Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • One of the things I like to do with some friends is go out and eat Korean food. Sadly, R is not a fan, so I go with others. The best part is drinking soju and getting very happy. Over the years, I have met very few non-Koreans who can handle soju. Even many Koreans cannot handle their own national drink. Here’s an article that proves that (thanks to R). Still, I have…

  • Here is another beautiful adoption and birth family reunion story. It’s amazing. Closure

  • It dawned on me the other day that I cannot remember the last time that I felt so good physically and even mentally. I think I am probably in better shape now than I was in my 20s and I really feel good. The Paleo diet has made a huge difference in my physical appearance and energy level. Although I am not drastically thin like I was back in NYC, I have lost…

  • It is hard to believe this is a country that was not a country only 42 years ago. It is a teenage country trying to act like an adult, but is so spoiled with riches that it is hard to mature properly. I call this place random. Everything seems without order or purpose and yet it manages to function. The one thing that is not random is the amount of celebration that goes…

  • The other night R and I had a very lovely chat, which cleared up a lot of questions or concerns that had been going on in my head. When communication works like that I often wonder why we don’t talk more like that? What is it that keeps people in general from actually having calm and mature conversations? I realized that a lot of it is our own fault. When we hear someone…

  • This year we were too busy to think about having a big Thanksgiving bash at home. So, when Time Out Abu Dhabi decided to issue 2-for-1 coupons for a nice buffet lunch, we decided to celebrate there with friends. We had gone before earlier in the month and loved it, so it was pretty exciting to go again. 😀 It was a really lovely time and nice to feel like our international family…

  • A few days ago I posted this link about Internet porn addiction on Facebook. A colleague at work made a comment and I responded saying how my ex was/is an addict. This morning, a former colleague and FB friend whom I only ever talk to at a conference once a year, but used to be our mutual friend sent me a message chastising me (in few words) about ‘outing’ my ex for his…

  • Some great news to share! First, surprisingly within the amount of time we were told we would get feedback, I received an email that I had been offering the Apple Professional Developer position. There will be a contract to sign and then my name will go on a list for potential clients or I can try to go out and get them on my own. However, this is a great step forward. If…

  • Phew, last night was a toughy and I am not sure how much detail I will write as it focused a lot on love. There were two events yesterday that sort of opened my eyes wider to my relationship causing me to think more deeply about what I want and, more importantly, what I deserve. We went back to the J-days in college and how my heart still aches for him. Of course,…

  • Ages ago, B and I planned to go see Alicia Keys in Dubai. This is the only concert I had agreed to go to this year as I am often disappointed by the performance as well as the atmosphere. Since it was in Dubai, I thought I would give it a chance. Well, it was not that much different from the concerts at Yas in Abu Dhabi – lots of people squished around…

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