L'espoir @michbits - Tumblr Blog

I think I'm really, truly finally ready for this. Both mentally and physically (physically because I had a bad case of food poisoning in the nam, followed by a fever/cold due to my weak immune system)

The idea of being able to "soloventure" even if just for 2 weeks sounds invigorating to me. To be able to truly live on my own and only have myself to rely on will be a refreshing change from having a crutch on my family and friends.

I'm so excited to test myself, to see where I can go, and to see where I end up. It's going to be fun, scary, overall pretty fucken awesome.

I'm ready to be fully independent in these next 2 weeks. No one to rely on but myself. No one to baby me or take care of me, but myself. I'm in this relationship with myself for the long run. And I'm finally taking charge.

So here's to safe travels, meeting new people, not losing my stuff, trying lots of new foods, appreciating the beauty and uniqueness of each country, and discovering and re-discovering myself. Oh, and journaling, something my lazy self tends to forget to do when I"m caught up in the moment.

#vsco #vscocam #hong kong #hongkong #news #photography

It's funny how we grow up trained to think that feeling sad or angry are signs that we are weak, vulnerable, and pitiful.

I used to feel that way. I would say that I'm good at compartmentalizing my emotions and feelings when necessary, and so, I unknowingly but hurtfully pushed myself to cast the sadness and anger I feel to another part of my mind and being. And instead, I immersed myself into the safety net, the comfort of school, work and spending time with family and friends. What I did not acknowledge when I did this was that being able to experience sadness and anger is all apart of the human experience. It's okay to cry until your eyes are swollen or yell into a pillow and scream at the world when you're angry. You're human. You feel things.

And experiencing emotion does not mean solely being happy, smiling, and laughing every minute of everyday. We need to embrace that we're capable of feeling a range of emotions.

Sadness and anger are not signs of weakness. They just are apart of how we are wired as human beings. So long as we do not allow this anger and sadness to transform into a harmful act against those we love. So long as we do not allow these "negative" emotions to consume our being. So long as we realize that it's not the end of the world when we are angry at someone or something beyond belief, that there's always some sort of light at the end of the tunnel. That there is a next step forward in this journey.

And that's strength. Not weakness.

Jumped off this 26-feet cliff yesterday in Sai Wan. Totally worth the experience even though I accidentally cannonballed into the water and can barely sit on my chair

#sai wan #Hong Kong #cliff jumping #adrenaline #nature #hikes #rock #sheung luk stream #water #fun

So, here I go. Into the windy, confusing, irritating, frustrating, mind spinning yet euphoric, stimulating, thought-provoking depths of my twenties. I'm going with no set-in-stone idea where I'm really headed, just forward. With that said, I will do my best to post about the thoughts I have about various aspects of my life as I move forward in this journey to become a better version of myself and to learn how to truly be "alive" and live - live for me, my family, and others I love. (And also I have time documenting such thoughts because my internship leaves me with much free time for thinking about everything else, but work... sadly?)