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My previous approach towards time management is that if I have something that is super urgent, then I will prioritise that task based on their actual deadlines. But recently, I found that it's very important to set a small deadline for yourself that is different from the actual deadline. Because with all the small deadlines for yourself,
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if I have something that is super urgent,
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then I will prioritise that task based on their actual deadlines.
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But recently, I found that
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it's very important to set a small deadline for yourself
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that is different from the actual deadline.
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Because with all the small deadlines for yourself,
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it's like a tailored schedule, you'd know that when to do something works best for you. And if you can get things done within your small deadlines, then you wouldn't worry too much and then you can just like continue working on some other tasks. If that makes sense. My small deadlines for myself,
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you'd know that when to do something works best for you.
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And if you can get things done within your small deadlines,
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then you wouldn't worry too much
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and then you can just like continue working on some other tasks.
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If that makes sense.
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My small deadlines for myself,
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I wanted to finish data analysis on my PhD research first half of this year. So now we are coming to the mid year, which means that I should have done my data analysis by now, but I haven't finished that, but I nearly finished. Recently I'm literally rushing everything to reach my small deadlines.
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first half of this year.
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So now we are coming to the mid year,
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which means that I should have done my data analysis by now,
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but I haven't finished that,
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but I nearly finished.
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Recently I'm literally rushing everything to reach my small deadlines.
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Because if you are doing something like a PhD that has such a long timeframe, you don't really have strict deadlines, but most of the time, it's is just, you need to set deadlines for yourself and work at your own pace. We recently came to the end of the semester and technically I'm on winter break now.
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that has such a long timeframe,
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you don't really have strict deadlines,
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but most of the time, it's is just,
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you need to set deadlines for yourself
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and work at your own pace.
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We recently came to the end of the semester and
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technically I'm on winter break now.
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Although I can take a break from teaching, I still have tons of things to do, including my research, and then the conferences and some other research projects and work. Remember I mentioned before, I have a conference at Amsterdam, that is still going to happen, but I chose to present virtually, which means that I'm not going to Europe,
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I still have tons of things to do,
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including my research, and then the conferences
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and some other research projects and work.
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Remember I mentioned before, I have a conference at Amsterdam,
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that is still going to happen,
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but I chose to present virtually,
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which means that I'm not going to Europe,
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mostly because of the budget and then some other considerations of time frame. Yeah but I still have a travel plan to Perth for a research project. But that thing hasn't finalised yet. So I'm still waiting for if there's any update. So it sounds very exciting with all the plans for this winter break. But then in the meantime,
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some other considerations of time frame.
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Yeah but I still have a travel plan to Perth for a research project.
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But that thing hasn't finalised yet.
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So I'm still waiting for if there's any update.
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So it sounds very exciting with all the plans for this winter break.
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But then in the meantime,
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I'm just not sure about how I can deal with all these changes, especially the moves. If I'm going to Perth in my proposed time, which also means that I haven't been living here for that long, then I need to travel to another city and live there for a few weeks.
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especially the moves.
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If I'm going to Perth in my proposed time,
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which also means that
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I haven't been living here for that long,
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then I need to travel to another city
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and live there for a few weeks.
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You know, just a lot of things going on in my life. And I am trying to be organised, but then everything is all over the place. And all of a sudden, I just don't know how to deal with all these changes and the chaos. So guess what, I asked for help from some well-experienced teachers on Cambly
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And I am trying to be organised,
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but then everything is all over the place.
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And all of a sudden,
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I just don't know how to deal with all these changes
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and the chaos.
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So guess what,
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I asked for help from some well-experienced teachers on Cambly
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this channel's long-time friend, an online platform where you can chat with English native speakers around the world. I had a chat with tutors on Cambly and asked how they managed to cope with life changes. Recently I just moved to to a new apartment, in another 2 weeks I will be moving to another city.
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an online platform where you can chat with
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English native speakers around the world.
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I had a chat with tutors on Cambly and asked
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how they managed to cope with life changes.
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Recently I just moved to to a new apartment,
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in another 2 weeks I will be moving to another city.
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urgh I'm not sure how I can cope with all these changes in life. So I just wondering how do you usually cope with changes. I, funny you asked, because I just moved to my hometown. I used to live in Toronto, Canada. How long you stayed in Toronto before? Oh for 30 years probably.
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So I just wondering how do you usually cope with changes.
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I, funny you asked, because I just moved to my hometown.
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I used to live in Toronto, Canada.
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How long you stayed in Toronto before?
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Oh for 30 years probably.
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Wow then that must be a big change to you. No, it was a huge change. Yeah I guess this is interesting that I can't imagine if I were you, how I'm gonna feel about that, about moving and experiencing something familiar but not familiar. Well my sister has a saying. She's like,
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No, it was a huge change.
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Yeah I guess this is interesting that I can't imagine
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if I were you, how I'm gonna feel about that,
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about moving and experiencing something
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familiar but not familiar.
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Well my sister has a saying.
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She's like,
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sometimes you just have to tear the band aid off and do it. So even though it hurts, like rip it off. But then, how about like, when you rip that off, you are not sure if that would be good for the healing of the wound. For the healing of the wound? Yeah, now you're getting very philosophical.
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and do it.
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So even though it hurts,
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like rip it off.
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But then, how about like,
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when you rip that off,
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you are not sure if that would be good for
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the healing of the wound.
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For the healing of the wound?
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Yeah, now you're getting very philosophical.
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But sometimes you just have to take the chance and move ahead. This is a great opportunity for you. And I think you know it's a great opportunity. And you just may be nervous about taking the first step. That's true. If I can do it, you can do it too. You're more than welcome to check out Cambly.
