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Achievement unlocked: own a bra that actually fits
Much thanks to /r/abrathatfits and being in UK which gives me easy access to Bravissimo

Let me recount the journey.

Stage 0: ill fitted bras, sometime in middle school until sometime in high school.
Aka when I knew nothing and picked bras based on nothing. Obviously, the fit was meh and looked meh and felt somewhat worse than meh. This ultimately lead to...

Opting out of wired bras altogether in favour of bralettes, sometime in high school until very recently.
I have no clue how I first discovered bralettes, probably by randomly walking into aerie when there was a sale and being attracted to lacy design. All was well since they are significantly more comfortable and I'm lucky enough not to require any support. But since there's no structure, bralettes do just squish boobs against chest, so there is a definite lack of shape and definition. This doesn't bother me under most clothing except for t-shirts, so I did keep (and even bought) a couple of t-shirt bras with underwire. But since they don't fit that well, they are still noticeable under t-shirts...which absolutely defeats their purpose.

Stage 0.5: silicone nipple covers, last month.
I've owned them for some time but never bothered to use it outside of special occasions. But UK's recent heatwave made even wearing bralettes quite repulsive, so I finally started wearing them regularly. They're amazing, bless the person who commercialized these. No extra layer of fabric, and actually better shape (thanks to genetics that my boobs have decent projection). I seriously considered never buying bras again and using these all the time, still considering actually. But alas I did buy a properly fitting bra today.

Stage 1: a bra that fits! Starting now.
I got this and day zero impression is that they're fantastic. Hopefully I remember to update how they age later. Although my band size is small enough that it's not commonly available, so it'll still be a struggle to buy bras. But man closer fitted clothing looks much better! Except button-downs, I'll keep a couple of bralettes for those.

The Children's Teacher, Mr. Kwon

The feels ;___;
and solid plot development / pacing & lovable characters, bonus that Kwon is super hot in suit all the time

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The most local meal yet:

Bread and cheese from Bath, Honey from Somerset, strawberries from Britain. Olive oil and za'atar from far away.

I must confess...I really did not like the cheese. What I expected was somewhere in between a brie and robiola. Then I read the back of the package where it said that the slightly older cheese (which this one was as it sat in my fridge for ~2 weeks) has an earthy taste. That didn't worry me, pssh I've handled earthy ripe pu-er fine (although luckily I haven't had any really dank ones). But I was wrong, very wrong. It really tasted awful. I had to load it up with honey in a rather futile effort to cover up the taste. Then I tried it with the olive oil and za'atar, which was even worse since everything tasted bitter in a bad way. I seriously considered throwing the remaining ⅔ away...if not for its one redeeming quality which is its texture. It is the perfect spread on bread texture, absolutely perfection.

But I was successful in rescuing it. Paired with some braised greens, it actually tasted inoffensive. A small hint of earthiness that actually complimented the greens, and was even good with a fried egg to top it all off.

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definition of comfort food, which also is a good fridge cleaner:

过去种种像一场梦不敢去碰

Listening to Jay Chou from the beginning, this is so canon:

迷迷濛濛你给的梦　出现裂缝隐隐作痛
怎么沟通你都没空　说我不懂说了没用
他的笑容有何不同　在你眼中我不再受宠
我的天空是雨是风　还是彩虹你在操纵

恨自己真的没用情绪激动
一颗心到现在还在抽痛
还为分手前那句抱歉在感动

穿梭时间的画面的钟　从反方向开始移动
回到当初爱你的时空　停格内容不忠

所有回忆对着我进攻　我的伤口被你拆封
誓言太沉重泪被纵容　脸上汹涌失控

城市霓虹　不安跳动　染红夜空
过去种种　像一场梦　不敢去碰
一想就痛　心碎内容　每一秒钟　都有不同　你不懂
连一句珍重　也有苦衷　也不想送

寒风中　废墟烟囱 停止转动　一切落空
在人海中　盲目跟踪 别人的梦　全面放纵
恨没有用　疗伤止痛　不再感动　没有梦
痛不知轻重　泪水鲜红　全面放纵

恨自己真的没用情绪激动
一颗心到现在还在抽痛
还为分手前那句抱歉在感动

穿梭时间的画面的钟　从反方向开始移动
回到当初爱你的时空　停格内容不忠

所有回忆对着我进攻　我的伤口被你拆封
誓言太沉重泪被纵容　脸上汹涌失控

穿梭时间的画面的钟　从反方向开始移动
回到当初爱你的时空　停格内容不忠

This is likely one of my favourite Jay Chou songs, and would definitely be my favourite if I listened to it...10 years ago? Woah it has been that long, really the end of that era haha.

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BGM for massaging weather data part ii:

try to stretch the time

BGM for massaging questionnaire responses: