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batifresa · 3 months

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Tashi is the eldest child of her family. We know for a fact that she has two younger brothers; we see them with her parents at the Adidas party. We also know her family was very supportive of her, and that Tashi is described by Zendaya as family-oriented.

But what about Art and Patrick's families? Here's what I think.

Patrick 100% has siblings! My take is that the only reason his parents didn’t care about him throwing his life away and being a disappointment, is because they already had another child perfectly trained and poised to take over the family business and carry on the Zweig name proudly. A boy, the eldest. And just in case the eldest failed, a backup, another boy, or a girl. The heir, the spare, and Patrick.

He was un unruly child, I'm sure, so they just sent him away to boarding school to be raised by someone else. More trouble than he was worth. His rejection issues (possibly) come from his parents always preferring his siblings over him. Abandoned and overlooked. The wound reopened, ugly and festering, when Art and Tashi married each other instead of him.

If Patrick were an only child, there is absolutely no way his parents would have allowed him to just fuck off into the sunset to play tennis. In my opinion, Patrick gives middle child energy, though he could be the youngest as well. That being said, he's obviously not close to his family at all. Given his current lifestyle, it's evident that at one point his parents either, cut him off, or he stopped accepting their financial support.

It's worth noting that, while Tashi's family was present at her match for the 2006 US Open (and quite supportive, complete with signs and video cameras), the families of Patrick and Art were nowhere in sight. Which brings us to:

Art. He's a tricky one cause, in my opinion, not only does he give strong "Only Child Syndrome" energy, but also "divorced parents" energy. His grandma clearly adored him and doted on him, but his parents were very much absent from his life. And no, I don't think they're dead. On top of Art's boarding school expenses, we know his grandma was in a nursing home, which are also very, very expensive. So who was paying for all of this? An uncle? Possibly, but I don't think so.

It seems to me that his parents divorced, but neither of the two wanted to deal with the living, breathing reminder of their failed marriage, so they shipped him off to boarding school. I suppose it's possible that he could have step-siblings from either of his parents remarrying, but they probably didn't want him anywhere near their new families. Lonely and unwanted. Aside from his codependency issues, this could be an extra motive to his complete aversion to separating from Tashi, despite his clear misery. He doesn't want history to repeat itself with Lily. Divorce brought nothing but pain for him, after all.

I've encountered people depicting Art's family as middle-class, but that's incorrect. WASPs usually come from old money, and we can tell that this is the case with Art. The sheer size of the rock on Tashi's finger, which belonged to his grandma, speaks for itself. The writer has also explicitly said both guys came from money, but were essentially abandoned by their families.

Before Tashi, they really had no one to rely on but each other. Which makes their fall out all the more tragic.

#challengers #patrick zweig #art donaldson #tashi duncan #tashi donaldson #challengers thoughts #artashi #artrick #patashi

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luvdsc · 3 years

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Hey Cat!! I hope you're doing well as always ! 💖 AHHHH huhu I closed the form last Sunday since I've collected enough responses dy! (NOOOOOOOO ToT) I got a total of 221 responses at the end of the week, which is 3x the amount I initially needed! :o I'm beyond grateful and appreciative ToT I've cleaned the data and have proceeded to run some data analysis, but I ran into an issue whereby the scores on the subscales are equal (it has never been reported in past studies! :O) so I'm waiting for my supervisor's feedback on how to proceed. Hopefully it's nothing too serious ToT

Hehe finance is interesting indeed! I just started reading a book on finance for young adults (Rich Dad Poor Dad) and I look forward to learning more from the author's tips! The Coursera introductory course has also made financial terms a lil more familiar, even though it's just the basics and it's really helped w my financial literacy 🥺 I can push myself to study but it's also the numbers and calculations I'm worried of cuz I am rly a nong (idiot) when it comes to numbers * - * it runs in the genes I guess AHAHAHAHA my mom and sister aren't good at numbers either keke

Aww I'm glad yr professor made financial accounting enjoyable and a fruitful experience for you! Some lecturers / professors rly just have that spark in them to inspire ppl and I'm blessed to be surrounded by a bunch of em in the psych department!🥺😭 it truly makes a difference and I'm sure we both are living proofs of that!

