Who are your current most favorite people? My favorite people .. it would be me. It's hard to be me, an only child from a tough mother who set a very high standard for herself and passed it onto me. I grew up in a patriarchal culture, where women are being judged relentlessly for everything … Continue reading Slowing
mind and body
Commonsense
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
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
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