尼茹 Niru

Reading <<Days at the morisaki bookshop>> Some lines which I really loved!

Pandas are gentle bears native to the mountains of China. They are famous for their black-and-white fur and adorable round faces. Most of their diet (about 99%) is bamboo! 🌿 A panda can eat up to 12–38 kg of bamboo every day and spend 10–14 hours eating.✅ Fun Facts about Pandas:✔️ Pandas can climb trees and swim!✔️ Baby pandas are born very tiny — about the size of a stick of butter.✔️ They live around 20 years in the wild and even longer in captivity.✔️ Pandas are a symbol of peace and friendship in China.

"I recently noticed something interesting! 😄Many of my Chinese friends, not just one, are really fond of Indian movies and especially Aamir Khan 🎬🍿. Every time we talk about films, they get so excited and share their favorite scenes. It’s amazing to see how our cinema connects people across countries! 🌏Which Indian movie would you recommend to someone who’s never watched one?""我最近注意到一件有趣的事情！😄不只是一个，中国的很多朋友都非常喜欢 印度电影，尤其是 阿米尔·汗 🎬🍿。每次我们谈论电影时，他们都会非常兴奋，分享自己喜欢的片段。看到我们的电影能够让不同国家的人们联系在一起，真的很棒！🌏如果有人从没看过印度电影，你会推荐哪一部？"

Finding a needle in a haystackMeaning: Something extremely hard to find.中文意思: 大海捞针，非常难找到的东西。Example sentence:“Looking for my lost earring in this big park is like finding a needle in a haystack.”“在这么大的公园里找我丢的耳环，就像大海捞针一样。”

“A blessing in disguise”Meaning: Something that seems bad at first but turns out good later.Example:"Losing that job was a blessing in disguise—it led me to a better one."💬 Do you know a similar phrase?

“Snarl” is an angry sound that an animal (like a dog) or a person makes.Think of an angry dog showing teeth and making a “grrrr” sound. That sound = snarl.🐶 The dog snarled when the stranger came close.

I got this question often from my chinese friends.So,here is my explanation:Dosa is a thin, crispy pancake made from a batter of fermented rice and lentils.The batter is spread on a hot flat pan and cooked until golden and crunchy.It is usually eaten with coconut chutney (made from coconut, green chili, herbs) and sambar (a spicy lentil-vegetable soup).It’s similar to a Chinese jianbing (煎饼), but lighter and made from rice.多萨是一种用发酵的米和豆子做成的薄而脆的煎饼。面糊摊在热锅上煎烤，直到金黄酥脆。通常会搭配椰子酱（椰子、青椒和香草制成）和桑巴尔咖喱汤（一种辣味蔬菜豆汤）。它有点像中国的煎饼 (jianbing)，但更轻，更是用米做的。

Yesterday evening, while walking, I saw a little girl carefully picking flowers that had fallen on the ground instead of plucking new ones. She looked so happy with just a few petals in her hand. It reminded me that happiness doesn’t always come from taking more, but from valuing what’s already around us. What’s a small thing that made you smile recently? 昨天傍晚散步的时候，我看到一个小女孩，她没有去摘新的花朵，而是小心地捡起掉落在地上的花。她只拿着几片花瓣，就笑得很开心。那一刻让我明白，幸福并不总是来自得到更多，而是来自珍惜我们身边已经拥有的东西。✨ 最近，有什么小事让你微笑了吗？

I once saw a father holding an umbrella for his child while he got wet himself. He didn’t complain, he just smiled. That picture has stayed in my mind as the purest form of love.我曾经看到一位父亲为孩子撑伞，而自己却淋湿了。他没有抱怨，只是微笑着。那一幕留在我心里，成了我见过最纯粹的爱。

Janmashtami, also known as Gokulashtami.Today India celebrates the birthday of Krishna, a playful and beloved figure. People celebrate in fun ways - some dress up, some make human pyramids to break pots, and everyone enjoys special sweets. Homes are decorated and there's music and dancing everywhere. It's a happy festival full of games and good food.

Not every day has to be productive to be valuable. Rest is also a form of progress — it gives you the strength to keep going. Don’t mistake slowing down for failure.

Today I saw an old man feeding stray dogs near my street. He didn’t do it for attention — he just smiled and kept going. It made me think: maybe kindness is most beautiful when it’s quiet and consistent.

“‘Under the weather’ means feeling sick. Example: I’m feeling under the weather today. How do you say it in your language?”

A Lantern Festival is an event where people light and release lanterns, often to celebrate a holiday or special occasion. Lanterns can be made of paper, sometimes with candles or LED lights inside, and are usually released into the sky or floated on water.Lanterns often represent hope, good luck, and letting go of worries.In China, the most famous lantern festival is on the 15th day of the first lunar month, marking the end of Chinese New Year celebrations.

This is a coffee siphon . It brews coffee using hot water and vacuum pressure. Water goes up, mixes with coffee grounds, and then comes back down — leaving yummy coffee behind!

“Café” is a word borrowed from French.In French, the accent ´ on the letter e (making it é) changes the pronunciation.Without the accent, “cafe” would be pronounced differently or might not be understood correctly.The acute accent tells you to pronounce the "é" like “ay” in “day”.

Today, a friend asked me to suggest a good Tamil song. I shared one close to my heart, and later she told me it was beautiful to hear and full of meaning. Moments like this make me happy — when music becomes a bridge between two people."今天，一位朋友让我推荐一首好听的泰米尔语歌曲。我分享了一首自己很喜欢的歌，她后来告诉我，这首歌不仅好听，而且意义深刻。这样的时刻让我很开心——当音乐成为两个人之间的桥梁。"

🌙 Word of the Day: Tranquil 宁静(adjective)Meaning: Peaceful and calm.Example: The lake was tranquil in the early morning.湖面在清晨很宁静。Question: Where is your favorite tranquil place?

Looks like storm is brewing!