2012. 14 years ago.
Jan 2012: I sent an email to a senior who was three years older than me, confessing that I loved him. He rejected me, saying he needed to FOCUS on his career (to become an economics researcher). One month later, he publicly announced on Facebook that he was in a relationship with a girl from Ho Chi Minh City. π I thought he didn't fall in love with me because I was UGLY. So I got my hair permed... and ended up with curls that looked like instant noodles!!! π€£π€£π€£
Jul 2012: I went to Hong Kong for a four-day trip. I really enjoyed shopping at Harbour City. π My mother and I got lost in the shopping mall. Twice.π³
Jul 2012: I sent a Facebook friend request and a message to a PhD candidate who would later become my husband. π
Thereβs something uniquely exciting about working across different fields. Sometimes, understanding one thing helps you see the underlying principles of something completely different.
As Plato said, learning is a form of remembering.
Itβs unfortunate to cease learning too early. However, the pursuit of knowledge throughout oneβs life is accompanied by its own unique blend of pain and joy.
My laptop is an ASUS X441U Core i3, and I've been using it since 2016.
I've used it for everything, from basic tasks to my master's degree, countless job applications and interviews, and even writing my novels.
Now, almost ten years later, it's painfully slow, but I still can't afford a new one. π
"We cannot understand the true nature of the Universe, unless we question deeply.
I want to know what is real, even if the answer is total obliteration of my consciousness."
Who said that? β€οΈ
Elon Musk in December 2008, at a holiday party in a Venice, California living room, explaining why rockets need to be reusable.
Falcon 1 had reached orbit that September on its fourth try. Nobody had ever landed an orbital rocket booster.
"How many people would have driven here if their car was single use?"
SpaceX landed its first Falcon 9 booster in December 2015. One booster has now flown 37 times.