That’s the rule in this world.

Just Saying.

Self Reminder.

Picture by: Glenda Otero, Argentina

Beautiful food photography by Dave Edmonds from Bristol, UK.

In my country, we serve avocado sweet, either with syrups, sugar, or sweetened milk.

I have a friend who told me that she regreted telling her marriage problem to another friend of hers. ‘Coz, instead of simply listening — as how she wanted it — the friend judged her.

“What do you see in him? Just leave him.”

My friend was stunned. She didn’t expect such a response.

Is it that easy leaving a marriage? All she wanted was someone to listen to her, to give her a ‘lil bit of empathy.

Oh, dear friend. You shouldn’t have told her about it at the first place. What happen to you and your hubby is your secret to keep. Unless, you can’t help it anymore. But, it’s better to seek some solutions from an expert, for example, or some marriage counselor. Because, you never know how people might react to your story.

And, I told her. “Dear, if ever you get such a question again, make sure you answer it the right way.”

“How?” she asked.

“Say: I see what you don’t see.”

She gets quiet.

It is true, rite? That when you decide to stay in a marriage, there are things that only you can see, that make you survive no matter what. Well, maybe it’s for the kids. Or, maybe, it’s simply him (or her). Something in your spouse that in your eyes still has values.

So, just be careful in telling people about what happen between you and your husband.

Picture by: Brano Hudak, Slovakia

I’ve done both.

In full time remote jobs, written communication is highly important. ‘Coz everything is done by email, YM, and other oneline devices.

It’s quite challenging, you know. You have to make everything clear simply by words. No gesture, no expression, nothing. Only words between you and those other people.

Many might think that it’s easy peasy. But it’s actually risky. Especially with those who don’t have the same level of understanding with you. It’s a hard hard work. You might be struggling.

What to do then? Make sure that your co-workers are on the same level of understanding with you. It helps minimize misunderstandings among you. It doesn’t mean that there will be no miss-communication at all. There might be some. But at least, you don’t have to get stressed every time you try to communicate with them.

Work remotely? It’s possible. With certain kind of people .

It’s been a while since I heard this song on the radio and decided that I liked it: Someone Like You. Playing it again and again on my laptop, until my daughter can sing it, and hubby likes it.

Yet, hubby seemed to find Adele’s live performance version on the net and he liked it less than before. So, he looked for other covers and found Boyce Avenue’s version on YouTube. He posted it on his facebook timeline this morning.

I like both. In a way, I might like Adele’s version just a ‘lil bit more. Maybe since we’re the same gender. Er, no…that couldn’t be the reason. Could it? Or, maybe because I listened to Adele’s version first, so hers sticks kinda deeper in the musical part of my brain.

So, here they are. Enjoy.  What about you? Which one do you like better?

Adele’s version:

Boyce’s:

A little note on the video: Both use black and white. This song is kinda gloomy. So, that fits, I guess.

Now, she is in bed, sleeping in front of me.

As far as I remember, this is the second time she has to stay in the hospital. Before, it was 2004. She had some surgery. At that time, I was pregnant, so I couldn’t accompany her in the hospital.

But now, out of 10 days she has been sick, only 1 day I spent the night at home with my daughter and hubby. It was yesterday. Simply because my daughter told me that she missed me so much. However, my heart was actually in the hospital with my Mom.

Mom being sick never occurred in my mind before. She is a very strong woman. Let’s say, she’s not feeling well, it doesn’t stop her from doing lots of activities. She always has something to do. Especially, cooking.

She just loves food and cooking. Everything she makes tastes delicious.

Now, she has diabetes. She is on a diet.

She is still sleeping in front of me, in the hospital bed — and my Dad, too, sleeping on the couch.

Hope tomorrow she can go home. Aamiin.

I still need to add stuff here and there such as shelves where I can put dictionaries and other books to help me work. But for the time being it’s not so bad.

Love this corner so much!