the wonder of a child

How could this cute little girl light up my day? I was just lucky to be in her raffle when she was giving away her things. Now that’s something all of us should learn to do. Where people are too busy accumulating things, this 8 yo girl pull down her clothes and belongings she didn’t really like and/or need anymore and gave them away.

So there I stood, amused watching Ki’s pile of tiny skirts, shirts, drawing pencils, etc on wood floor and she insisted that I should pick 3 things. She looked so cute I just took her hand and said, ‘can I pick this?’ She laughed and handed me a small candle.

What could I possibly need or want from an 8 yo? Ki, in her childish mature tone said, “well, you could give it to your niece”. (but I only have a nephew). “is your nephew a boy or a girl?” (lol, nephew is for boy, honey). “or give it to someone else” (ok, think I’ll do that. I know a little girl who could use a couple of shirts.)

I thanked the little angel and gave her a peck in the cheek.

The Junction, Seminyak

Yes, food is definitely one thing that can light up your day. After class I finally joined dinner with K and A. I said finally because they’ve invited me many times before but I had excuses not to join. So tonight I decided to go. Their regular place is the Junction.

Not knowing what to decide, the 3 of us settled to share 5 starters (salmon tartar, chicken pandan, prawn salad, cantaloupe ham and tomato squeeze). Every single dish was totally yummmm.. they’re just the right portion for us, filling but not too full. For me it was about right, but they decided to have fruit-cheese platter for dessert. Bottom line, it was definitely a repeatable meal.

Nope, I’m not starting food review here, it just happened to be the light of my Tuesday. ;)

looking closely

T is one person that most people would find hard to like. I was never close to her, not because my boss hates her guts, but we’re basically not in the same click. She’s a blunt person, and that’s mainly why people don’t really like her.

The thing is I’m nowhere near her management, so I can ask and say anything I like, even repeating what my boss said about stuff, and she just can’t be angry with me. Of course I’m not the kind of person who would abuse that position, we just joke around, she would complain about the other people in the management, I would give input.

Stationed in her office for two weeks at least made us closer, she shared a lot of things, and I would try to put things back into perspective. I can’t force her to change her ways with people, but at least the message got through. I would like to think that knowing that she could trust me was a tiny highlight for today. I don’t have to try to be on her side all the time, but more important is that I’m there to listen and to help her put things into perspective.

Flat out

I would like to think most people (if not everybody) had those days when nothing that’s going on in one’s life is exciting anymore. Day in day out one’s activities goes like a clock. Everything is predictable, dull.

Since I’m writing that, so yeah, am having those days. Yes, I said days, maybe weeks.. (whoa!). Work is busy as usual, but it doesn’t interest you anymore. Get up in the morning, rush off to the office, get stressed over deadline, and back home around 7pm. Don’t care what the date is (other than to remember about deadlines or scheduling). Everything was just flat, how the day is going to be is clear, and predictable, move hastily without any flavor. Not even that agony of the thought about going to the office on Monday morning.

I don’t need no lecture of spicing one’s life etc, mostly it’s pretentious, because at the end you still have to face that same thing over and over and over again. Pretty depressing? Whatever.

Anyway, right now I set an expectation for myself. Every single day, I have to notice one thing that is the highlight of that day. Just one. If I’m lucky, I would be able to mention 7 highlights for the week. It doesn’t have to be as big as getting a raise (it would be nice though hehee), but simple things that would just light up a smile. One was to be waken up by heavy rain (as it is out of season as it is, it’s still wonderful to hear it early in the morning), another was receiving a phone call from an overseas friend, also getting a comment on this lazy blog :D (danke!).

I tried for several days, and it actually work. And for that, I’m humbly grateful. It's nice to have tiny flavor. Let me see if I can share some of those here.