After debating for a while, I've decided not to take a minor mainly because I'm so tired HAHAHAHAHAHA and I'll just do my own self-studying and exploration whilst working! Go out and explore the world, live life! Whilst ironically still staying in my room because of the COVID-19 situation in our country (cases are abt 20+k every day :') ) My proposal has been finalized and it's been accepted! It's just that some elements of my proposal is also part of my actual report, so I have some guidance to refer to in terms of structure! :3 and yes don't worry! I got plenty (sometimes a lil too much) rest during the sem break whilst remaining productive! Plus, I got to catch up w some friends and had game nights (maybe too much of game nights hehe) and movie nights w my friends which was truly refreshing! Also cuz I might not see a lot of them again after we graduate so we gotta cherish every moment 🥺😭

I'm a freelance graphic designer for my uni's newsletter! Occasionally, they'd ask us to create both the content and design! I'll place the link to my recent work below if you wanna check it out! UwU I'm trying to incorporate the same practices during sem break in my last sem (current sem) too! cuz yes mental health is so so important and I'm just tired of being academically tired you get me? :(

What makes me most trilled abt learning abt psychology is how to apply it in daily life too! I find it so fascinating and awestruck at how relatable and within reach these things are like wow we can be influenced in such ways?? :o can be both good and bad but imma stick w seeing it as the development and evolution of us humans UwU

Also, the vaccine has fixed my sleep schedule HEHE (another perk of getting vaccination :3) I got some rly good rest and managed to reset my usual sleeping time, thank you science ToT oooo I see I see, we've had cases of nurses injecting empty syringes hence the recording :( but GHIOGHWEOGIOHW I could never do that, I can feel the liquid entering me as it is so that's good enough ToT (* plays Love Talk * I can feel it coming)

OMG YOUR ART PIECES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL, ADORABLE AND ELEGANT! 💖🥺🥰 it must've required a lot of hard-work and effort AHHH thankiew for showing me yr work!! it's truly unique in its own manner despite it's simplicity UwU is there a reason or backstory to yr chosen theme and objects? :3

I just Googled Somi Somi and omg that's such an UwU ice cream AHHHH 💖🥺😭 ice cream is my fav food of all time and it looks like an ice cream haven omg imagine eating it after a loooong hard day's of work ToT and OMG THE SATISFACTION OF EATING THAI MILK TEA ICE CREAM ON A HOT DAY YASSS 😋🤤 hehe if you get the chance to try milk & biscoff, do try it! It's amazing !😍 and ooo i haven't tried alcoholic ice cream before but I will one day!! :3 my alcohol tolerance is rly low though, will I get tipsy over alcoholic ice cream? We shall see UwU (i can only drink half a bottle of apple cider before my face gets red and I start getting a lil tipsy + headache)

and lovie....knowing yr school schedule now...OURS IS DEFINTELY BRUTAL OMG a 3 month long sem break huhu that's only the total amount of sem breaks we get in a year ToT i thought uni was hard but not that hard ToT

Always glad and honored to have you onboard! and AHAHAHAH the contractions about to start soon 👀 I enjoy talking to you huhu you're such a sweet and supportive person 💖🥺🥰😙 huhu for my period cramps, I've been having them since I was 12 ToT my doctor prescribed me some panadols but sometimes I can't even swallow them cuz I'd puke them out ToT I've settled w heatpacks to reduce my reliance on medicine, but I finally got some upgraded and safe to eat medicine from my gynae! She said it's fine to take it every month to keep my womb healthy and apparently my ms. lil uterus is suffering from inflammation, hence the super crazy bedridden cramps :( the upgraded medicine worked for a while, but after time it kinda didn't help either :/ but I realised that exercise rly does wonders to reduce the cramp too (gynae also recommended exercising) so i take walks and do my back stretches more frequently now! my period in the previous months (2 months ago) have been almost painless and bearable, it's so weird not seeing my bedridden ._. when I was in high school, there would always be a day in every month in which I don't attend classes, and that's solely because of my cramps. It just isn't worth suffering in school, plus we don't have a sick room :/ I hope the pain continues to subside! ToT

