Sweetie's World

This year’s Christmas is peculiar but definitely better than last year. I could still feel the misery from last year when I recalled how I cancelled my trip to visit my husband in view of the bad weather and also news of a bus flipping over due to slippery roads just 3 days before my trip (it was the same bus company that I was planning to use). So last year I was all alone for Christmas and being in a place where wishing others “Merry Christmas” could be seen as an unacceptable action, I felt so disconnected and sad. To ensure the same thing do not recur, I set my mind to anyhow travel even if the weather is bad. Lucky for me, on the day I was travelling it was sunny and my trip was a pleasant one. I was greeted by my husband with food from McDonald’s as it is the only available food at 10pm and although it isn’t very healthy, I felt happy to know that he makes sure I don’t go hungry. We talked a lot on the way back home and planned our Christmas Eve dinner.   Since it is so hard for

In the blink of an eye, I have acclimatized to being a registrar for the last 6 weeks. The pros of being a registrar are that 70% of the time I am just giving out the plans and only 30% of the time I will need to execute the plans. So basically less writing, more listening, and more contact with actual specialists and consultants. I am technically a middle man and if anything goes wrong, I need to take the blame. Working with various people made me learn one thing - you need to encourage them even when they are really bad at their work because you still need them in the team and the last thing you would want is for them to feel discouraged. Somehow I felt a sense of accomplishment when I managed to transfer a skill down to my junior and perhaps I got a boost in my confidence too when they responded with gratitude. I am not a theory type of person so most of the time I do feel anxious if I teach the wrong things to others but in terms of practicality, I am clear on my decisions and acti

The rainy season seems to pass by too soon. I was anticipating a heavy downpour for the entire December but up to now I still didn't get the chance to wear my yellow boots or my raincoat to work. I enjoyed the rainy season so much as it makes my room chilly and I love sleeping with my blanket on. It is undeniable that there are a few downsides to the rain such as it affects my time being outdoors and the cold weather made some of the items in my room turn moldy due to the high humidity. Furthermore, if the gloomy weather is prolonged, it is very likely to make me a little sad. However this year I have not enjoyed the rain enough to be sad or maybe because I was sad for quite some time that gloomy weather seems to be a trivial thing. I also seem to develop a funny relationship with an unexpected roommate - the little frog. I noticed frogs had been coming into my room via the window and I could safely say there were at least 2 frogs but one of them stayed for some time as it often gi

I have always wanted to learn how to diversify my finances and I wish I had known about cryptocurrency earlier. I also need to constantly keep myself up to date or I will end up following the traditional footsteps of my parents where the goal is to work all my life and earn a modest living and be contented. As much as I love stability, that strategy will no longer work as my country's currency is getting worse with time. It is also worrisome that the country leaders are obviously picking sides with the recent ongoing war elsewhere. I think war is war and it is never good to encourage war by picking sides besides the ones who are suffering are the commoners. It really must be unlucky to be born into a country that is constantly at war. I try to imagine what would life be like in those countries and I shudder to think that their daily goal is to stay alive or maybe to die faster so as not to suffer? Anyway, I just hope my country can stay out of unnecessary trouble and reflect on how

Today, I woke up feeling like someone just used me as a punching bag the previous day. I felt my muscles pretty sore, which must be due to all the exercise I was not acclimatized to. I felt rather old to feel this way because I did not find the previous day's exercise so intense. I admit that some adrenaline rush during the event probably helped me perform better and gave me some extra energy. Speaking about the event I realize that most of the booths have games with one similarity - they want the participants to "like" and "follow" their Instagram page. It felt rather awkward for people like me as I do not have an Instagram account. So I just gave a polite smile, nodded, and left each of the booths. I am often peer-pressured to open up an account but despite all the persuasions, I  do not see a good reason to own an account. I would like to mention that I am trying to minimize my cyber footprint but that would sound hypocritical as writing a blog itself contrib

I  have never dreamt of attending a viper challenge given that the only exercise I do is mainly cardio and most of the time it’s just leisure jogging. Seeing that my partner signed up for it, I took the opportunity to attend the challenge as I think it is a way to improve our relationship by doing common fun activities. I was rather nervous seeing the leaflet showing mud covered shoes and I find it rather yucky to get dirty in the mud and I’m not very comfortable of getting my shoes wet during runs as it is a sure recipe for foot blisters later on. I told a friend regarding my concerns and he assured me that there is nothing to worry about as it is not as extreme as Ironman or Spartan challenge. My partner also kept reassuring me that his young niece could easily go through all the obstacles as they are meant to be for amateurs. Anyway I was still worried as I know I don’t have arm strength and I badly want to be able to go through all the obstacles since it was said to be “easy”.   My