The Reason Evil Exists Is This…

Oftentimes, I feel like I come from a world where there is no difference between spoken information, imagined things, and their manifestation in physical form. I see this world in dreams sometimes. When I am there, I can think of something, and it gets immediately manifested. Like, you think of a crocodile, and – boom … Continue reading The Reason Evil Exists Is This…

My Love/Hate Relationship with “Heaven Officials’ Blessing”

"Heaven Officials' Blessing," also known as TGCF (from Tiān Guān Cì Fú), is an animation series based on a novel by Chinese author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. The story belongs to the Xian Xia genre, which literally means "Immortal Hero(s)." I came to like this genre a lot in recent years because it's usually set … Continue reading My Love/Hate Relationship with “Heaven Officials’ Blessing”

Here is why going on dating apps doesn’t work

Let me give you some reasons why you should meet your future partner "organically" as opposed to via specialized dating experiences. Today I have come to an interesting realization. After watching a whole lot of relashionship reality shows, I understood one profound thing: when two people interact with the sole purpose of developing romance, in … Continue reading Here is why going on dating apps doesn’t work

“Escape to Garaya”, the book I’m scared to write

Somehow, I ended up publishing a total of three books this year. It's a suprise even to me. At the end of 2022 there were many clues that I should finish "All Our Dreams", and I did. It's now on Amazon, available in Russian. Then I got an idea for a new book, "The Tutor". … Continue reading “Escape to Garaya”, the book I’m scared to write

The shaman that could not help me

My name is Tae-Wong, and this is my story. There is barely anything extraordinary about my life. Every morning, I wake up, shower, eat my breakfast and go to school. At school, I'm neither a popular kid, nor an outcast. I'm pretty average, tbh. In elementary school, I was popular with a certain type of … Continue reading The shaman that could not help me

The “Kabhi” Connection

I like to get down to the original meaning of things. For example, the Russian word for "thank you", "spasibo", comes from "spasi (tebya) Bog", which means "God save (you)". It's just a short version. In English, we say "bless you", when someone sneezes, or use the longer version "God bless you", depending on the … Continue reading The “Kabhi” Connection

Bromance (Taiwanese drama) costume analysis

Bromance is a Taiwanese drama series released in 2015. It follows a young boy, Pi Ya Nuo, as he becomes sworn brothers with the son of a mafia boss, Du Ze Feng. The only problem is Pi Ya Nuo was actually born a girl and her gender has been kept secret by her parents on … Continue reading Bromance (Taiwanese drama) costume analysis