Not $500, not $50, not even $10. FIVE dollars. Be nice. — I stared at the numbers in disbelief. I refreshed the page repeatedly, hoping it was just some glitch, that the earning was just not calculated yet. With a heavy heart, I had to accepted what was to be my new reality. The rule changed and I suffered some losses as…

What the end goal of the firing process should be. — ‘Crying CEO’ says he loves his employees, even those he laid off’ the headline of a news article read. Underneath the headline, a close-up picture of a blue-eyed man, tears running down his cheeks, presumably the aforementioned ‘crying CEO’. Will he be praised or criticized in the news piece? …

Can you call your your employees family? — I have come across an interesting article written by Steve Klubertanz about company calling their employees “family”. Stop calling employees “family” Because we are notsklubert23.medium.com I find the article rather interesting because I have grown up with parents who own a company, who treat their employees like family. I have worked with an employer who treated me like…

This Indonesian woman’s first European summer. — I woke up this morning to a thick fog outside my window. Autumn is so so close to being here! Before the autumn begins, I would like to share with you my thoughts on the European summer. …

What’s wrong with growing old? — I am officially in my 30s yesterday! It is my second day of being 30 and I decide to sit down and reflect on it. On the whole rite of passage, the big 3. I remember seeing a few videos on Tiktok, people at the brink of turning 30 making…

What has been happening in the life of the traveling lady. — Good Lord where do I even begin. It seems like I always begin with this sentence. So much has happened since I last wrote. We had a family trip to Slovenia, we then moved in to a new house, trying to make a home of the new house (we only…

Why do opposites attract? — He’s an engineer, I’m a writer/fitness instructor. I’m very creative, he’s very analytic. He excels in Math and Physics, the two subjects I dislike the most. I like having my feet on the ground, he likes being in the water (I can’t even swim). He likes the great outdoor and…

A glimpse of our Chinese wedding — July is gone and August is upon us! How time flies! I can’t believe it has been one month since we tied the knot, Chinese way. It had been fun and tiring. Joyful and stressful. I have been Chinese for 29 years and on my wedding day I realized how…

Some forgiveness are not ours to give, no matter what our own circumstances are. — The One Who Was Given Away “Your grandmother, she actually had 12 siblings you know,” my mother began to relate another piece of my family history. “One of her siblings, a girl, was given away not long after she was born.” “It had something to do with superstition, something about fate and life. …