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Boxing practice at my boarding house
August 18, 2026 A few months ago at my boarding house. Continue reading
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Leo
17 août 2026 Voici mon chien, Leo. Il est né le 23 décembre 2022. Il est devenu un membre de notre famille le 11 mars 2023. C’est un bichon maltais très mignon. Nous nous promenons souvent avec lui près de la rivière Han. Je ne pense pas qu’il soit très sociable avec les autres chiens,… Continue reading
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Having fun at Lotte World Adventure
August 15, 2026 I have only one week before the summer break is over. I went to Lotte World Adventure in Seoul with a couple of friends. There were many things to do, but we were just busy trying to go on as many rides as possible. It was fun to spend time at an… Continue reading
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Horology: a book by Barry B. Kaplan
August 13, 2026 The book “Horology” by Barry B. Kaplan is a great one. I can learn many things I have been curious about in this book. It has many great graphics and illustrations, along with detailed explanations of watches and watchmaking. It is also inspiring. For example, when I turned to the section about… Continue reading
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Double-Slit Experiment and Quantum Mechanics
August 13, 2026 At the UChicago Precollege, Adrien and I teamed up to give a presentation on “Double-Slit Experiments and Quantum Mechanics.” We learned about the Schroedinger equation and qubits, but I didn’t really understand what they meant. While preparing for the presentation, I realized the Schroedinger equation describes the electron as a wave, and… Continue reading
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Man City vs. Atletico Madrid
August 10, 2026 My cousins and I went to watch the Man City vs. Atletico Madrid friendly match in Seoul yesterday. Atletico Madrid is Lee Kang-in’s new team. The tickets were crazy expensive and the weather was very hot, but we had a lot of fun. The most exciting part actually started before the game.… Continue reading
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Watch Movement
August 8, 2026 I got this new toy from Amazon. It is a 3D-printed model of a mechanical watch movement. It is amazing. This 3D-printed thing actually works like a real machine! Once I wind and release it, it starts making a regular tick-tock, tick-tock sound. This is probably the central part of a mechanical… Continue reading
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Horology
August 2, 2026 Soon after I moved to Geneva, I became fascinated by watches. There is something about them that continues to capture my imagination. They are more than machines that tell time. They combine engineering, craftsmanship, human passion, and history in a remarkably small space. The more I learn about watches, the more I… Continue reading
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UChicago Precollege – Think Like a Physicist
July 28, 2026 Over the past three weeks, I took a course called “Think Like a Physicist” in the University of Chicago Precollege 2026 program. There were about 15 students in the class, and everyone was incredibly smart. It was the first time I had been surrounded by so many physics lovers. Most of them… Continue reading
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Watches and Wonders – Geneva 2026
April 19, 2026 One of the advantages of living in the Geneva area, especially as a watch lover, is the number of watch-related events and places you can experience. Today, I went to Watches and Wonders, the biggest watch fair of the year, with my friend. It was my first time going, so I was… Continue reading
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