Breathe In. Breathe Out.

This past few weeks were nothing special, I had time to breathe in and breathe out all that succumb the monotonous day, re-shaping and balancing that passes in between the day. There are times that I finished or end the day late early morning, just to notice that I haven't done any movement that I have less oxygen in my body to work it well (I found the reason for this after reading the book of Cameron Diaz, The Body). Like a machine that is need fuel to work. So, it's the reason I feel tired even-though I don't work that much, feel bored, feel sad even though there is no reason for it. To conclude it all, I need some activities to make me fully engage the whole-day. I need movements. So, I started to work on it to first, sleep early, but sad to say that I still break this rule, no matter how I tried to manage it. Second, to start my Tai Chi's workout in the morning and I commit myself to do this for at least three months, just to see the effect on it on my body (because I read a lot of reviews online that it gives endurance and longevity in life), then continue to do it forever--I started doing this Tai Chi exercise back when I was in Dubai, but I did not religiously do it for I am busy like an ant back then. Third, work on my hobby like sketching which I remember the last time I do it when I was in my High School days when I feel blue is hitting me and one outlet for me to breathe out all angst than letting negative thought float in. Fourth, enhance my reading capability; my magazines are getting old and lazy in the nook for the long time now, accumulating dust and wrinkles pages after a long time of having no attention from me. Fifth, I'm a music lover, I sing a lot like no tomorrow in videoke for no less than four hours a day, but after working in Dubai for five years I could say that hobby has now been forgotten long, now I started to add music to my life, again. Then, end the day by writing in my journal, to collective write memories that happen in a day where I can go back any time and read what special in the day it was.

I love doing this in the morning, it really fuel me for the whole day ....

this is inspired by the book To All the Boys I loved Before by Jenny Han

these are just a few that I had collected through so many years now, that I haven't read any of them.... there's lot filing up in the cabinet.

listening to Sam Smith - Stay with me

writing before I sleep is a good way of de-stressing myself from the whole busy day ....

Everyday has a reason for as to move to breathe in and breathe out, whatever it is big movement or small movement, it is really has a good effect to our lives.

Technology can be our best friend, and techonology can also be the biggest party pooper on our lives. It interrupts our own story, interrupts our ability to have a thought or a daydream, to imagine something wonderful, because we're too busy bridging the walk from the cafeteria back to the office on the cell phone. -- Steven Spielberg 

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Past Travelogue (2006)--Awe of the night

The poignant night makes you escape the reality; the place is so majestic, the eerie evening is deafening that its left me nothing but awe.

We left home at around 11:30 pm its kind of good time to travel to avoid the traffic and the heat of the sun. The night is silent, and the weather is cold. I love it. As we heading to the place in Jabel Hafeet, in Al Ain it's like travelling in San Francisco bridge the lights are so beautiful, even though my eyes are sleepy, I tried to keep myself awake so I won't regret what I failed to see that night. The place is kind of dark as we approach towards the hidden park in the wilderness, but my gosh, can't believe what I see a boulder of stones in front my two own eyes. Yes, it is! Wonderful. I couldn't even explain what I feel at the moment. Awe. Amazement. Excitement. Ecstatic. That time is the most wonderful thing in the world. How couldn't you say, "God you are so great for creating these beautiful things. Thank you so much. I am in of awe of you."

at Jebel, Hafeet Al Ain. I felt like a kid in the night

So, we reach the place at around 2:30 am its already early morning, its like a sacred hide away that only few knows it, a few couples that making the place more romantic, the place is so cold, its like where in the middle of nowhere, I didn't know exactly that there is a romantic place like this in the desert of Al Ain. The place is really good for family bonding, retreat, meditation, soul searching, for romantic couple who wants to enjoy the serenity of the place and themselves, when you want to hear more of yourself amidst of your busy life. This is a good secret get way. I am happy that my brother's friend brought us there. So, thankful even though, it is so scary to travel in the night and get lost our way twice, but still we reached the place. I don't regret any for the struggle of getting in there. So, if any given chance I would like to visit the place again and again.

I felt like a kid when I'm surrounded with my 2 beautiful and hansome nephew and niece (kate and francis), atop of Grand Hote Al, Ain. A majestic view. The City of Dubai.

And before we left the place we also visit the Grand Hotel on the top of the hill where you can see the whole city of Dubai. How we struggle getting in there just to see this majestic view because the road is very steep and the car is sliding down (can you imagine how scary it is?). But it was paid of by this beautiful view

When you leave a beautiful place, you carry it with you wherever you go. -- Alexandra Stoddard

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Status: Throwback post, looking back--My Cup of Tea

It's been so many years now that I missed all the things I do when I wake up early in the morning a few repertoire that become a habit that hard to break. Sipping a cup of hot chocolate while mesmerizing of what's going to happen through the entire day in a long working hours in the office; sitting an hour daydreaming of a better thing to do or will happen in a day.

Then my day starts with all smiles in the lips and glee in the heart. No rushing hours, you are in control with every minute. You aren't clamored 'cause you have so much time left to do everything to gear up yourself. Take your morning shower, read a line or two of your favorite quotes, a minute exercises, these are all the things that I miss doing here in Dubai. I'm not able to do now due to tight hour in the morning.

having a cup of tea every morning before the grueling hours of work is a good start for a day....

Things are not all the same living in a different place, culture, aspect and ideas could even twist the perspective of a person. All my morning routing has gone now, and every morning is clamoring hours. Every day you had to rush waking up, with body pain, rush up for quick-bath, rushing up for breakfast or sometimes none-at-all, rushing up preparing yourself, hayayay, no time now for a good cup of tea.

the receptionist, the secretary, the document controller, I love my three in 1 job. As for me, it's better to have a busy job than to deal a boring day every day for being idle.

Living in a very fast pace country was not an easy thing to deal with, but you had to adjust yourself or if not you won't enjoy it even though you had the most advance life or you will face a boring day everyday. While you are surrounded by different kind of people, so different in what you grown up to, the language, the ideas, the perspective, sometimes it's hard to comprehend with their likes and dislikes. You will then realize how hard it is to become apart from the place where you have been raised, and then you will wish that my country will give much better opportunity; so that you don't have to leave, and work in another country just to look for a greener pasture, much greater salary just to make a living better than you had right now.

Yet, sometimes we use it as a tool to run away from the pain by leaving and hoping that it will take away what's hurting you. Or just take it as an experience to make you a better person.

Well, my morning cup tea has now stirred up!

(written: in Dubai at 5/14/2006)

It's like Forrest Gump said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates.' Your career is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get. But everything you get is going to teach you something along the way and make you the person you are today. That's the exciting part - it's an adventure itself. -- Nick Carter

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