And ayy internship is also working experience, yr advice would be of great help to me regardless! 🥺 oh yes, I always remind myself that interviews are similar to the speaking test I took for my Cambridge English exams! That kinda help calm my nerves down a lil, but w nerves comes bigger smiles, so I guess it takes on a rather practical form of coping mechanism (sublimation) AHAHAHAHA

WAAAA WHAT A QUEEN you got an offer from every interview?? I aspire to be like you! 💖🥺🥰 huhu skill wise I believe I have lots to prepare esp in terms of case studies, and I perform rly poorly on certain assessments (*ehem * esp those concerning numbers) so I took the chance to study a lil during sem break too ToT but noted on that! I will work on that too and try to maintain that me element in interviews and overall just be myself keke

That's all from me for now! Imma wait for my supervisor's feedback and journey on w my last semester. Bon voyage! Link to my recent work: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTBqGzjr6sN/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Other works: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPpv-IyM7Gi/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link https://www.instagram.com/p/CL55EG-MbL2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

hi hello honey bee !!! 💓 omg i'm so sorry for the belated response, i finally got on my laptop 😭 i'm gonna put my response under the cut since it got a little long 🤧

omg 221 responses !!!!! that's so many 🙀 congratulations aaaaa it's amazing that you were able to get 3x the data you needed !!! was it difficult to run data analysis? were you able to solve the issue with the equal scores on the subscales? i hope it didn't create too much additional work for you ):

omg yes finance is really interesting! i enjoyed the classes i took for it :') how is rich dad poor dad? did you learn a lot from it? i know it was a book my prof recommended, but i never got around to reading it 😶 did you learn any helpful tips? and ooo i'll have to look into coursera! yeah, there's quite a lot of terms for finance, and it can be a little intimidating paired with all the math formulas and such, but it's pretty useful imo! how are your financial studies going so far? 💕 omg nong is such a cute word?? i would never think it meant idiot asdkfhlkajsdf omg my whole family is good at numbers and really like math, but i didn't like it 😭 my mom made me study it a lot everyday though rip are the financial calculations getting easier for you as you practice more hopefully?

yessss omg i absolutely agree with this!!!! like you can just feel when a professor loves to teach and is genuinely so excited to talk about their subject, and it just makes the most boring horrible subject into something you learn to enjoy and hate less :') and i'm really happy to hear you have tons of professors like that in the psych department 🥺💗

that's great to hear!!!! 🌷🌷 i'm glad that you're prioritizing yourself and your health, which is so much more important than taking on a minor. what fun subjects have you decided to explore and self study so far? 💞 oh my gosh, the rising cases are so high?? i hope it's gotten better there for you ): are you able to go outside yet?

big congratulations on your proposal being finalized and accepted, lovebug !!!! 🥳🥳 i'm very proud of you and hoping one day i can read your published studies in a scientific journal :') aaaa i'm so glad to hear that you got to rest and enjoy your time with your friends!! i definitely feel that omg i regret all the times i skipped out on movie nights or game nights with my friends because now we're all scattered across the country and the only way we can have them again is over zoom calls 🤧

I SAW YOUR DESIGNS AND THEY'RE GORGEOUS OMG I LOVE THEM SO MUCH !!!! 💖 I'M IN AWE AAAA IF PSYCH DOESN'T WORK OUT, I HOPE YOU BECOME A GRAPHIC DESIGNER 🤩🤩💖 and yes i totally get it ): i really felt the academic burn out when i was in college and it was really difficult at times 🤧 but i hope it's going better for you nowadays, sweetpea 💝💝

omg yeah i absolutely agree !!!! whenever i read about psychology, i keep it in the back of my mind and then when i see something irl that relates to it, i'm like :O amazing. it's so cool to learn about different psych tricks too and see how it works when you test them out yourself and whatnot. and it's really crazy to see how the human brain is so easily influenced at times ??? it truly is an amazing subject !!!

