Of coffee and life

 

Conversation with my brain cells in the morning:

Me: Gosh..so sleepy

BC: Lets start the day with fruitful meditation, clear your mind and breathe

Me: Nah, Ill have some coffee or red bull. Then I'll pray for the chemical components in the caffeine to kick my sleepy hormones away

BC: -.-

Idk what it is about weather that makes it harder and harder every morning to stay awake. It seems like it is not only me – the people around me took a nap before their morning session in work starts. When I greeted them, they responded with hollow voice of "Morning Sasha" followed by a yawn. What a great way to feel upbeat to start the day -.-

Of course, I bought coffee – Wonda Original. It did the job of keeping me awake with the morning tasks that have a "rush hour" deadline – geez do people not know how to chill? 

I have never (read my lips) NEVER been a coffee drinker until I started working. I hated the smell and the taste of coffee – but ironically now that Im nearing 30, the nearing mid-life crisis hormones just lamented if I dont get a dose of americano or mocha in the morning.

Rude.

And my appetite has changed too. Usually in the mornings I would happily devour nasi lemak or some other local dishes but its getting tedious – so I switched to maggi. My office stocks lots of packets, and guess who is responsible for the dwindling amount -.-

Alhamdulillah, Allah always soothes the laments I'm feeling. Last night, my husband and I had a talk about our future ie; next step, plans, kids. I think its important for husbands and wives to constantly have this conversation – if its hard or you're swamped with important things during the day, at least allocate like once a week to just wind down with your spouse whilst jotting down the things that you both can improve as a couple. Trust me, you will love your husband more during this time, and vice versa.

And last night Trina(my ex-roomate AKA my long-time friend) called me - I was about to sleep but changed my mind and instead – we had a 45-minute conversation. Yesterday I uploaded an IG story with caption about Parliament having the possibility to be dissolved. She was shocked – And IM SHOCKED because she was MIA from IG for a few months, and she get updates on whats happening in the country from MY IG. Oops..should switch career to journalism then..Ameen. InsyaAllah who knows right?

Anyway it was a great catch-up with her. Fun fact: She used to be the one whos updated about politics and current issues and would share them with me during our studies. Ironically now, I worked in politics and she is a major careerwoman in the geoscience industry – so any information about the country's politics, I am the first person on her list to provide details! The reverse role made me dish again on how funny life works! 

Life is full of iffiness – sometimes places us in positions that we would NEVER dreamed of getting in. I swore back then that I hated politics and would bever get involved in anything related to it. There are still truth to that statement – but I did enjoy the experiences it has imparted me in these few years in this industry, and granted me knowledge about things I never bother to fathom back then. 

Lilfe is funny, full of surprises, and a roller coaster ride. But I am grateful for every bit and pieces of experience that I was able to brace through – the good and the bad, the blessings and the gratitous moments, from small to extreme courageous moments (ok la exaggerate) - are all the things I could confidently say "Gosh, I cant believe I made it!"