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ใใฎใไฝ้ฃในใ๏ผ1
ๅฐ็ๆไบบ
Iโm slowly but surely getting back into reading. 
Not much to say about ใใฎใไฝ้ฃในใ. I stopped with one of the characters talking to his mother on the phone. She thinks he should come out to his co-workers. Mama, itโs not your place to say! I guess I should be happy that he at least felt comfortable enough to tell her that heโs gay, but still.
I muscled through today and finished week 2 of ๅฐ็ๆไบบ. According to my calculations, in order to catch up with the book club by week 12, Iโd need to read two weeksโ worth of pages every week. 
I want to give it a try, though that seems like quite the challenge. That said, I read 9 pages today, and the most Iโd have to read is 7 pages a day for one or two of those catch-up weeks. 
Content-wise, I felt quite sorry for ๅฅๆใกใใ during this reading session. As you can see from the later sentences in the vocab section, her mother needlessly chews her out. I get that sheโs at her in-laws and apparently doesnโt like going there (so sheโs likely stressed), but still.
Question regarding tense changes
This has been bothering me for a while. Something I notice in a lot of the books Iโve read thus far is that the writing sometimes switches between past and present tense, sometimes within the same paragraph. One of my theories is that, if something about a character is still true about them, then the present tense is used. Hereโs an example from ๅฐ็ๆไบบ:
็ฑๅฎใฏๅคงไบบใใใใใฉๆๅฟใๅผทใใ็ฑๅฎใฏใใใซใฉใใใธใจๆถใใฆใใพใๆฐใใใใ็งใฏใ่ชๅใๅฎๅฎไบบใซใชใใใใฆใๅธฐใๅ ดๆใใใ็ฑๅฎใใใใใพใใใฆใใใใใชใใฃใใ
Thatโs how Yu seemed then, and I assume thatโs how the narrator still sees him. However, this theory doesnโt seem to work as a complete explanation. Hereโs another example from ๅฐ็ๆไบบ:
ใฆใใใใใใใใ็้ขใงๅฃฐใๅผตใไธใใฆใใใใใปใใใใใๅฅๆใกใใใใใฃใกใฏใใใใ่กใฃใฆใใใงใใใฏใ๏ผใ ็งใฏใใใใใใใฐใใใซๆธกใใฆ็ซใกไธใใฃใใๅคใใใฏ่ซใฎๅฃฐใใใใใใใใฃใใใๅคใ่จชใใฆใๅฐๆใฎ็ชใฎๅคใฏๆฎ้ใฎ่ฒใซๆใพใฃใฆใใฃใใ
I just canโt figure it out. This is a real puzzle for me.
Vocab ๅฐ็ๆไบบ
่ฑ้ป็ [ใพใใงใใใ ใ]: miniature light bulb
่ฑ้ป็ใฎใใใใซๅพฎใใซ็ งใใใใฆใ็ฑๅฎใใใใซ็ซใฃใฆใใใ
ใฉใใใ: far from; anything but; not at allโ
็ฑๅฎใฎ่บซไฝใฏๆ้ทใๆญขใพใฃใฆใใใฉใใใใๅฐใใใชใฃใใใใซใใๆใใใใใ
็ท้ฆ่ฑ็ซ [ใใใใใฏใชใณ]: sparkler (โincenseโ + โfireworkโ)
ใใใใใใใใ๏ผ็ท้ฆ่ฑ็ซใใใใ๏ผใ
็พ็พน [ใใใใ]: jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
็งใฎ่ฆๆใชใๆตท่ใๅบใใ็่ญใ็พ็พนใฟใใใชใใใใใๅใใชใใใใฐใใกใใใใใกใใๅใใ
ใฟใใฃใใ: good for nothing
ใใใใใใๆฌๅฝใซใใฎๅญใฏใฟใใฃใใใงใไฝใใใใฆใไธๆใใใชใงใญใ่ฆใฆใใปใใ็ฒใใใใงๅซใซใชใฃใกใใใใงใใใใใ
ๅบๆฅๆใชใ [ใงใใใใชใ]: good-for-nothing; worthless person
ๅฎ้ใซ็งใฏๅบๆฅๆใชใใงใใใใฃใใ้ฃฏใใใพใไธธใใตใฃใใใใใใบใฃใใใใฆใใพใฃใฆใใใ
ใในใฃใ: flattery
ๆฏใใใๆฏใใคใใใใฐใใใใใใใชใใจใชใใใใใไธๆใใผ๏ผใใจใในใฃใใ่จใฃใฆใใใใ
่ฟใ็ซ [ใใใใณ]: welcoming fire for the returning spirits (the story so far takes place during ใ็)
ใๆใใชใฃใกใใฃใใใญใใใใใใใ่ฟใใซ่กใใชใใจใญใใใไปๆฅใฏ่ฟใ็ซใ ใใใญใ
Pics of some vocab words
่ฑ้ป็: I was curious about the size of these light bulbs, so I popped the word into search. Such cute little bulbs! I guess they can be as small as Christmas lights as well as ones that are roughly proportional to the part that youโd screw in. So long as theyโre smaller than the standard bulb, they fit into this category.
็พ็พน: I like me some red bean paste, so I had to search for a pic. In the book the narrator says their grandma is making ใใ (on the right). The two dishes look very similar, though I donโt know if they taste the same.
