I started playing Nintendo games when I was really little. Back then everything was pixel art, and I hardly knew any of the rules—I’d just see what others did and copy them, haha.
Interesting Tools
Pic-aboo
https://pic-aboo.com/
An illustrated Japanese learning site with super cute art. Great to use as creative assets, and wonderful for expanding preschool knowledge for kids~
Think Maze
https://thinkmaze.com
Offers lots of little mazes—great for unwinding and destressing~
WIN OS
https://msdn.sjjzm.com
https://www.imsdn.cn
https://os.click/en
Sharing a few sites to download Windows OS images.
Mac Tracker
https://mactracker.ca/
An app that lets you look up specs for all Apple products—super detailed~
Browser Fingerprint Detector
https://fingerprint.goldenowl.ai
Revealing exposure info: when visiting a website on PC, they can harvest all this data if they want to~~
Sky Line Webcams
https://www.skylinewebcams.com/
SKY LINE webcams streaming live feeds from all over the world. I often use it to check local weather and see if the autumn leaves have turned red in Japan yet, haha~~
Online Games
https://www.onlinegames.io
Online web games—plenty to keep the kids entertained when they come over to visit~
New Concept Reader
https://nce.ichochy.com/
Click and read wherever you point—perfect for practicing pronunciation~~
I was previously looking for an app where clicking a sentence reads it aloud, similar to this site, but with support for importing .docx files and reading them with AI voice cloning. Haven’t found any free software on the market like that yet~~
EDU Email
https://edumail.su/
Many browsers block this website because of its powerful features. If you need one, you can sign up; I’ll leave the use cases unsaid~
Flip Html5
https://online.fliphtml5.com/oimmj/gwgf/#p=10
A fresh take on digital flipbooks. I really like it, though I haven’t looked into how it works under the hood~ I’ll stick to being an end user—learning visually works best for me anyway~
Open Subtitles
https://www.opensubtitles.org/
When watching raw US TV shows without subtitles, you often have to hunt down subs. Domestic sites usually only have bilingual subs stacked together—if you just need a single language subtitle, check here~
Learning
Hamibot
https://hamibot.com/
An Android automation script platform. Worth tinkering with to see how scripts are written—making a few handy scripts to earn some pocket money wouldn’t be bad at all~~
Life
Nintendo Museum
https://museum.nintendo.com/
Couldn’t even snag a paid reservation ticket, so crazy! Wherever there’s a profit to be made, it’s the exact same story regardless of the country~~~
Trip to Japan
https://spangle-measure-e08.notion.site/Japan-2025-7-8-172ade55c4768099b75bd6a5664828cd
I’ve read quite a few travel logs, and I found this one to be the best. Many others layer on too much strong personal opinion and subjective takes;
This post simply outlines the itinerary, experiences, and budget—perfect for my needs. After all, most readers just want a general sense of how the trip went;
I’ve noticed that Chinese people (myself included) love to talk at length and voice our opinions to show off how knowledgeable we are in front of others—maybe it’s just baked into our DNA~
I’ve also started sharing my own travel notes. My trip to Japan this time was really pleasant, and if time permits, I’d love to go again in November to see the autumn leaves🍁