My mom. Can’t even stress enough. In between being a superwoman, a tough cookie, and a cancer survivor.. she is the best mother I could ever ask for. It’s weird how now that I am way older it’s harder for me to part with my parents. That every emotion I feel is more magnified now when it comes to my relationship with them compared to when I was much younger. Now I don’t want to disappoint them, as much as possible I want to be always be there for them as much as they have provided me this much while growing up. Some may think I am too attached (even though my dad is far away), but a great relationship with your parents is something that should not be taken for granted.
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Day 2 – A song that makes you happy
You I’m Thinking Of by Relish.
This song has always been part of my happy list but there are moments that I completely forget about it then suddenly, it starts playing in my head again. Reminds me so much of car rides going to school back in Jakarta when my favorite radio station would play this almost daily. This track definitely plays a pivotal role in my Jakarta life. I don’t even know any other songs from this band but the moment I hear this it automatically gives me good vibes.
The Sunday Currently, v13
In addition to my blog challenge, I shouldn’t be shelving my usual series.
FEELING
Pretty chill. Compared to the past weeks, this is what I absolutely need. I am also getting accustomed to weekends without alcohol and partying a lot more compared to last year and I feel like it’s going in the right direction, without all the FOMO and everything. I woke up really late today though, like way past noon (hence the post below) and I sorta felt guilty about that. But then again this weekend has been all about sleeping in because last week was such a busy week for me.
LISTENING
My August playlist on Spotify! I try and have a playlist each month but I was so caught up with health issues last July so I only got to do another one for August.
EATING
Kiamoy from Aji Ichiban! That stuff can get so addicting to me.
WATCHING
Little Mix’s acoustic performance of Black Magic.
This has never been a secret for a few years now that it’s always been a dream of mine to be a part of a singing group like Little Mix whenever they do acoustic performances. I am always raving about how talented they are and how their voices blend so well (also you, Fifth Harmony!). Oftentimes the way to my heart are extremely toned down arrangements of nice originally overproduced songs.
THINKING
About what color to paint my nails. What to eat for dinner? How’s this week going to turn out?
WISHING/HOPING
For this hard work and effort to pay off soon and produce the results that we want. I can’t really disclose anything yet because I am afraid of jinxing it but it’s a very very very big deal that will ultimately make or break my (family’s) year.
READING
I still haven’t finished Milan Kundera’s book (damn I broke my weekly reading streak) so here are a few curated articles/posts from the web that I’ve been reading.
- This Flowchart Can Help You Figure Out If You Should Quit Your Job – even though I was set on resigning I still did this, and you can guess what answer I got.
- 21 Life-Changing Travel Charts You Wish You Knew About Sooner – even though I’ve traveled a whole lot but these things are always so damn helpful.
- What I’ve Learned About (Adult) Friendships by Molly Sims
LOVING
That despite a lot of uncertainties I’m having, I am feeling confident about my decisions. Now all life has to do is to show me that it was all worth it. It’s been hard, but I am focused on trying to always be better.
Day 1 – What you had for breakfast
Well isn’t it a bit late for this now? I woke up at at almost 1pm (yay for Sundays) and as of this writing my sister is cooking meatloaf and we’re waiting for the sushi platter delivery from Azabu via Foodpanda because it’s 50% off today!
I know I’m not supposed to be doing this, skipping meals and eating at weird hours considering I just got out of the hospital the past week because of gastritis but I didn’t wake up on time. On weekdays I do better!
30-day Blog Challenge 2015
After last year’s sense of fulfillment in completing a blog challenge that I didn’t think I would be able to, I realized it would be a good exercise to do it again this year. I had no intention of participating in another blog challenge anymore but I was on Medium the other day and saw Nicole Zhu’s 100 Days of Writing series that it actually prompted me to do a 100 day blog challenge right then and there.
I then calculated the timeline and saw that I wouldn’t be done until November (if I decided to do it daily, what more if I didn’t) and my commitment-phobe tendencies tingled so I looked for something of lesser frequency and stumbled across this one from 2 years ago by Live For Tomorrow. Looks like it’s something that will also benefit my current mental health and that’s always a good goal in itself, right?
- What you had for breakfast
- A song that makes you happy
- Someone you’re grateful for
- Your dream job
- #TBT A fave memory
- A food you could eat forever
- A favorite quote
- A skill you’d love to learn
- Someone you’d like to meet
- Something yellow
- Use the ellipsis in a photo
- #TBT Your favorite song last year
- A place you’d love to visit
- A lyric that inspires you
- A compliment about a friend
- 5 things you’d change in the world
- Create something and post
- What you’d try if you had no fear
- #TBT Someone you miss
- Inspire the world in one sentence
- Best thing to happen this week
- Someone who makes you laugh
- Something on your bucket list
- One of your best friends and why they’re awesome
- A song that reminds you of someone
- #TBT Your happy place
- A cause you support
- Something you enjoy
- Someone who inspires you
- Your dream for ‘tomorrow’
Just like last year, listing out the entry themes is making me nervous because I’m already starting to formulate everything that I want to write and it’s all jumbled up in my head. I’m still going to apply the same rule of not posting less than 3x a week. I guess I have to compromise making headers for each post because I’m going to be on a time crunch. Cheers to completing another challenge this year!