Memorable conversations

I met with many friends and colleagues during my stay in DC. Some conversations are shallow, to catch up, to vent. In between them, few made me pause and absorb. She's ready to let her mom go. She's my closest friend in the US. She's taking care of two aging/sick parent. Her mom had two … Continue reading Memorable conversations →

High and low of DC trip

I just landed Jakarta, after 14 + 8 hrs flights with 3 hrs layover in Dubai. It felt long and I was very uncomfortable (wanting to sleep but couldn’t find a position that I could stay asleep). I’m glad I’m back. During the last 10 days, I was on a go-go-go pace. No time to … Continue reading High and low of DC trip →

Mental game: race recap & good friends

I almost didn't PB. My target was to go under 50 min (my last 10km was in 2016 at 50 min 8 secs) but realized that I might barely finish because I was sleep deprived due to jet lag, overall tiredness, my lingering hip soreness. So, the mental game for this race was The game. … Continue reading Mental game: race recap & good friends →

Solo shopping day

Jet lag is still on but at least I didn't nap for the entire day. Progress. Progress. 🙂 I spent the entire day alone with only 2 tasks: pick up my race packet, and shop! The starting line is 2.4 miles from where I stay and I had 20 min easy run on schedule, so … Continue reading Solo shopping day →

5 on Friday from DC

30 hrs door to door travel: I didn't realize how long it takes to travel from Jakarta to DC, about 10 hours longer than from Manila to DC. Emirates is super nice: large selection of movies, abundant good airplane food, pretty flight attendant. Yet, it's still not fun to fly for 24 hrs. Jet lag … Continue reading 5 on Friday from DC →