Author: Melissa
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Can I Make friends with you?
Out on the streets, there isn’t much public table I can write on, so I decided to use a dirty transformer box as a table. While contemplating what to write to the newly weds, a young man approached. “Do you have the time?” I wrestled out my iPhone. “It’s 1:41.” “Thank you.” Before I can put away my…
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Foreign language
The kids in the back of the bus were speaking English. Not necessarily fluent, but perfectly at ease. Maybe they’re members of the ambassador club of NTHU, like I was before. A dark, thin man was standing next to me, eyeing the kids suspiciously. “Foreign language,” he muttered now and then. His phone rang. “Wei,” he spoke…
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Rain
Splash Splash Wham Wheeze Wheeze Drip drop Drip drop Shhhhh……. Pzzzzzz [Weather is neglected] Whaaaaaamm Whaaaaaaaammmm How many vocabularies are there for the sounds of rain? Obviously I can’t think of many.
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4 Drinks per meal
In the beginning, there was only one drink. It’s for after dessert. There was no milk tea option, so I ordered a raspberry yogurt sawa. Sounds good. But after ordering, he asked for a glass of red wine for each of us. Gosh, you have bottles at home! Why bother? Then already, the first “course” was champagne. Yes,…
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Mei Mei
Mei answered the phone. “It’s Melissa. Do you remember me?” ‘(Sweetly) I, I don’t remember your voice, but I remember you.’ — Mei shoved me a small bowl full of rice. ‘This is for you!’ “Take your bowl and eat with your brother!” Her mom is immune to Mei’s misleading actions disguised by her sweetness.. — “Pop! Whoooosh!” Champagne began oozing…
Nature Spirituality 