ah what a great side benefit of the vaccine - a better sleep schedule 🤩 i'm happy to hear that your schedule has been fixed 💘 and omg what ??? they're injecting empty syringes wth ????? 😭 that's absolutely horrible, are they getting sued?? lmaooooo that love talk reference askdfhlaksjd

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR KIND COMPLIMENTS 😭😭💗💗 there were many late hours spent in the art studio to finish them, but i'm really happy with the end products :') i thought light bulbs are an interesting subject to do, and my prof said that cutting out circular objects or sculpting them is the most difficult since they're made up curves and not straight lines and i was like ok bet i'm gonna do it aND I'M SO GLAD I DID BECAUSE I REALLY LIKE THEM 🥺 and i love honey bees !!! that's why i decided to paint them and we were supposed to paint them in a combined style of two artists so i tried monet's impressionist style with the short brush strokes and pop art triptych style like marjorie strider 💕

somi somi is sooo good and i just had it again a couple weeks ago :') omg ice cream is your favorite food? :o and YES ice cream is so satisfying after a long day of hard work, like it's such a nice reward to look forward to at the end of day ✨ aaaaa i have to try thai milk tea ice cream one day now !!!!! it sounds amazing 🤩 and YES i must look for places that sell milk & biscoff ice cream !! i have milk ice cream from somi somi, but i need to try to combined flavors 💘 i don't think you'll get tipsy over it !!! it's a really faint taste of alcohol, like i didn't even notice it at first, and i don't think they put very much of it in there! aksljdfhals omg you're a lightweight :o at least that means you save money on alcohol LOL i need like nine shots to get drunk 🤧

your school is too hard 😭 you need more than just 3 months of break !!! 😡 we get a week off for thanksgiving in fall semester and a week off for spring break in spring semester too and then the month long winter break and three month summer break. and we have the one day holidays off too like labor day, memorial day, etc. i can't believe they give you so little time off after working so hard???

asdfhlkajshdlksja loool are the contractions over yet? has it been born? what's the current status, doctor? 👀 i really enjoy talking to you too !!! i'm very sorry for the late responses, work is really taking over all of my time, and i never have enough time to get on my laptop to reply to my asks 😭 and thank you for saying such kind things about me 🥺🥺💝 oh my gosh, i'm so sorry to hear that you have such terrible cramps 😭 i can't even imagine going through that - mine are nowhere near as horrible 😖 do the heatpads help a lot? i'm relieved to hear that you were prescribed better medication though! but yeah, your body does eventually get used to the medication and you have to continue taking stronger meds for it to work, but that's not a very healthy solution /: but i'm really glad to hear that exercise has been helping out a lot!! 💖 hurray for almost painless and bearable periods 🥳 i'm sorry to hear that you had to go through that in high school ): that sounds absolutely horrible 😭 periods are just awful, but it's like i'm grateful that i have my period because that means i'm not pregnant, but also please go away aslkhdfaklsj

omg what was the speaking test for the cambridge english exams like? :o it sounds so formal and a lil intimidating askdjfhalsd do you know of any psych tricks that can possibly help calm your nerves? :')

aaaa yes i did !! i was really surprised that i got an offer from them all because at the time, i was not in the right major and i think i was one of the most underqualified applicants 🤧 one person who interviewed me asked why i withdrew from my engr physics class and i explained it in a kinda funny way but in my head, i was like "oof i'm not gonna get this offer anymore" but then he laughed at my response and told me about how his prof told him he should drop a guitar class he was taking because he was doing very poorly and we bonded over that aklsjdhfkals omg how do interviews for psych jobs go? do you have to discuss a lot of case studies? do they give you a list of possible case studies they'll ask about? :o what sort of assessments do you have to do? good luck on all of your interviews, honey bee 💛 i'm rooting for you, you're gonna do amazing !!!! 💘

omg what did your supervisor say about your case study? and how is your last semester going? are you almost done now? 🌸 (also how have you been? what have you been up to? thank you for taking the time to leave such detailed messages for me, i'm really excited to see all the fun updates in your life, lovebug 🌷🌷)

#asks #jaeismytamtation

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danuwritero · 6 years

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Your always so opena md curious about Ocs! Tell me about YOURS

They’re all garbage.

