restorative sunday

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so thankful for this day. i have longed for this day for so long. no no it was nothing special. it was just the restorative niche (a term i learned from Quiet;)) i needed. well, along with the menstrual cramps i am having.

as you might have known, i have missed my sundays for so long. but today, i braved myself to forget about work and let the day go through its course and full belief that everything will be ok. i must learn to let go. and alhamdulillah things to have gone fine except for little messages i received from my teachers.

i got to do laundry, read, watch tv, read again, actually do some writing (a blogpost, a review, proposal), power afternoon nap and finally dinner at our fave place (which is at Lau Pa Sat), only the two of us, me and hubby. i loved it. and i think hubby loved it too because he barely have me for a full day nowadays.

i feel i can do work better now. i can face the week. i can take a deep breath, clear minded and do proper work.

Alhamdulillah.

this too, shall pass

A Story from Attar

“This, Too, Will Pass”

A powerful king, ruler of many domains, was in a position of such magnificence that wise men were his mere employees. And yet one day he felt himself confused and called the sages to him.
He said:
‘I do not know the cause, but something impels me to seek a certain ring, one that will enable me to stablize my state.

‘I must have such a ring. And this ring must be one which, when I am unhappy, will make me joyful. At the same time, if I am happy and look upon it, I must be made sad.’

The wise men consulted one another, and threw themselves into deep contemplation, and finally they came to a decision as to the character of this ring which would suit their king.
The ring which they devised was one upon which was inscribed the legend:

THIS, TOO, WILL PASS

macbook firstworldpain

the problem with using this macbook is that i do not have direct access to our shared network drive. i somehow love blogging using the macbook but i have difficulty getting pictures. sigh…i have soo many pictures to share from my short trips…

it is a five year old heavy macbook pro but usable.

Sesungguhnya da tak tahu mana nak letak buku2 saya! Cant imagine how its going to be like in a new home. And not forgetting the shelves n boxes of books still at my parents’ home!

Just cant stop myself from buying #monologue #notebooks.

Some #plants to give life to my #workspace.🌿i love it!!

I had been contemplating of buying those #wristlets for myself but mostly too expensive. And then the youth came back from their project arc and gave me this!! Just my kind of #bag 🙂 Thanks Bahar!