Cheat Work Thursday

Earlier this month, I spent a three-day weekend in Phuket. It was ok. Patong Beach and Bangla Road were loud and lit up with colours at night. I walked around there for the market. As expected, the food was delicious and the water was gorgeous -- no idea what the names of the two beaches / snorkeling spots that we went to by boat were, though. But I'll always remember being duped into paying for three photos that I did not request 🤨. And that was nothing. Apparently, there are tons of bigger, actual scams targeting tourists on the island. Not cool, Phuket. Not cool. I stopped by, I think, the only museum on the island, where one section places debris from the 2004 tsunami, like the picture above. I was hoping for a bigger section and more information, but I guess you can always read about it on the internet if the museum is not enough. We walked till late on both nights. On one of the nights, we also had supper in a quiet restaurant and went for a local massage. After my ...

Watching Catch and Release reminds me of clothes. You must know this is called association -- linking event A to a similar event, event B. For example, when you see a group of friends catching and releasing fish, or relationships, and it immediately makes you think of buying and letting go of clothes. See, I told you, that's association 🤷🏻‍♀️. So, why do people always complain about not having anything to wear when their wardrobe is, in fact, crammed with clothes? Even if it's just a tiny cupboard, still, you must have something to wear. I don't know. It's a mystery to me too. With the intention of finding "what's missing" from my wardrobe, I opened it up and found a number of things of mine that have not seen the light of day instead. Exhibit 1 : I bought this jacket almost two years ago, for no reason. I was not even planning for any trip. Today, the price tag is still attached to it. A friend suggested (while trying not to laugh) that I s...