food+coffee+books+travel+dogs+music=my life
All I need is a very simple reminder when it feels like my life is getting complicated.
WAKE UP – yes, I did that. I got out of the bed this morning. Barely, but I did it.
KICK ASS – I am not sure I did kick ass truly but at least I tried.
REPEAT – OK, I will see tomorrow.
Only three things. I think I can handle that. I would add one more here, “Stay Humble.” I look forward to welcoming tomorrow.
I love books so I read a lot. I love traveling and I get out there a lot.
When I was about half of my current age, I was traveling through Thailand. I was dirty, filthy and broke. I was hungry. At one point, a well-dressed Caucasian couple threw a can of cat food at me when I was sitting street side in Bangkok starving. Two not-well-dressed-at-all kids took me to their home to feed me what they already DON’T have. This couple seems they had enough money versus these kids’ family who don’t have enough of anything. These kind of experience opened up my eyes and my heart. Wide open.
Reading has the same effect on me. I can be inside of a book and travel though the book. I get to experience tons and my heart soars.
A well-read and traveled woman is very emotional, opinionated, strong, stubborn, protective of her own space and wants to be alone many times.
On contrary, she is kind-mannered and (most likely) has a fuzzy heart. She is just afraid of showing that.
If you ever wish to lead an interesting and never-a-dull-moment kind of life, she would be a perfect companion. I won’t say it is easy but you will never get bored, I promise.
Racists are a problem
White people are not
Homophobes are a problem
Straight people are not
Transphobes are a problem
Cis people are not
Sexists are a problem
Men are not
And most importantly, hating an innocent person solely because of their race, sexuality, or gender makes you a fucking asshole
(source: http://egalitarianyellowfang.tumblr.com/)
Yep. Can’t agree more.
Luxury. What does that mean to me, I wondered when I saw this quote Sunday morning.
“Luxury to me is not about buying expensive things; It’s about living in a way where you appreciate things”
We have been lucky to have a warm winter in Seattle this year. It was sunny and spring like yesterday.
When I took my slightly overweight Chihuahua, Ginger to do her business early in the morning, I noticed it was such a gratifying morning. Air was clean and slightly wet from last night’s rain and ocean nearby. I inhaled big this air as if I was filling my whole body with freshness of winter morning. Then all of a sudden, I heard something humming. I thought it was a bee at first but it sounded a little louder than a bee.
I realized that was a humming bird hovering and humming away right in front of me for good 5 seconds. I was not moving and probably I was not breathing because I didn’t want this pretty bird to go away. She (the bird looked like she) was holding one bright pink petal of winter camellia, which is one of my favorite flower. It felt like she was trying to tell me to take a moment once in a while and just BE.
This is exactly what luxury is all about to me. The beautiful humming bird brought such a quiet yet strong message yesterday. By the way, above quote is by Oscar De La Renta, high-end couture fashion designer. The most expensive dress of his you can buy online is $12,690. However, like he said, you can find your own luxury, whatever that may be, when you choose, you don’t even have to pay a penny.
Have you eaten? 