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Vee P.

@notamiracleworker

University instructor, facilitating English for Academic Purposes in China. Teacher Educator / Trainer Early Career Researcher ๐Ÿ–– and ๐Ÿˆ Current journey: D.Prof(TESOL)

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15.02.2026 10:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Confidence boosts, every day, from never ever second guessing anything. Ever. At all.

06.02.2026 10:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Had a chat with someone else on the same professional doctorate program, along the lines of.... we have 4 more years. In 4 years, I will be 55. I will either be 55 with a Dr or 55 without. Guess which one I prefer?

02.02.2026 01:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Took me a minute to find time to read it, but thx for the recommendation. I am loving it!!

31.01.2026 14:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This was incredible. Thank you!
Well done and hope you are okay.

18.01.2026 07:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

E. All of the above

18.01.2026 03:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's okay for us to enjoy things you don't like.
I have been a Trek fan for 40+ years and am neither an adolescent nor a guy nor living in a basement. I will give this a chance. And maybe it won't be perfect, but I still want to live in that world. <3

08.01.2026 21:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh. Very sad to learn of Nitama's passing though...

07.01.2026 12:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excellent.
We saw two of Tama's successors in August 2024.
They worked very hard โค๏ธ

07.01.2026 12:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just bought it!

07.01.2026 12:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The best sci-fi I have ever read. Feels like it's time for another re-read.

03.01.2026 14:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can still remember the cover of my sisters paperback of It (the paper boat and sewer grate, with a hand coming out). I read and re-read It, and watched the miniseries as a teen.
Last night, watching ep 6, I was so scared by Pennywise that my toes actually curled up.
Thx for the trauma Mr King ๐Ÿคฃ

06.12.2025 23:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh always always hate that trope!

30.11.2025 08:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can't wait to take some time to savour this.
Really enjoyed listening to you both! I came for the Star Trek and stayed for the new ideas, media, and great chats. โค๏ธ

27.11.2025 23:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was at my Costco (in China) the other day. As you can imagine, they also cater to a certain population. ๐Ÿ˜€
On the other hand, I love being able to buy Canadian products, and Kirkland branded stuff too.

19.11.2025 13:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thx for reminding me that I need to rediscover Andrew Miller.
Enjoyed some of his books a few years back. Need to re-read and see what I have missed.

13.11.2025 12:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

45 years ago, I wore my WW costume in my community's Halloween parade. ๐ŸŽƒ

08.11.2025 10:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
St Andrews Journal of International and Language Education (SAJILE) Join us for the official launch of St Andrews Journal of International and Language Education (SAJILE), an open-access online journal

Excited about the online launch for the St Andrews Journal of International and Language Education (SAJILE) on November 26th 10:30am (UK). Do register and come along!
events.st-andrews.ac.uk/events/st-an...

06.11.2025 13:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

*Othman (Apologies! Autocorrect!)

05.11.2025 21:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was fortunate enough to be in the audience at AsiaTEFL in Hong Kong in July when Osman Barnawi gave his plenary talk on this.
I hope my university library has this book.

05.11.2025 21:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy Halloween! We just watched episode 1 and super impressed!! Excellent classic horror. When Mr King says, "I'm gonna scare the hell out of you"... you just accept it. ๐Ÿคฃ

31.10.2025 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This was scary.
Thank you for giving me the perfect arguments to use against anyone who decides this is a good idea!

26.10.2025 06:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for posting this.
It was a year of research and writing well-spent. I sincerely hope that anyone involved in CPD, whether inside or outside of China, will find some inspiration โœŒ๏ธ

14.10.2025 10:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I watched it arrive % by % this morning on my kindle. What a treat to get a new @kyliu99.bsky.social AND a new @aptshadow.bsky.social in the same week!

14.10.2025 10:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This was such a treat!
Never realized how much I needed to learn about fungi!

12.10.2025 06:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We do have 'citation boot camp': foundation academic English courses. Problem is, they are usually only for 'international' students. And they are the programmes that were cut last year.
Very problematic that we assume all domestic students can cite.
ALL students need lessons in academic writing.

11.10.2025 23:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Chinese sci-fi writer?

08.10.2025 13:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh! A core memory!
Nitter Pitter ... ended with an odd poem?

02.10.2025 13:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well deserved!

02.10.2025 01:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jane Goodall taught us we could position ourselves closer to our research context, and write the results so that the general public (rather than only academics) could understand it. She was criticized for this at first (alongside the shock that she was a woman and young and blonde....).

02.10.2025 00:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0