PostsCommentsPayoutscoloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 28 minutes agoMy Way of Preserving My CulturePeople typically consider cultural preservation to be something that is conducted on a large scale. It is generally placed in the context of institutions, archives, or official…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 3 days agoTightening Our BeltsPrices have been going up everywhere. The cost of raw food in the wet market has gone up. Groceries are more expensive and of course, petrol too. Like everyone else, I feel it…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 5 days agoA Word for Living Between PlacesI came across The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows several years ago. I found the Youtube channel first. I remember watching one video late at night. It was called Sonder:…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 7 days agoLiving Between PlacesMost people don’t understand what it feels like to live between places. It is not exactly sadness. That is what I would want people to understand first. When they hear “between…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 11 days agoWhat Kyoto Bamboo Forest Taught Me About BelongingI woke up before sunrise that morning in Kyoto and left the hotel while the streets were still relatively empty and quiet. I wanted to reach the Arashiyama bamboo grove before…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 12 days agoHow Often Do I Say No?According to Oliver Burkeman , the average human lifespan is about 4,000 weeks. It sounds like a large number at first glance, but as I reflect, it starts to feel limited. I…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 13 days agoThings That Stay With MeI am on a morning train in Japan, traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto without any hurry to get there. The shinkansen is quiet. There are empty seats on both sides of the aisle. I am…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 14 days agoThe Heat StayedI’m not very good at cooking. I usually keep my meals simple. I prepare food that is easy and does not need a lot of time or attention. Cooking has never been something I…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 15 days agoNoticing What Has Changed(A photo taken earlier today during my morning walk at Putrajaya Botanical Park) I feel like the question “What have you learned recently?” is simple, but when I try to…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 16 days agoAtsuko Watanabe and the Complications of Simple LivingIn a previous post called The Essence of a Smaller Life , I wrote about reading Andy Couturier’s The Abundance of Less and how I became interested in the quiet lives of…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 18 days agoA ReturnWhat is one word that describes you? Just one word? If it’s only a word, then I feel it seems too narrow for something that changes as much as a person. One word makes it sound…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 20 days agoThe Essence of a Smaller LifeI have been reading The Abundance of Less by Andy Couturier . I’m only on the first few chapters, but the people he writes about stay with me long after I’ve put the book…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 21 days agoWhere Confidence LivesToday’s writing prompt asks, “Who is the most confident person you know?” I paused reading it for a moment. The question assumes the existence of absolute confidence, as though…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 22 days agoOn Heavy Feelings and Small ChoicesNegative feelings often come and go, but some stay longer than we expect. I recently went through one of those stretches. It wasn’t just one feeling; it was a mix of many…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 23 days agoOn Making Zines and Art CardsI’ve been spending a lot of time working with paper lately. It starts off quietly. I look through my folders to find a drawing that fits. After that, I edit the poem that goes…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • 25 days agoAre Iban Superstitious?Embuas (banded kingfisher), one of the Iban’s omen bird. Photo taken at the Borneo Cultures Museum. People sometimes ask whether I am superstitious. I never know how to answer…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthThe Problem With "Should"If I could get rid of one word, what would it be? It would be the word "should". Why? That word is not rude or offensive. When someone uses it in a sentence, it doesn’t hurt or…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthLearning to Trust My Own MindAs I write this, the world feels tense and unstable. The escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran weighs heavily on many of us watchingcoloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthTeaching Myself How to Be an ArtistThe hardest DIY project I’ve ever done was teaching myself how to be an artist. I did not attend art school or take any formal art classes or workshops. I learned by watching…coloringiship (73)ASEAN Hive VIP PLATINUMin ASEAN HIVE COMMUNITY • last monthReading at My Own PaceThere are times I read voraciously. Other times, a book sits unopened for weeks, waiting for me to catch up to whatever it’s trying to say. I used to feel guilty about it, for…
