NatLouis playing the "Of course"-Game for VACATION Magazine in Thailand: You have to answer to whatever the other says with "Of course". First one to fail to do so or to laugh loses! (sub credits in the vid)
wailing into the abyss over how handsome and cute nat chen is (again) and just how he's so funny and he's so great with fans and how i love him and how i wish i could've gone to his fanmeet even if i would've fainted just from seeing him with my own two god given eyes 😔
Watching random interview and BTS clips of Kiseki.
And remember when Nat/Bowen mentioned how he thinks cats are really cute, but that dogs suit him better because he just can't stop touching cats and he's afraid they might dislike him for it?
And in another clip (or two actually?) he says Louis/Diandian reminds him of a calico cat?
【素敵な洋書絵本の紹介】 鳥の口から落ちたちっちゃな緑。 彼(?)はおおきなくまさんの背中に思いがけないすみかを見つけます。 小さな緑は、くまさんを説得して、あたたか背中でひと冬を越します。 ちっちゃな緑とおおきなくまさんは、会話を楽しんだり、扇風機になったり、侵入者からクマを守ってくれたりします。 シンプルなイラストですが、なんとも味わいの深い表現が魅力的な絵本です。 The Bear and the Little Green Thing Contributor(s): Diandian (Author) EAN: 9780645069648 Publisher: Berbay Publishing Binding: Hardcover Pub Date: May 03, 2022 Target Age Group: 03 to 06 Physical Info: 1.27 cms H x 29.72 cms L x 23.62 cms W (0.43 kgs) 40 pages Publisher Marketing: Jon Klassen meets Carson Ellis in this stunning debut shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards. When the little green thing is dropped from the mouth of a bird, it finds an unexpected home - on the back of a bear. The little green thing just needs to convince the bear to let it stay. You might not think a little green thing has a lot to say, but this one does! It offers to provide great conversation, act as a gentle fan and protect the bear from intruders. In exchange, the little green thing receives warmth and safety. But when the seasons change, and it's time for the little green sapling to become a big green tree, how will their friendship survive? #diandian #readleafbooks #art #本 #本棚 #絵本 #児童書 #絵本屋 #洋書絵本 #絵本が好き #絵本が好きな人と繋がりたい #絵本のある暮らし #芸術 #英語 #イラスト #base #baseec @readleafbooks Webショップで紹介中。プロフィールからぜひどうぞ! https://www.instagram.com/p/CjSpEnXPZto/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
this has been marinating in my brain and it’s time to put down in words why that cake scene has much more angst™️
In mandarin, we sing “祝你生日快乐” for birthday songs, which is what Ai Di sang in Chen Yi’s imagination. While it fits the melody, unlike in english where we sing “happy birthday to you”, due to the way chinese grammar is, it directly translates into “wishing you birthday happiness”.
Now, from 15 to 17, Ai Di sings “祝你生日快乐”, and we see him progressively disappointed, which hurts.
When we come to 18, Ai Di changes the lyrics from 你 (you) to 我 (me), so that he is only singing for himself. The angst factor comes in because he only sings “祝我生日…” before the scene cuts with him crying. There is no “快乐” - there is no happiness because now he knows for sure Chen Yi has broken their shared promise; once is a fluke, twice is a coincidence, thrice is a trend, and this is the fourth year he has been disappointed. It is “我” because Ai Di is resigned to being the only one who upholds their tradition.
Of course, we viewers know that this isn’t what actually happened because we see Ai Di simply overturning the cake. But Chen Yi’s imagination serves to give us some insight into Ai Di’s inner world. Chen Yi claims he doesn’t know Ai Di as well as he thought but he is probably the only one (besides Ai Di himself) who knows Ai Di best. And so, this cake scene could possibly be a reflection of how Ai Di really felt despite the way he allowed himself to be portrayed.
In summary, in this scene we see Chen Yi’s palpable guilt and that he has been angsting for 4 years.