#housevisit

[deus-ex-mona]

worming out of awkward conversations l i k e

[endless-season]

Lucien’s Weibo Posts (2020)

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2020-1-1

I look forward to finding the answers to unsolved mysteries in this new year.

2020-1-8

The ideomotor phenomenon, besides acting on external influence, is more the hypnotic result of hidden subconscious. Usually this will lean towards an outcome favourable to the individual.

2020-1-17

Perhaps the mystery of fate lies in the fact even without scientific proof it continues to exist and is unavoidable.

Lucien liked the following post on 2020-1-21

CCTV News: [Livestream! Zhong Nanshan speaks about the pandemic]

2020-1-21

For reference

Chinese Academy of Science: Article - Evolution of the novel coronavirus from the ongoing Wuhan outbreak and modelling of its spike protein for risk of human transmission.

T/N: Original paper is in English in case anyone’s curious. Also I probably should’ve realised earlier but the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Science is likely the base for Lucien’s research centre. It’s also the Shanghai branch of the Chinese Academy of Science hence why he’s following them on Weibo lol.

2020-1-24 (Chinese New Year)

Joy and good health ^^

Your new year’s wish will definitely come true!

2020-2-3

The harsh winter will eventually pass

2020-2-7

Forwarding a post

Lucien (2018-7-8):  "Indeed, just as light makes manifest both itself and darkness, so truth is the standard both of itself and falsity."

2020-2-14 (Valentines Day)

I will bring you happy flowers from the mountains, blue-bells, dark hazels, and rustic baskets of kisses.

T/N: This post was in Spanish. Quoting ‘Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair’ by Pablo Neruda. It continues with ‘I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees’.

2020-2-18

It is hard to define whether someone is truly independent, because independence isn’t just “relying only on your own strength to do something”, the psychological side of things is equally important.

2020-2-24

Monday morning

T/N: Grand Gateway Tower 2 in Shanghai

2020-2-29

The ‘anima’ part of ‘animal’ means spirit. Animism is somewhat like biological equality in a philosophical sense.

2020-3-7

Long time no see

2020-3-13

One could also say, its beauty comes from order.

T/N: Image of Shanghai Starry Art Museum

2020-3-19

“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of other people”. The same goes for strengths, you must first understand yourself before helping others.

T/N: Quoting Carl Jung

2020-4-1 (April Fools)

Caught the tail of an April Fish

2020-4-8

Sharing pictures

T/N: Images from ‘The Turin Horse’

2020-4-15

This year’s treasure

2020-4-19

Rainy night

2020-4-23

When people realise there is a camera pointed at them, they subconsciously increase the restraint on their behaviour and thus the probability of distortion is also increased.

2020-4-30 (Disney Collab Event)

In a place full of childlike innocence, even the thought of teasing people becomes cute.

2020-5-5

Gracefully fluttering on the paper

2020-5-12

Sometimes losing something doesn’t mean becoming incomplete.

T/N: Black Queen Hypothesis

2020-5-25

Good morning

2020-6-1 (Children’s Day)

Growing up and seeing photos from your childhood gives a sense of wonder. But its even better when you can trade photos with someone else.

2020-6-5

Found a video from last year’s psychology conference.

Video translation:

The psychology conference just ended. I happen to have some time to explore. When it comes to Vienna, most people think of it as the music capital but it’s internationally recognised for psychology. The well-known Freud, Adler, Ringel all contributed to psychoanalysis here. [Goes on to talk about Vienna’s Philosophical School of Thought and Logical Positivism]

Perhaps just looking at the street is a bit dull, however if we were to discuss the musical history and figures of this place… it would definitely be very romantic.

T/N: The XXI Congress of the International Association for Analytical Psychology at the University of Vienna on 2019 August 25-30. He’s near the Mozarthaus (Mozart’s House).

2020-6-13

An accidentally discovery after the marine biology class.

2020-6-21

“I have seen seas as smooth as if painted, coloured like shot silk or blue as a kingfisher or transparent as glass or black and crumpled with foam, moving ponderously and murderously.”

T/N: Quoting a letter from Gerald Durrell to Lee McGeorge. This is later followed by ‘All this I did without you. This was my loss. All this I want to do with you. This will be my gain. All this I would gladly have forgone for the sake of one minute of your company, for your laugh, your voice, your eyes, hair, lips, body, and above all for your sweet, ever-surprising mind which is an enchanting quarry in which it is my privilege to delve.’ You can watch a reading by Tom Hiddleston on Letters Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE4msFl_Boo

2020-6-27

It’s precisely by not focusing on one thing that we can see more things and each thing has a chance of hiding a very important signal.

2020-7-1

Habits come from never, then sometimes to always. Good habits should be preserved, bad habits should be changed.

2020-7-6 (Day before National College Entrance Exams)

Calming the heart

2020-7-11

Different coffees have different scents, just as the differences in the world are made up of the diversity of all things.

