January 10, 2026

I could hear my parents singing happy birthday for me while I stayed in bed. I couldn’t seem to wake up fully despite the two of them trying to shake me awake. I had to open my mouth because it just felt so dry.

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I was sitting in a lecture in Chinese about how Koreans wished to be Chinese. I had to bring up that this was the kind of imperialist attitude that, given enough adoption by the people, would lead to war.