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It was very hot at Mingsha sand dunes in Dunhuang, China. I took this with Fujifilm XT-3.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I recently returned from a 2-week-long trip at the Northern parts of China. It was around -4 degrees on this lake sitting atop the mountains. Windy too. Going there back and forth was a bit nauseating as the mountains were pretty winding, especially when heading down the mountains. It was so cold that I didn’t realise my finger was bleeding, not sure how it got injured too. Probably too dry? Once I was inside a warm building, I started feeling<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tLegends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants Review (Spoiler Alert)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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I watched two Condor Heroes TV series during my childhood, one with Richie Ren as the male lead, the Taiwanese series, and the other, a mainland China series. I was entertained as a kid, and they remained my beloved series to this date. Check them out here:Taiwanese series: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Return_of_the_Condor_Heroes_(1998_Taiwanese_TV_series) Mainland China series:https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Legend_of_the_Condor_Heroes_(1994_TV_series) The OG series:https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Legend_of_the_Condor_Heroes_(1983_TV_series) This 2025 version by Tsui Hark, is an INSULT to the classics. The plot looked familiar, and upon realisation, it reminded me of Lion King<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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There’s not been a single TV series that got me hooked right from the beginning until the very end besides The Penguin. Nope, not even Breaking Bad or the Game of Thrones. In this TV series, you get to see the backstory of Oswald Cobbs and how he came to be The Penguin. This show pulls at your heartstrings, bringing it for a rollercoaster ride on who this man is. You feel for him, you feel for his victims. Sofia<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For those who have limited time reading, I’ll get directly to the point, I don’t like it. I’m partly to blame. I didn’t realise tone-up meant an actual tone-up. I thought it was a normal moisturiser with a long arse name hahaha. You’ll see why below. Pros Cons<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tLoid Forger 30mins Quick Sketch\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Loid Forger from Spy X Family 30mins quick sketch. Follow my new Instagram for more drawings and graphic design! https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ysfaye.creative<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tUnpacking the Reasons: Why I Disagreed with the New Granola Packaging Design\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t
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Back when I had freelance work with Tasty Grains granola packaging, I felt that the packaging accomplished the business perspective\u2014standing out in a market where there are a lot of competitors (supply) and not enough demand. Fast forward a couple of months, it was a busy period with work, but the client stumbled into an issue. The name and logo they came up with, it wasn’t very SEO effective; ‘Tasty Grains’ was a pretty common name. While I have my<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I had low expectations for this movie given the overall bad reviews I saw before watching. It wasn’t as bad as I expected. Of course, I was surprised by Amber Heard’s screen time given the controversy that has happened in the court between Amber and Johnny Depp. I guess they started filming before all that began. As much as I like Jason Mamoa, I find his acting terrible. Whatever personality he was trying to pull in this movie feels extremely<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It was one and a half hour flight from Malaysia. Phu Quoc belongs to Vietnam and is home to the previous prime minister (or so I heard). The island is not as well known as Da Nang so we were expecting smooth sailing customs. Boy, did we expect wrong. The day we landed, November 10, marks the first day for Phu Quoc to have direct flights to the Czech Republic! There were about a thousand visitors to the island (thankfully<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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