Assimilation

 əsɪmɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n]

NOUN

1. the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.

   "the assimilation of the knowledge of the Greeks"

   • the absorption and integration of people, ideas, or culture into a wider society or culture.
     "the assimilation of Italians into American society" 

   
   

I'm pretty good at it that I sometimes lose myself. 

I am here, not home but not somewhere unfamiliar. We just need a change of environment. A little bit of sun. A little humidity. A change of routine.

I'm still a little tired from the journey yesterday but I refused to miss my workout routine. So, I managed to get some sleep and late lunch and I was working out for about 20 minutes. I am pushing myself to stay on track with my diet and intermittent fasting but honestly, I'm not doing a very good job.

This isn't a complaint. I am blessed to be in a place where food is abundance and cheap. I see people happy just living their simple and happy lives.

I just wish that people have more sense to be more responsible towards the environment. At least the environment they borrow for free. Beaches are beautiful. Beaches are perfect for picnics. They just won't stay that way if you don't clean up your mess.

We used to think it was a generation problem. It's just a mentality problem. In the city. In small towns. In villages. There is no sense for just collecting your trash in just one place and take it with you until you have access to a proper disposal point.

It's frustrating enough to see trash washing up from the sea. You can't just leave your trash anywhere, really. It's fucking irresponsible. How inconsiderate and self-centered do you have to be to just think that someone will clean it up? Are you stupid? 

It's only the second day of October but I am pretty sure I've clocked about 8km in total

 

Yeah..... I joined another 5km virtual run. Only because Safiyya wanted a medal too and this cat medal is kinda cute. So, I decided to let her join in adding the kilometers to the run. She really liked my Pyramids of Giza 75km medal but she missed that boat.

I'm planning on joining another 42km run with Shu for my next Conqueror challenge. Gonna get Halloween out of the way first.

Oh yeah, we got our Ganbatte Malaysia virtual run medals and t-shirts the other day!

I'm usually not a big fan of the color blue but I kinda like how this tee is on me 😁

Took the kids to the Zoo yesterday afternoon. They had a blast. It was humid but there weren't many people coz it was a week day. 

Today, we decided to get up early and headed over to Old Town in Cyberjaya for breakfast. After that, we went to the park for a walk around the lake.

It was good. We walked a little over a kilometer. And we went to the other side of the lake on the never ending bridge over the swampy lake 😊

Suffocate me so my tears can be rain

I will water the ground where I stand

So the flowers can grow back again

Safiyya wanted to go to the playground in Cyberjaya and she wanted the ice-cream from the ice-cream man there so we stayed over at Le Meridien Putrajaya for 2 nights just so that we can be closer to the park. I also wanted to take the kids to Smiggle to get backpacks. 

This is our second time at this hotel in just a matter of a week. The kids love the hotel coz we took a connecting room. Shu and I need our privacy. Also both rooms have bathrooms with bathtubs. Coincidentally, I got some bath bombs from Lush so they coz to fizz away in glitter.

This time around, I brought my workout gear coz I don't like to skip my routines. The best part was when I decided to join the kids swimming at the pool downstairs. I managed to do laps. Later on, we came back to the room for lunch and then Yusuf had classes till about 4pm. I did a 20-minute workout routine. After that, we headed off to the park.

It's always nice to be back in Cyberjaya once in a while. Yusuf grew up there. Shu and I bought our first house there. Now, Safiyya loves the park. It was a good quick getaway. On the day we checked out, we decided to have lunch at El Cantina in Taman Melawati coz it's been a while since we've been there. Also, we managed to teach the kids a game of pool. It was fun.

Today, Shu and I decided to move some furnitures around the house and did some major cleaning. Also, today is my cardio workout day. I am tired!

Hope

It's all I have
For the people I know
For the people I don't

For the people I may know

For the people whom have crossed my path 

I hope things get better

I hope you are well 

I hope you are recovering

I hope you are keeping safe 

Shits getting weirder as the days go by. We're like stuck in a purgatory just waiting. I don't know what we're waiting for. Our boundaries are broader now but not really. Planning is still difficult. We've basically scraped off all of our holiday plans till end of the year.

OK, maybe not. There's Halloween. I am still hoping that we'll be able to do something elsewhere, other than home. I've been working on something but I doubt if I'll ever get it done by October.

Oh yeah! My books arrived!

I've been stuck in another realm from time to time. I've also been doing a lot of art. Just random stuff here and there. PVA glue, papers, boxes,paint.

I have also developed a form of fixation on clouds. Usually, I'm attracted to plants but since we're mostly driving around, it's clouds. I'm loving the rain.

Recently, I have come to a realization that I miss painting........... 

Took the kids to the park today

 In Cyberjaya. We haven't been there in a while and the kids love the park. It's a huge park with a lake and a tiny island you can walk to over a bridge. The playground is big. It was a hot, sunny day. We had a lot of fun.

Of course, the ice cream man was there so we had ice cream and did some cycling and running and working out. Played bubbles. It was so much fun.

Then, we decided to have early dinner over at Padi House. Yusuf grew up in Cyberjaya and we used to eat there all the time. The kids loved the pond with planks you can cross over to Oldtown kopitiam on the other side. Safiyya and Ali Imran were excited to see the fish and tortoises swimming around.

It started to rain as we were dining. I miss the smell of the rain. I miss the sound of the leaves being blown away by the wind. I miss looking at flowers in bloom. I miss being in the sun. The best part of today is that I got to experience all that. I want to do this again 😊