2020-7-17 (End of Season 1, Start of Season 2)

The desire for personal growth is usually accompanied by the happiness of witnesses. Each time a new branch grows, a new individual is born.

2020-7-21

Forwarding a post

Lucien (2019-2-20): “All joy want the eternity of all things, wants honey, wants resin, wants drunken midnight, wants graves, wants tomb-tears’ solace, wants gilded sunset...”

2020-7-27

Sharing a picture

T/N: Image from Conwy Castle in Wales

2020-8-2

Studies suggest the brain recognise a social network of up to 150 people. Any more ‘good friends’ and the brain won’t have enough mental capacity or energy to sustain a stable relationship.

T/N: This is known as Dunbar’s number and was challenged by a bigger study in 2021 suggesting there is no limit.

2020-8-7

Occasionally taking a break from thinking, is a necessary rest.

Xia Lei, Lucien’s voice actor commented on this post:

2020-8-14

Every year I come to the book fair.

T/N: Image of Sinan Book and Poetry Store in Shanghai, it was formerly a church.

2020-8-20

This one took a bit longer to bloom

2020-8-25 (Qixi Festival)

Admist the bustling dots of lanterns carry wishes, it seems as though they can drift somewhere far far away.

2020-9-3

The means of artistic expression is compatible.

T/N: Image of ‘At Sea, The Mast Becomes A Cross’ at the Victor Hugo Exhibition at the Pearl Art Muesum in Shanghai again.

2020-9-9

Introducing a new friend.

Video translation:

Hello Little Xia, my name’s Lucien. I’ve heard about you over the phone from Nian Gao and now we can properly meet. Are you stepping on the ‘Little Prince’ I gave him? It seems you also like this story. Hmm… pointy beak, soft feathers… very cute. Xia Lei: Lucien, come eat! Lucien: Ok, coming! We’re a bit short on time today but next time, I’ll introduce another a new friend. Hmm… even nicer to pat than I imagined.

T/N:

I can’t make out whatever Lucien is calling Xia Lei… NianGao?!? Rice Cake?!!?!? Nian Gao (CNY Rice Cake) is Xia Lei’s kid’s nickname according to EphemeralPhantasm who translated this as well!

Xia Lei commented on this post:

2020-9-18

占有使得利益两端变成了拥有从属联系的物品——而物品是没有生命力的，利益双方的关系永远都无法鲜活起来。

T/N: Yeah I gave up translating this one

2020-9-27

A healthy life requires continuous perseverance in your principles and a bit of an innocent pursuit of joy.

2020-10-1 (Mid autumn festival)

Anything else you want to do besides eating mooncakes today?

2020-10-8

Like a long time ago

2020-10-16

There seems to be some regularity to irregularity

2020-10-22

Words on paper is not simply a straightforward record, but the emotions evoked when reading alo form part of it.

2020-10-31 (Halloween)

Since the children are obedient, I’ll only read one horror story tonight.

2020-11-5

“If people are educated, they should be passionate about differences. They should become less certain, not more certain��

T/N: Quoting ‘Tara Westover’, author of ‘Educated: A Memoir’, “Education should always be an expansion of your mind, a deepening of your empathy, a broadening of your perspective. It should never harden your prejudices. If people become educated, they should become less certain, not more. They should listen more, they should talk less. They should have a passion for difference and a love of ideas that aren’t theirs.”

2020-11-15 (Lucien Bday)

Will love always remain constant? Perhaps the answer was already revealed long ago.

2020-11-21

Lumen in Chinese is流明 – amongst many dull translations, this kind of simultaneously phonetic and definitional translation can’t help but make people smile.

T/N: It’s great tbh 10/10 made me smile. 1. 流明LiuMing sounds like Lumen phonetically. 2. The separate words, 流and明mean Flow and Brightness - Lumen is the unit for luminous flux.

2020-11-28

Sharing a picture

T/N: Referencing Hiking date ;-;

2020-12-5

If a camphor tree were a jigsaw puzzle, each leaf would become a point of confusion.

2020-12-12

Sometimes multiple choice questions with single answers make people think deeper about the hidden meaning in the question than those with multiple answers.

2020-12-20

A difference in sight

T/N: Image of FALLEN by artist Wu MengYuan

2020-12-24

Barnum’s Effect is a clever application of generalisations being used as individualisations but it cannot really be called a true personality reading.

