About

I have been keeping the habit of writing for 5 years or so. The main point to do so is to have something valuable to look back on in the future. But, at first, it was just something “because I can do”.

I think – it has been way too long, I just cannot recall the details – the first article I wrote was published on the WeChat official platform, because I don’t know then that there’s an option called “WordPress”, which allows people to create their own websites on their own VPS. Anyway, after publishing a few articles, I soon discovered it and started publishing on both platforms. 

What I wrote mainly relates to the four subjects in Mandarin, at least at first: humanities and culture, arts, technologies, and daydreams of mine. These contents are not very sensitive. I could also easily publish them on the WeChat official platform without a lot of self-censorship. At that time, mentioning some keywords like “Telegram” and “VPN” is even a kind of okay, which I think it would now get myself into trouble if I keep doing it nowadays.

Things have changed. 

Mandarin being a language has kept being contaminated due to some politically sensitive factors, and the whole environment has dramatically deteriorated during these years. As my realization that more and more domestic platforms have already become the Big Brother’s mouthpiece becomes clearer within this year – 2023, I started re-thinking the platforms that I chose to publish, as well as other sensitive matters.

The first thing I know is that I shouldn’t publish any mandarin contexts on any domestic platforms any more. Looking back now, luckily, I have this website.

The second thing is that I should practice my English as soon as possible, which one of the best ways is to write in English. So, English contents would be more common on my blog.