Virus

2020 is a special year for every Chinese person, especially people who come from Wuhan. (Covid-19, which has hit Wuhan most strongly, has affected me personally.) I flew to England on Jan 22nd, at the time some Chinese cities were locked down, everyone was wearing face masks in public and panic had spread everywhere in China. Because of Chinese New Year, hundreds of thousands (hundreds of millions?) of people went to their hometowns, which means people who had the virus would give lots of different people by traveling. It was a very big challenge for China.

My plans in England were also messed up. Some people cancelled meetings with us, but I fully understand why. I would probably do the same thing if I were them. After a week, I got a message from my airline. It said they had to suspend the flights to mainland China, as passenger and staff safety are more important (than our convenience). Considering the situation in China, I thought they had made a timely and right decision. Luckily, I booked a ticket from a Chinese airline, so I was able to fly back on my original travel date. The virus has made me think a lot.

Nice work. Also, you have a very positive attitude!

The little prince with 5000 flowers

Yesterday I read one part of the book, "The Llittle Prince." The little prince, in love with his flower from the bottom of his heart, had some trouble with his flower and traveled to Earth<em> (What did he think traveling to Earth would accomplish?)</em>. Here, he happened to arrive at a garden with 5000 roses, all the same as his own flower. He was deeply saddened, as he found that his unique flower was indeed a common rose.

昨天我读了《小王子》的一章。深爱着他的玫瑰的小王子，和玫瑰闹了别扭，离家远行来到地球。在这，他意外的发现了一个盛开着五千朵玫瑰的花园，其中的每一朵都和他自己的那一朵一模一样。小王子意识到他心头独一无二的花儿只是一个普通的玫瑰，悲痛不已。

Very nice!

Nightmare

I had a nightmare.

It was dark, and I was walking with my mom and a neighbor called J. I think we had just finished shopping and were heading for home. On the way (At a corner), J asked us to go through an alley. I felt scared but still followed her. Suddenly a dog rushed out and barked at us! We got out of the alley quickly. This time I insisted that we should go along the highway. But an accident happened! Two buses crashed into each other badly! I cried out and then I woke up.

Great job!

My mom's day

My mom's name is Mrs. Wei. She gets up at three o'clock almost every day, but sometimes she gets up late. She is very beautiful, but she's also very strict. She eats her breakfast at seven o'clock. She likes playing KEEP, and she usually plays it at eleven o'clock in the <s>afternoon</s> morning. She likes playing an interesting computer game - Glory of Kings - at 11:00 p.m. She likes her day. Every day is precious to her.

Nice work :)

How to overcome distraction and fatigue during work

There <s>have</s> has been a problem puzzling me these years. <s>That</s> It is a distraction and fatigue occuring when I'm

doing someting that I want to pay attention to. This problem <s>have</s> has made me feel puzzled since a very long time ago. I <s>would</s> sometimes feel tired just a few minutes after <s>the</s> beginning a task, and then I can not concentrate on my work anymore. I'm so upset <s>for</s> about the difficulty <s>to</s> of resolving the problem.

Return to the big city

I arrived at Shenzhen North High-Speed Train Railway Station at 23:33. It was raining by then, exactly as the weather forecast had stated it sometime before on television. Moments later when I arrived at the underground ride app pickup area <s>online car waiting spot</s>, it was around midnight. I <s>picked up</s> took my cellphone out of my <s>from the </s>pocket and started handling the Didi (Chinese Uber) App. But with the heavy rain outside and the current epidemic situation, I wondered if there would <s>come</s> be a Didi coming to <s>the spot</s> get me...

Before I could <s>terminate</s> finish entering the address information on the Didi App,<s> there showed up</s> a taxi showed up, (that <s>typical</s> blue and white SUV cab typical of the city). It stopped in the lane <s>before</s> in front of me (by regulation it should not enter in the lane reserved for the <s>online</s> ride app cars). The driver, a guy wearing <s>who worn</s> a black mask looked at me questioningly <s>in question</s>. I did not hesitate a lot before I got in the car and took my <s>seat at</s> place in the back seat<s>s</s>. After all, I wanted to get to my <s>rent</s> apartment as soon as possible, aware that the city had virtually the biggest number of infected cases in the province and even its air <s>breathed</s> was filled with a sense of threat.

We soon got on a highway. My destination is some 33 kilometers from the station. So we would have to catch several highways to reach my region, a suburban area on the west coast of Shenzhen. I wore a mask, too. Mine was a blue medical mask which on <s>the</s> usual days <s>serves for</s> is used by some medical personnel. My neighbor, an old lady had kindly given me several masks of this type to use in the big city. I showed the taxi driver my address written in a piece of paper. The guy took a look at it and nodded his head.

"...Tongxing Building..." he repeated the name of the place

"Yes. Hey, use your GPS please. And if you have any doubt, I can guide you," I urged

"Ok," he agreed and started <s>manipulating</s> pushing buttons on his car's GPS...

There outside the cement fence of the highway, the city passed by quickly. In the night darkness I could make out the outline of several buildings. One was called Boton Group as its glowing signboard words indicated..."What is its business?" I wondered. Then there came an industrial park which was named Forever Prosperity High-Tec. Park...It fell behind before I could check the detail of its courtyard and affiliated buildings. It was substituted by the giant twin towers which had no signboard words to indicate its function, but <s>with</s> only had red flashing lights, which kept outlining their shapes. It was to warn the airplanes I supposed...I just wondered why I should abandon all that I am familiar with <s>at</s> in my hometown: