It's a starless niteBut it's still beautiful. I like to sit in the porch lately, it's cool and quiet here. Well... Surely there's voices here and there, as I live in a packed housing complex, but it's quiet enough for me. Some time in the last week, I was planning to work in the weekend, … Continue reading Rest
Author: karin.sabrina.sinambela
Sat nite
Our usual sat nite: The couchThe three of usThe books The movieSeveral cups of hot tea+ chocolateThe talks I have come to the point where I finally understand the best gift I have. The gift of those perfectly ordinary days. Today is one of those ordinary days. I spent time to clean the house, to … Continue reading Sat nite
Move
Good Thoughts It's a typical unpleasant day at the office. And from the quotes I posted above… you might guess it right. I had an encounter with one who's not my "kind of person".I am a translator, and I feel that I have done a great job for her, but the response that I got … Continue reading Move
Gentle
Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars, you have a right to be here.Max Ehrmann
Point of no return
A girl on a hill “In everybody’s life there’s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you can’t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. That’s how we survive.”Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore It's me at … Continue reading Point of no return
Specific
Today I want to be really specific regarding my financial goals. At the end of 2021, I want Voldemort die. Voldemort is one of my debts..yep.. I nickname each of my debt so I could distinguish them in a snap. Nothing weird here. Voldemort is the early huge mistakes that taught me every bitter lesson … Continue reading Specific
Groceries
We were taking a quick dinner on our way home tonight We went to the supermarket after work today, and for a moment, I realized that I really appreciate and feel grateful for this man that I called husband now. He is always super helpful, not even once I ever heard him complaining when I … Continue reading Groceries
Marriage
I decided to let my family's form become an evolving ecosystem. I un-became a woman clinging to a prescribed family structure and became one clinging to each of her family member's right to their full humanity: including me. We would break and re-break our structure instead of allowing any of us to live broken. I … Continue reading Marriage
5.05 KM
I saw a short video story about an Indian man who run barefoot 23 kilometers a day. You could read his story here https://www.thehindu.com/society/the-freedom-run/article19631355.ece This man wants to follow Mahatma Gandhi way of living, that is live simply, minimalist and discipline. At some point of the video, the narrator said that every day, a 23 … Continue reading 5.05 KM
Linguist
Master of English Applied Linguistics 🎓 Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tidesRita Mae Brown I know I always fascinated by language. I love to hear songs from many languages. I learn English with ease and I like to use English whenever I write, it forces my mind to think and re-think … Continue reading Linguist
