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aster's avatar

oh my gosh just saw this thank you so much for the shoutout 🄹 happy new year and i’m so glad you enjoyed hk!!!! :DD

ren!'s avatar

of course!! hong kong was soo beautiful. happy new year, thank you for being a wonderful substack friend šŸ’•

tnz's avatar

happy happy new year ren!! so glad we got to know each other on substack and I love reading ur work!! I'm glad we're going into 2026 together <3

ren!'s avatar

happy new year tanee ā¤ļøā¤ļø i love your work sm and you are such a cool person

tnz's avatar

also takes one 2 know one ;D

tnz's avatar

ofc!!! and tysm <33 genuinely means a lot that u like my workkk!

elsieee's avatar

happy new year!! Glad to b ur Substack friend this year šŸ’ž

Y Lin's avatar

i was thinking about what my favorite days were this past year and this was so fun to read!! one of the lessons i learned this year was to trust others more, which i thought was interesting contrast with your lesson :)

ren!'s avatar

thank youu ylin! woah interesting.. there’s definitely a balance between trusting our own judgement and seeking advice. that tbh i haven’t figured out yet. if i may ask, what prompted you to (or what was your reasoning behind) learning to trust others more?

Y Lin's avatar

maybe not best phrased as necessarily trusting others, but being more open to people, trusting that people may receive you generously. i find myself constantly craving that deeper connection with people, but it does require me trusting them as well

ren!'s avatar

ooh i see what you mean, and i definitely resonate with that as well. a big part of it for me is finding the right people too (and knowing who to open up to). wishing you luck in the upcoming year ā¤ļøā¤ļø

anam's avatar

This is so cuteeeee, and shashuka is the besttt

ren!'s avatar

shakshuka is SO good.