It was very hot the other day so AS was making drinks for us. He was in the kitchen while I was watching TV.
AS: ”Where’s the umbrella honey?”
Me: (Fully concentrating on what I was watching) “Babe, one is in the car and other is in the store room.”
AS started laughing and so did I after I realised he was talking about the decorative umbrella for our drinks while I was talking about the real one 🙂
I have been swimming a lot during lunch time lately and I have shower after the swim and then change before coming back to work.
Every time I go into the change room, there are a few women totally naked doing something (what, I don’t know because I am too embarrassed to look.) I can’t even avoid the naked women completely because there is a mirror on the wall so even when I turn the other way I am bound to see something.
I know that there are men and ladies change room for the very reason so everyone can be comfortable but I still feel a bit awkward when I see full nudity. It may not be normal but I am very uncomfortable around naked women.
I feel I have to be polite to all the other women when changing so I always go to the shower with doors and change in cubicles. If it is a communal shower, I shower with my bikini on and then wash my bikini later.
I understand when the women walks 5 meters from shower to the locker one can be naked but it is easy to take your towels so you are not 100% exposed. I am sure nobody is looking in the changing room as everyone is busy doing their own stuff but I see there are lots of kids, both boys and girls around and I think they don’t need to see naked women like that.
I think we can always try to change in stages and no need to just strip down and prance around the locker room. The easiest way to do is have everything ready and change one article of clothing at a time. If you are heading to the showers, make sure your towel is nearby and ready to do double duty.
I haven’t done extensive research, but when I ask AS about the male locker room situation, it is the same as well. Only a few of the men wrap themselves in towels but most are totally naked.
I know my uncomfortableness might sound like I have body issues but I am very comfortable with my body (most days) but I still think my private parts should not be expose anywhere, even in women’s only locker room.
Obviously, I have no problem with other women being naked but at the same time I think full nudity around kids is not great.
What do you think? Is it OK for people to be naked like this or not? Especially when there are kids around?
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Sometimes AS definitely surprises me with his cooking and last night, I got a big surprise when he cooked me a really yummy fish curry. Sorry don’t have lots of photos as I was not planning to post the recipe but after tasting it, I decided it must be shared.
Ingredients
Method
I had mine with salad (still trying to eat healthy) and it would be even yummy with rice or roti.
On the weekend, I went to visit my friend who just had a baby girl. She is so cute and adorable.Anyway, while I was there, I got a call from my bank.
Bank: “Is this M?”
Me: “Yes”.
Bank: “I am calling from your bank. Just checking if you purchased something worth $3300 over the internet just now.”
Me: “No, I haven’t. I am not even at home”
Bank: “Looks like your account has been hacked then, I will cancel the transaction and I’ll have to cancel your credit card as well. We will send you another card in a few days.”
Me: “Yes, please, thank you very much.”
I was worried for a while as I thought I might have lost my credit card and someone found it. However, we located both mine and AS cards but somehow some doggy person managed to get the details of my credit card and shop online.
Thank god that my bank was proactive otherwise, it would have taken ages to get the money back. I am still wondering from where my details were leaked. We have good anti-virus on our laptop and on our mobiles. I don’t use that credit card to shop online, except for direct debit for bills.
Anyway, I am without a credit card for few weeks until the bank sort things out and sends me a new one but my head is still working hard to find out from where the problem arose.
Just want to warn everyone to make sure you check your online statements for your cards regularly and if anything out of ordinary appears, contact the bank immediately even if the transaction is for 10 cents.
It’s Australia day on Sunday here so wishing all The Aussies out there a very Happy Australia Day. If you want to know deals please click here. Enjoy the long weekend.
“One nation, one people, one destiny.”
Take care everyone ,
M from nepaliaustralian
XOXO
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Tagged account hacked, bank, credit card, M from nepaliaustralian, Nepal, Nepali, Nepaliaustralian
A saying as goes “You can’t please everyone” and I know that but there are times when you have to make a decision to please other people or do what you like. The way I think is if I can make a small sacrifice and make someone happy, I don’t mind but when there are big things then I really have to think about it.
There are so many times in our life when we have to choose who to please and make happy. Normally within the family, I choose to please them like AS, my parents, my brother or my in-law. They are my priority in life so if I need to make a small sacrifice, I think it is worth it. With my parents and in laws, we are so far away that I don’t want to do anything that will make them upset. Both of our parents are open-minded so I didn’t have to do a lot till date to please them but still there are times when I make small sacrifices to see a smile on their face.
When it comes to friends, pleasing them and sacrifices comes in different forms. If he/she is a good friend and the person has been there for you I am happy to sacrifice do stuffs when in need but if he/she is not a very good friend, I make my decision according to the situation. In some situations, I do what they expect me to while others I don’t.
But sometimes when I think about life we spend so much time and energy pleasing people around us. When we are small we try to please our parents and try to do everything they expect, when we grow up we do that for teachers, friends then boyfriends, then husband and in laws and finally your children.
Is it the normal way of life or I am thinking too much. As I get older and with company of AS, I am getting much better not stressing in situations which I can’t control but still there are times when I worry about others, wondering if I could help in any way.
Is it normal to make changes in your plan just to please others? Is it normal to feel guilty when you don’t do what is expected from you? At what stage should we stop thinking about others and make ME a priority?
How do you deal with situations when you have to make a decision to please others? Please share.
