Little Things 260 : Hello Late 30s

 What does being in my late-30s means for me?Wrinkles start showing up. No longer have adult acne. My body aches when I wake up in the morning. Mommy jeans. Comfy loose clothes. Scars of adulthood and motherhood. Constant exhaustion or random anxiety, you pick. Start counting my good days. No more late night, but hello silent early mornings. I say 'OK' to myself a lot. Also, supplements. Worries...

Little Thing 259 : On Schopenhauer and Love

I got this quote from Schopenhauer:"Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom."Schopenhauer is the father of misery (in philosophy). He was pessimistic and dark, preaching about pain and the roles behind it. He figured out early on that pain is inevitable in life and he tried to make peace with it throughout his life. He was one of the early philosophers that combines...

Random : March Post

1. Aja's birthday brunch: This was from Kenny Hills IOI Putrajaya. A good place with a huge pastry option and also good food. A bit over-the-budget, but a great place to celebrate something. We tried their Smoked Salmon Pizza and it was divine. Miss Chin introduced me to this place and I came here with my siblings twice already since then. I think it is a recently opened branch. Happy with the...

Little Thing 258 : Tabako-flavored Love and J-dorama

Can't run away from the past, can I? I finished watching the Japanese Netflix series, 'First Love' - despite not once having a full dedication to watching any J-drama/K-drama series due to the need to refer to the subtitle (I can't work if I need to read). But I was intrigued, how can I not? The series is inspired by Utada Hikaru's famous love songs in the 90s and 2018.I'm more attached to the...

Books : Consolations of Philosophy

 I just finished The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton, a noob 101 into philosophy without worrying about the heavy explanation (because it is written in modern English). In this book, we touch on 6 problems of everyday life with the help of 6 philosophers:Consolation of Unpopularity by SocratesConsolation of Not Having Enough Money by EpicurusConsolation of Frustration by SenecaConsolation...

Little Thing 257 : Vivid Dreams

You know, our subconscious is an unexplored territory. There are a lot of mysteries surrounding it. Around 10 years ago, I closed the door. I'm not sure how to explain it, but I 'closed' this door to my subconscious so that no one can reach that place and one thing I noticed is that I stopped having vivid dreams, for years. My sleep is just a blank dark void. I fall asleep, sit in the dark...

Books - The Things I Read in February and the Suffering of Mind

I watched Imaginur alone at the cinema on Thursday, I walked almost 10k steps that day, I read about Epicurus during lunch (I'm currently reading The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain de Botton) and realized I could use some of his ideas because it resonates with me and I've been practicing some of it for a while. I've been enjoying my assignment so far. This year I want to read 'hard' books...

Little Story 249 : About Time (and perhaps, books)

Last week, I watched "About Time", a 2013 film written and directed by Richard Curtis. Not a new movie, I know, it was made 10 years back and I didn't watch it because the poster looked like any other rom-com available during that time. I was wrong. It was not another rom-com, watching it without knowing anything about the movie was great. So if you haven't watched it, please watch it before reading...