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[English]

Weekday Life

On weekdays, I start work at 7 AM,

so I have to wake up at 5 AM.

Then I begin my two-hour-long

prep routine before heading out.

Twenty minutes for showering,

ten minutes for drying my hair,

twenty minutes for makeup,

plus an hour wasted on who knows what.

6:45 AM.

Finally time to head out.

To look more mature,

when I go to school for classes,

I don't wear glasses.

It's just a five-minute walk to school,

so I usually leave about 10 minutes early.

On the way, I grab breakfast to eat at the office.

The road to school is very short,

and there aren't many breakfast spots,

but the food they sell is so delicious.

I wish I could eat five breakfasts every day,

but I shouldn't be that crazy,

so for now, I just buy two.

Under the school playground sky,

every weekday morning, carrying breakfast,

I always take a look at this sky.

Then I walk into the office to work hard.

"Work hard" is actually a perfect fit,

because I think most jobs are just like

moving a brick from one place to another.

Our job as brick movers

is just to keep the systems they created running.

That said,

as a Chinese person who loves a stable life,

I'm still satisfied every month on the 1st

when the bank sends a text message.

I feel like my lifestyle will change soon,

but for now, let me enjoy paid breakfast breaks

and paid tooth-brushing sessions.

One big perk of working at an international school in Thailand

is punctual clocking out.

Even if a meeting isn't finished,

the principal will tell the speakers to stop

so we can all go home quickly.

The first time this happened, I was really shocked.

After all, I am a genuine time-conscious worker made in China.

For the first time, I was respected by my boss.

I know that in the weekends, I'll be exploited by myself,

so I cherish the time after 4 PM on weekdays

as belonging entirely to me.

On Mondays, I go to the gym to work out.

Running is one of my favorite exercises,

so I start with 20 minutes of running,

then move on to weightlifting.

Honestly, I feel like my form is off,

so I'm not actually building the muscles I want.

But that's okay.

As long as I'm enjoying it,

it doesn't matter which muscles I build.

After that, I go back to my room to be a couch potato.

Eating dinner while watching British shows to learn English.

"Say something sophisticated." "It's you."

Until right before bed, I write in my diary.

On Tuesdays, I go to the Hema Club.

"He created a model to help us imagine."

"He explains that each edge of a cube is actually a plane."

A year and a half ago,

my students knew I was studying to improve myself,

and recommended this club to me.

Since then,

the Hema Club has become my favorite club.

I realized that when I want to learn,

when I want to improve myself,

I keep attracting similar people.

They open new doors for me.

Even though these friends eventually leave,

when I'm doing these things,

I often think of them.

On Wednesdays, I have English lessons on iTalki.

I wonder if everyone feels

that they have different personalities

when speaking different languages.

I feel like I'm more outgoing in English,

more willing to express my feelings.

After class, I continue my couch potato life.

Eating, watching movies.

Sometimes I cook myself.

What I mean by cooking

is basically just boiling chicken and shrimp.

Just looking at these pictures,

you might think my meals are really pitiful.

But I think they're delicious.

Because I love black pepper so much,

that adding just a bit of black pepper and salt

makes everything taste great to me.

Plus, the simpler the preparation,

the cleaner and safer it feels to eat.

Safe to eat.

Actually, I love all simple things.

In my next video,

I'll talk about my minimalist lifestyle.

Thursday is gym day again.

Same as always: running and weights.

The apartment gym is so small

that if more than three people are there, it feels packed.

But the gym is free,

so I don't complain.

Even though exercise barely improves my physique,

it helps my mental state a lot.

After working out, I view problems more positively,

and it releases some stress.

On Fridays, I go rock climbing.

Doesn't that sound unbelievable?

With my body type,

me, a total homebody?

Well,

it looks unbelievable too.

Obviously a newbie.

When I first started rock climbing,

a friend heard about it

and asked me, "Do you have a lot of muscles?"

I said no.

