breathe the world

a traveler, a book-lover, a foodaholic, a yoga practicer, a dog person, and a music-lover

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Sometimes I do not even know how much harder should I try.

They say no women ever wants to be strong. It is just they do not have a choice.

They say never give up because eventually dreams will come true. But how much harder should you try? I am literally so tired every time I open the email saying “Oh thank you for applying but there are so many people that are better than you so try applying next time although you might never get what you want”

I fail and at the same I have to support other people when they are in the bad situation.

They say whatever you want, the universe is there for you, but does it even true?

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Opinion | The Tyranny of Convenience

All the personal tasks in our lives are being made easier. But at what cost?

As life is becoming more modern, convenience has becoming an important part with the help of technologies and Internet but it also has its adversities.

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American Is Charged With Stealing Terra-Cotta Warrior’s Thumb

Michael Rohana was attending an event at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia when he entered a closed exhibition room and vandalized the 2,000-year-old statue, the authorities say.

This is one of the reasons why I do not like Americans.

Sometimes their behaviors, their speaking of other cultures and their actions are unforgivable. This guys clearly showed no respect to other cultures. I believe that American are taught to not touch anything when they visit a museum, and my students are really considerable about that. But look, the man even stole a thumb and brought it home. This is unforgivable. 

Other cases about Western people being disrespectful to other cultures are, two guys showed their butts in front of temples in Thailand and people being naked in scared Angko Watt in Cambodia.

Remember, the world is so much bigger than America and that, learning and respecting other cultures are the way to show your understanding towards the world.

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With Xi’s Power Grab, China Joins New Era of Strongmen

Xi Jinping’s grab for power without term limits is the biggest move yet in a global shift by Putin, Erdogan and others toward unabashed authoritarianism.

China is emerging stronger and bigger than ever.

Communist is not always bad, as it is portrayed on Western media

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god its so hard to watch shinee world without crying im rlly out here like..

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forever 5

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It is so annoying when you want to text somebody but unfortunately you delete his contact because you believe that you are a strong woman but then you realize that you are totally a loser #fml

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I have been so unlucky in love.

Everyone can clearly tell why. 

My wish of being a normal person will never come true. Being viewed as a abnormal human being by almost everyone, it is really tiring for me. Especially in love, no one can accept me.

I have tried so hard so many times, still I fail. I feel that no one can ever accept me. I am exhausted. People say, eventually there will be someone loves you for who you are, but will I am lucky enough?

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perfect loop

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Opinion | What We Can Learn From ‘S-Hole Countries’

African nations are ahead of the U.S. in some respects.

Isn't America a country of freedom and equality? Isn't the core value of America is to treat people equally and respect every single human being? Then why the president look down on different countries other than America and even insult them by saying "shithole countries"? I hope POTUS can read this article to see that there are always something to learn from, naming health care, gender equality and education.

And I hope that YOUR America will be great again.

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Tại sao lúc nào mọi thứ cũng phải khó khăn như vậy?

Tại sao mọi thứ không bao giờ suôn sẻ?

Tại sao mình không bao giờ đạt được thứ mình muốn cho dù mình có cố gắng đến như thế nào?

Tại sao cuộc đời cứ phải bất công với mình hết lần này đến lần khác?

Mình còn phải tiếp tục cố gắng và gồng mình như thế này đến bao giờ?

06/01/2018

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SHINee will always be OT5. 4 members, 1 angel. 

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Fans Mourn Kim Jong-hyun, a K-Pop Singer Whose Style Was Instantly Recognizable

The death this week of the musician, from the K-pop group SHINee, set off mourning by bereaved fans. He had left a note speaking of depression.

My first encounter with SHINee was when I saw Minho in the drama “To the beautiful you”. His charming face leaded me to many research and Youtube video on the internet, and eventually I have been a fan of SHINee.

Honestly I think they are the undoubtedly one of the best K-pop groups of all the time. Their dances are complex and unique. A variety of music genres, pop, rock, and tropical house, makes their songs catchy and special, not being just one style as other groups. They remain as the only SM group which do not change any members. Among all, they work great as a team, 9 years is a prime proof of that, and they are good people.

I remember when their album came out, I was able to recognize each voice of each member. Their voices are so great as they were born to be singers, to be stars and to shine. I was always telling myself to buy tickets to go to their concert one time. But then...

When the Onew scandal came recently, a lot of people urged him to leave the group. Onew has always been a tough position. Despite of owning an angel voice which could melt every girl’s heart, he hasn’t have a chance to have his own solo album as Key, Taemin and Jonghyun did.

I could not believe in my eyes when seeing the news about Jonghyun. I have still cried every time I see his face smiling. He worked hard to make sure his contribution counted for SHINee and for Music.

What will be future like for SHINee? One thing important is, SHINee will always shine as 5 members.

Kim Jonghyun, you did well. Rest in peace.

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Vietnam, in a Bind, Tries to Chart a Path Between U.S. and China

It is hard to overstate the long history of Vietnamese antipathy toward the Chinese. But with the U.S. apparently withdrawing from the region, Hanoi can’t ignore Beijing.

The relationship between Vietnam and China has always been puzzled. Being one of the biggest countries in the world, with the number 1 largest population in the whole world, having the economics booming quickly and impressively, not to mentioning the long and complicated history, China people are definitely proud of themselves a lot. Vietnam, on the other hand, just a small country bordering with China, which can be seen as a disadvantage other than advantages about economy. 

Dating back to thousands of years, China invaded Vietnam many many times, and the nearest event in the history was in 1979, which was rarely mentioned in any Vietnamese history textbooks. There is enough efficient evidence to infer that a large number of Vietnamese people are not in favor of Chinese people. 

In the position of being such a small country next to China, we have to be smart, and careful.