#100happydays

Day 1

An old friend of mine, looked me up today! Been ages! Even promised to take me out in Jakarta next month! Yay! Happy!




Lilo

#100happydays

I came upon this challenge in Instagram called #100happydays



I think it's a pretty cool challenge. Lots of people are going at it on Instagram, but I am choosing to take it to the blog. "I may not necessarily have pictures of things that make me happy!"

And also, it's about time I paid more attention to this blog. So, I am starting my challenge from tomorrow and let's see how long I last ;)

Wish me happy.


Lilo

Love-hate yet again!

(Besides my mother) I have a love-hate relationship with my job.

There are days I’m all so pumped up (rare, but exist) and there are days I just can’t get it over with.

It’s mainly got to do with traveling (love) and teaching (hate).

When I’m home too long, I can’t wait to pack my bags, and I find myself saying yes to any opportunity anywhere. And then I’m somewhere, waking up alone in a hotel bed in the morning and thinking what the hell am I doing here.

I love that I get to travel and see all this amazing things around the world and I count my blessings.

I hate that, teaching some MEN from 9 to 5, is the most exhausting thing I have ever done.

I love that I have had such excited people to learn, who will go all out with their questions and suck me out dry.

I hate that, there are trainings, with clowns who refuse to talk, refuse to listen and make me feel like why the fck am I wasting my time with them

I love that they are people who come to me and thank me personally and tell me how grateful they are for my guidance.

I hate that they are some people so arrogant they don’t show any respect for me nor my training.

I love that I meet all this wonderful people, and people that care to keep in touch, even after years of meeting them or because I taught them something once.

I hate the ungrateful people who purposely give a very bad evaluation because they are just not happy with me, my company and the whole wide world.

I love that from teaching, I learn. Every single time I learn something new.

I hate that I have to learn so much to teach. Like enough studying already.

I love that I have the kindest boss in the whole wide world.

I hate that my boss is so damn nice. When I need her to be not nice.

I love that my colleagues are all so nice.

I hate that they wouldn’t stop speaking Chinese and make me feel like a dumbass most times.

It feels like I have learned so much and worked here forever. 3 years now. It also feels like there’s so much more to learn here.

So yeah, I’m indecisive; to stay or to move on.

They say time heals, does time tell?

Lilo

Resolutions!

In a perfect world, my resolutions for the year would be to:

- never touch the fries again
- replace all coke/pepsi with water
- eat McDonalds only on my birthday
- never search the refrigerator for chocolates and ice creams
- have enough money to buy all my dream handbags
- have enough clothes to wear every morning
- work out every other day

But hey, the world isn't perfect. And nobody said I am.

Till then, screw the resolutions. I shall munch my fries and sip my coke while I drool over my dream handbags. And drown my sorrows of not affording them in my chocolates and ice creams. I shall walk high n low in every mall until I have enough clothes to wear and that shall be known as my work out every other day.

Now say amen to that.

Cheers.


Lilo

The end of 2013

One week too fast, but year 2013, I'm done with you. You have been fabulous, thank you very much.

It has a been a great year. To recap all the fun moments:

- I got promoted
- My dearest nemo got married
- Survived Venezuela!
- Visited the awesome possum city of Tokyo!
- Went to Krabi 3 times this year!
- Finally had our long over due holiday with the gals
- Went on a cruise
- My lil brother got married
- Shopped / over shopped and got myself a new phone
- Celebrated my birthday all by myself (That's a first!)
- Visited Sydney twice!
- Met some great people / made new friends

And above all, I lived more and complained less.

That's all that matters.

Happy new year people! Cheers to a great new year ahead! xoxo

iLilo

Lil brother!

I have a little brother.. I'm sure I have mentioned before.. In fact, I think wrote about him when I first started this blog, back in 2008.

Wow, time flies. That's more than 5 years since this blog has been up.

I digress. Just five years ago, my little brother was like a new born baby handed over in my hands. He had a terrible accident, where he almost lost his life, or maybe he did. Thank the mighty lord, he is alive today.

Not just alive actually, my little brother is getting married in the next couple of days.

I don't exactly know when he grew up. Or become what he is today. As he has always been my little brother. And I have been too happily playing the role of a big sister.

My brother and I share a special bond. My mom used to say I never left his side when he was born, although I am only slightly older than him. I put him to sleep singing songs for him, and he would happily eat everything I fed him.

As he grew up, I remember helping him with his homework. I gave him private tuitions. I shopped all his clothes. I make all his decisions. In short, he has always been my little brother that I look after.

He has been the sweetest thing in our family. The best to be bullied. And when we almost lost him six years ago, our worlds stopped.

Let's not go there. Point is, he is getting married in couple of days. Hopefully it wouldn't mean I'm losing my lil brother again. I know that might sound really childish and stupid, but really, you can't blame me.

For the very first time, in both our lives, he just said to me.. "Just answer my question, I don't need your suggestions!"

And my heart crashed.



iLilo

Glasses Day!

Like any normal human being with not so perfect eye sight, I wore glasses to work today.

What's the big deal you may think, apparently it is.

I don't know whatever happen to 'if you don't have anything nice to say; don't say anything at all' attitude. Is it just me or it seem to be lacking or even extincting these days.

So I received a lot of unwanted attention. And mixed reactions.

The Ever-So-Concerned said: 
"OMG, what happened? Are you ok?"

Dude! I'm wearing glasses! Not a bandage over my head! I can't see. That's what happened! 

The Always-Trying-To-Be-Nice said:
"Hey, you have nice eyes"

Seriously?? You finally notice my eyes on the day its hiding behind thick glasses and sans make-up?! Really now? Thank you, but no thank you. 


The Rude-Dumb-Ass said:
"Oh, you don't have to show you are aging!"

WTF?! I "aged" when I was 12 you idiot! I've been wearing glasses since then! 

The Not-So-Nice-Neighbour said:
"I'm not used to this look. Can you not wear glasses?"

Seriously! The world revolves around you eh?? 


And to every other dumbo out there who was curious, I said:
"It's wear glasses to work day! Didn't you know?"

And they believed.


Lilo


p/s: totally out of context, but I think the color combination in my post creates some 3D illusion! or maybe it's just my glasses :p