👆 My son asked me : Mom, Do you know who's he? then he told me that ~
日本職棒名星選手-大谷翔平 Shohei Ohtani/おおたに しょうへい
(b. 1994) 他目前效力於美國職棒大聯盟洛杉磯道奇,主要擔任投手及指定打擊(即投打「二刀流」) Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 17
He is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Shotime".
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My son is a chemical engineer at LCY GROUP in Taiwan. He called me two days ago and said: Mom, he got a promotion and a salary increase, so he took me to eat, go shopping, and buy ice cream to go home and enjoy. lol (He is a very pragmatic big boy who never dreams. Maybe because he is a child of a single parent, because they have experienced many human relationships with me, inculded up and down in life since they were young, so they mature very early. Fruits were pulled from the tree before they were ripe. hahaha) In fact, his company is not as profitable as in previous years in general this year, but he is lucky. He is the only one in his department at the Kaohsiung factory who has been promoted and received a salary increase.
We chatted and laughed about all kinds of topics. I am really lucky. God has given me two children who are smart, independent, sensible and gentle. Of course he also gives me dividends lol I like and appreciate that every time he takes the initiative to give me money, I always see the light of accomplishment and love in his eyes ~ shining like stars in the sky! 🙏 Thank God!
Although "it is more blessed to give than to receive". But there is another deeper understanding, especially for some people with strong self-esteem. Sometimes you have to learn to meekly "accept" gifts from those who love you in life.
📌Restaurant餐廳:鼎泰豐 Din Tai Fung is a Taiwanese restaurant chain specializing in Chinese cuisine, particularly famous for its Xiaolongbao. Based in Taipei, Taiwan, Din Tai Fung also has branches in Australia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.
ABOUT ME: My name is Cassander. I am a French twenty-three year old with a morbid fascination for all things austere, provocative, old and ugly.
ABOUT MY WRITING: I've been writing for over a decade now. I only write original fictions — the genre varies but I often come back to thrillers, psychological fictions, literary fictions. My work is usually very atmospheric and philosophical; full of symbolism; with vile, despicable and sometimes down-right immoral characters; and heavy themes. I do not write graphic sex scenes nor do I write romance as I have no interest in writing those.
I am currently working on my first serious novel or shall I say, the first I actually seriously intent to write from start to finish. It is titled "Thus Saith The Lord" and has themes of morality, philosophy, religion, obsession and identity. All the information about it can be found either under the tag Thus Saith The Lord or in this masterpost.
On the side, I am also developing ideas and writing scenes here and there, for another novel that is, to this day, still untitled. It must be said that while my main novel Thus Saith The Lord contains heavy themes and a bleak atmosphere, this second work of mine is much more twisted, much more sensual, and dare I say... immoral. Think of it as The Dreamers meets Lolita meets The Carnivorous Lamb meets The Secret History — a juxtaposition of beauty and deviance.
I must, by the way, precise that I like to take my time to write as it lets me refine my work, and I will not hesitate to take up to a decade if needed. Thus, you are warned.
WHERE TO FIND MY WORK: I haven't published anything yet, but once I'll be ready, you'll be able to find my work — both in French and in English for the novels — on my Substack. All the infos are in the welcome email. It is totally free and you'll be able to unsubscribe at any time.
“I think here I will leave you. It has come to seem
there is no perfect ending.
Indeed, there are infinite endings.
Or perhaps, once one begins,
there are only endings.”
“Seninle olmanın en güzel yanı ne biliyor musun? Elin elime değmeden avuçlarımı terleten sıcaklığını taa içimde hissetmek...
Seninle olmanın en kötü yanı ne biliyor musun? ”Seni seviyorum” sözcüğü dilimin ucunu ısırırken her konuşmamızda boş yere saatlerce havadan sudan söz etmek.
Seninle olmanın en heyecanlı yanı ne biliyor musun? Aynı şeyleri seninle aynı anda düşünmek birlikte ağlamak gülmek. Ve buradayken bile seni çılgınca özlemek…
Seninle olmanın en acı yanı ne biliyor musun? Seni hiç tanımadığım bir sürü insanlarla paylaşmak. Senin yanında olan, seninle konuşan herkesi çocukça kıskanmak.
Seninle olmanın en mutlu yanı ne biliyor musun? Tanıdık birileriyle karşılaşma tedirginliği ile yollarda yürümek yan yana… Elimdeki şemsiyeye inat yağmurda ıslanmak birlikte. Elimde ay'çiçeğiyle seni beklemek… Aynı mekanlarda aynı yiyecekleri yemek.
Seninle olmanın en romantik yanı ne biliyor musun? Sensiz gecelerde sana söyleyemediklerimi yıldızlara aya anlatmak… Okuduğum kitabın sayfalarında dinlediğim şarkıların türkülerin şiirlerin her mısrasında seni bulmak.
Seninle olmanın en zor yanı ne biliyor musun? Seni kaybetme korkusuyla hayatta ilk kez tattığım o tarifsiz duygularımı umut denizinin ortasında küreksiz bir sandala hapsetmek. Sevgili yerine yıllarca dost kalmayı başarmak. Yalın ayak yürümek bıçağın en keskin yerinde. Kanadıkça tuz yerine gözyaşlarımı basmak yüreğime...”
ACCESSING CRIMINAL RECORD DATABASE …
INQUIRY / RUBY ROSE
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS INDIVIDUAL?
REPORT A SIGHTING.
name: UNIT R053
alias': ruby rose, the red rabbit
age: unknown, appears to be in her late twenties to early thirties (approx. 307 years old)
homeworld: created for meridian prime's entertainment sector where she entertained and endeared herself to billions across the galaxy for nearly a century.
species: android, operated by a highly intelligent artificial intelligence. designed to formulate television programing and occupy dead air with talk show segments, cooking shows, and other various activities. decommissioned and later repurposed to serve the galactic coalition in the animus wars.
danger level: S-TIER, rogue AI capable of accessing critical infrastructure data and fully armed / equipped with MARK III front-line weaponry
abilities: capable of transferring her conscience through the cyber web, taking control of electronic mediums, disabling encrypted security systems, and various other high risk assessments
height: five foot six
eyes: pink, heart shaped irises
hair: shades of purple
tattoos: standard issue barcode on the back of her neck
known allies: artemis aura, elektra alrune
status: wanted dead or alive
bounty: 400 million credits
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The Books I Read or Re-Read During The Writing of My Novel
Whenever I work on a project, I tend to read the books that influenced me most in my own writing or books that are thematically relevant to what I am working on. Thus, I present to you the books I have read or re-read that have influenced and shaped Thus Saith The Lord. Please note that, since it'll take a few years before the completion of my novel, I will keep updating this list.
The Holy Bible
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
The Trouble With Being Born, Emil Cioran.
On The Heights of Despair, Emil Cioran.
The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
The Secret History, Donna Tartt.
Nausea, Jean-Paul Sartre.
Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert.
The Anti-Christ, Friedrich Nietzsche.
Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh.
Pale Fire, Vladimir Nabokov.
The Unquiet Grave: A Word Cycle by Palinurus, Cyril Connolly.