Every one of them.

Especially fandom ones. All awful.

But there are a few I’m genuinely proud of so I’m gonna talk a little about them. ((This became a bunch of headcanons I’m so sorry))

Shiloh Varela/Xiong Feng ((Put them together because I also love this pairing))

Once upon a time Feng’s name was Freddie and the ship name was Shreddie. But then I changed Feng’s nationality/ethnicity and lost the greatest ship name of all time. I guess now they’re Sheng, or Feloh.

Literally Bob and Linda Belcher from Bob’s Burgers. Shiloh is Bob, Feng is Linda.

Due to having schizophrenia, Shiloh has terrible short term memory. He would forget to brush his teeth, shower, go grocery shopping and make dinner if he didn’t write little notes to himself that are stuck around the house. He’s still the more responsible and mature one between the two of them. When they eventually have a family he’s definitely the stricter parent and the glue holding everyone together.

They first met when Shiloh had to visit the hospital for another counselling session and Feng was a nurse just starting his first day. Feng was nervous and making some mistakes and forgetting which nurse/doctor was who and Shiloh helped him out. Mostly because internally he was like what the fuck are you doing???? Do you want to lose your job????? Stop????? And Feng asked if he wanted to grab some coffee sometime, not being subtle with the flirting on who he thought was an off duty doctor or another nurse because of how much he knew but was later told nah that’s a patient, how embarrassed are you? A patient could do your job better than you.

Feng nearly drowned as a kid and was declared dead for a full minute before reviving. Ever since that day he could see what he believes to be ghosts. He’s also terrified of large bodies of water, like oceans, lakes and swimming pools. The very thought of swimming makes him physically sick.

Feng also enjoys music and keeping fit. He plays piano and the guitar and can sing really well. His parents kind of hoped he’d get into the music business seeing as their family did comprise of a lot of successful musicians and artists, but Feng is nervous around large crowds and suffers from stage fright. Literally the only people he can perform in front of is his family, which includes Shiloh. And with Shiloh it took a full two years before he became brave enough to sing for him.

Feng still wrote songs and poems for Shiloh though, keeping them all in a small journal until he felt ready to share them. Shiloh keeps every single one and whenever he feels especially shitty he takes them out to read.

Shiloh was severely abused by his parents as a child, resulting in him being distrustful and closed off from people, especially from figures of authority. He was also later disowned by them after his diagnosis of schizophrenia, them saying they didn’t want a nutcase in their home. He legally got his name changed and never ever talks about them.

Feng has colourful tattoos over most of his body, particularly his back, both of his arms and torso.

Feng dresses “smart casual” whenever he leaves the house. You know the whole suit jacket over printed tee and dark skinny jeans sort of look. But when he’s home it’s mostly pajama pants/sweat pants and Shiloh’s hoodies and there’s no colour co-ordination. This wasn’t a look he bombarded Shiloh with by the way, it crept in slowly over time.

Feng is the best cook. Shiloh is alright, like he knows not to burn things and does what the recipe tells him to, but Feng knows how to balance spices/herbs and cooks everything to absolute perfection. Despite his godlike powers over food he’s not the one cooking most of the time. That’s Shiloh. And Shiloh fucking lives for the nights when Feng is in charge of dinner.

They’re engaged and it was Shiloh who proposed. His brain sort of short circuited when he realized he had that option. He literally stopped everything he was doing to find Feng and be like, “We could get married! We could be husbands!”

Shiloh is pretty much the house husband. His mental illness means he can’t find regular work. He attends a public college for art and does commission work when he can. Feng and Feng’s family help support them financially.

Shiloh’s biggest pet peeve is people who tell him his commission prices are too high. His response is always go find someone else then. He makes free art pieces for Feng’s family because they help them out so much to begin with. His clothes are always covered in some paint or chalk or oil pastel. They also always smell like the inside of one of those art and hobby shops.

