5 Things I'm Missing: UK Edition

Can you guys actually believe it's been exactly a month since I've been back from the UK?

It honestly feels like just yesterday I was in a cold autumn condition, where everything is almost different from where I am now, where I had the most amazing 2 weeks this year.

Dang! 

So, as much as I love my work now and how I can hang out with a couple of my close friends here, I'm not going to deny the fact that I am missing some things back in the UK.


1. Walks in the Parks

Because I miss how I can walk in the parks without sweating.

2. Amazing views

Because just look at these views!

3. Afternoon teas

Because I'm addicted to afternoon teas.

4. Loved ones

Because this one's a given.

5. Hot chocolate

Because UK has the best hot chocolates ever!

Time flies! It's going to be November in a couple of days! Are there anything you're missing right now? Let me know in the comments :) 

Are You Living Just For the Weekend?

Don't get me wrong. I love weekends just as much as the next person. And yes, my heart beats faster everytime it gets to 5pm on Fridays. 

I'm sure most of you feel the same way. And that's totally OK.

I mean, let's face it. We're all pretty much living for the weekend. We have fun and exciting things planned for the weekend, we can lie in bed and do nothing for 2 days - basically 2 days of doing what you want.

This week passed by in a blink of an eye. I'm not even kidding. It's like I woke up on Monday morning and went to work and all that jazz. Came home, went to sleep. And the next thing I know, it's a freakin' Saturday morning.


I constantly ask myself "Is this life now? Is this what adulting is? Is it OK that time passes this quickly?"


Don't get me wrong. I love my life. I love the job that I'm doing. I'm extremely grateful for what I have in life. But I feel like I haven't accomplished enough. And I always find myself in total confusion when Sunday night comes. Like, where has the time gone? Have I been lazy? What have I been doing? Is this all a dream?


Right. Let's not get carried away. 


Here's what my day-to-day routine looks like (pretty much) :

Get up. Stretch a little. Get ready for work. Work 9-6. Get stuck in traffic. Come home. Make dinner. Go for drinks. Sleep.


See. A lot of that time feels wasted.


So, I've decided to change my routine and start small:


1. Prioritize my time

2. Make more lists and make them visible instead of scattering them all over the place

3. Realize how many hours I have left in a week 

4. Slow down 

5. Make time for myself

What about you? How do you break out of your routined lifestyle? Let me know in the comments.

The Simpler Things in Life

I always tell myself and the people whom I'm close to:"remember to appreciate the little things in life". When I wake up every morning, I would always tell myself "wow. Today is a miracle. I get to see the beautiful sky, I get to hear the birds chirping, I'm healthy and alive."

Of course, if I'm being completely honest with you, I sometimes do tend to fall off the wagon. Whenever I've got too much on my plate, whenever I'm stressed out over unresolved matters, whenever I wake up on the wrong side of the bed, I do forget to say those things to myself. 

See, when you're living in a big city - you tend to have a more routined life. You become a robot like everyone else without even realizing it. You work, you come home, you eat, you go to sleep, and you wake up. ROUTINED! 

However, I have been getting back into the habit of appreciating the simpler things in life. Life can be beautiful every single day if you take the time to live for the smaller things - wind blowing across your face, smell of freshly cut grass, etc. 

Here are some of the pictures I've taken over the past couple of weeks that make me appreciate my existence in this world a little bit more :) 

Appreciate, live, be happy

Some of My Favourite Pictures From Holiday

I don't know whether it's just me, but whenever I see bloggers post something about their holidays, I always get so intrigued.

Some of you may know that I've recently visited the U.K. I was there for a good 15 days and I absolutely had the time of my life. I mentioned in my September highlights post that I got to visit my good friends and family over there. It was just amazing. 

So, I just wanted to share some of my favourite pictures from the trip.

-Architectures and random bits-

-Amazing food and people- 

P/S: I did vlog throughout my stay in the U.K. So, feel free to check my vlogs here.

OCTOBER GOALS

Less than 3 months till Christmas! OH.MY.GOSH! 



Hi friends

Welcome to the 10th month of the year. 

For me, October is kind of like Wednesdays and Thursdays. You're so close to Christmas (in the case of Wednesdays and Thursdays, you're so close to weekends) and all you really want to do is enjoy the rest of the year. Or is that just me?


Anyway, if you don't know this, every month, before I make my monthly goals, I would always review my previous month's goals. And like I said in my previous post, September was a darn good month for me and it seems like I did everything on my list apart from writing more, which is why I'm joining blogtober. I know I'm 5 days late for blogtober, but I will continue blogtober all the way till the 5th of November. Because yes, I make my own rules in life - YOLO!

In last month's post, I wrote: "Can you actually ask yourself this question: "Am I happy with my life? Am I living or am I just existing?", which in my opinion, was THE sentence that made me go out and start pushing myself to be happy despite all the bullcrap that life has to offer. 


I read this quote and absolutely loved it. Therefore, I will be sticking to it this month: 

"You can't get much done in life if you only work on days when you feel good" 

So here are my October goals:


1. Work more 

I find myself sometimes slacking (my blog would be a good example) but so does everyone. However, I do plan on hustling and working harder this month after a 3-week-long holiday. 



2. Leave my comfort zone

Another way of being brave and exploring more. 



3. Complete blogtober

I am very determined to actually daily blog this month and I've already got loads of contents planned. 



4. Meet new people

I'm really terrible at meeting new people but while I was on holiday, I met a couple of new friends and I forgot how good it feels to talk to new people. 



5. Attend more events

So, I suffer from minor panic attacks and anxiety when I'm in a crowded area. I know a couple of people that do too. But I've been really good at keeping that under control. It's all in the mind. I'm going to make it a mission to attend more events even though there are a million people in the crowd (well, probably less than a million. I can do 500 people :P ) 





May your October be fruitful and amazing! Happy October, my friends.