Last weekend solo in Jakarta went well. A combination of selfcare and reading.
Saturday started with facetime with husband, followed by facial. After lunch, I went to the chiropractor. I swear that I felt I won a lottery, in the sense that i found out the source of my sore hips for months! It is working like magic! I will stick to it for 3 months as prescribed by the doctor. I also like the appointments are super efficient, almost no waiting time (once I figured out when is the best time to visit), and takes 10-15 min for the whole procedure (massage, adjustment, chat).
then I met up with a friend from the US, currently living in China, who came for work. It was a nice catch up after having seen each other for 5 years. Chill evening and went to bed for reading by 7:30pm.
Sunday: after a good night of sleep, I was super charged and felt energized for the 12 miles run with surge at mile 11 for HM pace. I loved the run, especially because I experienced two instances of kindness. First, I saw someone asking to buy water from a guy who has a big box of water. The guy kindly waves his hand signaling it’s not for sale, but for the runners who are doing a race. I smiled looking at it because come on, he could have earned few bucks by selling a bottle to the lady. Nobody would have noticed.
Second act of kindness. I stopped to buy water to refill my bottles. I had 50k bill for 5k water. The vendor didn’t have change. Another runner came and offered to pay for my water. So kind.
My next to-do was going to the beauty salon for lashes extension. I basically took a nap there for 90 min, and left with long curly lashes. 🙂
I came home and spent the rest of the day curled up with Cookie reading this book, which is fascinating.
Off to China Wed evening.
Our New Journey 
That sounds like a relaxing couple of days! I do love a nice day of reading and getting to bed early; it can really recharge you. Also you basically had my perfect day – a run and a good book! A+ kind of day! I have never gotten last extensions; how long do they stay on?
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Wonderful to receive acts of kindness! Cookie is so cute! How is the air quality in Jakarta? I see through the window there is some smog? It improved here in New jersey.
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air quality is not the best so I monitor it closely to decide whether to go out to run or not.
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they say last 3-4 weeks if one takes care of it. I don’t know what it means. hahaha… I’ll report back how long it lasts for me as I do zero caring.
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Have a wonderful trip to China! It will be so good to be reunited with your family! I have to say I am a bit envious of some time at home alone. That NEVER happens for me!
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Glad you took advantage of the last few days by yourself! I am glad to hear you got your hip problem worked out with the chiropractor!
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Wow, what a nice weekend! Running, reading, SLEEPING, and that trip to the chiropractor- finding a solution to a problem that has plagued you for months must be amazing. Oh, and I almost forgot cat cuddling… what more could you want?
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