chen yu_ling

In 2017 I was in London, UK. The trip became a landmark in my life. The professors offered to give me jobs as assistants on the tube. I refused her out of the concern about other classmates on the trip and doubts she was sincere and thoughts that she was vain. Leaf jerlefia, Aaron Moore… Read more

I’m at queen’s park. I saw a plot of soil that had nothing grow around the king Edward statue. It reminded me of a spot in Scarborough in 2021 of which people planted trees. They wrapped the small tree with which curly plastic. I think that’s for guiding how the trees should grow on that… Read more

I ate an ice cream. And I thought about my incoming novels in queen’s park. There are lots of ideas. I think I just gotta finish one. I want to get published. Is it going to get any responses? Etc. I think I should buy several books first to research about my subject matter. Is… Read more

China is a far away country. Canada has made people wonder about the future. Etc.  Read more

ICAF and other exhibitions at Gardiner museum reveal a world of shadowy mental images. These images built on the forms of women and animals have made a lot of people fear the unknown. The hands on method of pottery making and other ceramic sculpture has roots in the mental health care and crisis. The video… Read more

Monet to Matisse exhibition and other exhibitions at ago show a wide selection of works. The particular interest in labours and labour force suggests a wild imagination of the artists. Many of these works are from 20th century. The intention to modernize has always seeped through the rapidly painted surfaces. Many people walk past these… Read more

I read about the prostitutes in Los Angeles on the New York Times a while ago. I was in Los Angeles in June. I found it really spacious. The city seems like a gigantic mess of empty buildings and people. I didn’t get to take videos of people there that much. But I did take… Read more

With Trump’s tarrif, Canadian and their companies face obstacles even more so than before. For example they may need to move to the United States in order to survive in short term (the New York Times). It’s really opportunistic for these companies to find a footing by moving south. What about the jobs in Canada?… Read more

China’s government is in a global race to compete using and developing AI technology. Currently they are in a deadlock with the United States. And apparently AI is taking jobs. Why aren’t there protests against this rampant and probably illegal competition in the realm of AI? Is it because everything technology always scare people? That’s… Read more

Being happy is hard. Sometimes unhappiness finds me in a corner. I have to adjust myself. I’m obsessed with these tarot card designs. They are all really creative. I like playing cards too. Before when I was applying for Skowhegan residency, I bought their tarot cards as well. It was costly. They have to ship… Read more