<< 2019 | [2020] | 2021 >>

[justdreamsandmusic]

SCP 610, “The” Flesh That Hates,” 2020, 4 the younger brother upon request without me bringing up that I like the Wiki & its concepts? of a female friend of mine I made in Boston who shares names with my Mom, Dons & after 2021 EBCAP & SSA Revelations confirmed by Mom’s side of the Family (F- Armenia-Anglish-English-French- 2 M Asyria, Anglish, English, Nativae’Yankee, Irish connection, IIRC) my Mother, as well. Dawn Piett, Dawn Berouty, RIP. Dawn Lafeirre, currently by choice a question mark of mine. Dawn ?, who I have some old phone numbers of & would say hope is alright yet her Mom is on their house really overtly. it was special to me i got to have that experience i made a mashup of grey sky eyes by carbon leaf & grey street by dave matthews, 1 of the only bands my dad bought a CD for me with for a birthday back in high school. 1st time in an aeropostle, not 1st time in Providence Mall or that really nice one near Attleboro 

[mymetric360]

What's the biggest cultural shock at someone else's house? #CulturalShock #DifferentCultures #HouseVisits One of the biggest cultural shocks I experienced when going to someone else's house was the difference in hospitality customs. In my culture, it's common to bring a small gift when visiting someone's home, like flowers or a box of chocolates. However, when I visited a friend's house in Japan, I was surprised to learn that bringing a gift for the hos... Read more: https://mymetric360.com/question/whats-the-biggest-cultural-shock-at-someone-elses-house/?feed_id=31640

[blueribbon3danimation]

Contemporary 3D Exterior Rendering of Villa/House

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Contemporary 3D Exterior Rendering of Villa/House done by Blueribbon 3D Animation Studio. The basic purpose of applying a 3D Exterior is to visualize the design and make it possible to make changes or prevent any miscalculations while building. It gives an idea of how creative a house can be, by adding just a few simple things, and voila! Your dream villa is now in front of your vision in your city. Blueribbon 3D Animation Studio understands your needs and imagination and helps you to make your house just as you imagined it to be.

[robelibe]

[joaogalrao]

Se voltou de férias e está a pensar mudar de casa, ter um quintal com barbecue em que possa o desfrutar com os seus amigos, no centro de Lisboa, marque já uma visita 🏡🌺 #century21 #century21realtyart #houseforsale #realestate #portugalinvestment #housevisit (at Mercado De Sapadores) https://www.instagram.com/p/B18sYsnpf4J/?igshid=1gbdn2wts7euc

[animelover6195]

Mei Mei: I don't wanna go walk today... #petboardingmalaysia #dogstagram #doggo #adopteddog #Schnauzer #MeiMei #toolazyforwalks #howtosayno #toocute #lazydoggo #lazy #cute #adorable #toomanja #housevisit #dogwalking #notmyhouse (at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuvF9I-lxXF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pj45jjymfl1a

[plantoneonmeshop]

TBTuesday A refluff and refresh job on an old FLF plant friend I last met 3 years ago in December 2018. Go strong 🌳 💪🏽 : : : : : : #fiddleleaffig #ficuslyrata #ficus #tbt #tuesday #refresh #refluff #foliage #housevisit #interiorlandscape #black #brass #green #plants #plantsofinstagram #indoorplants #terrarium #plantlover #plantstyling #indoorgarden #instaplants #houseplants #homedecor #decor #gift #giftideas #lush #greenfingers #plantoneonmeshop #leaf (at Plant one on me) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW4Es0chzqq/?utm_medium=tumblr

[baeyyamkeng]

Visiting residents of Tampines Blk 492G tomorrow. #tampinesnorth #housevisit https://www.instagram.com/p/Bobd7xpBTqU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hv6q9jss5h37

[jhoyskie]

spinach pizza🍕🍕🍕 (my first time to taste it as pizza, thank you cousin @ohanoj09o for the sharing, congrats again on your upcoming wedding best luck) #newtaste #housevisit #thankfulfortheofferandshare #treatsnack071221 #angelpizza (at Saint Claire III Subdivision, Marikina City) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRQvJypDRqTHTeUX56Zk_cLurUs7vifn5p9Dqs0/?utm_medium=tumblr

[susheimin]

We're alone in the house, we're in the house alone 😂❤ #foods #housevisit #laag (at Hubangon, Camiguin, Philippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNSYInMrTcH/?igshid=1ogcsq3r686qc

[edwintansimloong]

#housevisit #sengkanggrc #thanksforvisiting #election2020 #beforework #amrinamin #hardworking (at Anchorvale Crescent) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCV4ZgghQpg/?igshid=8f8kxruchbrs

[kkatindig]

Katuwa naman to see you all guys. Ibang level naman ng meetup ito kasi house visit naman, elevated level. Until next time and venue. • • • • • • • #friendship #housevisit #netgear (at Pasig) https://www.instagram.com/p/B13SyHiHYc5Mq3oJOmn26DoREbnitjU7j5vC540/?igshid=qra4sn1b72c9

[taleinthetail]

It's so nice to have a puppy around. They are always discovering new things and it's great to just watch them learn. 🐶♥️🐶♥️🐶♥️🐶♥️🐶♥️🐶♥️ #retrieveroftheday #goldensofinstagram #labsofinstagram #dogsofig #mydogiscutest #yellowlab #goldenretriever #puppiesofinstagram #petstagram #playdate #housevisit #cutestguestever #jeenupuppy #leothelab

[amyleedarknessfischner]

Krissy #cat #stray #friendly #housevisits #krissythefiestycat https://www.instagram.com/p/BptLk0oAITB/?igshid=ig96qrt190oh