Scoops from two cultures, one heart
“Breathe…” I nudge myself gently “And let it flow…” My world is slowly shifting in a way that I didn’t see coming. It’s been slow and steadily changing. Of course my first reactions were to secure and double check the fortress I build surrounding myself. Just to make sure that I’m safe within. But as [...]
[Continue reading...]The early Monday news haunt me till this very minute. 9 innocent lives gone taken by one drunk, driver’s license-less and a meth head girl on Sunday morning in Jakarta. The driver and her 3 friends survived but those 9 lives are forever gone. This has became a national headlines today and I feel sick [...]
[Continue reading...]So I am going to a wedding next month. It’s my cousin’s wedding out of town in Kupang. He’s my late aunt’s eldest and will be the first to get marry from her three children. My mother had asked me to fly there with my other aunt and my uncle. Followed by that was whirlwind [...]
[Continue reading...]Today I’m over at World Moms Blog talking about To Miniskirt or Not. The piece was inspired by the latest incident here in Tangerang city where I live. A police, reprimand a girl for wearing short. Please do come and show me some love over there and let’s get into the discussion about the whole stigma of [...]
[Continue reading...]Do you read horoscopes or astrological signs on magazines or even online? photo credit: tillwe Sometimes I read them for fun, nothing serious. If I happen to be skimming through one of my mom’s trashy tabloids and it’s there yeah, I’d read it. Somehow, I landed on a specific video on YouTube two nights ago. At first [...]
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I’ve probably heard this one song somewhere along the way before, it’s not like its new or anything. But for some reasons this song SPEAKS to me today. I sat down and listen… Really listen… Eyes closed… And let the words filled my mind, my heart, my soul…over and over again These words grabbed my [...]
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Being a mother to 5 years old boy surely has been interesting and fun so far. My Boy The Poet Who knew turning 5 will bring out the hidden poet inside my boy. Every night now before bed he would come up with the sweetest words when we cuddle that just makes my heart swollen [...]
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I'm Maureen, Indonesian by birth, westernized by heart, single mom - blogger - full time worker - lifetime learner - photography lover - travel junkie - writer wanna be - living in Jakarta, Indonesia. Find out more...