Artemis Hale ((Thief OC))

Is a trans man and has successfully hidden that fact from practically everyone around him for years.

He’s around his early to mid twenties.

Rose up in the ranks of the Watch rather quickly due to his successful arrest record. This makes him pretty unpopular among his fellow Watchmen and the criminals of the City. He does not give a shit.

He isn’t afraid to die and he views people who rely on violence and intimidation to gain respect as cowards and assholes. This makes him pretty much immune to the Thief Taker’s fear tactics.

He’s good at reading people and has no problems handing control over to another person when they need it. Such as with Garrett and Orion, two people who had reasons to suspect, fear or hate him. He willingly gives them control over their interactions, making himself submissive to them. Something he never does for the Thief Taker.

Loves researching about the old religions. Pretty much hides his copies of the books the Baron had burned several years before.

Is a very patient and calm person. Like nothing can rile this fucker. On the rare occasion that it does he just walks away to be pissed in peace.

He and Madam Xiao-Xiao are close friends, bonding over their shared love of history and the old religions and being transgender. They talk shit about the Thief Taker over tea. Sometimes wine too, it depends on how bad the week was.

He shares Garrett’s views on murder. Hale will never even consider killing someone unless they have him backed into a corner and he’s got no other options. And every death rests on his conscious. He’ll forever wonder if there was something he could have done differently to prevent it.

Is a descendant of Artemis from the original trilogy.

He suffers from resting bitch face and has a one dimpled smile. I see him as something like the Black Knight from Monty Python.

Thank you so much for the ask! :)

#my ocs #oc shiloh #oc feng #oc hale #thief #thief oc #thief 4 #book withergate

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rosehardt-blog · 7 years

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Alphabet Tag (●´ω｀●)

I got tagged by the lovely @serensama to do participate in this~ This is a great way to get to know me more C;

A (Age): 21

B (Biggest Fear): I am afraid of failure. I always want to do my best and the thought of doing horribly at something scares me!

C (Current Time): 11:42PM

D (Drink You Last Had): Water

E(Easiest Persons to Talk to): I am a very social and open person so speaking to others is very easy for me. I will say that I am more open and honest with everyone on here and my BFF @fandom-whiplasher <3

F (Favorite Song): Currently it is Hold Me Now by RED

G (Grossest Moment): I remember when I was in grade 3 I puked in class and was immediately sent to the nurse’s office. I went to rest and an hour later someone turned on the lights and as soon as I woke up I puked again and it was just so gross and horrible experience for me..

H (Horror Yes, Horror No): No horror for me. I hate it. I find horror to be so cheesy, not scary and I feel the need to punch myself when I see the characters not know what to do..sorry! ^^”

I (In Love With): I got too many to choose from oh no! XD I am hardcore in LOVE with Zen (Mystic Messenger), Edward Levaincois (Be My Princess), and Hades (Astoria Fate’s Kiss).

J (Jealous of): Jealousy is the sort of emotion that I try to avoid at all costs. But I have on rare moments get jealous. Especially towards those who have a lot of money to travel and never worry about financial stuff. I REALLY WANT TO TRAVEL AND MOVE TO THE UK PLEASE!!

K (Killed someone): Not yet ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

L (Love at First Sight/Should I Walk by Again): I believe at love at first sight so no need to walk by again...on second thought please do so I can admire you ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

M (Middle Name): I have two middle names. Catherine and Esther

N (Number of Siblings): I have two brothers; an older brother and a younger brother. Go middle child ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ

O (One Wish): To fall in love and be with that person~ (such a romantic)

P (Person You Last Called): My friend @fandom-whiplasher on discord if that counts. we talked for hours until 5AM yesterday!!!

Q (Question You’ve Always Been Asked): I have always been asked why I have such beautiful eyes and how is my skin so fair. Apparently to some I am some sort of mythical creature that walks on the plains of the earth~~

R (Reasons to Smile): Goshers I can come up with more reasons to smile than not to. My loving family, supportive friends and professors who believe in me. I am given the opportunity to go to University and get two degree’s. I can smile knowing that I can always fight off any obstacle that might come my way.

