joni | July 31, 2009
Today I realized that the one thing that can solve all my problems in the world is to finish my novel.
Okay, that might sound like an exaggeration, but it’s true.
See, finishing my novel will finally earn me a Master’s degree, something I started about eight years ago. I had no idea back then that it [...]
joni | July 29, 2009
Yesterday when I read this article and asked myself if I were happy, I realized I could finally say yes. So I think the worst may be over.
I have been a bundle of energy the past couple of days leaving me too exhausted to even think about anything else other than labor conditions in China [...]
joni | July 28, 2009
Somebody at work gave me a free movie pass for today so being the un-wasteful person that I was/am, I checked out what movies were showing. I ended up watching “Adventureland” because really, after reading this review, I was pretty much sold. Never mind the stupid title.
And I love it! It is sweet and sad, [...]
joni | July 27, 2009
…I should start a business. But the bigger question is what?
A used bookstore cum ukay-ukay shop sounds like something I would actually want to own. “We sell everything used but still usable.” But I would need a good location. Near a university, perhaps.
Or I could start a tutorial service of sorts. Hire fresh graduates to [...]
joni | July 26, 2009
Today I am actually seriously considering migrating. This is something new. While I would love a year or two of studying or working somewhere else, I had never really thought of being away long-term and possibly being away for good.
But I am quite tired. This sudden exhaustion crept up on me. Very quietly. I hadn’t [...]
joni | July 24, 2009
To be honest, I was tempted not to write a list for this week. It’s difficult to be grateful when you’re hurting so much. But maybe I’d feel better after this.
This week, thank you for:
- friends
who would attempt to comfort and/or distract me. Not always successful but I really appreciate the effort. Also, for patiently [...]
joni | July 23, 2009
Time to accept the fact that there are things I will never be good at, no matter how hard I try. Time to quit. Besides, I have reached my quota of heartbreaks in this lifetime. So that’s it. I am never falling in love again. *accepts defeat *throws towel in
There will always be things I [...]
joni | July 17, 2009
As can be gleaned from my previous post, I am a confused little girl right now. So I slept on it. And as soon as I woke up I scheduled more sleeping sessions ahead. But it is in times like this one that my weekly gratefulness list makes the most sense because it makes me [...]
joni | July 17, 2009
Lately I have been thinking of major life decisions. From buying a house to migrating to quitting my job and going back to school full-time. Maybe I have reached that age of finally wanting to know exactly where I’m headed, if I were in fact headed anywhere. Maybe I had too much free time while [...]
joni | July 11, 2009
This past week had been an exhausting one for me. I got back to work on Wednesday and had to catch up with my China monitoring (there had been major riots in Xinjiang, by the way). Not very surprisingly, I got tired more easily as I had to gradually condition my body for full-time work [...]
