Heat wave is real, everyday we start at 90F 80+% humidity. Anytime after 9am, it's over 100F. It feels like an oven being outside. Yet, we are loving our slow, schedule, spontaneous days in shanghai. I am still running 5 days a week, despite the heat wave, meaning I need few hours to recover after … Continue reading Thriving the heat wave →

The main feature of our days in Shanghai has been lack of schedule, lack of plans, spontaneity, and slow play. Most of the days, we think about what to do after we have breakfast. I stopped journaling, I stopped making up to-do list, I stopped meditating. At first it was because I didn't have the … Continue reading Our unscheduled days →

Trip back went smooth. 6 hours flight went back rather quickly between reading and napping as it was an overnight flight. I got to my mom's place at 9am with the girls still in PJ and hugging me for long. So nice to be back home. Home is really where my loved ones are. We … Continue reading 5 on Friday from Shanghai →

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 … Continue reading Last solo weekend →

What a week! Work has been hectic as I am rushing through the finishing line. Monday I was the peer reviewer of one report and stayed up until 10pm. Tuesday I had to work until 7pm. Two nights of bad sleep meant I had to semi-abandon my Wed running workout. Sigh... even Friday I came … Continue reading 5 on Friday →