S (Song You Last Sang): Evacuate the Dance Floor by Cascada

T (Time You Wake Up): On an every day basis it is usually 8:30AM

U (Unlucky Moment): On my 20th birthday I hoped in the shower and my elbow hit the side of the shower so hard I collapsed and almost fainted! (⊙︿⊙) Note to self: if you hit your elbow at the right angle really hard it will make you collapse. Like happy birthday to me *sarcasm*. I couldn’t get through my entire shower routine and throw on a bathrobe and just went belly flop on the cold ground. I had to wait a few minutes until I didn’t feel dizzy to continue to shower.

V (Vacation Destination): I always dreamed of going to Italy on vacation. The country looks so beautiful and I would never get bored visiting the museums and viewing the art. Also you can’t complain with swimming in an ocean and eating delicious food~ (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ

W (Worst Habit): I have this habit where I need to be at any destination 10 minutes early. I am so picky about time and I get so stressed when I don’t leave at the desired time or I am somehow delayed.

X (X-rays I’ve had): I got a chest x-ray once in grade 12

Y (Your Favorite Food): I am crazy for chicken stir-fry with rice and lots of teriyaki sauce!! It embodies all of the food groups so I at least know I am eating something healthy and yummy ≧◡≦

Z (Zodiac): My sun sign is Pisces yo~ （ミ￣ー￣ミ）

***Anyone is more than welcome to do this challenge. if you are reading this and haven’t done this DO IT RIGHT NOW***

#rosehardtstuff #alphabet tag

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warmheartworldwide · 7 years

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Be careful on the motorbike!

The following blog comes from Sungbeen Lee who recently stayed at Warm Heart for three months:

Last October I completed my military service and had five free months before resuming my studies at Seokyeong University in Seoul. I had previously travelled for two months in Europe and also visited Geneva to participate in a UN High Commission of Human Rights Conference. But this time I wanted to experience something special.

I had always wanted to work for an NGO as I am interested in human rights, refugee problems and education. My major is child development and I love kids so I was really attracted to what I read about Warm Heart’s Children’s Homes. I also liked Warm Heart’s focus on sustainable development. As it was my first volunteering experience overseas, I was a bit worried but also excited about my forthcoming adventure. I worked in Korea for about two months in a restaurant to save money for my trip.

With Nipa and Attitaya, two Warm Heart kids

My first impressions at Warm Heart were all positive. The children are adorable and the staff and other volunteers were great, some of the nicest people I’ve ever met. I have to admit the bathroom at the volunteer house in Pradu wasn’t the cleanest and at first I wasn’t used to all the small lizards. I had never ridden a motorbike before but Nick taught me and it wasn’t difficult to learn. Best of all was the Thai food which I already ate a lot of at home.

A really pleasant surprise was how beautiful the landscape around Warm Heart is. On my very first day, Mykel and I went to the river together. It was so peaceful being in nature. I have lived in the center of a big city my whole life. Although I had visited the mountains and ocean before in Korea, I had never been surrounded by the forests like in northern Thailand.

Beautiful landscape near Warm Heart

In Korea I had previously sold coffee, rubber bracelets and T-shirts for a Korean NGO working with the Watoto Wema Centre in Kenya. Korean people are more likely to donate money for African causes than for Southeast Asia countries. We also made mitten kits and sold them in the streets. The finished mittens were sent back to the Korean NGO and then sent on to Kenya.

My project idea was to make calendars and note cards to sell on a Korean crowdfunding website to raise money for Warm Heart. Crowdfunding sites have become quite popular in South Korea and people sell all kinds of things to raise money. When I got here I saw that Dawn, a previous volunteer, had taught the kids how to make beautiful thank you cards using pastels. I decided to continue the same technique for my calendars and note cards.

