Three years later I have reaped the benefits of becoming a minimalist. I say becoming because throughout the course of purging and mindful purchase, usage and possession, I have come to realize that minimalism is a never-ending process. It does not have to be a frustrating journey with no end. It’s simply a lifestyle.
Read MoreVery few to no one know about this: I actually have a vlog of my first few days in Lithuania. It starts with my arrival where I was met with rain showers during the 30 minute bus trip from Palanga airport to the bus stop right in front of my dorm. Then, the next frame is me narrating my state of being in my newly occupied dorm room.
Read MoreWhat I do remember from this trip is meeting Martinas. Martinas is a solo Lithuanian traveler from our group. At one point, Martinas was standing right beside me and so I took the courage and talked to him in Lithuanian. He looked stunned and confused, later, amused, that an Asian like me was speaking to him in his native tongue. We found ourselves having our own little bubble as we moved along the tour.
Read MoreThis post has been written as part of the activities in one of my advanced French class about French bureaucracy. My students were encouraged to talk about one of their problems, describe their feelings and emotions going through this problem and share how they handled it. To get the ball rolling, I shared this problem I encountered as a student in France, during my first days in Rouen which I talked about briefly in this post from 2015.
Read MoreWhat is adulting? I’ve always thought it was being self-made, being independent, or confident. I got this concept from one of the books I’ve recently read, which joins every bit of idea I have of it: Adulting means self control. The ultimate mastery of being an adult is calmness - the state of being calm.
Read MoreTwo years later, I look back at life in Lithuania. 3 planes, 3 cities, 3 time zones, 40 hours in transit, 9, 058 km… Don’t feel too sorry for me! I won an award for this. But I’m getting ahead of myself.
Read MoreI wasn’t feeling adventurous during the first day. Too tired from the trips from Nice, to Klaipeda to Riga in all in two weeks and jetlagged. I could just hope that the next full day would be better for another thorough visit.
Read MoreWhy do people get married anyway? They say it’s something you just feel. There will come a time when it would feel… right. Isn’t that a dangerous thing? Feelings are fleeting - they come and go. So why would I rely on such an unstable basis for a decision of a lifetime?
Read MoreUsually, a year-end report is done at the end of the year. Sleep eludes me tonight, 4th of November, for numerous ideas running randomly in my head. As we enter a new decade, I look back at the past 10-11 months.
Read MoreHow inevitable are pronouns? This is a thought I tried to ponder about the other day as I strategize how to objectively argue with a person and not try to get my opinion – especially not my feelings – in the discussion and avoid offending said person, and yet get my point across convincingly.
Read MoreMeditation taught me to observe feelings, let it become a part of the being and eventually let go.
Read MorePeace. I feel peaceful. A lot of this doesn’t make sense but I don’t mean it to make sense. Word vomit.
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