Me Time!

[ChiefKiasu]

I wish I can travel, but my timings all off. My class schedule just started in early September and will continue all the way to March next year. Been like that since 1994 so I’m used to travelling only in March-September every year. That’s kind of off peak, and as I’m not travelling to see “people”, it’s fine

[marshmallow96]

Sorry I just run into this thread for some random question… this seems to be the most active thread hope you all don’t mind answering my questions

I have been trying to get back to this forum since the migration… i noticed that for those old mega threads, while I see the snapshot of very recent reply from other users at the subforum page, once i clicked into the topic, the last reply stuck at 2013 and I cannot go further to view the replies after that… is it a common issue for everyone? any known remedy? very much appreciate your help… Thanks~

[chenlaoshi]

Hi @marshmallow96, did you see these options (circled in red below) that can allow you to navigate through the pages in the thread?

(PC)

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[lee_yl]

@zac-s-mum said in Me Time!:

@slmkhoo Mind sharing where you target to visit in Berlin & prague? We may go Munich next year, will consider extending to your 2 cities if have stuff we like!

DH had an official trip to Prague last year. The first thing that came to his mind then was that I would love this town and he said he would like to bring me there one day.

I shared some photos in the old ksp forums but the photos are now all gone. A few must-visit places are :
1). Strahov library, part of the Strahov Monastery complex
2). Prague Castle complex
3). St Vitus Cathedral

Please bring your DS there. I think he would fall in love with the city too, like how my DH did.

[lee_yl]

@MyPillow

DH has been to Xi An and he likes it because he is someone who likes historical stuff. One can get to see 兵马俑 (probably not my cup of tea!), the Han tombs, and even visit 华山

I have heard of someone being cheated by posts from XHS. Paid the “tour guide” deposit for hotel/transport but when reach China, couldn’t find that person-in-charge. Good reviews can be fake.
So do be careful !!

[marshmallow96]

@chenlaoshi Thanks for your reply. I can see the navigation to the pages, but the latest posts are missing. Just giving an example - the All About GEP thread, there are 668 pages in the old forum, but now what I see in the new forum only has 482 pages, and the last page (Page 482) is dated 2013. There are some old threads which i randomly checked facing the same issue.

However, i see that from the main forum page that the latest activity of this GEP thread is just 24 hours ago, and I am unable to view this latest reply too.

[zac's mum]

@lee_yl thank u! Will ask DS to research on those. He is aiming for Pure History next year cos he is heavily into WWI and II history, as well as European history. If there’s historical significance i’m sure he will want to drop by. We are not really into architecture side of things. Munich i am willing to bring him there because i can have some scenic day trips for hiking.

[bbbay]

@zac-s-mum

I chance upon this video on YouTube, on why do we study history. Since your DS is into history , sharing it with you. See if it can further inspire your DS. It is a talk in Chinese , given by a Taiwanese

https://youtu.be/Ap0w3PgSK7g?si=LswGImLRIi2Tg-yo

[zac's mum]

@bbbay thank u! I found the video very interesting to watch. I didnt know the childhood background of 孔子. The speaker used it to illustrate “只要你用对方法， 历史是无穷知会的宝库。。。我始终深信：教育的目的，是让人做知识的主人，不是让人做知识的奴仆。”

My DS was just telling me last night: “Did u know Plato said ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war?’ The great philosophers were highly interested in history, not just for the facts, but for the bigger philosophical observations that can be applied to life.”

I had never been interested in History, but now my own child is teaching me interesting things about it, and how they are linked to philosophy, even literature (song lyrics as well - Sabaton is a fav band) and also political ideology.

[zac's mum]

@zac-s-mum said in Me Time!:

@bbbay thank u! I found the video very interesting to watch. I didnt know the childhood background of 孔子. The speaker used it to illustrate “只要你用对方法， 历史是无穷知会的宝库。。。我始终深信：教育的目的，是让人做知识的主人，不是让人做知识的奴仆。”

My DS was just telling me last night: “Did u know Plato said ‘Only the dead have seen the end of war?’ The great philosophers were highly interested in history, not just for the facts, but for the bigger philosophical observations that can be applied to life.”

I had never been interested in History, but now my own child is teaching me interesting things about it, and how they are linked to philosophy, even literature (song lyrics as well - Sabaton is a fav band) and also political ideology.

*智慧