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Fell asleep soon after dinner and got up at 11. Got up at midnight and tried using StrongVPN and NordVPN. Both of them didn't worked, so I requested a refund for StrongVPN but didn't do that for NordVPN. Gonna try NordVPN on my EC2 instance. Suddenly ExpressVPN started to work at 3, so I stopped trying other options. I didn't count, maybe I spent 4 or 5 pomodoroes on this. Headed to the living room to watch football games. Then got another pack of Chongqing small noodles (重庆小面), but I didn't want to eat something with heavy flavor, so I used the noodles, spring onions, garlic and vegetables to make a bowl of Yangchun noodles （阳春面）. Of course, it needed lard and soy sauce as well. It had the right flavor, and thus quite delicious. Did the running exercise while listening to some podcasts at 5. Afterward, played piano and had breakfast. Took part in the scheduled English lesson at half past 7, then went to the study room to do some job search. Felt quite sleepy after lunch, so I took a nap. Woke up at 3, then practiced my English and played RingFIt. Took part in the English test of Lingoda, which told me that my English level was B2 and suggested me to participate in their B2.1 level lessons. The lessons on Lingoda were quite expensive. I knew they can refund all the fee, but the requirements were obviously not easy to meet. Did some job search around 5. Completed 10 pomodoroes today - one for exercise and piano each, three for English and five for job search. ExpressVPN worked for most of the time, but it stopped working again after 5. The recent reviews on App Store are complaining and they release a new version to collect feedback on connectivity. Seems like they have a big problem. Well, it's working again.

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