Essays on thinking, writing, and life.https://patrickchung.site/enFri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/military-life/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/military-life/barracks, it would be a stark, unyielding structure where humanity diminishes as ranks ascend, leaving the lowest to endure the relentless weight of obedience.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTFieldhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/classroom-experiment/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/classroom-experiment/"Facilitation is a craft that needs to be practiced in action; learning the theory without putting it into practice felt incomplete."Mon, 16 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTFieldhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/soc-graduation/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/soc-graduation/A culture in which anyone can take the podium is not something to be taken for granted.Sat, 24 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTDailyhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/de-voorkamer/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/de-voorkamer/encore, weaving a tapestry of shared stories and cultures, with every note bridging the distance between strangers turned friends.Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTFieldhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/death-mountain/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/death-mountain/The built environment seemed to whisper the city's fate: life under multiple empires, cultures crossing and fusing, a place that has always been both a strategic hub and a front line.Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTTravelhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/as-guest/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/as-guest/After that, he never let me pay for a single thing.Sat, 15 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTTravelhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/serbia-collapse/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/serbia-collapse/Novi Sad, a city newly cast in shadows, stood as a haunting echo of life, beauty, and sudden loss, the bustling train station now a ghostly reminder of the fragility hidden within everyday moments.Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTTravelhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/open-monumenten/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/open-monumenten/Cities around the world open doors to hidden spaces, inviting the public to explore the extraordinary in the ordinary, transforming overlooked corners into extraordinary experiences.Sun, 22 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTDailyhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/sofa-on-canal/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/sofa-on-canal/Everything about this new world felt unfamiliar; I was on guard against theft, second-guessing the host's motives, unable to read signs or understand what was written around me.Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTTravelhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/where-bombs-fell/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/where-bombs-fell/A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Plain of Jars in Phonsavan harbors not just ancient mysteries, but an unsettling presence of unexploded bombs, a haunting reminder of the scars left by war.Sat, 11 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTTravelhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/q1-reading-2024/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/q1-reading-2024/Many sentences are simply and precisely devastating, unraveling life’s profound questions through the lens of a curious bird and the ticking clock of existence.Sun, 07 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMTReadinghttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/hsr-monday/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/hsr-monday/I could hear a deep sadness and regret in her words, but she seemed to have come through it — still teary-eyed when the subject came up, she radiated a grandmotherly warmth that contrasted with her profound sorrow.Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMTDailyhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/flight-to-hanoi/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/flight-to-hanoi/I'm in the transitional space between a starting point and a destination, with a lot of time available for drifting.Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMTDailyhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/about-human/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/about-human/Building a better community has never been solely the obligation of community organizers; it takes everyone laying one brick at a time, building steadily from the ground.Sun, 03 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMTDailyhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/adrift-in-language/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/adrift-in-language/There's something romantic, I feel, about using language to step into different worlds of meaning.Tue, 17 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTDailyhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/qinbi-uncle/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/qinbi-uncle/"On the first day I landed on Matsu, everything I saw filled me with wonder."Sun, 01 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMTTravelhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/on-the-road/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/on-the-road/In time, I made my first post — and later created a second account. It was all too captivating.Sat, 16 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMTDailyhttps://patrickchung.site/en/blog/for-family/https://patrickchung.site/en/blog/for-family/"Her story can fill in a few of the missing fragments in a history dominated by men."Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMTField