“When life gives you tangerine”
If you’re a k-drama fans, you probably heard that one, from a recent Netflix new series under that tile. It’s basically the play of word to “when life gives you lemon” but more in south Korean twists where tangerine is more common found there. The story reminds me of how to remain positive through hardships and it’s something I’ve been doing as of late, going back into the routine and make the best of damn oranges I’ve been given.
To me these days, other than place of worship that’s been giving me peace, I feel like quietness of a graveyard is kind of charming on its own. We certainly don’t have a beautifully adorned graveyard with intricate stone carving or masonry. It’s really just dirt and some stone placed on each side to mark one’s territory. Just as you see below but it’s really quiet, nobody is going to be envious of anybody, nobody is yapping, just a silent eternity. For those who enjoys quietness, sometimes I wonder if it’s allowed to work from the graveyard as in this place, they also provide a place to sit down. Sort of like, hanging out with the dead.
My mother and I have made a promise to visit our dad at least once a week. I am not opposed to it as this place is really still and quiet. It’s almost like there’s no place quieter than that around here. We also bring these assorted flowers to my dad so that it enlivens his fresh new home.
With the house getting emptier, my mother and I are trying to get back into our routine. These days, I even go outside and have some coffee again. I mean, going outside helps and it’s what I’ve been recommended of doing. It really does clear my mind after this challenging times. Sometimes, it makes me wonder why am I not as adventurous as before. Why do I stop exploring places like I used to and why I stopped doing the things I found enjoyable. So, these days I am going back to the way I was, the version of me that I love.
I also introduced my mom to a new way of enjoying a meal. Lately, I love this one pan food. I made rabboki the other day and just dump all sorts of leftovers and seaweed into the pan. I bought instant Rabboki (noodles and tteokboki) and added sausages, meatballs and extra mozzarella cheese on top to make the meal extra creamy. If you love south Korean food, this one is definitely recommended!
Perhaps some of you here remember that I used to do a weekly update on my 90 days progress. It’s been about a week or two since I left off and I wanted to continue it. Usually, with my past left, I would just drop it altogether but I am not my old self, so I admit the defeat and I’ll just continue the remaining weeks and days from those 90 days.
There’s something I recently learned these days. At one point, I wonder if AI is going to overtake us as human as it can do marvellous things. It can write, sing, even make videos better than us, seemingly more creative than us and it’s almost seeming like our entire existence is at threat. It’s really hard to argue otherwise.
So how do we thrive and survive in AI generated content? Embrace imperfections. AI is perfect but always lacks that touch, the kind of touch that makes us human, the way we feel of certain things, and even ambiguity that we constantly face every now and then.AI can’t visit places, can’t experience new things but we can. We can walk at least and live the moment we’re experiencing. AI won’t have to do something like personal development and things like that, I don’t think it would even inspire us to better ourselves.
It scary the more I dive there but we have to adapt at one point. We have to think about adapting to this new world that just keeps getting crazier and crazier. When we look at the news, there’s massive layoffs, it’s getting harder to have a job and if everyone is selling something who then is the customer? Sometimes I wonder about that too.
Well, we’re already off track here but you see, I am certainly going back into my usual routine, being chatty here and crunching one back log to another. It’s all after about a week since my father passed. You know what they say, the living has to go on.
 | 𝘔𝘢𝘤 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘢 & 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘳 . 𝘈 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨, 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯! 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘈 𝘳𝘦-𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰. |
Glad to see you coping with your loss on your own terms, Mac.
How's the kitty doing? Is she improving?
Best wishes to you and Mum. Have the best Sunday you can :-)
She's slowly recovering, look at her all sassy and her walk isn't wobbly anymore. It looks like antibiotics really helped her. I had some of the best, quietest Sunday after a while. I hope yours were awesome too 😊
Graveyards are such a cool place to visit and spend a while, despite it sounds crazy for some people out there.
hahaha it sounds crazy but if you're tired of people constantly yapping, that's the quietest place to be. Even cafe can't match the solemn and silent atmosphere of it.
Yes that's right. My mother also passed away last year and we must move forward and life must go on. Have a good day!
How did you cope with your mother's passing? Did it take a while for you to mourn the loss?
I still can't get over my mother's death, which happened six months ago. The mending process takes time since it is extremely difficult, especially if you are the eldest of your siblings and all you have to do is appear strong for them. It is never easy.😢
Nostalgic thoughts, and condolences on your dad's passing. I know how to feels been there myself quite a while back. Stay 💪 wht they say in k dramas "Fighting" 😇🥰🥰
hahaha Thanks! Indeed "Fighting"!
Ive been seeing alot of video clips about this kdrama. But i dont think i have the guts to watch it. I might cry buckets.
I thought that way at first but I've watched up to their latest episode, it's really a heartwarming and relatable series that spans across generations. It's more like softer version of pachinko.
Whether we like it or not, life will eventually take us to the loneliest place, right?Hello @macchiata
I agree with you about AI. Just like humans, AI does have its own characteristics. But the human touch in every creation is still quite strong and that's why ideas are always expensive
Greetings
I hope your routine is productive.
Hello, dear friend @macchiata
Life is never easy after losing a loved one. Getting out of the house and clearing your mind always helps.
It would be good if you could be adventurous again; that will help you get through this difficult time.
What beautiful flowers they brought your father. He'll undoubtedly be very happy about it.
It's great that you're enjoying delicious dishes with your mother. A delicious meal stimulates the soul.
Have a beautiful Sunday, dear friend.
AI can be scary at times, but I think we can embrace it with a positive mindset and see ways to make our lives easier. Whenever I had questions about stuff, I find that AI not only can give good answers, but also good advice.
Hi Mac. I'm so sorry for your loss, it must be very strange days as you get back into the routine. Good for you to distract yourself by doing things in the meantime, sooner or later you will get back to the version of you that you like.
Regarding the AI, wow, I'm fascinated by that stuff too. I haven't gotten into it yet, but I see people talking to Chat GPT as if they were talking to a person, telling them personal things or asking basic questions that could be solved on their own. I think it will certainly optimise some things, but it will make humans lazier and less resourceful, as the machine does everything.
Thanks for posting on Daily Blog. Have a nice week!
"hanging out with the dead" is an interesting phrase😔 its nice to read you going back to the version of urself that you love.