It is now April 18th, and as the old saying goes, in principle, summaries should be written at the beginning of the month. However, I almost always find time to write only in the middle of the month, feeling a bit ashamed of myself. I’ll set a flag: the summary for next month will definitely be completed during the May Day holiday.
Let’s rewind to March 23rd, a Sunday that was not particularly sunny and even rainy, but the spring outing for the research group that had already been planned could not be canceled just like that, so we had to go through with it. As expected, this spring outing was quite awkward and boring. Although there was barbecue, drinks, and music, everyone only interacted within their small groups, and with the boss present, it was hard to relax; we just ate and drank. On the other hand, at least the spring outing was better than having a large group meeting, which is the most boring thing in the world. After enduring a week of work, the Qingming Festival holiday arrived. On the day before the holiday, there was a strange excitement in the office; everyone was still typing away, but in reality, their souls had already entered holiday mode, just waiting for the clock to strike quitting time to launch themselves into the break.
I had already booked my ticket to City Y (note: tickets for the May Day holiday are much harder to grab than those for the weekend), so my happy spring outing with Bao began. I always thought City Y was just a huge wholesale market, but when I actually arrived, I realized it truly was a massive wholesale market, with rich folks everywhere. We first went to the hospital for a health check as planned, then prepared to play a murder mystery game, but as the old saying goes, plans can’t keep up with changes. At that moment, my phone accurately pushed a notification about a nearby flower field, and just looking at the pictures made me want to go, so the plan changed to spending the day at the flower field instead of the murder mystery game. It turned out that big data can occasionally do good things; there were vast fields of various spring flowers, as well as experiences like a carousel, archery, and go-karting. The carousel was a must-ride since we were already there; for archery, I missed the target about half the time, but in the end, I managed to hit the nine-ring with a bit of effort; the go-karting was quite successful, with Bao's driving skills being very smooth and proficient. Although there was a hiccup when the ticket seller gave us fewer tickets than we needed, they later made up for it, so it wasn’t too regrettable. Speaking of regrets, life has to show its power; I thought it would be a perfect trip, but in the end, there was a small regret (or perhaps a foreshadowing) that the evening's iron flower show was canceled due to equipment issues. I have never seen the iron flower show, and Bao missed it twice as well, but I believe we will see it eventually. A trip has to leave some regrets; otherwise, what reason would there be to come back?
After returning to school from the Qingming holiday, the post-holiday syndrome lingered for several days, and I only recently got back into work mode. However, the May Day holiday is not far away, so work can take a back seat for now.