{"id":7179,"date":"2026-03-20T19:23:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T06:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/?page_id=7179"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:38:31","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/","title":{"rendered":"DayDreamlanD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-medium-pink-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6546ee5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide wp-container-content-ceb7f5b3 is-content-justification-left\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9aeb1ad9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-left has-contrast-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:100px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:0.9;text-transform:none\">Hello, Strangers <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-contrast-color has-text-color\">What is your Dream?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is your Desire?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome to all the stars who lost the way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-6447b855 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/index.php\/about-d\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:48px;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase\">REad more&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7309 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sum tag-china tag-essay tag-find-myself tag-journal tag-life tag-madam-d tag-travel tag-traveljournal tag-xian-2\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/the-terracotta-army-pits-on-the-legacy-of-a-life\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2250\" src=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-1-5-rotated.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Terracotta Army Pits \/ On the Legacy of a Life\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-1-5-rotated.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-1-5-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-1-5-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-1-5-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-1-5-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01-1-5-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><h2 style=\"font-size:30px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/the-terracotta-army-pits-on-the-legacy-of-a-life\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Terracotta Army Pits \/ On the Legacy of a Life<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A Korean proverb says that a tiger leaves its skin when it dies, whilst a person leaves their name. However, Qin Shi Huang left behind much more than just the title of the first emperor to unify the Chinese mainland. One of these legacies is the Terracotta Army. Although this&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:160px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7223 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-d-in-wonderland tag-christchurch tag-daily-life tag-essay tag-korean tag-life tag-madam-d tag-new-zealand\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/are-houses-in-new-zealand-made-of-paper\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/02-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Are houses in New Zealand made of paper?\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/02-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/02-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/02-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/02-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/02-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><h2 style=\"font-size:30px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/are-houses-in-new-zealand-made-of-paper\/\" target=\"_self\" >Are houses in New Zealand made of paper?<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Before moving to Christchurch, I once lived in Blenheim with my friend J. It\u2019s a small town about six hours north of Christchurch. We spent a winter there, working the most mind-numbingly boring job in the world\u2014opening mussels. The house we lived in had been built relatively recently, but it&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:160px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7219 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-d-in-wonderland tag-christchurch tag-daily-life tag-essay tag-korean tag-life tag-madam-d tag-moving tag-new-zealand\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/too-hard-to-moving\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Too hard to moving!\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><h2 style=\"font-size:30px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/too-hard-to-moving\/\" target=\"_self\" >Too hard to moving!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I moved recently. It took a full two weeks to unpack everything and get life back into some kind of rhythm. Of course, it\u2019s not completely over yet. Now that we\u2019re in the new place, there\u2019s an endless list of things that still need fixing. Even so, just knowing I&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:160px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7216 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-d-in-wonderland tag-christchurch tag-daily-life tag-essay tag-korean tag-korean-living-in-new-zealnad tag-life tag-new-zealand\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/d-in-wonderland-introduction\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2122\" src=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"D in Wonderland \/ Introduction\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover-1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover-1-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cover-1-1448x2048.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><h2 style=\"font-size:30px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/d-in-wonderland-introduction\/\" target=\"_self\" >D in Wonderland \/ Introduction<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I came to New Zealand in 2019. At the time, I was on a working holiday in Australia when my closest friend, J, suggested I come over. I applied for a working holiday visa just before turning thirty, and fortunately, it was approved. That\u2019s how my New Zealand journey began.&hellip; <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:160px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7212 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sum tag-china tag-essay tag-find-myself tag-journal tag-madam-d tag-travel\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/sum-xian-muslim-street\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-1-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Muslim Street, Birth of a family\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-1-4.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-1-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-1-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-1-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/01-1-4-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><h2 style=\"font-size:30px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madame-dee.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/sum-xian-muslim-street\/\" target=\"_self\" >Muslim Street, Birth of a family<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Xi&#8217;an, All things start The loud voices of street vendors rang in my ears.Before me stretched another world entirely. 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