definition of the day.

strangely, this seems very relatable. 

updating your cv or resume is the process of writing down
all the stuff you've done in all the places you've worked in,
only to realize you're still a dumbass even after 12 years.

tweet of the day.

off the twitter;

fren : went to utm with big boss,
and most of the time he's busy
answering and receiving calls,
reading and replying e-mails
via his smartphone.

me : i play with my phone all the time too.
but instead of doing important things,
it's just to avoid talking to people around me.

yup. dats mua.

reach.

watched this video for world mental health day,
kevin, a man who survived a suicide attempt,
shared his reflection on how to manage this situation.

and this resonated a lot with me;

"...i built a support network over these years
of treatment so that i wouldn't be fighting this alone.

so like, it's ok not to be ok,

it's not ok not to ask for someone to back you up..."

now, god knows how isolated i feel sometimes here.

it's difficult when you're far away from friends you can
actually hangout with, from your family who you can
depend on every single day, or even when you're alone,
you'd still be able to go here and there, have lotsa walks
around town, take lotsa train rides, like when i'm back home.

in any case, thank goodness for whatsapp and
fesbuk and all those other communication apps.
and even this bloggy, if i think about it.

it makes it far easier for me to reach out and feel happier.
so reach out if you ever feel the need to, and more importantly,
be the one for others to reach out for as much as you can.

it'll be worth it. trust me.

lesson of the day.

it's been a while, but i've gotten round to
revisiting blogs i love to read stories from.

ok, admittedly my main objective was to
hope and see the return of sarina's fun doodles,
but i came across this fantastic piece of learning;

"...to act as a muslim instead of just looking like one..."

true, dat.

fantastic.

fly great escapes with you.

lyrical posto time! today off the wonderful
'honey' by the awesome kehlani.

perspective.

perspective is a wonderful thing.

we all have bad days, don't we?
i know it's normal for us as people to see
things in our lives as being less-than-ideal.

we're exhausted, we're not happy,
we don't see the reason why anymore,
we're not sure if it's all worth it.

but here's the thing, be sad for a while,
be angry, be pissed off, be disappointed,
be whatever, and let it subside.

and once that's over, take a deep breath,
calm yourself down a little bit,
and look at things they way they are.

if you're exhausted from a day of work,
that means you've earned your paycheck.
if you've earned your paycheck,
that means you're lucky to have a job,
and if you're broke from paying your bills,
that means you're responsible.

...and being a responsible person is good.

see? perspective is a wonderful thing.

diagnosis of the day.

performed a self-diagnosis, and i have
concluded that i have idiotamoronisosis.

it's a condition where i am physically and
literally allergic to idiots and morons.

god knows there's plenty of those around.