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  • “You be good to you, maaan.”

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    I’ve been forgetting to update the blog.

    So, what’s new? I had my birthday, that’s a start. Nothing super fancy, though. The four of us — my husband, me, and our kids — rarely celebrate our birthdays with parties. It’s always a 6 AM birthday song with a cake and our sleepy faces and bedheads. Sometimes, we had a day trip to amusement parks or a nice lunch or dinner at an upscale restaurant, but most of the times, it’s always us looking for noodles because noodles represent longevity.

    We also have another Animal Crossing player in the house. It used to be me and my son, then my son decided to delete the game because “it’s too boring.” My daughter got her brother’s Nintendo Switch Lite, while my son got my Nintendo Switch — a pretext and an excuse for me to buy a new Nintendo Switch. And no, not the OLED version. I am still preferring Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing design.

    My daughter got hooked up on Animal Crossing in no time. She always watching me play, and she’s really happy she can finally play the same game like I do. My son, looking at his sister and his mom playing Animal Crossing, decided that “it’s high time for me to return to Animal Crossing” ?

    The kids visited my island, and we had a blast. We took a visit to Brewster cafe to chill and drink coffee.

    The year 2022 is coming to an end, and 2023 seems like another episode of uncertainty. I’m leaving you with some digital wisdom from Kapp’n and Pascal.

  • Some sort of self-reflection

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    I just remembered, and realized, I went radio silence after my last post about Covid where I literally grilled myself on my apartment’s rooftop in the noon-time.

    As you might all know, I am now Covid-negative. So, yay. The test kit shown that wonderful one stripe on Sunday, and I had to attend a workshop on the following week, so another yay recovery.

    Our workshop happened in Kuala Lumpur, so that was a huge plus for me. No timezone weirdness and no long-haul flight. With the Division Meetup and Covid, I don’t think I would be able to face through another long trip.

    During the workshop, we talked a lot about leadership and team dynamics. Interestingly, all those chats about leadership and management made me think on how I would like to close this year and open the next year.

    I really don’t want to “close this year strongly”, or as kids used to say: “With a bang.”

    I’m too tired for that. I don’t want to close the year of 2022 with a bang, pow, or anything like that. It has enough surprises already, so I don’t think I want to add more noise on it.

    I’m aiming to close the year gently and feeling content. I also want to open the next year feeling mindful and calm.

    I actually have this thing in mind: I want to eat less and more.

    Why “eating”? It’s one of our basic needs, and I love food.

    I want to be more mindful with my eating pattern, hence “eating less”. As in, understanding the food I consume and actually enjoying it instead of being a glutton (something I’m really good at, other than being a sloth.)

    At the same time, I want to eat more. With more gusto, more understanding of the food and the food’s history and story, more mindfulness, and more quality of life. This does not mean I will only look for expensive (in monetary sense) food, no. I’m looking for appreciating food more, and enjoying the process itself: Cooking and eating.

    Here’s for a more delicious 2023.

    Pavlova from Kenny Hills Bakery, Ampang

  • Sunbathing

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    Nope. Still no negative news. I also found my anosmia comes and goes — most of the times, in-between. Like, I can smell Vicks VapoRub, but I can’t smell anything from my shampoo (and it’s obnoxiously fragranced.) I can smell curry, but I can’t smell teriyaki sauce. It feels like my nose is a factory complex, and they shut down some of the areas and keep some stay on.

    Anyway! We have sunny day here in this wonderful Saturday, and since we FINALLY have a newly appointed Prime Minister after 5-6 days of no movements, next Monday is declared as a public holiday. KL-ites left the town in throngs last night to enjoy the long weekend, so I guessed the apartment complex will be pretty quiet.

    I decided to go to the rooftop to caught some sun. And yes, I wear mask on my way there — and I only removed it when I’m alone and outdoor.

    This is the outdoor fitness area. I personally like our gym, but this area is perfect if you want to exercise in the morning too.

    And look at the sun!

    I always thought I hated sun — born and raised in the tropics, I have enough of sun. After Denver, though, I appreciate sun — AND HUMIDITY — a whole lot more.

    Too bad I didn’t bring anything to drink. I was in a bad mood since yesterday, what’s with being confined and stuff. Having an alone moment like this outdoor definitely helps.

Nindya’s quick blurbs

  • A month too late, but I just stumbled upon IKEA France’s Tiktok video, hinting a possible collab with Animal Crossing. Unfortunately, no further information about this other than IGN picked up this news when the video was posted.

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