One of the distinct differences I have encountered since living on the other side of the world and in a culture equally foreign is our approach to adversity.  The Western (or American) mind that I grew up with is that obstacles are immovable and we need to innovate how to overcome them either on our…

This is my regular dilemma in life – I want to write and yet I do not write what I want to write or do not write enough. While I claim it is time, which it is, it is also discipline, focus and drive. If I were driven enough, surely I would have completed my…

Well, oops is that I missed yesterday!  So, I have a couple of never agains…, or maybe not any time soon. First, I do not think I will be drinking more than a glass or two of alcoholic beverages ever again. I seem to not be able to digest it even and my stomach has…

OMG! This weekend was totally packed with socializing and late nights. Thank goodness the new week has started and I have time to relax and catch up on my tasks. It was a fun-filled weekend that kicked off with an evening brunch with friends. That was a rather dangerous night that left me giving up…

Life in limbo is becoming a norm. It becomes a question of whether or not life is never not so and we just manage to convince ourselves otherwise. While I may be able to schedule what I am doing tomorrow, that schedule may have to shift based on what M is doing and whether or…

When I was young and meant to be out until all hours of the night, I could do so because I rarely slept a full night. Being an insomniac helped me to join the world of the young. 😛 However, when I finally learned how to sleep regularly through the night, I made it a…

I started reading the second book in the Outlander series. Before I watch the next season of the TV series, I want to read the book…. In the opening scene, the character is going through all the collected belongings of his recently passed away adoptive father.  It started me thinking on our need to collect…