The highlights of this month would be going to my Indian colleague’s house half-drunk for an Indian Dinner & Drinks Part 2; going to Comic-Con with Fafa and Newman, dressed as Kamala Khan, just Fafa, and Luke Skywalker; and girls only hot-pot session at Liz’s.
I took a day off work last Monday because I wasn’t feeling well, both physically and mentally (I needed to recharge). I also went to Hardware Societe (I still can’t pronounce it) and had the best salmon dish in Melbourne. The hype is true, people! If you don’t mind waiting in line for some time, do give it a visit.
My best friends and I have reinstated the Face-Mask-Thursday routine; I am in the progress of collecting 100 pictures of us to display it, ala Andy Warhol.
Let’s start with the big news; I moved to a cross-functional job a few weeks ago. I am the Finance Project Lead on a new project in the company. The title might sound fancy, but I have major imposter syndrome! I have zero knowledge of how to manage a project. And the accountant in me is cringing at working with a big group of people. I am worried that I am not contributing or understanding enough. I am careful about not stepping on other people’s toes, something I never had to worry about in the previous function. What should I do? I welcome any suggestion, you guys!
I filled up my weekends with workshops, including the healing power of herbs. The best part about it was meeting and making new friends.
I also tried the famous Anzac cookie for the first time and bought it from IGA. It was terrible. Ugh! Why are we celebrating a holiday with this horrible-tasting cookie??!
Autumn is here, baby! And it brought a ton of gorgeousness into the air.
My colleagues in the new project are fantastic! The female-only team holds meetings over chai-latte, where the words like “family”, “tree of trust”, and “circle of sisterhood” are being thrown around.
We tried Mukka, an Indian restaurant in Fitzroy, as suggested by a colleague. Oh, my lord, it was so good! It finally manages to replace my year-long good Indian food craving. We are going there again for lunch next weekend.
I donated eight bags of clothes to the Red Cross over the weekend, with special thanks to Uber’s free pick-up service. Giving away clothes that don’t bring me joy to others felt good. Bonus: no more the dread feeling when I open the cupboard.
This month’s books: Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism, Healing Magic, The Guidebook to Conscious Living and Kitchen Table Tarot. I am halfway through the first one and dabbed here and there on the last one.
We loved and highly recommended Train To Busan, a Korean zombie movie. It’s on Netflix; add it to your list for the weekend!
I also finished and had plenty of discussions with various groups about 13 Reasons Why? Which resulted in more than a few arguments. Side note, how cool was the Skye reading Clay tarot scene.
There is no new-to-me blog this month; just glad that Y, the blogger behind I Live In Japan, started writing again after being on hiatus for the first half of 2017. I enjoy reading and am slightly jealous of her daily life in Japan.
I started listening to the Lunar Abundance podcast by Ezzie Spencer, whose book I purchased a few months ago. I have been studying about moon phase, including the woman’s cycle, and it has been exciting. Check out Emgoddess in Perfect Potion.
Next Month
I am going to Jakarta next month! I can’t wait to bear hug Amma, awkward-hug Appa, kiss Kiwi, my cousins, and Che. And the food! I have made a list: nasi campur, nasi Padang, bakwan, KOI bubble tea, sweet pancake, chilli noodle and chicken porridge.
The Emerging Writers Festival is also happening in June. Got me the weekend ticket, see you there?!
Lastly, I am planning to squeeze Ayer Rocks into the calendar for either next month or July. I am trying to convince Jik to come with me; she is stalling. Jik, come on, C’mon, C’mon! Let’s go!!Internet History
I wrote about five reasons why you should take a gap year. If you are currently in Japan, check out the Charming Journey exhibition in Tokyo. If you are in Japan, visit Mt Fuji, Fushimi Inari in Kyoto, Koyasan, and Takayama.
Thank You, Next!
I am going to Jakarta next month! I can’t wait to bear-hug Amma, awkward-hug Appa, kiss Kiwi, my cousins, and Che. And food! I have made a list: nasi campur, nasi Padang, bakwan, KOI bubble tea, sweet pancake, chilli noodle and chicken porridge.
The Emerging Writers Festival is also happening in June. I got the weekend ticket. See you there?!
Lastly, I am planning to squeeze Ayer Rocks into the calendar for either next month or July. I am trying to convince Jik to come with me. She is stalling. Jik, come on, C’mon, C’mon! Let’s go!!
You guys, it’s not easy to rewind the whole month; I only remember last week clearly, but the first three weeks? Not so much. I need to do something about it. Either I start bullet-journaling my weeks’ happenings or break the expat’s diary into two parts in a month, on the new and full moon—the end of the rant.
Time Machine
Read more about last year’s happenings.
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