PODCAST

Steal somebody's thunder

the first podcast is discussed about an idiom, ‘Stealing (someone else) thunder’. So, what does it means? It means something that takes attention away from what someone else has done. Or an act which someone use your idea and make them your own.

Example:

I kept quiet about my pregnancy because Cathy was getting married, and I didn't want to steal her thunder.

Another example: I have a great idea for a new story but a colleague heard me talking about it. In the next meeting, he suggested my idea like it is his own. He stole my thunder. So I think it’s kind of similar to plagiarism. Stealing someone idea for gain any kind of appreciation is bad and it is really similar to plagiarism. If you have a dream, don’t tell anyone about it, but show people when you make your dream come true.

Burned Up

The second podcast is about another idiom, ‘Burned Up’. So, what does it means? It is the same as fever, mad/angry, or making someone else mad.

For example, paid attention to this sentence:

-You’re really burned me up, you make me so angry

-I’m really burned up at Bob’s behavior

-Your body is burned up (fever)

-The fire burned up the paper into ashes (burn up)

your 10-years-later self

Hello the older me 10 years later,
If you’re still got this letter with you, I assured you that it will be fun. And even though you’re busy with your jobs or maybe with your family, please spare some of your time and read this. You can read it along with your children if you want.
Please remember your hardship so far and hold them dear in your heart. Don’t treat them as a burden, because it is the thing that makes you the person you’re right now. It is the thing that makes you strong right now. The present me really hope that you never forget who you really are: a boy with a big dream that always smiles to others and care for others well-being. A little selfish maybe, but we all know that no one is perfect, right?
Remember what have you learned in the past. Losing is a bitter pill you have already feel so many times. So, don’t make too many mistakes in the future.
Last but not least, be grateful for what you have right now because that is what you want once in the past. Be grateful, I meant it. No, seriously, be grateful.

A letter to your younger self

Dear me in the past,
Thank you for all of your contribution in my life. Thank you for being the one who create my personality right now. Thank you for not giving up even though you’ve got so many difficulties in your life. Thank you for all of those friends and acquaintances you’ve got that never makes me lonely right now.  Anyway, dear me in the past, thank you so much for having been so stubborn for many things, you keep going forward even though it sometimes being a burden for you.

I respect your unwavering spirit and the will to keep yourself together along those hard times. And even though you sometimes make so many mistakes in the past, I’ll still thanking you for showing me what’s right and wrong. You’re one of the reason how I become this kind of person right now and I really glad that we’re the same person.