I’ve seen countless quizzes on Facebook, with friends and acquaintances posting that they are the quiet ones. I’ve seen ’10 characteristics of introverts’, ‘are you introvert or extrovert? Take our quiz’ and a lot of other variation of articles between the two. I’ve seen blogs and websites posting about how to deal with introverts at work.
…which, I think, it’s being overdone somehow.
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I love my six-month-old baby nephew. I don’t love him because I just play with him and give him back to his parents when I’m tired. In fact, I love him, and I change his diaper and calm his tantrum and rock him to sleep and feed him.
He’s the cutest thing on earth. (Yet. My future babies, I still remember you).
After taking care of him for the past six months (on and off, mostly on weekdays, working hours), I now believe children are such a gift. I hope my parents were this happy when having me.
Here are some lessons I’ve learned from my baby nephew, because not only the wisest and oldest can bestow you life lessons.
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It’s a well-known verse – to sacrifice. We all sacrifice our wants for something – for our loved ones, for our partner, for our family, or even our friends.
But perhaps the right word isn’t sacrifice.
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For the past six months, I’ve lived on a suitcase, never staying at one country for more than one month. I’ve spent my days (and months) in Jakarta, Singapore, Banjarmasin, Montreal, Toronto, Quebec, Niagara Falls, Vancouver, and the Rocky Mountains and yet I’m still hesitant to call myself a traveller.
My definition of travelling is still: 1. bungee-jumping in Africa, 2. driving through the savannah, or 3. backpacking through Europe.
But is it what travelling really means?
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If something’s becoming too mainstream, there’s a possibility that I will start disliking the thing rather than loving it.
Example.
Frozen’s Let It Go.
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At midnight the other day my good friend tagged me on Facebook on an article titled, “Why We Humblebrag About Being Busy”, featured on HBR. It was such a good read and yet by the end of it, this was the sentence playing again and again in my head: “I’m not doing enough.”
…which is contrary to what the article wants to achieve, I guess.
The reason being is that: I never humblebrag of being busy. Or at the very least, I never remember I do (please remind me if I have). I am the most carefree Gen Yer and I love being free and doing nothing. While my friends are doing Master’s and working overtime, I’m babysitting my baby nephew. Can you see the jux?
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Yes, it’s always a reminder.
Every time a friend publishes a blog post. Every time an acquaintance’s story gets viral. Every time a colleague gets a better job. Every time a childhood friend posts about his travels to the end of the world. Every time.
Every single time, I need to remind myself: Their success is not your failure. Just because they are succeeding, that doesn’t mean you are failing. Just because they climb higher steps, that doesn’t mean you are walking two steps behind.
And yet it’s hard.
It’s really, really hard.
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People say you can tell a lot about a person by listening to their music. I believe so too.
While listening to the radio on a seven-hour drive to the Rocky Mountains, Canada last week, I had a strange compulsion to share 20 songs that I love the most. Perhaps that way, you can know about me more.
So without further ado, in no particular order, here they are.
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Maya Angelou
Dear you,
Yes, you. You know who you are. You sat next to me today while watching The Amazing Spiderman. I have nothing against you, but really, I was trying to watch a movie.
It’s okay to check on your phone. Really, I have nothing against that. I do that too, like, you know, sometimes you just have this important stuff that you need to attend right away. Or an emergency.
But can you please, at the very least, put your phone on silent?
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