Why the Midpoint of Your Life Is 18, Not 40

You have probably had that moment: scrolling through old photos, you suddenly realize that being 18 was more than a decade ago. The cicadas of your college-entrance-exam summer still seem to buzz in your ears, yet the calendar tells you plainly that you have traveled very, very far. As children, summers stretched on without end — a single piece of candy, a breeze, could spend an entire afternoon. Now the four seasons feel fast-forwarded: the resolutions you made at New Year’s barely get started before the year is already over. ...

September 16, 2026 · 8 min · Nick Yam

A sudden eye disease

At 9 o’clock last night, my right eye burst into tears when I was on the Internet, and then my eyelids could not be opened. This is an eye disease I have never experienced in my life; of course, except for myopia. After ten minutes of rest, I still felt not well. I finally standed my eyelids to write a diary half-blindly, and hoped that when I fell asleep, I could heal myself. I woke up early today and found that my symptoms did not ease. In the mirror, I found that there are some red filaments in the right eye. Just like the suspected conjunctivitis which is also known as “red eye disease”, but the symptoms of conjunctivitis are not obvious. As a person with a good attendance record, I went for work as usual. Before I start my work, I did the following things: ...

January 18, 2020 · 2 min · Nick Yam

If U cannot win a argument

As long as there are humans on earth,there comes the argument. You know,the first man Adam is not alone with Eve. Not two leaves are the same in the world,so as humans. That’s the explaination why argument is reasonable between lovers,friends,or about Academic and politics,etc. If U cannot win a argument,how will you do?U can comment on this blog. Here i’m going to give you guys this picture: ...

December 29, 2011 · 1 min · Nick Yam