Dela's Musing

2 years of blogging, and... From stella_jones in musings... (1 day old)

Hello stella_jones, in order to use your tags to improve the searchability of your blog posts, it has been necessary to make a few changes to the tag system. -----------------------------------… more

51 days since my last post? From stella_jones in musings... (29 days old)

Crikey. I thought my absence should be rectified, so here I am, hello :wave: So much has changed in these 51 days, I don't know where to start. But I haven't forgotten you. I'll update soon.… more

Some thoughts From stella_jones in musings... (80 days old)

I'm single I'm unemployed I'm bored It's sunny I have no desire to attempt to write my thesis (even though I have paid my course fees for the year) I feel silly when I read back about how won… more

Wash Sin From msfullphat in woman (84 days old)

I smell deliciously bad Odourous in extreme. Extremely unclean. … more

Growing pains From msfullphat in woman (84 days old)

Motherhood shifts, unfamiliar ground we are breaking my children and I. What do we need from each other now? I provide an income still, though I'm close to breaking that particular chain, just a… more

Am I sitting comfortably? From msfullphat in woman (84 days old)

Begin stiff little fingers hover reluctant, shy? over the keyboard let the passing of crap be brief, my hellish ego cries from within, and unbridle these fingers to release the writers energy requi… more

Another one bites the dust From stella_jones in musings... (101 days old)

Another job that is!! Ok, time for some reflection I think... The universe is trying to teach me a lesson!… more

What do you do? From stella_jones in musings... (103 days old)

What do you do, when someone is being so cruel? Not sticking to promises, meeting and flirting with people behind your back, sending inappropriate emails to people they really shouldn't, saying thing… more

Never mix business with pleasure they say... From stella_jones in musings... (116 days old)

I'm starting to think they were right. It's hard work. And I'm still figuring it out.… more

Tension From stella_jones in musings... (122 days old)

The atmosphere is still horrible, strained, tense. Why did I take this job with him? Neither of us has mentioned anything, but, more to the point, neither of us has arranged to mention anything. … more

Uncovering secrets From stella_jones in musings... (123 days old)

They say don't go looking, because you'll find something you don't want to see. And they're right. And you know that. But what do you do, when you're all alone, the opportunity is there, and the te… more

When one door shuts... From stella_jones in musings... (171 days old)

I have met the most lovely boy. I haven't wanted to blog about him before for fear of jinxing it, but I think it might be safe to now! He's a perfect gent who sent me flowers to work after our thi… more

I just want to know From stella_jones in musings... (184 days old)

what I'm doing wrong… more

New experiences From stella_jones in musings... (188 days old)

Things I have done for the first time this week: - ridden a motorbike (pillion!) - eaten lobster - sang 'swing low sweet chariot' with thousands of others at a rugby game - peed in the gents(!… more

From hero to zero From stella_jones in musings... (215 days old)

It always strikes me that one of the saddest things about breaking up is that you are supposed to turn off any feelings and contact with someone in the space of an instant. Half-finished conversation… more

Answer: obviously not From stella_jones in musings... (220 days old)

I got dumped! I don't really know what I did. Ok so I had a bit of a low day on Saturday (feeling down about these allergy problems and the side effects of the medicines), I had a bit of a whin… more

Is it meant to be this easy? From stella_jones in musings... (226 days old)

He rings me when he says he will (and sometimes just because), he says what he means, he's happy to tell people about us, there's no game playing, he'll laugh at me when it's deserved and support me w… more

Swings and roundabouts From stella_jones in musings... (228 days old)

So... It's been confirmed. I'm another victim of Sir Fred 'the Shred', I'm on three months' notice (which isn't as bad as it could be I guess), and I now have the dubious honour of having had three r… more

Losing my mojo From stella_jones in musings... (241 days old)

I'm sat here at my desk having lost any final shred of motivation or enthusiasm for the job at hand. I had a meeting this morning and was told that the redundancy process is nearly over and the final… more

Calling astrologists... From stella_jones in musings... (254 days old)

Virgo man + Aquarius woman = ???… more

I'm not good with secrets From stella_jones in musings... (254 days old)

And I'm not good when someone has a secret but won't tell me! I'm being taken out on a mystery date tonight, but I don't know where. My only clue is 'London'. I'm meeting him after work and then...… more

I'm not usually one to rant, but... From stella_jones in musings... (256 days old)

...if I don't say something then I'm going to explode! 1) I've put on 1.5 stones in three months thanks to some drugs I've been on as a result of an allergy. My clothes don't fit, my belly's huge,… more

3 redundancies in 5 years? From stella_jones in musings... (270 days old)

We've just had an internal memo saying we are making some serious redundancies; expect it to hit the press in the next few hours. I'll find out by the end of the week if I'm one of those affected. … more

Teaching Literature From nan29 in A Feminist Blog (273 days old)

In my workplace, besides being assigned to teach English and Bahasa Indonesia, I am also responsible to watch students during ‘library’ sessions. Every student is assigned to read one book… more

Women in Indonesia's soap operas From nan29 in A Feminist Blog (273 days old)

I remember one day during my college days, a male senior lecturer of mine protested the portrayal of ‘modern’ women in many soap operas in television (Indonesians call them ‘sinetron… more

The end of year appraisal From stella_jones in musings... (282 days old)

(Or, an hour of Stella-bashing) Sounds fun doesn't it? You get to sit in a freezing cold meeting room for an hour while your manager 'appraises' your performance over the last year. Of course, no… more

21 again... From stella_jones in musings... (284 days old)

...I wonder what this year will bring?… more

More to life! From stella_jones in musings... (292 days old)

Guys I am sure you are getting as fed up as I am of these useless waste of space guys I keep encountering. Ok so they're not all entirely useless but you have to admit it seems to be one damp squib o… more

I have a date... From stella_jones in musings... (295 days old)

... On Sunday. Friends will know who with ;-)… more

Pottering From stella_jones in musings... (303 days old)

I've been off sick from work today and yesterday. Starting to feel a little better today so I think I might go for a walk along the river. Although it's freezing the sun's come out so with any luck … more