This week is my second weekend in Warsaw. I’m here for a short term assignment. It’s really bring back the memory lane of studying overseas for the first time. I’ll spare you from the boring story on it. Overall it’s been a good week. Weather has been somewhat accommodating, although it gave me a shock in the first week. One thing I miss is, my sons. My two furry sons at home. My mom takes care of them, so I’m […]
Author: kartika9
Packing life in a suitcase (or two)
This week is my first week (or half) to be stationed in Warsaw for work until December. It’s been awhile since I completed my study in Melbourne I’m 2018, that I need to pack my life in a big suitcase. TBH, I had hard times to pick what’s the essentials. Since having my own place, I’m used to having duplicate items at home and office to save trouble in remembering that I have to bring this or that. It’s gonna […]
Do one thing you can do
This week lesson is no matter how good your cause is, but if you’re bashing or bitching about other people actions, I find it less meaningful. There is always a reason behind every action, some might try very hard on justifying it, but whatever it is, good or bad. I find it’s toxic to see it. But some take it like a drama. (Maybe I should change my mindset) I did unfriend few people cos they like to share sad […]
Which team are you at?
“I’m team Canon”, “I’m team Nikon” or “I’m team android”, “I’m team iOS” and so on. This is quite common bickering back then among me and my friends. To the extent we call this “our religion”, depending on the community, ie, photography, mobile phone, etc. Come to think of it now, I feel silly yet I had good times debating those with my friends. But, out there this can be quite nasty. Some keyboard warriors just bashed others and look […]
You do you
It doesn’t sound proper sentence in English to me at first. But apparently it’s a valid term. This term came to my mind as recent events in my life, that when you have too many voices around you, it just confuses you. I decided to take a step back, try to get some distance hoping that I’ll be able to see it from different perspective. Or sometimes try to cool down first when I was too excited or emotional. There […]
What is it like on the other side
Last time I could only wonder what is it like on the other side? Or if I’m so and so who always busy traveling here and there, that must be nice. Or if I’m doing a, b, c then it looks cool. My friend told me, K.. the grass always looks greener on the other side. I didn’t really think of it back then, because I enjoy my daydreaming, imagining I’m somebody. You may heard of you are what you’re […]
Thanking life lessons
Ajahn Brahm mentioned in one of his talk that when you experience some hardships or pain or not pleasant experience, you should thank them and call them teacher. For example when mosquito kept buzzing near you, biting and sucking your blood, it teaches you patience and compassion. Recent experience that I have was trying to help out on some situation. I was asking around for help because of I don’t have capacity to perform and commit 100% to it due […]
Trying too hard to fit in
That’s the lesson this week. As a result, jaded and mentally tired me. Also, I tend to be more judgy towards things I see or hear. When you’re new to a group of people and you admire someone but the interaction happened one sided from your side, then it’s kinda tiring after sometime. I guess being part of community is good as you won’t feel alone in your journey. But sometimes it can be overwhelming. I didn’t realize it at […]