A book about the absurdity of modern life passed on my timeline, the author, David Graeber, poses a very fascinating question: does your job actually contribute something to society? If not, your job is probably bullshit, part of a system that ensures we do a meaningless job, just to keep us busy, so the population … Continue reading Commonsense
mind and body
Expensive
Name the most expensive personal item you've ever purchased (not your home or car). My sanity, that's the most expensive thing I own. Almost a decade ago, I need to pay a hell of money to the cunning and greedy lawyer just to settle my divorce. I have to pay a lot of staycation when … Continue reading Expensive
Present
It's good to be here, and boy... What a long time to realize that. True, there is so much to experience in life and I'm happy to be alive. Life is hard and I found out that I have no control toward everything outside myself. Even to control my own mind is similar to hard … Continue reading Present
Upbringing
There are times when I get hit by a realization of the privilege of my upbringing. I was raised in a neat employee housing complex. It's a well designed resident area, offices, houses, hospital, pool, huge soccer field, shops, even a golf course! It's integrated nicely within the complex. While I was there, a street … Continue reading Upbringing
Milo run
A rare smiley running pic!
Yoga
What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life? I'm building this habit just recently: meditation 10 minutes in the morning, stretching 15 minutes before I sleep and after I wake up. Of course the question is for how long do I have to do this habit until I see significant changes..
Difficult
It's very difficult to know one selfEvery thought needs to be questioned Am I really thinking like this because of that person do or not do such a d such?It's very difficult to see within one selfA lot of old points of view need to be revised, a long held opinion needs to be abandoned, … Continue reading Difficult
Bye
Bye anger, bye hate...I hope not to see you again. Seftirina Sinambela
Therapeutic
What do you enjoy most about writing? Writing is a way for me to meet myself, it's also a way for me to make peace with what's lost, with unresolved disappointments, with un-conveyed apologies. I also discovered the multi layered of myself and celebrated the growth, the achievements and documented the happy moments through my … Continue reading Therapeutic
Not fairy tales
The fairy tales always end with: "and they live happily ever after", and after that 6 words, the reader has no way to access further information about how the marriage between Cinderella and prince charming actually is. Who's cooking for breakfast? Do they take turns in doing the laundry? How do they cope with anger … Continue reading Not fairy tales
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