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June 5, 2020March 17, 2021 Ming-Syuan KaoLeave a comment

19 1 4 (song making series #1)

Singing is a way I release stress. I love listening to chill songs. I decided to make my own song. First, I need to come up with the chord of the song. I really like the chords of “Runaway” by Sasha Sloan. I searched the song’s chords and tried it out on ukulele. It turned…

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April 26, 2020 Ming-Syuan KaoLeave a comment

chess (basic endgame checkmate practice)

I realized that I’m pretty weak in endgames. I focused too much on openings, and memorizing the best opening styles that I forgot the importance of endgames. I relied too heavily on winning by strategy in mid game that when the opponent decides to trade pieces and play boring games, I’m bound to loose.  So,…

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April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 Ming-Syuan KaoLeave a comment

my first cover :)

i like singing. but i’m too nervous to perform live in front of other ppl, plus my voice is too soft. luckily, i found this song by billie eilish that matches my voice. So… my first cover, had no idea how to even record my voice properly. I use amateur stuff: iphone’s voice memos and…

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March 21, 2020March 23, 2020 Ming-Syuan KaoLeave a comment

Building a Muon Detector

Muons are similar to electrons but way heavier. I’m attempting to detect them by building this device. This video shows me soldering electrical components onto the circuit board. The soldering iron I’m using has a blackened tip, making the soldering process extra hard. When the tip is overused (burned to black), the solder tends to…

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February 21, 2020April 26, 2020 Ming-Syuan KaoLeave a comment

Weekly Taekwondo Practices

Initially, I was going to attend the competition in March. However, due to the corona virus, my coach advice me to not go. It’s very unfortunate that I’m gonna miss this opportunity. In the mean time, I will still work hard during my practice and prepare for the next tournament. Here is a running log…

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January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Ming-Syuan Kao2 Comments

Holiday Edition: Making Candy Cane Cookies

To welcome an old friend back to Taiwan and to celebrate Christmas, I decided to bring them to a baking workshop to make some holiday edition cookies. I had no prior knowledge of making cookies, so this was a very exciting challenge for me. Since I want the canes to have three different colors, it…

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December 25, 2019March 17, 2021 Ming-Syuan KaoLeave a comment

(CAS Project) 2019 December Orphanage — Christmas

On December 25th, we celebrated the last Christmas of the decade with the kids at orphanage. This month, we have six small stations. Initially, one of the stations was suppose to be scavenger hunt, but we couldn’t come up with fun clues so we decided to freestyle an activity requiring balloons.   Having one of…

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December 19, 2019 Ming-Syuan Kao

Protected: Semester CAS Reflection

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November 27, 2019March 17, 2021 Ming-Syuan KaoLeave a comment

(CAS Project) 2019 November Orphanage — Thanksgiving

This month’s theme in Thanksgiving. We wanted to share some of the western culture with the kids, but we have to be cautious of how we introduce this holiday because “family” may be a sensitive topic to these kids. We came up with two activities, one indoor and one outdoor. Preparation   Teaching Vocabulary  …

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October 31, 2019March 17, 2021 Ming-Syuan Kao1 Comment

(CAS Project) 2019 October Orphanage — Halloween

This month’s theme is Halloween. Last month, some kids complained that the event was a little boring. Our goal this time is to create more interesting games and still help the kids learn some Halloween-related vocabularies.   Station #1 Picture Pointing    Station #2 Flip and Match      Station #3 World Puzzle   Station…

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