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Immersed in Popular Cultures

One of my guilty pleasures which I don't really share with others because it's rather embarrassing, is that I enjoy reading webtoons, manga and watching anime. It's not an extensive hobby like I am not so deeply passionate about it like some people do. But why I say it's embarrassing because well, some are trashy novels where the plot lines are basically the writer's wildest fantasies in comic forms, lol. However, as trashy as some can be, in between there can those be riveting plot lines or chapters that hinge on suspense that make you want to read the next chapter to know what happens next. There are those that I really liked the storylines that are just worth reading because they are so good. And just like the popular social media Tik Tok, it can be....time consuming. Like I pretty much understand when some people posted online saying they finished the whole manga or anime series, that can span into 80 plus chapters including side chapters or seasons, in one day....

It's Ok to Struggle on Some Days

A tall and handsome...red velvet ice cream Sometimes I feel like I am not doing enough or work hard enough to achieve what I want out of life. Or it gets tiring when things don't go as planned or the results that I get were not fast enough. I know this is not something new that I write about but just like the tides, our life pretty much goes up and down too, especially when we get overwhelmed or we start to compare ourselves with others and seeing how we lack so far behind. So yesterday, I bought two different types of food. One was a packet or rice with dishes and another one is a noodle dish, which I originally wanted to get but the lady prepared the rice instead. But I still wanted to eat noodles so I bought noodles too. But then she added chilli and I actually do not like chilli in my food. It's complicated lol. Anyway, I ended up eating the packet of rice instead but the dishes were so meh, I didn't feel like I had a good meal. I still had to eat so I somehow forced my...

The Happiness Quotient

Smile and radiate with happiness What does happiness mean to us? Recently I came across a recent poll on IG simply asking how happy are you. The results were of course a mixture but I just found more were leaning on being unhappy. It was understandable because they stated their unhappiness were due to the unfortunate events in their lives such as the loss of a loved one, job, miscarriage, their former love of their life getting married and so on. If such an event unfold followed by another and another, then we also start to question if we will ever be happy. We also question our faith as we dive deeper into a depressing state especially when we put in so much effort only to be met with little to no results or developments. Simply put, we may start to lose hope in ourselves and on a spiritual note, that God doesn't love us. I also start to question myself if life is really worth living especially when I have to bear the hardships myself. Getting through each day was pretty hard beca...

Happy November - Coming to an End & Desire to Change

Cat and mouse game Happy November! We are down to the last two months. Seriously this year is such a roller coaster ride and whether we like it or not, all of us are affected by Covid-19 virus one way or another. But going beyond this pandemic, there are also many other things that happen, in our personal or professional life, that make us ponder and think hard about how we have been living our lives all this time. Like at some point, we all wanna change. It's a wake up call for most of us too.  For me, I've such a wreck when it comes to spiritual living like I know very little knowledge. And also in trying to be productive each day like I struggle big times. But for many of us, at some point in life, we all wanna change for the better.  We find ourselves in situations that we never thought we would be in and perhaps, after some self reflection, there is some goodness to it if we chose to see it in a more positive light.  It can be wanting to be more physically fit, ...