I spend a few weeks at my in-laws every summer in Japan. They live in the countryside but not in quite as a remote place as in the movie Totoro. https://imgur.com/a/DqYP0ar This GIF captures my dream of a perfect summer night in Japan. I’m among my books studying Japanese, in a very remote countryside seeped…… Continue reading Totoro – Countryside summer nights
Category: Journal
My life journal.
Journal Entry – 2.24.19 – Second Post
Immediately after finishing my previous post I put on my Oculus VR, opened up the meditation app and found myself sitting in a grass field. My favorite meditation practice is Zen, where the goal is to have a clear mind like the sky and to just ‘be.’ Thoughts are like white clouds that arrive out…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 2.24.19 – Second Post
Journal Entry – 2.24.2019
It is Sunday February 24th at 5:52 AM. It looks like I’m back to my old routine of naturally waking up very early. I think the mostly has to do with getting back into my exercise routine which promotes a very restful sleep. I still haven’t started the morning gym routine again but I’m back…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 2.24.2019
Journal Entry – 2.22.2019
It is 5:15 AM on Friday February 22nd, 2019. This morning is the first time I’ve woken up very early but also decided to get up in 2019. Yes, I would still wake up early but just could not find the motivation or energy to actually get out of bed and would just fall asleep. …… Continue reading Journal Entry – 2.22.2019
Journal Entry – 2.11.2019
It is 2:11 PM on 2.11.19. The morning was hectic with three calls in a row but things have slowed a bit so I thought I’d try to get a journal entry in. These past two weeks have been tough with back to back colds mostly brought on by stress. Last week my boss’s boss…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 2.11.2019
Shoes of the 90s
I had a lunch appointment at BJs Bar and Grill at Tanforan the other day. I had originally planned on going early to get a massage beforehand but they were busy so I had an extra 30 minutes to kill. I walked around the mall and dropped into the Foot Locker and saw a pair…… Continue reading Shoes of the 90s
The Beginning of 2019
Motto for 2019: Just be. “To study the self is to forget the self” – Dogen 道元禅師 As I wrapped up my post for this morning (below) I wanted to get my motto and saying in this post and up top so I’m easily reminded. I really enjoy my Zen meditation, especially whilst sitting on a…… Continue reading The Beginning of 2019
Oculus VR, Experiences, Mindsets and Gratefulness
It is 5:45 AM on December 27th, 2018. I woke up at 3:00 AM and so just decided to get up. I’ve been playing with my Oculus Go that I gifted myself for Christmas and it is fabulous. It is the same as my Samsung Gear VR but that used my Samsung S6 and always…… Continue reading Oculus VR, Experiences, Mindsets and Gratefulness