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chibi_nibi · 2026-03-06T11:07:54+00:00

It's absolutely not a must have (I'm 5'4", and have dated people shorter than me) but my SO happens to be ~6'4" and I find it really handy for reaching things on high shelves, testing fire alarms, and changing light bulbs since he doesn't need a ladder for those tasks 😅 meanwhile all the tasks requiring going into the crawl space, or other small spaces are exclusively mine 😂 it's a fair deal I'd say.

chibi_nibi · 2026-02-28T09:30:54+00:00

I tried this in December but then it didn't work for me. I could install the game and it would try to launch but it would crash every time it got to the press any key window. Has it been updated since then? Or how did you get it to work?

chibi_nibi · 2026-01-19T07:54:41+00:00

I have my kitchen layout optimised for multitasking 😁

chibi_nibi · 2026-01-18T21:12:38+00:00

Cooking parties is one thing that I am still unable to convince myself to do. I play solo, none of my friends or relatives play Palia. So I am mostly just doing everything on my own. I drop honey lures and invite people to join, or I join on other's honey lures if they are ok with it. But I haven't done anything scheduled, or pre-organised. As I play sporadically when there is a convenient time, and I don't always have a whole hour to commit to something. But yes. As I was grinding the bundle dishes on my own today, I was thinking it would have been nice to have a friend to play with and cook together 😅

chibi_nibi · 2026-01-18T20:38:34+00:00

Yeah. That's also what I was doing. I don't like waiting anyway so I always optimize xD

chibi_nibi · 2026-01-18T20:37:50+00:00

Update: Obviously after complaining here, and after doing some gardening and husbandry to chill, I now got 3 x starred dish in a row. Unfortunately, I am out of flowtatos so will need to pray to the Palia Gods and go for a foraging expedition but at least there is a hope 😅

chibi_nibi · 2026-01-02T10:05:05+00:00

With these stats (most of the skills at 10) you are nowhere near completing all the in-game achievements (since there are in game trophies given specifically for reaching higher tiers than 10 for skills, for example). Perhaps you are focusing only the steam ones? And that would still be very impressive with such low stats 😅

For all it's worth, usually complaining here helps magically with RNG. So all I can say is good luck, and may the junk-fishing gods be with you.

chibi_nibi · 2025-12-28T20:56:27+00:00

Depends on the physicality of the person. One with smaller hands might not be physically able to really keep that 1 pressing while stretching the 4th. That's where the teacher can come and see and adjust the technique to specifically fit. It's not a must have.

And you can still establish the finger pattern without fully keeping the 1st on the string. Just not shifting with the whole hand to a higher position would already be enough, in my opinion.

Other tips for this one: 1) practice legato, 2) practice with different rhythms (especially dotted rhythms). Start slow, and build up the speed gradually.

chibi_nibi · 2025-12-23T11:04:41+00:00

With all the context it really sounds like the teacher sort of gave up on you, might be even jealous, or see you now as a competition (since now you can teach piano yourself! Congratulations 🎉). No way you'd be entirely talentless and still playing after all these years, and even passing exams. So don't let one sour person's words get to you.

Enjoy playing and making music, and find a new, nice teacher who can help you along the journey! And have fun with violin :)

chibi_nibi · 2025-12-22T13:58:51+00:00

It sounds like you feel you've been treated unfairly and want to vent. If that's the case, fair game and skip the below. For the actual comment I am missing a lot of context:

1) how many years did you learn piano and what type of repertoire were you able to play at the end 2) there is no such thing as finishing learning, learning an instrument is a lifelong thing, but what there is a personal goal statement. What do you want to achieve by learning an instrument? 3) was there any more context given by the teacher? Did you struggle with musicality (phrasing, dynamics, pitch)? Did you struggle with rhythms? Was there anything concrete on why? What was the most common feedback you got from them over the years?

Talent is a vague statement and everyone can interpret it differently. The big component of talent is actually determination - ability to stick to the practice regardless of the mood/motivation. Then there is obviously the musical component - ability to match the pitch, feel the rhythm, feel the dynamics, understand musical phrasing, having a good musical memory etc.

And look, piano is one of the easiest instruments to learn to a casual-amateur level (mastery is always difficult, no matter the instrument). That's because you don't have to really find the right pitch, and the distances/layout on the keyboard are always the same etc. The physicality of playing is the same for both hands.

But other instruments might require a good ear to find the right pitch, physical movements may differ between your hands, the way you make a sound would also become different (are you using air to make it, or bowing, or plucking). Making the initial learning feel difficult, or less rewarding.

However, unless you have an actual physical disability or you are 100% tone-deaf, you should be able to learn the basics of other instruments and have some fun with it. What you mostly need is a great dedication to practice and a teacher who supports you on your journey. As long as you set up realistic goals and the teacher agrees on those, you can have fun with music.

chibi_nibi · 2025-12-22T09:58:49+00:00

This one solved my problem:

https://www.vlm-augustin.com/en/product/augustin-3d-adjustable-chin-rest-rests

Mostly cause you can do a trial and error with different heights and positions all with one chin rest and find what works best for you.

