Tag Archives: Self-Reflection
On Timing and Being Ready
They said timing is everything, and there is nothing like one’s birthday to reflect on life. I turn another year older as I write this. The New Year’s celebration is still fresh in mind, and so are the resolutions. It almost … Continue reading
2012: The Year of Experiments & Explorations
If 2011 was the year of courage, revelations and self-fulfillment, my 2012 was the year of… …experiments and explorations, full of spontaneity with a dash of serendipity. This time last year, I was in Sydney, in time to ring in … Continue reading
A Dream of Getting Paid To Travel
“I’d like you to meet someone”, said this friend of mine who is nicknamed “The Bald Guy”, at a gathering last Saturday night. He grabbed a girl’s arm, his cousin, Miss MK, and started introducing me to her. “She quit … Continue reading
Promises
I stop making promises for I tread carefully in the world of expecting the unexpected. And for every other reason why one stop making promises, you can read Hanny’s post here.
On Project 365, Emotional Baggage, and Memories
I have been back from Singapore for a few days now. The scribbles from that trip are still flowing on to my notebook. A friend said that trip could be considered a “spiritual” one for I have changed the way … Continue reading
“I Quit!” : The Farewell Note
I wrote about the day I decided to take a leap of faith to quit for a sabbatical. It was still two months down the road after I made that decision that I actually left the office. I had a … Continue reading
On playing catchup and the reason to keep writing
The memory of the past two weeks has been hazy probably because I am zombified a lot of times mostly from the lack of sleep in trying to meet several deadlines. A good thing I tweet frequently that I remember … Continue reading
One Year Ago: The Turning Point, The Real Story (and it still goes on…)
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your … Continue reading
Serendipity: On People We Meet, Expectations and Reasons
I am finally back in Jakarta after travelling back and forth, not long after arriving back home from Sydney. As of now, I am writing this from my parents’ home, with my tiny suitcase still unpacked. Living out of a … Continue reading