I donot have AC at home, but I mostly stay at the office. I buy a carton of ice cream every week.

@Darren Windsor-Horton Yes. I have an electric fan and prepared some ice cubes for very hot days.

@Darren Windsor-Horton Thank you. First, I agree with you that how to listen and watching mouth and tongues are helpful to learn English. And it really works. But, actually, our Chinese, at least me, are not learning pronunciation by watching mouth and tongues. The four tones in Chinese are pronounced through vocal cord. I can keep my mouth and lips still and pronounce four tones. In fact, I donot why I can do this.🤣 But I didnot remember someone teach me mouth movements when I was young. That is why I feel move my mouth difficult. And I can speak Japanese. I did not study specific mouth movements for Japanese. But there might be some Japanese pronunciations that require mouth movements. I am not sure that.

@Evelyne Vincent "getting more and more a little bit deaf" is a thing that requires attention. I might be meddling, but you should consult a doctor. It is a more dangerous signal than most people thought.

Do you have honey? Brushing beef with honey while roasting it makes it incredibly delicious.

My mother also likes congee. She is born up north. So, she likes to add numerous beans and grain, red dates, chestnuts, peanuts, and etc. I like black congee with coix seed, black rice and black beans, and yellow congee with pumpkin and millet.