Do you know the feeling of doing something you genuinely enjoy, yet somewhere inside a little voice whispers, “This won’t lead you anywhere… it’s useless”?And if, like me, you have an overly energetic monkey mind, that whisper eventually convinces you to stop doing the very thing that brings you joy.I like journaling, writing, reading, running, … Continue reading Hobbies
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Mid-week
What have you done for yourself this week? I haven't skipped a single work out day -yes it's still Wednesday- but hey! Midweek is the most crucial time to check on ourselves I installed a money tracker app, waaay cheaper than YNAB, and way more simpler. I repeat, I started from Avery tough financial state, … Continue reading Mid-week
The missing lessons
I spent over a decade in school learning how to calculate the slope of a line…But no one ever taught me how to do my taxes. I memorized the periodic table…( with fear along with minuscule understanding about why it matters to know this table).And I had no clue how interest rates worked.Or that debt … Continue reading The missing lessons
The Tao of Self-Confidence
I spent this weekend reading this book and it's a weekend well spent! Ms.Chan shares her rough journey to forge a path for her own life. A different path from what her family, her relatives, and her culture expect from her. Her story is pretty much relatable to me. In many Asian cultures, a woman … Continue reading The Tao of Self-Confidence
Things
A good book is rare to find, and I just read this one book by Desi Anwar, an Indonesian News Anchor, the title is The Books of Everyday Things. I can't say that the book has an excellent storyline, a hard-to-put-down kind of book, but this book is indeed unique in its own way. I … Continue reading Things
Brianna & Bottomwise
It's rare that I read a book in one or two sittings. Briana and Bottomwise, a novel by Indonesian Author Andrea Hirata is that kind of book. A superb book, I laughed and cried as I read the stories from many parts of the world, intertwined beautifully with music, reminding me of 'Not Fade Away' … Continue reading Brianna & Bottomwise
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Trust
Trust is earned, respect is given, and loyalty is demonstrated. Betrayal of any one of those is to lose all three.Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics
Sustenance
I'll tell you a secret: We don't read and write poetry because it's pretty. We read and write poetry because we belong to the human race; and the human race is filled with passion. Medicine, law, Commerce, Engineering.. they are noble and necessary races to dignify human life. but poetry, beauty, romance, love are things … Continue reading Sustenance
Dropping Keys
The small womanBuilds cages for everyoneSheKnows.While the sage,Who has to duck her headWhen the moon is low,Keep dropping Keys all night longFor the BeautifulRowdyPrisoners.-HAFIZ
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