He said,

"Then why are you going rock climbing?"

I said, because the rock gym entrance doesn't have a sign

saying only people with lots of muscles can enter.

So I went in to climb.

I go rock climbing

because I like it.

Because it makes me happy.

So I go.

I don't care what others think.

At the climbing gym,

everyone focuses on figuring out

how to conquer a new route.

No one judges if you're a beginner

or if you're suited for climbing.

In fact, the experienced ones

not only don't judge newbies,

they're very friendly and help them.

I've met experienced climbers at the gym more than once

who, seeing I couldn't get past a hold,

would encourage me,

demonstrate how to climb,

teach me tips like,

even when you think you have no strength left,

keep trying to reach anyway,

and you might just make it.

Or to record videos

to see what you're doing wrong,

so you improve faster.

Actually, this video

was just recorded by a new friend I met.

So don't be afraid of what others think,

don't worry if others think you're suited for it or not,

just do what you want to do,

and you'll attract like-minded friends.

"Does that sound ridiculous? No."

Haha.

After climbing, back home,

I study some English,

write in my diary, and go to bed.

Living alone can be a bit scary sometimes,

so I put on a familiar TV show to sleep.

And that's my weekday life.

Honestly, I wish there were 10 weekdays a week.

Day 6:

I'd go to the stray dog shelter to clean up after them.

Day 7: I'd learn to sing and dance.

Day 8: I'd learn ukulele.

Day 9: I'd learn Spanish.

Day 10: I'd learn skateboarding.

I like too many things,

but my energy is limited.

Maybe that's my goal for next year.

Alright, the happy weekdays are over.

Next video, let's talk about minimalism.

See you next time.

[Chinese]

