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Gerda Gong

@irmgard

Wise as a panda, hungry as a tourist at an all-you-can-eat-buffet.

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Gerda Gong
@irmgard Sep 2, 2025, 3:04 PM UTC

Is Hive the Wrong Platform for Me?

Up until now, I’ve really enjoyed being part of Hive. But that joy has suddenly been spoiled—through downvotes and a “recommendation” from someone I don’t even know, hiding behind an owl mask. That’s…

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Gerda Gong
@irmgard Sep 2, 2025, 6:56 AM UTC

Brushstrokes of Stillness: A Quiet Tribute to an Apple Tree

A Canvas in the Living Room This morning, I set up my easel by the window, placing a blank canvas where the light falls just right. My brushes, still stiff from disuse, lay beside a palette of reds,…

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Gerda Gong
@irmgard Sep 1, 2025, 6:52 PM UTC

Bitter Brew: How Coffee Prices Turned Me Into a Bargain Hunter

I used to wake up dreaming of coffee. Now I wake up calculating its cost. The Morning Ritual That Keeps Me Human Let’s be clear: without my morning coffee, I am a shell of a person. A shadow. A grump…

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Gerda Gong
@irmgard Aug 31, 2025, 8:34 PM UTC

The Bench That Waited Eight Years

Forgotten Moments For eight years, I watched the lantern parade pass by my house—each time imagining myself sitting outside with a cup of tea, watching the glowing procession drift through the night.…

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Gerda Gong
@irmgard Aug 30, 2025, 7:13 PM UTC

Loud Minds, Quiet Morals: A Ride on the Northern Regional Railway

Introduction: The Accidental Audience There’s something oddly theatrical about public transport in Northern Germany. You board the Norddeutsche Regionalbahn expecting a quiet ride through fields and…

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Gerda Gong
@irmgard Aug 28, 2025, 7:27 PM UTC

Aromatic Misunderstanding on the Schleswig-Holstein Express

Part of our ongoing series of unforgettable regional rail encounters. This time, the author found it particularly tricky to jot down notes — not due to turbulence, but because she had to keep one han…

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Gerda Gong
@irmgard Aug 28, 2025, 6:49 AM UTC

Knock, Knock… Wrong Time! A truly bizarre carriage cameo that nobody signed up for

Tales from the Regional Express In the curious microcosm of the German Regionalbahn, the air is thick with overheard snippets, unlikely encounters, and those deliciously awkward moments that only a p…

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Gerda Gong
@irmgard Aug 27, 2025, 6:50 PM UTC

“The clock is ticking, darling” – Train Conversations Between Rhythm and Rudeness

When I travel in Germany, I find the trains are not just about moving from one city to another. They are small moving theaters, where strangers talk loudly enough for everyone to become part of the p…

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Gerda Gong
@irmgard Aug 27, 2025, 4:07 PM UTC

The Lost Art of Getting Lost

I was clearing out the trunk of my car the other day when I came across a dusty, forgotten pile of road maps. A wave of nostalgia washed over me. I’m just old enough to remember a time when these fo…

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Gerda Gong
@irmgard Aug 26, 2025, 6:57 PM UTC

Born Too Late for the Silver Screen’s Golden Years

The Cinematic FOMO That Won’t Fade There’s a particular kind of nostalgia reserved for things you never lived through. For me, it’s the movies of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s—the decades when cinema f…

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