I usually don’t like to judge a book by its cover, but every now and then i might budge a little for the cover’s artistic value. I’ve always heard of singer-songwriter Jason Mraz
So with a peaked interest, ahem, i promptly bought his latest album, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
So you got takeouts for the past few days and now you’re stuck with loads of extra white rice, but don’t have a whole lot of ingredients to make it into a whole meal? Here is the perfect recipe to clear out all that rice with some simple staples laying around any house: Last minute fried rice!
As I’m gradually getting more used to becoming an adult, something that had only taken me six years to do so, my interests had diverge very differently from when i first retired from my teenage years. What used to interest me were bound to illustrations of deformed characters in outlandish plotlines bound within ink and paper is no longer valid, as i’m more and more in tune to the things that involves my daily life.
Personal finance never interested me until i moved to Hong Kong, and i supposed it’s ingrained into the culture there since everyone seems to be obsessed with interest rates and P/E. I’ve slowly learned about how it doesn’t make sense to let money sitting in a risk-free low-interest bank, whilst earning a steady income for years, decades, away from retirement when we ought to be doing a lot more.
And just as photography or cooking, it’s not something i’m good at, though there’s certainly a degree of natural interest involved. For months i’ve been struggling financially, what with the high cost of rent of my new apartment and the ever rising gas prices and subsequently everything else.
So with some free time i’ve decided to put all my assets and liabilities into a spreadsheet, and to my surprise things are not as grim as i’ve originally thought. I mean, i’m not rich, not by a long shot, but it is very helpful to see where i stand financially with the overall picture in front of me. I’m sensitive to what i share here since most of the readers here know me personally, with most knowing precisely where i live (hah!); but at the same time i believe it’s also important to keep a healthy record of who i am financially just as i’ve been sharing my life emotionally and professionally.
at Alice’s Summerthing last week.
The other people are losers.
I originally didn’t want to talk about this, but given that i had decided to be transparent in the beginning i suppose i should do the same to give the same respect in beginning and end part of a journey.
The simple truth is that as of Thursday Chris and I are no longer seeing each other. The duration isn’t too long at three months, but it certainly is one of the longest relationship, however you define it may be, I’ve ever had.
I’m not going to dive in details or to make it bigger than it really is, but instead that i’m just really focusing on dealing with the hurt. The last couple days were relatively easy since it was easy to physically cry it out, but only when the tears have dried did the question really unveil itself: Now What?
I’m just as upset as i was on day one, but now it seems like i’m void of ways to actually expressing my emotions. My roommate, seeing first hand how this had peaked and fell through, is being very generous in giving me space to really deal with it. Thank you.
I’ve hardly talked to anyone about this, which is unlike me who is so transparent in my emotions. But to those who i did try it’s interesting in seeing whom i’ve opened up to even in risk of what’s already been established, and inversely there are some friendships i blatantly cannot attempt to deepen.
Meanwhile, I shall enjoy all the flavours of life.
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