The Past Two Weeks in Singapore

The two weeks I spent in Singapore were meaningful in that I realized so many things during that time.

1. Spending a lot of time with my Singapore family. Being close to Haechan taught me the importance of affection and interest in people, as well as fun conversations and asking good questions. From conversations with Jiye as well, I learned not to just blurt out my feelings and thoughts, but to develop the habit of selecting stories that others want to hear and would find interesting. I also realized that I seem to be someone who enjoys talking more than listening to others. It feels great to be in the spotlight thinking I am the best, but I cannot always be the best. To live together with others, I need to show genuine interest in them.
2. The experience of pushing myself to the limit through Eleven Table Tennis (Shinken-san, Teru-san, the boss). While playing Eleven Table Tennis, when I played against people with low ratings, my...
3. Lingering in front of the Google building in Singapore without being able to go in. The frustration of knowing that no matter how skilled you are, you cannot get into a company if you cannot speak English or Chinese.
4. Attending a Korean church in Singapore and having the precious experience of speaking prayers out loud with my own mouth.
5. Learning how to convey the same content in a pleasant way by taking a humble approach when teaching someone.
6. Whether in relationships or at work, the most important thing is ability and strength.
7. The importance of speaking well versus speaking with real substance.

When you make a mistake, sometimes teasing can be more comforting than consoling...

The heart of wanting others to succeed. And the power of taking action. I felt really proud when I gave Haechan a haircut or when I thoroughly cleaned his AirPods Max.

To become good at a language, it is essential to listen to good writing and speech, but the most important thing is to actually speak it yourself. The same goes for Korean.

The expression "to hone" keeps circling in my mind. StarCraft programmers use the expression "honing a build," and I think the same expression is fitting for table tennis too -- like how Teru-san uses a ball machine to perfect the backhand drive technique. That process of perfecting something should be called "honing."

What I can say to people is most likely something I have already said before.

I think being honest is the most important thing. To remain honest while also being an attractive and admirable person, I first need to become someone who is truly admirable, both internally and externally.

And the Remaining Two Weeks

As Dad said, my primary goal is to finish this trip well and return home healthy. I want to modify HBH so it can be released as open source, and I want to study for Japanese N3.

I also want to spend the remaining two weeks practicing expressing my thoughts in English, whether through writing or speaking.

I also want to build Gyul Table Tennis with Flutter, which I have been wanting to study, and complete the data engineering course to gain confidence in the Hadoop ecosystem -- Spark, Druid, and Hive.