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Taking A Break

Taking A Break

Have you had lunch?

Yes… Mum cooked vegetarian dumplings…

Oooh… yummy?

(Shrugs shoulders)… it was food…

LOL… I don’t think that sounds very yummy…

It was adequate.

Ahh… I see…

So, are you getting your assignment finished today?

I’ve hit a wall…

What wall?

The — I’m gonna finish this another day wall — LOL………………

Awwwww!!!

Actually, I’m spending the afternoon with Mum.

Making up for our belated Mother’s Day.

Ooh?

Yes… and all the recent frustrations… will try to have a nice afternoon today…

Where are you going?

I don’t even know… it’s going to be rather spontaneous…

Oh?

We might not go anywhere. We might just chill at home but we’re not fighting or arguing or anything like that. We could be marathoning a Korean drama together, who knows.

LOL… which drama?!

She’s been watching one where they’re in the historical… ancient clothes???

HAHAHAHAHAHAH… I think I know which one…

With the hats?!?!!

HAHAHAHAHAHA…. ^0^

Anyway…

Yes, anyway… are you feeling better?

I am…………….. I feel confident that I’ll get the assignment finished by the due date now. I’ve made enough of a dent today. It was… enough… I’m so glad I had today, no work, no classes…

That’s good!

Yeah… I needed this…

Awwww…

I’m actually learning more Chinese with Google Translate. Our mother-daughter communication is GENUINELY IMPROVING from that app.

Oh?!?!!?

There’s just some things that I feel like I have a very primary-school-kid level of vocabulary. And it’s frustrating. I’m a mature woman. I’m trying to explain my perspective of the world now to my mother. And then when I just type in what I wanna say, even if it comes out super robotic, and over the top polite, the Google Translate voice reading it out loud to my mother — then she’s like, “Ohhhhhhhh………..” like SHE’S FINALLY UNDERSTANDING ME!!!!!!!!!!! I FEEL HEARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE’S LISTENING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow… that’s a breakthrough for you two…

It kind of is……………………..