They say following traditions is just peer pressure from dead people. Do you ever ask yourself why you and your family always do things a certain way or celebrate holidays a certain way? When I grew up with my dad, he’d always make sure I ate breakfast before he dropped me off to whomever would… Continue reading Little Rituals
Life: the luxury-included experience
Daily writing promptWhat’s the one luxury you can’t live without?View all responses I wish I had a definitive answer for today's daily prompt. Luxury feels more subjective because luxury is the state of great comfort and extravagant living and in economics, luxury goods are in contrast to necessity goods. My initial thoughts were manicures but pandecoup and… Continue reading Life: the luxury-included experience
100 Devs Update
Here's a short story: I did not finish that program. The pace and the time requirements for that program at the time I started it was too much for me to keep up with. It was good, challenging work, but I think I got to week 5 and couldn't do it anymore. I had a… Continue reading 100 Devs Update
If humans had taglines…
Daily writing promptIf humans had taglines, what would yours be?View all responses Mines would be "getting through life one positive thought at a time"...I don't know, something like that. I think of myself as a mostly positive person. I don't find dwelling on the bad and the sad as useful to my energy, not when… Continue reading If humans had taglines…
#100Devs
This year I’m learning new skills AND putting them into practice. I’m learning to code. A part of the process is that we’re supposed to document and post on twitter about it and since I owe my blog a new post, here it is. What’s it like? I’m going into week 3 of the class… Continue reading #100Devs
Brain Spiral: What’s Your Motivation?
Every time I stop writing and get back to it, I make a promise that I’m going to keep up with it. And here we are, a solid two months since my last published piece. So this year, I won’t make promises. I will just do my best and create a plan (and stick with… Continue reading Brain Spiral: What’s Your Motivation?
Reading Challenge 2021 Update
I did ask the good folks that come across my blog if we were reading books this year or nah because this whole year has been the pits and there were times where just the idea of reading something felt like an excruciating task. There were quite a few things that I had to put… Continue reading Reading Challenge 2021 Update
Life Update: Where is home?
Lord knows a blog update has been long overdue. So many stories to share, things I want to write about and document, but sometimes life comes at you fast. And when life is being lifey, the only recourse is to do enough just to get through each day. Long story short, home right now is… Continue reading Life Update: Where is home?
The Living Part
My last post summarized my feelings about the many transitions I've had this year and just being really glad to have gotten to the end of the school year. But I've also had friends and family ask, What's it like living in Thailand? For starters, covid is still coviding and although many countries are opening… Continue reading The Living Part
Living In Thailand
When I moved to Myanmar, I brought with me a single pack of Poptarts. Ironically when I left to come to Thailand, I brought with me a single pack of Poptarts.I have no regrets about my emergency food stashes!I wanted to live in Thailand, or at the very least visit the country since probably 2016.… Continue reading Living In Thailand
Life of Neu 