Adrenaline, Glory & Dopamine

Adrenaline rush

I never really liked most kinds of sports. I love dancing, yoga and badminton. 

But that's it, nothing more.
Working out at the gym is never my thing.

But my boyfriend is gonna love this: I think I like it (except the treadmills) :P

I haven't had an adrenaline rush for a long time! And it felt so good.
I couldn't remember when was the last time I danced so hard that I had to lie on the studio floor, wheezing like I'm an old lady.
Not that I was that exhausted today, but adrenaline rush? at the gym?!
I just love how life is full of surprises

Glory
With that adrenaline rush and a smile on my face, I attended an award ceremony, for sports.
No, I'm not the recipient.

There are a few healthy, happy athletes who are champions for something.
When they got on stage, their friends among the audience went up to join them.
So, on the stage  was a bunch of happy kids, all smiling & cheering.
'That is the size of my ENTIRE department,' I told the girl next to me.
Then I began to understand why boys take sports so seriously as if it meant their glory.
It really does meant glory, to some extent.

That moment was captivating. Not because of glory or victory.
But because I see people studying & doing what they love, or at least what they are good at.
That is a true blessing. I feel so happy for them.

Dopamine
Travelling all the way to meet a friend, just to say Happy Birthday,
having a bunch of nice, funny friends,
seeing my boy telling him how grateful I am to have him & I love him,
having nice Thai food for dinner.

I know I have dopamine in my blood.
I love life.

Love,
N

Today is a 'someday'

I wonder if the millions bloggers out there had a hard time thinking about what to write for their very first blog post back then, but I do.

The ironic/funny thing is that I was listening to Jason Mraz's not-so-recent song I'm Yours when I was thinking so hard on what to write. (For those who are not familiar with it: go check out the lyrics, you'll know wht I mean)

Think before one acts is a good thing. 

But thinking too much to a point that you don't know what to start with & how to start isn't something cool.

For most of my life, I've spent time doing the latter: waiting for the time to do something I want, waiting for that 'someday' as if I have all the time in the world.

One lesson I learnt over the past two years is that things DO go wrong.
Life doesn't follow your plan, no matter how good your plan is.

So I began to think:
if life is a journey and our pursuit of happiness is the driving force, maybe I shouldn't take myself too seriously.
Maybe I should stop being a perfectionist & learn to appreciate the fine little things in life.

I've never thought of blogging as something I would enjoy doing.
But if this is the era when bloggers create worlds of their own through fingertips, why not give it a try?

So here I am, starting a blog.
I don't know if I can persist & do this for years but this is a start.

I'm going to live in the present.
I'm going to do exactly what I want to do, just the way I want to.
I'm going to challenge myself in every way possible.

Back to the obligatory & cliche first-blog-post-style-question:
So what will this blog cover?
Basically everything & anything that inspires me, from fashion, home decor & lifestyle, to food, music & dance.

Love,
N