Just because

…tonight and every night I get to sleep in a queen size bed even though I’m 5 nothing.

… I may not have the perfect nucleus family, but I still have people who never give up on me.

10 effortless things you can do to make your day better

1. Smile when you see a kid playing in the park, old couple holding their hands, the unknown lady in the market…
2. Give the last money in your pocket on the way home to the men playing guitar on the street.

Lamenting the soft pillow

Good friday, it was. My tipsy head rested comfortably over the soft cotton pillow and my body was just weary of all the days work. Oh! How I miss that pillow. It was just the night before the Nepalese ground decided to harlem-shake with a rattling 7.8 magnitude.

Sudahkah Kita Bersyukur Hari Ini?

Sementara saya bergelung di balik selimut bersama suami dan bayi mungil kami, di luar hujan turun tak henti sejak petang tadi. Tiba-tiba terdengar bunyi “tulit-tulit” diiringi teriakan “baksooo, baksooo”.

I tried to embed a response I wrote on an Open Letter to a Stranger thread, for some reason I’m not able to so I’ll copy and paste it here.

Dear Starbucks barista’s,

By now I come through your line every day (usually the person taking my order and the person making my drink are two different people…