Starry Night

Did you see a shooting start last night? Saw a post on Linkedin through a friend’s friend post.

I felt tired most of 2025 because of the anxiety from not knowing what current US government would do. That anxiety lowered a little bit after moving to Europe in July, but not enough to alleviate myself into “active living”.

To me, “active living” means reading long books, watching TV series, meeting new people and have a regular schedule for working, exercising and idling etc.

Before moving to Europe, I intentionally finished the project on hand, to avoid potential tax complications. But the side effect is that I don’t have “work-work” lined up in 2026 either. My simple definition of “work-work” is activities that gets paid by money.

I found out last year that I do enjoy cooking. Previously, I got annoyed that my partner, who didn’t share my taste buds, didn’t really care about my cooking. My son, who largely inherited my partner’s tasted buds and is a critical eater, considers food as an annoying necessity most of the time. Life had been so hectic that I always regarded cooking as a thankless choir before.

Last night, while shopping for shampoo and conditioner at the tiny grocery store in a village in Apls, I decided to by a jar of Jalapeno peppers, for myself.

What’s for breakfast today? No need to think about that until others are up and just enjoy the quietness around and the mountains outside the window. Sun is not up yet and the sky is slowly lighting up.