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
Category: Thoughts & Thangs
Random thoughts about random things.
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…
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?
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
What to do about Worry
Things you can do when worry has you in a hold.
Things I Learned in Quarantine
Short version: nothing. No, but for real, I didn't. It's been a hot minute since I felt the mental freedom to write. The year feels like it's on velocity mode and yet the days felt twice as long when the events of Feb. 1 took place. I left Yangon, my home for the past 3… Continue reading Things I Learned in Quarantine
Interrupted Thoughts
Hobbies. I like em. I talk about them a lot. See the link to an old post about the same thing. I will always be team pursue your passions but note that not every passion needs to become a side hustle or even your primary career. I think this especially important for young people who… Continue reading Interrupted Thoughts
The Influence of Others
(From the drafts) Do birds of a feather truly flock together? At home, this point tends to come up especially around men and women relationships where a young lady and her perceived sexual activities and then assumed to be true for her friends. The judgements and assumptions come from all around -- older women, young… Continue reading The Influence of Others
Life of Neu 