job market in Canada. So, let’s hope I am still alive after graduation. My 24-year-old housemate shared her father’s text one day cause she met a little trouble in course work…

A feeling of the exhausting and expensive commute between Victoria and Vancouver. — A scene in Japan’s drama “Tokyo Girl” shows what made Aya determine to leave her lover and move closely to downtown. One day, she saw her pilled panties which made her think of her hometown Akita, 600 kilometres from Tokyo. She could not stand such life and moved to Ebisu. …

Implications are for those ambitious, goal-oriented, hard-working, and curious risk-takers, like me. Social distance become a very decent reason to reject the invitation to unwanted activities and avoid somebody you dislike. The connection to Vancouver is built and working for its companies online becomes much more available. More jobs, more choices. Vancouver is closer while Victoria is abandoned.

After a long and consuming waiting, my good fortune seems back. Within one week, I got four job interviews during the outbreak. A new position of a local chain store was confirmed and I was already informed by the manager that the schedule would come out this week. Moreover, the…

This is my imagination of the life without Wuhan and Wuhan Virus. March 25–27 2020 Hawaii, USA I took my flight to Hawaii from Vancouver on the afternoon of 25 and arrived at the airport at 9 p.m. local time. All I brought were only a back bag and a small suitcase. My mood was…

Summary: In this pathbreaking collections of essays, Canada-based Chinese scholar Simin Li explores the latest insights into information, knowledge, political communication, and identity in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and their neighbors, friends, and adversaries. Discourses of Asian Societiesfollows the social dynamics of these East Asian nations and reflects their recent…