celebrated 10th anniversary as a freelancer
in the mid of uncertainties and worries 
with new low in monthly sale 
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which was even lower than 
the figure 10 years ago
when i decided to go freelance full-time
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and more policy changes implemented
paid hourly rate?
to monitor AI quality and efficiency?
and further implementation of AI in other tasks
with revision of rate, of course 
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but anyway 
i have never looked forward to 
Lunar New Year so much all my life
as it was a good getaway from the
hellish situation i was facing
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wrapped up the month in festive mode
on day 3 of Lunar New Year
with a new low in the invoice sent
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wait till the New Year bills are total up 
with a huge gap to be filled 
but let’s do that in February 
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still spent generously on festive expenses
e.g. Angpao, gifts, a small donation
simply because i don't know
what can i afford for everyone next year
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it couldn’t get any worse, could it?
let’s see..
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and somehow 
i was living quite a good life
doing a thorough spring cleaning 
reading all the books on my list
sleeping a full 8 hours every night 
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if money doesn’t bother me anymore
yes, I guess that’s how I am going to 
spend the rest of my life 
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