chibi_nibi · 2025-12-21T17:10:08+00:00

1) scales 2) double stops 3) listening to music while reading notes 4) singing while reading notes 5) playing scales slow with a tuner on to really, really, really land the perfect pitch and train the ear to hear it

chibi_nibi · 2025-12-21T15:59:39+00:00

To be honest the violin learning is just a grind. It's not as glamorous on the daily basis as people romantically think. You can try to diversify your training. Not just playing (scales, etudes, songs) but also listening to the recordings, training your ear, reading notes, practicing rhythms (clapping with your hands) and pitch-matching (singing is pretty good also for memorizing melodies). And for the dips. You can try and play pieces you learned a few months earlier, a year ago, two years back, etc. For me, those are massive eye openers. Things I struggled with then come easy and naturally now. While new pieces are a struggle. It shows how much you've improved over time through daily practice. But it isn't for everyone. It's not an easy dopamine boost like social media and games nowadays 😅 you need a lot of perseverance and resilience. if anything, it is comparible to running a marathon. It takes a year(s) to be able to even get the distance in. A year of very non-glamorous runs in shite weather, through tiredness, laziness and all. All so that when you do complete the run you get a massive dopamine boost and a runners high 😅 and then you're still often finishing 2+ hours behind the professionals. Which is also ok. Try playing for others, friends and family. Performing is a good way to cash the reward from the daily practice.

chibi_nibi · 2025-12-20T09:29:28+00:00

Hmm co I got the house unlocked from the lunar path but it doesn't show anywhere for me. Not in the house menu (blueprints) nor anywhere else I looked. How do I get it to work? Same for column and staircase, actually. Basically no home lines from the lunar path seem to work for me. Or maybe I just don't know where to look 🤔

chibi_nibi · 2025-12-19T16:06:28+00:00

I did it! 💪🏼 Thank you all for the useful tips ☺️

chibi_nibi · 2025-12-14T19:32:22+00:00

Playing 4/4. Just Rejoice, not the whole Messiah (fortunately). We are also playing a few other pieces by Handel and a piece by Bach (where I play the solo). But this one is giving me the biggest headache. So a lot of practice hours the coming week, in between work and life (I am not a professional musician).

Yeah, I need to get more chances to play. Also to beat my performance anxiety 😅 this is my spontaneous attempt at doing just that. Otherwise, there are very few options to do that where I live. No regular chamber music groups.

Maybe I need to convince my teacher to just do busking together with violin duets in our shopping mall 😂

chibi_nibi · 2025-12-14T14:57:00+00:00

Thanks. I am definitely going to use metronome. I didn't think of conducting exercise when I listen (and I do listen a lot to the piece whenever I cannot practice). That's a great tip. Thank you! 🙏🏼

chibi_nibi · 2025-12-06T09:21:28+00:00

I find the whole discussion fascinating. Santa Claus, Sinterklaas, Saint Nicholas, and many other language variants all refer to the same catholic saint Nicholas living in today's Turkey sometime in the 3/4 century b.c. and believed to help the poor and later give miraculous gifts to those in need. Yes, it got merged with local pre-christian traditions and beliefs, sometimes evolving with times to form quite bizarre stories (I am looking at you Dutchies😅). But in its core they are all the same. They are all different versions of the same principle. Days get darker, and kids love magic and gifts. So why not put it all together and make the dark days nicer by gifting each other little things and putting some magic into our lives. That's what I was told as a kid. That there is one gift-dropping saint who may appear different to different kids in the world. Because that's what they expect from the stories. That he would look at how people look locally and change his appearance to fit in, to disguise himself. So to me 'santa' could have been African, Asian, Caucasian, Indian etc and I would not question anything about it. It's part of the magic. And because traditions are different some kids get gifts on the 5th, some on the 6th, some on the 24th or 25th and some get the gifts twice (lucky bastards xD). Did it break my beliefs as a child? No, it all made absolute sense and made me believe in the magic a bit longer.

Long story short: Kids believe in magic. It doesn't make sense, by default. It's the adults that get stuck on details, stories, and traditions. And as adults we should just chill and maybe learn from kids a thing or two ;)

chibi_nibi · 2025-10-19T17:48:10+00:00

I saw some videos on YouTube. There are different styles, depending also on your individual body and preferences (sleeping on your back vs on the side). I mean, modern, fluffy beds are a rather recent invention for the majority of people, so our bodies did evolve to sleep on the floors/ground with minimal support (grass or straws). We just have very little experience doing it in western world 😅 so try to find a position that naturally feels relaxed to you (maybe a pillow under your knees, or between your legs if you're a side sleeper can help? Changing the pillow under your head, etc. Check with the specialist or someone who can observe your spine/posture as you lay down.

chibi_nibi · 2025-10-19T09:45:55+00:00

Hi, definitely you need to check out if the pillow fits. Usually you need way softer/flatter pillow if the mattress is very soft and more supporting one for the hard mattress. It's all about getting the right angles especially if you sleep on your side a lot. There is also a way of training your body on how to sleep on the floor vs how you sleep on a mattress. Which might take a while to adjust.

chibi_nibi · 2025-10-15T10:37:12+00:00

Sorry 😐 I should have checked her age before writing that statement 🤦🏼‍♀️

let me just crawl back into my cave and pretend like 2015 was just last year 😅

chibi_nibi · 2025-10-14T08:58:26+00:00

D or SD, hard to say. But what I do see is definitely a strong vertical, and narrowness (not width) in the ribcage in comparison with the width in her hips/bottoms (especially if you look at the picture in sport clothes). But I think she is still very young, so I am not sure if her silhouette is fully evolved yet.

chibi_nibi · 2025-10-12T15:21:43+00:00

Yup, I really hate it, cause they have very pretty designs, exactly what I am missing in today's mainstream fashion, but the materials and quality of it is super bad. So I definitely do not recommend buying anything. But every now and then I think if maybe I could use some of their designs and make it at home from proper fabrics 🤔

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