工作日的生活

工作日是7点上班

所以我不得不5点起床

开始我两个小时的

漫长的出门前的准备

20分钟的洗澡

10分钟的吹头

20分钟的化妆

加上不知道浪费在哪儿的一个小时

6:45

终于要出门啦

为了看起来更成熟

去学校上课的时候

我不会戴眼镜

走5分钟路就能到学校

所以我一般会提前10多分钟出门

在路上顺便买早餐到办公室吃

通往学校的这条马路很短

早餐店不多

但是卖的早餐都太好吃了

我恨不得每天吃5份早餐

但是我不可以那么过分

所以现在我还只是买两份

学校操场的天空

工作日每天早上拿着早餐经过这里

都要看看这片天空

接着走进办公室搬砖

说搬砖其实很贴切

因为我觉得大多数工作的过程

不过像是把一块砖搬到另一个地方

我们这些搬砖人的职责

只是保证他们创造的体系继续运转

虽说如此

作为一个钟爱稳定生活的中国人

目前还满足于每个月1号

看到银行发来短信

我感觉我的生活方式很快会有改变

但目前就让我尽情享受带薪吃早餐

和带薪刷牙吧

在泰国的国际学校上班的一大好处

就是按时下班

就算会还没开完

校长也会叫说话的人停下来

让我们快回家

第一次这样被对待的时候还很震惊

毕竟是本纯正中国出产打工人的时间

第一次被领导尊重了

我知道周末会被我本人剥削

所以我万分珍惜工作日下午4点后

属于我自己的时间

周一我会去健身房健身

跑步是我最喜欢的运动之一

所以我会先跑20分钟

然后开始举铁

说实话我感觉我的姿势不对

所以想练的肌肉一直没练起来

但是没关系

只要我开心了

练到哪里的肌肉不重要

之后我会回到房间继续做肥宅

吃着晚餐看英剧学英语

say something sophisticated It's you

直到快睡觉前写点日记

周二我会去头马俱乐部

he created a model to help us imagine

he explains that each edge of a cube is actually a plane

一年半前

我的学生知道我正在学习提高自己

便推荐了我这个俱乐部

从此

头马俱乐部便是我最爱的一个俱乐部

我发现只要我想学习

想提高自己

便会不断地吸引到和我相似的人

他们会为我打开一扇扇新的门

虽然这些朋友终究都会离开

但我在做这些事的时候

时常会想到他们

周三我会在italki跟英语老师上课

不知道大家是不是感觉

自己说不同语言的时候有

不同的性格

我感觉用英文时我更外向一些

更愿意表达自己的情感

上完课我会继续我的肥宅生活

吃吃饭看看电影

有时我会自己做饭

所谓的做饭

其实就是水煮鸡肉和虾

光看这些图片

你一定觉得我吃的太可怜了

但我觉得太好吃了

因为我很爱黑胡椒

所有食物加上一点黑胡椒和盐

我都会觉得很美味

而且制作的过程越简单

我越觉得很干净

吃起来很安心

其实我爱所有简单的事物

我下条视频

会讲讲我喜欢的极简主义的生活

周四又是健身日

依旧是跑步加举铁

公寓的健身房太小

只要超过3个人就觉得站不下了

但健身房是免费的

所以我没有怨言

虽说健身对我的身材的改善微乎其微

对我的心理状况却帮助很大

健身后看待问题的态度会更乐观

还能释放一些压力

周五我会去攀岩

听起来是不是觉得不可思议

我这样的体型

我这样的宅女

实际上

看起来也不可思议

一看就是新手

我刚开始去攀岩的时候

一个朋友听说了

便问我你有很多肌肉吗

我说没有

他说

那你为什么要去攀岩

我说攀岩馆的门口没有贴着一张纸

说只有有很多肌肉的人才能进去攀岩

所以我进去攀岩了

我去攀岩

因为我喜欢

因为我开心

所以我去

我不管别人怎么看待我

在攀岩馆

每个人都专注于研究

怎么克服一条新的路线

没有人去评判别人是不是新手

是不是适合攀岩

实际上有经验的那

些人不仅不会评判新手

还会很友善地帮助新手

我在攀岩馆不止一次遇到攀岩的老手

看我一直没有爬过一条线

就会鼓励我

示范给我看怎么爬

教我一些攀岩的技巧

比如有时候觉得没有力气了

够不到也要去试试

很有可能就够到了

又比如要录视频

看看自己有什么问题

才会进步得更快

其实这条视频

就是刚认识的朋友帮我录制的

所以不要害怕别人怎么看

不要在意别人觉得你适不适合

就做自己想做的事情

你会吸引到志同道合的朋友

does that sound ridiculous no

haha

攀完岩回到家

学学英语

写写日记就该睡觉了

一个人住有时会有点害怕

所以我会放着看过的电视剧睡觉

这就是我的工作日的生活

其实我真希望一周有10个工作日

第6天

我要去流浪狗收容所帮他们铲便便

第7天我要去学唱歌跳舞

第8天我要学尤克里里

第9天我要学西班牙语

第10天我要去学滑板

我喜欢的东西太多

但我的精力有限

也许这是我明年的目标

好了开心的工作日结束了

下个视频我们讲讲极简主义吧

下次见

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
生活 /shēnghuó/ A2	noun - life, everyday activities
准备 /zhǔnbèi/ B1	noun - preparation, readiness verb - to prepare, to get ready
出门 /chūmén/ A2	verb - to leave home, to go out
洗澡 /xǐzǎo/ A2	verb - to take a bath, wash oneself
化妆 /huàzhuāng/ B1	verb - to put on makeup
天空 /tiānkōng/ A2	noun - sky
搬砖 /bānzhuān/ B2	verb phrase - to do repetitive or difficult work, or literally 'carry bricks'
责任 /zérèn/ B2	noun - responsibility, duty
梦想 /mèngxiǎng/ B1	noun - dream, aspiration
努力 /nǔlì/ B2	noun - effort, hard work verb - to strive, to make efforts
自由 /zìyóu/ B1	noun - freedom, liberty
快乐 /kuàilè/ A2	noun - happiness, joy