On the Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s day!! <3

I didn’t remember much about the valentine, to be honest. I was busy sleeping (yes, sleep is busy activity) and then meeting with my thesis adviser. I didn’t spoil myself rotten this day, but there are things I feel grateful.

First, my thesis adviser was in very good mood today, no complaint whatsoever, even I didn’t prepare anything tangible for the meeting. We will meet again tomorrow for the detail discussion of my thesis topic.

Second, hung out with Tia and Irvani, had a great meal, and conversation

Third, at the campus parking lot, when I wore my raincoat and prepared to go home (during very big rain), there was a man and a woman. They tried to stop me from going home in such a bad weather, but I refused because my home is far from campus. Understood with my reason, then they said, “Be careful, don’t ride your motorcycle too fast, ok.” Suddenly I felt blessed, like they were praying for my safety. I am glad that I met them even just for a couple of minutes.

Fourth,  I finally made progress on my thesis. I have rewritten the procedures and I think I’m ready for tomorrow ^^

To sum up, I feel very grateful for the day. How about your Valentine’s Day? Let me know ^^

Appreciate yourself, Love yourself

Today, a friend of mine, Carin Jacobsson posted on her deviantART journal her “devious” idea. She’s holding an event called : Self Appreciation Week (you can see more about the event on her dA journal, and I hope you’re joining the event too). The introduction of the article is beautiful, and it’s not a surprise that I decided to join the event after reading it.

She asked the reader :

You know I’ve had a lot of hard questions to you lately like:
 What makes you beautiful?
 5 positive things and 1 negative thing about you?
 3 things you’re proud over that you have done?
 What is your dream and what do you need to do to reach it?

I went silent. These 4 questions are the hardest questions for me to answer. Maybe I should force myself to answer it. I will answer it now, and will answer the same questions again at the end of the week, when the challenge finish (or if I extend to a full month, will answer it at the end of the month).

My answer for now :

 What makes you beautiful?  –> To be honest, I don’t know what makes me beautiful. Not physically, not mentally, not even by my attitude.
 5 positive things and 1 negative thing about you? –> Uff, this one is hard. Positive things : -I give up, I can’t even think positive things of me-; Negative things : procrastinator
 3 things you’re proud over that you have done?  –> Made several romance stories (although never publish them), persistent with my photography hobby (although there are ups and downs of course),  (will leave one answer blank, because I don’t have any idea)
 What is your dream and what do you need to do to reach it? Believe it or not, at this moment I can’t even imagine a clear dream of mine. Yes, I want to travel around the world, be a great photographer, run my own business, be success, be a mother, etc. But, what’s my real dream? It’s not clear yet. The answer is within me somehow, I just need to feel it more to find it, perhaps.

Yap, that’s my answers for now. I am wondering what answer I will put at the end of the week.

Now back to the challenge, actually it is quite easy. Write down things that make me smile for a whole week. Starting from today.

What makes me smile today?

Several things.

Some idea for my thesis (although I am not really well prepared, but things are going clearer each day, so that’s good).

A very fun meeting with some friends/co-worker. Brainstorming is fun thing to do

Deciding to join the event, that made me smile.

So, what’s your answer for those question? What make you smile? Come join this event, and share with us ^^ Because you’re special