I found the right quality and size of paper to use in Chiang Mai. After I had a few suitable designs, I found a printing shop and had some samples made up. This is what the calendar looked like:

The calendars are A5 size (148mm x 210mm)

Then I did the write-up about Warm Heart and my project idea for the website. Unfortunately all my plans were interrupted by my motorbike accident. After I got out of hospital and was able to work again, I was lucky when Dawn came back to Warm Heart for 10 days and she helped me make more Nagomi art work with the kids and improved my product designs and financial calculations. Finally I launched the crowdfunding campaign on February 20th. My target goal was US$1000 with a closing date of March 13th.

Screenshot of my crowdfunding page at https://tumblbug.com/warmheart_calendar

I advertised my crowdfunding campaign on Facebook, Instagram and other Korean websites. We got a few donations but we were far from reaching our goal which means, unfortunately, that we won’t get anything. I’m very sorry that I wasn’t able to come through for the Warm Heart kids but I´ve learned how to make better quality products and will organize a team the next time I fundraise. I also haven’t given up. Back here in Korea I’m trying to find other ways to sell the calendars and note cards, maybe through my school or flea markets. I have a friend who has a printing shop so I could also do the production here if I get enough demand.

Although overall I had a wonderful time at Warm Heart, I wasn’t very lucky. Early on, a thief broke into the volunteer house and stole $500 from my room. I was the only volunteer who was robbed. Because it was cash and there was no way for me to prove the theft, my insurance company wouldn’t reimburse me. I felt bad about losing the money but not too much.

But then in early January coming home after dinner, I had a serious motorbike accident. It happened near Pradu house where the ground is hard and bumpy. Luckily nobody else was involved – I just lost my balance. I was in a lot of pain so I knew something was wrong. First some Thai people helped me. Then I called Nick and Mykel and they called an ambulance which took us to Phrao hospital. They took an X-ray and gave me some pain medication. By then Evelind arrived and she went with me in another ambulance to Bangkok Hospital in Chiang Mai and even spent two nights with me there.

I had never had surgery before so I can’t really compare the treatment I received. Bangkok Hospital which is private is quite nice and I think the facilities are better than most hospitals in Korea. The doctors and nurses were very friendly and they have a Korean translator so there was no major problem communicating. I don’t remember much about the operation itself because I was under anesthesia. Evelind explained that I had broken my two shin bones. They inserted an internal splint to support the bones while they heal and made two small incisions at each end of the larger shin bone to anchor the splint. I didn’t have to have a cast. I stayed in the hospital for five days and everybody at Warm Heart came to visit me.

Everyone came to visit me in the hospital

As soon as I got to the hospital, I called my parents. They were very worried but said it was my decision whether to stay or come home. I had only been at Warm Heart for a month and it was winter back in Korea so I decided to stay. The total medical bill was about USD10,000 which fortunately my insurance did cover. If you are coming to Warm Heart, I definitely advise you to have good insurance because you never know what can happen.

When I first got back to Warm Heart, I had to move into Evelind’s house and needed help for everything. I really appreciated everyone’s help but wondered whether I shouldn’t go home. Then I decided that one way or the other, I would try to continue with my project work. I also had to do physical therapy on my leg and deal with the insurance company which was tedious.

A few days after the operation, I started using crutches which the doctor said I would need for four months. By February I was able to put some weight on my leg and now, in March, I can walk without crutches when using stairs. Every three weeks I went back to Bangkok Hospital for a check-up and X-rays. Here in Korea, I am undergoing more physical therapy and rehabilitation. I will make a complete recovery but I’m not sure if I’ll be riding a motorbike again any time soon.

On my last weekend at Warm Heart, the volunteers and some of the kids went to hang out at the nearby waterfalls. The water was very clean and the weather and scenery were perfect. I was sorry that because of my accident, I missed being able to play with the kids. I came to Thailand to try to help, but I feel like I learned and got back more help than I gave.

The whole experience has helped me think more concretely about my future plans. I’ve learned more about how NGOs operate and about specific needs for children. I’m still not sure about my plans after graduation, whether I will become a generalist or specialist, or whether I will go to graduate school or work at an NGO or other company. But for sure I will be working to help others and I hope to be able to visit Warm Heart again one day soon.

Last weekend with Warm Heart kids at waterfall

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