Unintentionally hubby and I encountered moments in which both of us feel nostalgic of our childhood and our early love story. The city of Shanghai has transformed dozens of times since we both left China. Yet, the government has put effort to preserve old buildings and neighborhoods. When we visited them, I realized that these … Continue reading Moments of new and nostalgic →

We got back to Jakarta last night. I had less than 5 hours of sleep for two nights... but I am happy, excited, energized, grateful, and in love. The last couple of days in Shanghai were spent meeting last rounds of old friends (mostly classmates), revisiting familiar places that husband and I used to know … Continue reading Habits I adopted, stopped, continued during holidays →

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 →