In the last week I’ve been admiring our daily sunrise & sunsets in a way I’ve never before and trying to embrace my grief in a way that will celebrate the sweetheart of a man my beloved grandfather was. Tokwan had a smile that captured the world & he always made sure the world knew that. He was an intelligent, gentle and kindhearted man who saw beauty in the smallest things in life & that’s the way I want to continue to see life as we know it. I took a few videos otw home after his burial because I noticed how serene the sun & clouds shined right after - this is all you. His favourite song was Getaran Jiwa and just like the lyrics states, “It will never fade, the melody & the song, like a flower, always in bloom” Inalillahi wainailaihi rajiun, Al Fatihah Tokwan 🤍🌅

之前認真花了近5小時錄製的網版課程， 最後播放出來竟然機器有雜音、完全蓋過我的麥克風聲音， 而且是從頭到尾！！😱😱 ㄚ俐只能含淚重新錄製😭 今天硬ㄍㄧㄥ錄製了兩課， 狠狠連續教學8小時， 喉嚨都燒聲了😢😢 為了怕心血白費 俐媽先買2包「乖乖」鎮住我們的錄影器材， #俐媽新聞英文乖乖篇 又因為這個月份比較敏感， 俐媽還謹言慎行， 怕犯了禁忌❌， 錄影會GG... 今天， 來複習之前po過的鬼月🈲️忌， 俐媽又加了其他禁忌2.0版 ——————————————————— 👻 俐媽新聞英文—鬼月習俗2.0篇： * spooky/creepy (a.) 令人毛骨悚然的 * superstition (n.) 迷信(sti-: stand) * steer clear (phrase) 避開 * observe (v.) 遵循(傳統/習俗) * lunar calendar (n.) 農曆 * taboo (n.) 禁忌 * Taoism (n.) 道教 * Buddhism (n.) 佛教 * roam (v.) 漫遊 * misdeed (n.) 罪惡(mis-: wrong) * burial (n.) 埋葬 * apparition (n.) 幽魂 * worship (v.) 膜拜 * ancestor (n.) 祖先 * phantasmic (a.) 幻影的；幽靈的 * faux pas (n.) 失言/禮 ———————————————————— Ghost Month Taboos 鬼月禁忌： 🈲️ Don’t call a friend by their full name in shady, desolate places. 🈲️ Don’t hang lanterns. (特別是白色的～) 🈲️ Avoid dampness in one’s home. 💦 🈲️ Don’t go near dangerous coastal areas or streams.🌊 🈲️ Don’t go fishing. 🈲️ Don’t go into the wilderness at night. 🈲️ Don’t hold an umbrella ☂ indoors. 🈲️ Avoid taking the last bus at all cost. (關公車司機什麼事😂？) 🈲️ Knock on the door when entering hotel room, step in sideways. (不只鬼月，其他時間俐媽入飯店房間都慣性會先敲門或按門鈴～) 🈲️ Don’t arrange shoes in doorway, next to bed, or facing bed.👞 🈲 Don’t hang wind chimes. 🌬 🈲 Don’t start construction projects. 🏗 🈲 Conceal arches and arch windows. 🈲 Don’t buy a new house or car. 🈲 Don’t tap or whistle in the middle of the night. 🈲 Don’t leave chopsticks 🥢 standing upright in a bowl. (平時這樣做也會被念的啦) 🈲 Don’t take pictures 📸 at night. 🈲 Don’t step on Joss paper (ghost money) or offerings on the roadside intentionally. ————————————————————————————- * desolate (a.) 荒蕪的 * crematorium (n.) 火葬場 * crypt (n.) 地穴 * alias (n.) 化名 * offering (n.) 供品 * folk (a.) 民俗的 * damp (a.) 潮濕的 * nuanced (a.) 微妙(差距)的 * prudent (a.) 謹慎的 * lure (v.) 引誘 * Eight Characters 八字 * be liable to V 傾向於⋯ * mass transit (n.) 大眾運輸系統 * collision (n.) 對撞 🗞 Source: 1️⃣ https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3756500 2️⃣ https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3990308 3️⃣ https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4267375 —————————————————— 接下來好幾天都要錄影， 大家快幫我集氣， 祝福錄影順順利利～～ #俐媽英文教室 #俐媽英文教室鬼月習俗篇 #俐媽新聞英文 #俐媽新聞英文鬼月習俗篇 #台大明明的孩子在家乖乖上線上課別亂跑 #防疫也避免犯到🈲忌 #平安就是福

STONEHENGE The English batu-bata yea! Archeologists believe that these stones have been around since 3000 BC. Some said it could’ve been a burial ground & some believe it was constructed for sacrificial ceremonies. In 1986, it became a #UNESCOworldheritage site. Have you been there? It’s in the middle of nowhere actually… #throwbacktuesday