Learn Chinese with Comics, The Adventures of MonkMan! Summary/Review of Words ANNOUNCEMENT: ALL PREVIOUS CHAPTERS/LESSONS WERE CONSOLIDATED ONTO ONE PAGE HERE!! (new chapters past #40 will be announced in posts) Note: If there’s no PinYin (in red) above a Chinese character showing you how to pronounce it, it’s because it’s […]
Just a quick update that after several times of taking too long to explain my original website name (“LTNoM(a)D“), I decided to change the URL/domain to “Dr. Tooni.” It fits better anyway, and I feel more settled in this new identity. I had been torn about what to focus on […]
Summary: We matter, even if all we do is exist. All beliefs are worth challenging; there are very few absolute truths. I recently realized I’ve been so afraid of committing fully to my business or being an entrepreneur. I’m afraid of failure, but also afraid of success. It doesn’t make […]
Summary: It’s so important to have a higher purpose, mission, and calling for whatever you want to do! I just wanted to make a quick post about the Acceptsians community I built. I didn’t know it at the time, but the community defined my “Why,” the why behind why I […]
Summary: My thoughts on romantic love and “settling down” as a woman is expected to by age 30, otherwise she is considered a “Leftover Woman” in some cultures. I’ve always placed a high emphasis on relationships, whether familial, platonic, or romantic. As a people-pleaser for most of my life, I […]
You have probably heard of Gary Chapman’s “The 5 Love Languages.” What about The 5 ASIAN Love Languages? Disclaimer: This by no means refers to all or even most Asian households. Stereotypes can be exaggerations, but they also often contain some truth. Words of Affirmation are typically lacking in Asian […]
This is a very vulnerable topic for me, one that I’ve been putting off writing for a while. I’ve struggled with my weight and body image ever since I can remember. I was born an average weight, but was always overweight from then on. I think people fall into only […]
There has always been something drawing me to languages. I find learning and practicing them to be so much fun!! I was fortunate enough to have spent my first 2.5 years in China; the exposure at such a young age made it possible to keep Chinese in a separate part […]
There is an Asian concept of “losing face.” We are a culture of appearances, and it can be deeply embarrassing to have a crack or flaw in the mask we have striven so hard to maintain in society. I feel a bit like Mulan here, setting out to start over […]
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