Is it that bad, being jobless? You think it’s okay, that it’s just a phase in life that will make us stronger, until you meet someone who asks what you are doing for a living and you struggle to explain your life. Like you owe them some real explanation.
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On this day a month ago, I was somewhere in the States.
I was not sure where – like, I could be in Vegas, or San Diego, or Yosemite, or in the car between the cities. I could be watching Cirque de Soleil’s ‘O’ for the first time. Or Wynn’s Le Reeve. Or was I playing snow on the hills of Yosemite? Or on the way to one of the biggest zoos I have ever been? I’m not sure. But that’s not the point. The point is, I was somewhere North.
On this day two months ago, I was somewhere in Melbourne.
If my memory doesn’t fail me, during this time there was a lot of dinners and farewells – friends’ farewells that have graduated and would gamble their lives back home. Thank you dinners to mentors and editors. Meld’s Christmas party that ends up in a karaoke session until 3am in the morning (yes, I was sick for the next three days). I was then preparing for my someone special’s arrival, thinking on where to go for dates. I was then preparing my heart for graduation, because I know after graduation, storm’s coming…
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Seriously? Did I just ask you on how to actually spend a weekend? Uh-oh. Geek alert here.
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Maybe you are like me. Maybe you are someone who, out of courtesy, will say yes to everything that is asked of you. Maybe you are someone who is reluctant to say ‘no’, as you will feel like you are too selfish and demanding. But sometimes saying no is the right thing to do.
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Here’s one of the most important questions in a relationship: which one is easier, dealing with regret, or dealing with moving on?
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I have lived six days back in my old home, Jakarta, Indonesia, and am already craving for coffee. For a steady internet connection. For a mosquito-less environment. But guess what? I’m home.
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This story is a sequel to One day. And it’s a story about hope. But most of all, it’s always been a story about love.
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9.51am. She was on her way, but she was restless.
Nervous. Her hands sweating, her heart pounding. She checked the time, 10.01am. Don’t worry, she said to herself, you’ll get there on time.
She closed her eyes and tried to sleep, but couldn’t. She looked out of the window, but her mind was racing.
Soon, she said to herself. Soon.
She felt like it was the longest bus ride she had ever been.
The girl began to look at her phone, and stared at the background photo. Her smiling happily while resting her head on a guy’s shoulder, and the guy who is kissing her head while wrapping his right arm around her.
Hers.
Soon, she mumbled. Soon.
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Life is full of choices and surprises, and sometimes, you just have to make one, and go with it. There are easy and hard choices, but the key is knowing which is the right one. Each choice has its own baggage and once you decide, there’s no turning back.
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IT’S easy to be lured into copying what successful people have done to succeed. But sometimes their paths are not yours to take.
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You know, there is a bar for every expectation. You submit an assignment, hoping for a B and then you get an A+. You go to your local cafe one morning for brunch but they serve awful food. And perhaps, to be happy, or deemed successful, you need to exceed the expectation.
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