Love yourself first

Just watched an episode of China's reality show "Super Diva" a.k.a "ma ma mi a".
The stories from the mothers are all interesting. But one of the messages that linger on my mind is "love yourself first, then only you can love your other half".

I'm sure most of all, had come across with that statement now and then. But how many of us had truly lived that way. Sometimes, we tend to forget or just put it aside. We are prone to having others to love us first, before we love ourselves. The need and hunger to be loved, seems to be greater. But if everyone expect the same, then there will be no one loving others, nor there be anyone loving us, as all are waiting for love.

Love yourself.
Do things for yourself. Once you are loved, you'll realizes that you want to love others, too. If this goes in a cycle, then everyone will be loved. Isn't it?

Inertia

Interesting word of the day - "Inertia".
It's not a new word, and we should have come across this word in our Physics study.
In Physics, Inertia means a property of matter by which it continues in its existing state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless that state is changed by an external force.
In common layman word, Inertia means a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.

Questions.
Should we be the state of Inertia?
If we are in the state of Inertia, when and how are we going to get out of this state.
Do we, from time to time, get back into the state of Inertia?

It seems comfortable to be in the state of Inertia. You don't need to do anything extra, you don't need to worry about anything new, and everything remain the same as they are.
But at the same time, isn't it scary as well? Everyone and everything is moving along or changing from time to time, and you are the only one staying behind.
Then only you realize that there's gap between you and the others. When the gap is small, it seems not to be an issue at all, but when the gap gets bigger, you'll be wondering why others seem to be living in a different world and you can't seem understand or engage with them.

So, are you in the state of Inertia now?
Are you the kind of person that need others to give you a nudge, in order for you to accept something new, or to explore something new?

We are not living in the world of dinosaurs. And since mankind exists, mankind had not stop learning and exploring until now, where we are all connected with just a tap of finger.
So, even if we want to stay in the state of Inertia, we can't avoid not to know what's going on with the outside world. And since we are to know what's going on, we can't afford to stay in the state of Inertia forever. We cannot stop learning, and once learnt, we cannot stop practicing, and once practised, we are no longer the same.

Stack up your pillow high, and think about it. Do you really want to stay in the state of Inertia? Are you sure you can remain in the state of Inertia forever?

LO: Two is a company

So fast that two years have passed by. And here we are again, to recount how the last nine months have gone by.
It's unbelievable, that all these while, struggling with the day to day tasks, constant on and off bickerings and dissatisfaction, and moments of almost breaking down, we are actually welcoming another LO into our lives.
Still I'm glad and grateful for it, on the arrival of this LO. Though, I guess, my moments of breaking down might be increasing from now on. Which I hope not (crossing my fingers).

Week 5-8, started to feel uncomfortable, which seems to be the right signal but still wished to wait until week 7 to get the official confirmation from gynae. Don't want to get hope high, then down again the very next day. And this round also had toothache again, jeez. Can't escape from the extraction this time.
Week 9-13, nausea feeling is here, well, seems to be normal like the previous one. But an unexpected vomiting happened after dinner, one day. Gosh, don't tell me I'm going to have vomiting throughout the semester. Luckily it doesn't last long and appetite is back again.
Week 14-18, can start to feel the bump getting firmer. Thirst for water gets more and more.
Week 19-22, work somehow get busier causing not much appetite to eat more, and it's more like eating just for the sake of meal not because of hunger. It's getting harder to fall back asleep when awoke at night. And it's the time when movements can be detected vaguely.
Week 23-26, sore back is back again. Gosh, unexpectedly pull the back muscle when kneeling down, but luckily pain went away within a week. Constipation issue is starting again.
Week 27-30, BB head already turn downwards. That's good. Seems to ready to meet the world, though stil counting down for another 10 weeks or lesser.
Week 31-35, BB movements seems to be digging inwards and low, which seems unusual. After checkup, only realised that BB head had turn upwards, breech position.
Week 36-39, had a fall on both knees while trying to carry DD, luckily not hurting the bump but poor DD got hurt instead. Had a very restless and tired night when BB suddenly had huge movements. What was amazing, is that BB had actually turn itself back downwards. Whew, no need to worry about ECV.
BB head already in pelvis area in end of week 39, so it's just a matter of days on when he's ready. Even had false contractions that cause false alarms, twice, which doesn't last long, too.
Week 40, finally BB is ready to meet us, even though he's overdue by 7 days based calc EDD and by 4 days if based on gynae EDD. Still it's a shorter wait at labour room this round, though the pain is no lesser.

How will I be in another 2 years time? I'm not sure. But this coming 2 years, hopefully, I'll survive better, and survive intentionally.
Till then.