Today, I found a way to aggregate all my previous diary entries into a single image. I’ve already edited my previous posts, so feel free to go dig them up! (Though since there was already an image on WeChat Moments, there is no need to dig it up).

Besides that, all my university applications have finally come to a temporary close, and I suddenly feel so relieved! However, I still have to handle things like the US visa next, so there is an endless list of things to do…

Naturally, little Tian knows how to steal leisure from the middle of a busy life. The puzzle group announced an event for Friday and Saturday, and I signed up without hesitation. I also discovered that one of my puzzle-hunt teammates is an elite student at Peking University! Surprise bonus!

After basketball last Friday, I concluded that I definitely needed more practice. So today I added an extra session and volunteered to help coach. Coach: “Learn to play basketball first.”

Me: “…No problem!”

Then I dribbled the ball around the sports field for 10 laps.

In the subsequent basketball game, I also relied on my height advantage to block quite a few shots. I feel like my skills have improved compared to last Friday, or maybe it’s just because the opponent’s strongest player is now on our team (

When spending time with the kids, I felt as if I had regained the feeling of being the “king of the kids” back in my childhood. That was something I once took immense pride in, which I thought had drifted far away along with my childhood.

So, I will keep working hard.