15 October 2017: It was around 7 am and my friend and I were in a minivan with three Shan dudes, her sitting shotgun because of her long legs (lucky!) and me in the backseat sitting snuggly with the dudes. There were corn fields and hot wind was blowing in my face. I was listening…
This week was very happening. It's just how life is I guess - I was feeling rather down and unaccomplished as I do every month without fail, and then the universe is like, no way mate, we're going to throw random issues at you and light a fire under your bum. It's a new week…
Me and me this weekend ...fun times I've been so tired. I was ill for the last three days and I thought I had finally contracted Covid-19 because I probably have not been taking at least two minutes to wash my hands. I thought I felt better on Saturday and went for a stroll but…
So we're technically not under quarantine anymore. My city, Nagasaki, is back to business with some social distancing measures in place. Our classes, however, are not back to regular and I'm forgetting how to use a chair because I've been teaching from home so much and I do not own a single chair in my…
Everything heals (a little drawing I made for this blog post) When I started this blog exactly a year ago (it's been a year!), I was in pain. I was a bit broken to say the least. At the beginning of this painful journey, I was under this notion that my self-worth was somehow intricately…
Loving myself has been the key topic in my therapy sessions as of late. As part of my therapy, I journal most days, a way to touch base with my mind. https://videopress.com/v/GqtIom9W?preloadContent=metadata Electric autumn hair alert :)l So for this week blog post, I thought I would list the ways I loved myself. I vegged…
Things I did last week: I guess we're really lucky here in Nagasaki because we're not a strict lockdown. We can walk around, and go to places as usual most of the time. Most restaurants are still operating but they recommend you to order takeout instead of sitting in. I've been jogging and it's really…
I swear, I swear, sometimes drama follows me. I usually just sit at home thinking of what to cook but I get roped into things I am not even aware of. The other day I was checking my messages on Facebook and I saw that I had some messages in the requests inbox as well.…
I know.. I know..we as a collective are going bonkers with the loss of human contact and we all wish for normalcy as soon as possible. Even an introverted mole rat like me can't wait to teach back in the classroom and see my students' faces. I've been reading and drawing loads but I'm also…
No matter where I am, Burma is where I grew up and it's my home. And thinking about Burma and going to school there is incomplete without the memories of corporal punishment my friends and I endured. Government school teachers in Burma are like ninjas without a cause. They're swift and you don't know when…