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This is a great opportunity for you.
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And I think you know it's a great opportunity.
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And you just may be nervous about taking the first step.
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That's true.
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If I can do it, you can do it too.
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You're more than welcome to check out Cambly.
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And they recently introduced group lessons that allow up to three students to attend classes together, which means that you can bring your friend along and practice English with a native speaker. As the saying goes, the only thing that doesn't change is the change itself. I guess I can't do that much apart from accepting the fact that
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allow up to three students to attend classes together,
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which means that you can bring your friend along
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and practice English with a native speaker.
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As the saying goes,
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the only thing that doesn't change is the change itself.
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I guess I can't do that much
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apart from accepting the fact that
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changes are gonna happen anyway. And I guess we will find that kind of comfort and the stillness one day if we we keep seeking what we want and learning to adapt to the changes. Anyway I need to make a lunch now.
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And I guess we will find that kind of comfort
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and the stillness one day
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if we we keep seeking what we want and
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learning to adapt to the changes.
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Anyway I need to make a lunch now.
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You know usually lunch time I'm just lazy to cook, so I'll make noodles. I haven't updated with you in terms of how things going in this apartment. I feel that this place is quite big for one person living. But then today when I was filming the video, I noticed that in camera, it just looks so much smaller,
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so I'll make noodles.
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I haven't updated with you in terms of
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how things going in this apartment.
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I feel that this place is quite big for one person living.
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But then today when I was filming the video,
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I noticed that in camera,
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it just looks so much smaller,
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compared with my previous apartment. But you know, you can't really make that comparison because it's different apartment! But yeah, I am gradually used to this new environment already. Honestly, I really enjoy living alone. This kind of lifestyle allows me to really concentrate on myself in doing different things. And then also building a life that
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But you know, you can't really make that comparison because
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it's different apartment!
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But yeah, I am gradually used to this new environment already.
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Honestly, I really enjoy living alone.
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This kind of lifestyle allows me to really concentrate on myself
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in doing different things.
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And then also building a life that
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I'm a designer of my own life that kind of feeling. So yeah that's quite amazing. And I'm thinking like how come I never thought about living alone before it's until like now in my life, then I started considering living alone. But yeah, I don't know.
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that kind of feeling.
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So yeah that's quite amazing.
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And I'm thinking like
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how come I never thought about living alone before
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it's until like now in my life,
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then I started considering living alone.
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But yeah, I don't know.
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So one of the reasons why that I like this apartment so much, as you can see, this is like a North facing apartment so that I have lots of sunlight coming in shining on my plants. So I was thinking like moving out from the previous apartment and now living in this apartment,
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as you can see,
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this is like a North facing apartment
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so that I have lots of sunlight coming in
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shining on my plants.
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So I was thinking like
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moving out from the previous apartment
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and now living in this apartment,
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it's probably the best decision that I made for the first half of this year. So sometimes when I sit here here enjoying the sunlight and even the sunset, I just feel so grateful that I can live here. Even though I'm not sure if in the summer, this place is gonna be super duper hot. But we have AC.
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for the first half of this year.
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So sometimes when I sit here here
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enjoying the sunlight and even the sunset,
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I just feel so grateful that I can live here.
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Even though I'm not sure if in the summer,
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this place is gonna be super duper hot.
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But we have AC.
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It's so sunny outside, and I do want to go out for a walk, but then I have a meeting coming in half an hour. So I probably just work on some stuff before the meeting happens.
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and I do want to go out for a walk,
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but then I have a meeting coming in half an hour.
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So I probably just work on some stuff
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before the meeting happens.
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How are you doing? I'm good. How are you? I'm very well. Hello, good afternoon. Isabelle you have a lot of guitars at the back. That's cool I also have one here, but it's a small one. Oh it's so cute. Yeah It's like a travel size guitar. That's why it's really small. Oh nice.
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I'm good. How are you?
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I'm very well.
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Hello, good afternoon.
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Isabelle you have a lot of guitars at the back.
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That's cool I also have one here,
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but it's a small one.
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Oh it's so cute.
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Yeah It's like a travel size guitar.
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That's why it's really small.
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Oh nice.
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My meeting ended up an hour and a half. It's so dark outside, but I saw the beautiful sunsets. After a day of sitting at home, I felt the urge to move my body. So I went out for a Pilates class with my friend Celia. Lately I have been so obsessed with Pilates.
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It's so dark outside,
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but I saw the beautiful sunsets.
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After a day of sitting at home,
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I felt the urge to move my body.
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So I went out for a Pilates class with my friend Celia.
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Lately I have been so obsessed with Pilates.
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It's a kind of workout requires a lot of control, and it's good for training your balance and core strength. Practicing Pilates at the studio is quite different from doing it at home alone on a mat. When you're surrounded by a bunch of people who also like working out, you are more likely to stay motivated
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and it's good for training your balance and core strength.
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Practicing Pilates at the studio is quite different from
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doing it at home alone on a mat.
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When you're surrounded by a bunch of people
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who also like working out,
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you are more likely to stay motivated
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and keep moving your body. After we finished the Pilates class, we went to Doodee again for some delicious Thai food. And we finished the day by walking around in Melbourne and feeling RISING festival. And that's all for today's video, I hope you enjoyed. And I'll see you in the next one. Bye.
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After we finished the Pilates class,
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we went to Doodee again for some delicious Thai food.
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And we finished the day by walking around in Melbourne
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and feeling RISING festival.
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And that's all for today's video, I hope you enjoyed.
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And I'll see you in the next one. Bye.
