Little Stories 259: The Mid-Autumn Fest, the Potluck and a Supposedly Long-Run

The Mid-Autumn Festival at school on Friday:Last Friday night, Sofi's school conducted a Mid-Autumn Festival, where we gathered around, makan2, played games, and walked around the neighborhood carrying lanterns. That week they made their own lanterns and mooncakes (mochi version) at school. So that night was to wrap up the mini celebration. It was so much fun. I'm not that much of an active...

Little Stories 258 : Another Dentist Trip and A Day Out in the Sun

After the root canal treatment in 2020, the day finally arrived, I made an appointment at the dentist to get my two left molars fixed yesterday. Basically, just to get fillings but I was so traumatized by the 2020 treatment, so I procrastinated for 3 years to get it done. Ha. I made an appointment at Lumiere Dental Clinic in Equine Park SK.I never went there before, just trying out a new clinic...

Movie : Past Lives (2023)

I watched Past Lives recently and it left me in awe. The heartfelt beauty, the warmth, the slowness of life, the innocence of childhood, the meticulous details, the unspoken feelings that go beyond time. Past Lives follows these 2 characters: Nae Young (now Nora Moon) and her childhood best friend Hae Sung, for over 24 years. They were close friends when they were 12 in Korea, then Nora...

Little Thing 271 : The Basic Rights

I'm still processing about this.I worked with this company for the past 1.5 months (since July) and was supposed to work full-time starting in September. There were many red flags since I was offered the job but I was desperate for the job (because he offered remote flexible work with a good salary). So I closed my eyes to all the red flags: all the postponed meetups (more than 3 times), canceled...

Books : Bookshops in Amcorp Mall

On the day that we went to Stickerrific, Af also decided to bring me to Amcorp Mall afterwards (maybe because he has been stalking my blog and he knows I'm searching for second-hand books in the city or maybe it is just random nice thoughts of bringing me to places with books). We went there on a Sunday, we didn't know how packed it was at Amcorp Mall on a Sunday. They have this weekly event...

Little Stories 257 : Totoro Hunting at Stickerrific

It is already September and I was supposed to restock my zines in early Aug. But Aug went by so fast and we were all too busy so last weekend I asked Af's help to bring me to Stickerrific (in Jaya One). So now my travel zines are restocked, and my latest colouring zines are also available there OK. I'm going to restock again in late Oct or early Nov to prepare for December's big holiday.I started...

Little Thing 270 : Paradox of Tragedy

 I came across the term 'Paradox of Tragedy' when I was reading Susan Cain's Bittersweet. What is the paradox of tragedy? The simplest way to explain this is how normally humans avoid misery and suffering, yet somehow we also invite these feelings into our lives by watching sad movies, reading fictional stories about other people's misery, viewing tragic arts, and listening to melancholic...

Event: Cover Making Workshop with Balqis & Moss Fest 2023

In July, I got an invite from Mossery to attend their event (Moss Fest 2023) + join one of their available workshops during the 3-day event. Yes, that Mossery. I explained to Sofi the night before that I had to 'work' on that Saturday, also reminded her several times that morning, she kept on finding me in my room or kitchen while I was getting ready, just to give me a long hug (*5 times to be...