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…
My Myanmar Days Ep 2: My days as a nun
In Myanmar, it is a custom for young Buddhist girls to enter temporary nunhood or get ordained as a novice monk for boys. My family being a Buddhist also meant that it was imminent that one day soon we will have to shave our heads and so we did one summer. Turned out I was…
Office Shenanigans
It's midday madness time in the office. Oil forming on the brows, fingers banging on keyboards with fury, and minds falling apart and someone singing the milkshake song out loud, someone grinding his or her teeth, someone with headphones plugged in in a desperate attempt to escape the madness. Our office reminds me of the…
The little jar of improvement goals and the reality of it
A couple of months ago, I bought a tall glass jar with the hope of keeping it on my desk and writing down goals I want to achieve or to celebrate little victories like, 'Walked a mile today and got in touch with nature.' so that by the end of the year, I would be…
