The cover image is from the couplets and "福" characters posted on the new home during the Chinese New Year.
The journey of the heart, meaning that the footsteps of the soul flow with the shadow, recording, tracing, and reflecting on one's inner world. At the same time, recommend interesting information seen every week.
Wow, time flies. It feels like I just finished writing Issue 13 a few days ago, and now it's already Sunday again. I've been busy visiting relatives for the past seven days, and it feels more tiring than working. I took a day off at home on the seventh day and spent the rest of the days at other people's houses.
Red Envelopes 🧧#
This year, I gave out red envelopes for the first time. It was for my nephew, who is half a year old. In the future, I should only need to give red envelopes to this one child. There are too many children of other cousins or cousins, and I can't afford to give them all. Besides, my parents can give them on my behalf since they live with me.
On the sixth day, I also gave my nephew a lantern🏮. I searched why we need to give lanterns: (Uncles giving lanterns to nephews may be based on traditional customs or symbolic meanings. In some places, giving lanterns has the meaning of praying for blessings, representing the hope that the nephew will have a safe and smooth year. In addition, lanterns also symbolize light and hope, perhaps the uncle hopes that the nephew can overcome difficulties and illuminate the path ahead in life. In general, uncles giving lanterns to nephews may be out of care and blessings.) It is said that it should be given until the age of 18, and when the coming-of-age ceremony arrives, the nephew needs to fulfill one wish. When I was a child, it was my uncle's wife who gave me the lanterns. My uncle's family is far away, so they have never given me lanterns, but it doesn't matter.
They say that nephews resemble their uncles, and there may be some truth to it. When I was having dinner at my sister's house, my nephew sat in a baby chair and played by himself. He was very well-behaved and didn't make any noise. My parents said it was just like me when I was a child, someone who didn't cause much trouble.
Spring in Seoul#
I saw someone recommending "Spring in Seoul" on Twitter, saying it's so so so so good, they even repeated "so" several times. I found the resources on hdfans and downloaded them to my NAS. I spent an hour last night and another hour at noon today to watch it. It's really good, 140 minutes without any dull moments. At the beginning, I didn't understand it well because I didn't know much about modern Korean history and the background. After watching it at noon, I read some reviews and got a general understanding of modern Korean history. Some comments mentioned that by watching a few other films, you can further deepen your understanding of modern Korean history. "Spring in Seoul" only covers a short period of 8 months and then returns to the path of dictatorship.
The film is a bit too formulaic and stereotypical. The villains and heroes are too obvious, especially the villains who shout and panic when something happens. In reality, people who can plan and carry out coups need to be very cunning and have deep schemes. But it's still very exciting to watch. I'll find time to watch the other films as well.
The Last of Us#
A few weeks ago, I finished watching "The Last of Us" series, and these days I picked up the game again. I'm playing on the easiest mode, mainly following the storyline and not skipping any dialogues, experiencing how Joel and Ellie's relationship develops step by step.