by Nicodidiary

My book launch Hi! You know, I've recently published and launched my book, and I'm really proud of it! Thank you to everyone who has bought/read a copy. The rest of the post speaks for itself! Now, I guess I should probably start with why I wrote the book. You might have read one of my posts about why I started blogging. I would like to add another reason : I don't like handwriting. I always found my  handwriting messy and hard to read, but I used to write a diary, like, with the pen and notebook sort of thing, but I really couldn't read some of the entries myself. And I definitely can't now. So when my mom introduced blogging to me, I was overjoyed because it meant that I could : a) Write down only the important stuff and not write about the days when nothing happened (Dear diary, today I woke up and got dressed, brushed my teeth and- *yawn, snore*). b) Type instead of write Anyways, I really enjoyed blogging, so a thought occurred to me : why not compile the posts...

  Subconscious messages Have you ever done or said something, only to realize immediately afterwards that it might have upset somebody? I have. So my most recent experience went like this : I was having external mandarin classes. So I joined the google meets, and then excused myself to use the toilet. My mom noticed that I had already joined into the google meets(I always opened the google meets page then clicked on ask to join and just wait for teacher) so she alerted me to the fact that I was already in the meeting. Since I had waited until the class started to ask teacher to excuse myself, I obviously knew this. I then called out "I know. I joined already." Pretty soon , my brain came up with the thought that my mom was just trying to help, and also that the tone I had used sounded more irritated than usual. I finally landed on a decision, and added "but thanks for the reminder!" This made me wonder : why would I suddenly get the signal to apologize/acknowledge m...

I have a dream “I have a dream. Would you like to support me?” You know, when I meet wonderful people like you, they always ask with curiosity, “What is your dream?” Well, I have always been a worldschooler from Hong Kong (you can read more about it in stories 4 and 5 in the Special Chapter if you are still curious). But when I joined an international school in Malaysia, it was like a breath of fresh air for me. Finally, I did not have to constantly wonder what to do or go here and there. The teachers took care of everything, and it felt so easy and comforting. Going to school became a simple way to learn and have a daily routine. And being the curious person I am, I started thinking about life after school. Where do people go? What lies ahead? So, I asked around, did some research, and discovered the exciting world of high school and universities. My family and I embarked on a journey, exploring different countries as we continued our worldschooling adventure. During one of our trips,...