Living by faith

<My life is in a constant change — from a career woman into a homemaker, from a giver into a  taker, from a breadwinner into a bummer. I must admit to myself, there was none of which those roles mentioned that I like to take step into. No, I was not prepared for something more [...]

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A love letter

BELOVED,
I have called you by your name. As your name brings joy into my very heart.
When you were a child, you have a thousand of questions running in your mind. You kept asking and asking, even in the wee hours of the morning. You were quite inquisitive and I marvelled to the wonder of this [...]

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Trip to Memory

I had the privilege to let my mind flow down the memory lane. A small part of my mind rushed through a song my heart learned when it first hid its first object of affection. The song “Somebody” by Depeche Mode had reminded me of him, the love of my youth. Probably I loved because [...]

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Unmatched

How will you handle being unemployed in the midst of a deep global recession?
I have been actively looking for a job for the past two months but to no avail. I already sent my resume to all known jobhunters in Tokyo but it seemed that my experiences were not capable of landing to a just [...]

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Be Still….

Dear God,
Two years after my wedding vows.
Year 2009. The year started with me losing my job.  It was a sign of relief somehow, of a very high pressured working environment I had with a global company. Two weeks after my cessation of working contract, I felt that I am now into a period of professional [...]

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A Farewell Note

I cannot explain myself now that I only have two Mondays left staying in Nagoya. My mind has not been made up to go back home since this has been an abrupt change of plans. Yes of course I am excited to see my old friends and families who never failed to miss me. But [...]

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Protected: Is it really worth it?

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Missing home

I just came from Hanabi, it is a fireworks display for about 2 hours in Toyotashi in celebration of the Oiden Matsuri. There are many people clad in yukata. People gather together to watch this as a starter event of summer.
Wow, I have been here for two summers and two springs except for a month [...]

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Me at Simpsons world

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When was the last time you did something for the first time?*

This is the first time I feel so liberated again all my life. Smell the fresh air of freedom!
My work in Japan is pre-terminated this year. My conditions in working here long term were not given as my Nihongo competencies seemed not good enough based from my clients’ assessment. I feel relieved that my agonies [...]

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