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Partner Program update: Starting October 1, we’re rewarding external traffic The start of a series of small-scale changes to make the Medium Partner Program a better fit for more writers

medium is finally rewarding external traffic. may write again

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my threads ac is suspended for no reason. does anyone know anyone who can help?

"Add oil" is a Hong Kong English expression used as an encouragement and support to a person.[1] Derived from the Chinese phrase Gayau (or Jiayou; Chinese: 加油), the expression is literally translated from the Cantonese phrase. "Add oil" can be roughly translated as "Go for it".

if my friends from the bird app is also here i will be posting here more often

bluesky exclusive update:

-the frequency of my urge to cry is so high that it's getting silly

eepy

so y'all are here eh?

What Good Cat Videos Should Be Like (Scroll to the latter part of this post for the good cat videos.)

latest blog post:
i wrote about cat videos on youtube
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Re-learning My Mother Language I Didn’t Get To Learn My Mother Tongue (Cantonese) At School. This Is How I Re-Learned It.

So while this is a 'sponsored' piece... @thatshirleylee.bsky.social brings her usual energy to it & its as fascinating as her blog posts usually are. Takes a deep dive look at TypeDuck a newish Jyutping keyboard, as well as some background about cantonese.
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latest shirley lee blog post:

I Am Here To Prove That I Did Not Commit A Sex Crime

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The most epic tale of free pasta ever written. Did not expect the stool samples. (But then who does? Their weapons are surprise, fear, ruthless efficiency etc)

(I too have had too much caffeine)

512 Thoughts I Had When I Was In Stanley Stanley, Hong Kong. Here’s what I knew about the place before I visited:

Another amusing blog entry from @thatshirleylee.bsky.social

"You could feel that every food item was there to meet a corporate standard, but you could also feel that the standard was not high at all"

Trying to pin down why I enjoy Shirley's blog much, as its not the type of thing I usually read

How I Got Free Pasta Today I was taking a stroll in the food area of a shopping mall to scout for a place for lunch today. I had looked at most of the weekday lunch…

latest shirley lee blog post:
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How I Got Free Pasta Today I was taking a stroll in the food area of a shopping mall to scout for a place for lunch today. I had looked at most of the weekday lunch…

latest shirley lee blog post
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Chinese New Year Red Packets Are Works of Art Created By Capitalism A photo essay of my collection

"Unfortunately, he is in the same family with Uncle Dick.
Uncle Dick has six kids. He’s giving out HKD10 red packets to all the other kids in his family. It is dickish behavior. He does it because he’s a dick."

another fun article from @thatshirleylee.bsky.social about Laisee..

latest shirley lee blog post:

i tried radishes grown in hong kong. they're good.

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209 Thoughts I Had When I Was At Ngong Ping 360 and The Big Buddha Ngong Ping 360 is a cable car ride that takes you from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping while giving you a 360-degree view of a very long bridge…

new shirley lee blog post:

i went on a cable car for free on my birthday #hongkong

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it's back!

is it just me, or is the entire twitter feed just gone

there used to be shows like "who wants to be a millionaire" and "deal or no deal" until people realized it's a class barrier breaker. now the only show that sometimes pays players a month's rent is game changer by dropout tv

108 Thoughts I Had When I Was At The Peak Photo by Krzysztof Kotkowicz on Unsplash

latest shirley lee blog post:
i went to the peak in Hong Kong so you don't have to

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108 Thoughts I Had When I Was At The Peak Photo by Krzysztof Kotkowicz on Unsplash

latest shirley lee blog post:
i went to the peak in Hong Kong so you don't have to

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latest shirley lee post:
my friend spent $10k on a watch because she's dumb af
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latest shirley lee post:
my friend spent $10k on a watch because she's dumb af
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might have been in Taiwan first but it is a Hong Kong price

I AM ACTUALLY IN A RAGE RIGHT NOW. WHY IS MUSTARD PICKLES A FLAVOR, AND WHY IS THERE AN ASTERISK??? GOD FUCKING HELL I DON’T WANT TO WRITE ANOTHER BLOG POST

bluesky is one of the social media platforms where i don't log on daily

a friend is doing a property law course and...???? this house???