Oh Miranda Stop It

The story of us:

I’ve been single for over two years now and I haven’t been fussed about getting into a relationship at all. People constantly ask why I am still single, there is not answer just simply because I wasn’t bothered by the fact that I was single, I am happy and I don’t need someone to make me happy because really only I can make myself happy. 

Recently someone i vaguely knew as a child walked into my life, it was very un-expecting and I had no intentions on getting into a relationship. He fooled me as it was Aprils fool, I instantly found myself smiling at the situation because it was so funny. He made me laugh without even knowing even when I was rejected as it was a joke. This moment was the beginning on a journey I didn’t plan.

I obviously had expectations to the person I would want to make a life with, hence why I’ve been single and haven’t let a soul into my life. I’ve always wanted someone who I could openly be myself with, someone who knew my whole life journey, someone who understood my beliefs and values without judgements, someone who had a gentle soul but with strong moralities, someone my family would love, someone not only attractive on the outside but also on the inside. But most of all, I wanted someone who I could potentially spend the rest of my life with. This is why it makes it hard for me because how do you know its the right one? Does the right one even exist?  

I can honestly admit that I’ve never felt love. What is even love? Love really has no meaning because to me love is everything. I wonder where this journey will take us... perhaps I might find the love of my life? 

Open your mind. You will be amazed at what you learn. Listen to your heart. You will be amazed at what you already know. 🌻🌾🌳🍃🌞

Movement of life

I get really giddied up when I think about the people we meet in life. The way the universe/god places people in our path. The connections we share and when we are in sync with another being, this is so mind blowing. These people will leave a footprint in our heart, these important people can either stay in our life or they leave in the physical realm. But it doesn't matter that they leave because being able to live in the moment and accepting that circumstances may chance will leave you in a peaceful state of mind. They will always be there in your heart, because they helped form your heart. There’s no getting over that. 

My weekend is all booked. Sorry!

🌼🌼 Adventure time with special souls to the endless yellow field. Summer will be full of adventures I bet 😊🌼🌼

Yoga is like music: the rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind, and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life.

-B.K.S. Iyengar

Single Fin and  Badang Badand Beach - Uluwatu

We came here with no plans aside from accommodation and notknowing much about the landscape/landmark of Bali. Using instagram as a guide to see the pretty places, we get a taxi (he ripped us off $20 for a 10 mins ride) to Single Fin and the surroundings. We were greeted by the locals with many endless smiles, some spoke to us wanting to know what nationality we were and overall they were just such beautiful and genuine people. We basically spent our whole day around Single Fin, enjoying the ocean view and surfers catching big waves around the cliff. We than headed to Badung Badung beach, which was a calmer beach/ocean with many market stalls full of beautiful and vibrant coloured materials.

Amazing

. by peter methven on Flickr.

Recipe for creation:

I wondered through the internet to find a nice Balinese salad recipe (I am heading over to Bali soon), I stumbled across a salad called the 'seasonal salad', and instantly I fell in love with the name, so creatively simple. The name justifies for the salad and the best thing about this is that you can put every edible vegetable you want into a bowl. And that was the recipe.  It's super healthy and just what I need for my summer body diet.

I tweaked the recipe a little and made an Asian dressing to go with the theme. Here is my version for the seasonal salad called 'Summa's Seasonal Salad'

Ingredients

Green cabbage

Tomato

Radish

Carrot

Lebanese cucumber

Bean sprout (ready to eat)

Potato (boiled)

Egg (boiled)

Prawns (optional)

Coriander (for garnish)

Dressing

Lime

Fish sauce

Soy sauce

Palm sugar

1 hot chilli

1 garlic

Method:

Chop or cut up the vegetable they way you want it. Put it into a bowl. Mix it all together. Pour the dressing over it.

Bali Retreat

Bali has never really been a location I've wanted to see. I've been to Thailand and assumed that Bali would be similar; hot, packed, dirty, beggars, annoying street markets and people ripping you off. But wow was I shocked!  And yes to an extent Bali was similar to Thailand in relations to the weather, shops and street markers. Early January was my first trip to Bali, during this time of year is their wet season (but still hot as hell). It was a trip more focused on exploring Bali, relaxing and pampering rather than the party destination scene (which most people assume Bali is), but I did go to a few bars and enjoyed a few bevys... or two.  

This post is more a reflection in combination with some recommendations for many beautiful places I stumbled across while in Bali.

We landed Saturday midnight at Denpasar airport. The minute you walk out of the plane, the heat and humidity hits you in the face. This time of year is the wet season and because it’s such a hot country, the rain makes it dry and sticky.