I've been neglecting this blog because I had been busy (was sick, then busy with work and preparation for our trip), then I decided not to get online at all during our trip unless to check out maps and places to visit. I managed to not check anything other than maps and places to visit until last Friday he he...It felt good to be offline for a while, you know?
I only had a day to recuperate from the trip, then I have four days of work this week, so I'll catch up with you all later and I'll be blogging about our trip as well bit by bit. I took over 1,000 photos and some videos, so it takes a while to sort them through and decide which ones I'm going to use ha ha ha ha ha...
However, here's a sneak peek of our trip (photos taken by mobile phone).
1. Be kind to your body. 2. Learn to accept your limitations and then slowly begin to work beyond them (through regular practice). 3. Listen to your body. If you can't go/bend that far yet, don't push it. You don't need to prove anything to anybody. 4. If you need to some help by using a prop (a pillow/blanket/towel/yoga block), feel free to do so. We all need help from time to time. 5. Deep, mindful breathing can help you relieve some tension and they're especially important when doing twists. 6.
Be patient. When one part of your body is tight, take deeper breaths to
relieve the tension and then allow the muscles to soften at their own
pace. 7. We are rarely symmetrical. We carry tension in different parts of our body. 8. Simple movements (no jumping around) can really target your muscles and make them ache. 9. A good muscle ache is OK, but you shouldn't feel any pain at all. 10. Yoga can be so addictive! :-D Here's the latest one I tried yesterday and my goodness did I feel a lot of muscle ache afterwards! I like doing different ones to spice things up, but I'm a total beginner.
***** pardon the language/wrote this just for fun ****** Shit happens, they say. Damn right, I say. Sometimes you can feel that shit is going to happen, You fidget, you can't sleep, you worry, Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst, And all you can say when it does happen is, "SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTT!" Sometimes shit happens when you least expect it, Out of nowhere, out of the blue, Knocking you unconscious, dazed and bruised. And yet again you yell, "SHIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTT!" Every now and then the injustice of life befalls you When you have to clean up someone else's shit Yet you have no other choice but to grind your teeth And grumble inside, "I'm so fed up with this shit!"
Sometimes you're in deep shit and in a raging moment You raise your fist to the sky and exclaim, "Come on! Is this all the shit you're going to give me? Bring it onnnnnnn! I can take more shit!" Sometimes, though, when you're in deep shit, In a desperate voice you moan, "Why me?!?!?!?! What did I do to deserve all this shit?!?!?!?!?!?! Somebody, help me!!!!! I can't take this shit anymore!" Every once in a while when you're in deep shit, You meet a kindred spirit in a similar deep shit That makes you feel less alone and shitty And it makes all the difference. And then there are times when everything is fine, Nothing is out of order and all problems are solved, Yet out of the back of your masochistic brain A voice wonders, "Will it be pouring shit soon?" Last but not least, though, there are special moments - Magical moments that you want to freeze and bottle up Those moments when you stand in awe and say, "Though life is full of shit, it's still worth living."
Been busy at work again and battling some viruses/bugs. Some coworkers have gotten sick, as well, and now it's my turn. I tried to avoid getting sick, but couldn't help it. The other day what made me worried was that it was getting a bit heavy to breathe. Luckily work covers me to go to a clinic instead of the local health centre, so I didn't have to wait too long. The last time my husband went to see the doc, he had to wait 2-3 hours because there were lots of emergencies. I could even book my appointment online without having to make any phone call (such a bliss for an introvert like me!). The only problem is that it's not open during the weekend, but other than that it's very handy to go there.
So apparently I'm down with some kind of infection of the upper respiratory tract. Been taking it easy, though sleeping a lot can be a little problematic. For some weird reason I've been waking up so early (4 am) and then it takes time before I can go back to sleep again. Duh!
They say that it's particularly bad this year when it comes to viruses/illness/getting sick due to the mild winter. I read in FB that there are lots of sick people down south as well (mostly flu). It's a bit hard to believe that it's already almost mid March. Where did time go?
Last night I was thinking to myself that I had consciously and subconsciously chosen the right man to marry. The conscious ones were obvious from the start, but the subconscious reasons have only started to appear to the surface much later (during the course of our living together). It's fascinating when the subconscious reasons started popping out here and there, making me understand everything even better. I cherish the moment when I feel that I can see things more clearly (or at least more clearly than before). :-)
Anyway, during one of my off days I accidentally found this epic song online and I just love it so much. When I first listened to it for the first time, I was thinking how awesome it must've been to work together to create this kind of music. Mmmmm...If you're listening to the song, how does it make you feel? For some reason whenever I listen to this song, I feel invincible he he he he...
We saw this Korean movie the other day and it was funny, though definitely not for children he he...It's an Oriental Western (cowboy) movie. In the beginning it was a bit confusing as I thought the location was Korea and there were people speaking Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. Turned out the location is Manchuria. It's funny because my husband can't distinguish the three languages, but I grew up watching Chinese series and Japanese anime on VHS and then Korean series started booming on TV, so even though I don't understand the languages, I can more or less tell which is which.
Anyway, The Weird dude in the movie is the one who's making things so funny. And then when I checked him out online, I realized that he was in Snowpiercer as well. Snowpiercer is quite a movie, but it's kinda dark as it depicts a dystopian world. In the beginning of Snowpiercer, I almost didn't recognize Chris Evans (Captain America) as the main character there, but I think the one that really plays her part so brilliantly is Tilda Swinton. Man, she really rocked her role there!
But I digress. The Good, The Bad, The Weird is very entertaining and there are a lot of stunning scenes other than the many funny bits and the lively action. Word of warning: the ending of the movie came after a few seconds of empty (black) screen, so make sure to watch it until the end.
