Ramen, Rizz, and the Rise of Assertive Me

So, I’ve been taking life slow lately, just as I told you two posts ago. My weekends are now booked not because I want to stay busy—quite the contrary, I just want to make sure I have something nearby (and not too big) to look forward to. With that said, please accept my apologies for the lack of updates. I just don’t feel like rushing anything (not a runner, so no problem!).

I love this—have I told you that? Having my days filled with exciting things while still taking them slow has made me more aware of how life should be viewed. Here are some things I’ve discovered during this “slow but sure” period:

Being adventurous is still fun! During my second visit to Haraku Ramen, I decided to try a unique new menu item called Ramenini Cappucinni. It had been a while since I last tried something… uncommon. And honestly? I had almost forgotten how fun it was to be bold and confident when trying something different.

Well, I’m glad I picked that ramen variant for dinner last week. It had a great balance of creaminess, spice, and adventure.

P.S. I now get why Dora is such an explorer. She’s so ahead of her time.

When I stopped rushing after work hours, I came across a cat with a face like a pervy old man near the office. I mean, look at that moustache… and the way he squints his eyes…

I know we girls (and perhaps boys) should run, but he has so many fans here! Even one of the security guards in my office has gotten a little attached to that pervy old man. He’s got the rizz, believe it or not.

Once you’ve started standing up for yourself, you’ll be addicted. From one people pleaser to another, trust me.

Let’s be completely honest: I was bothered by the actions of some colleagues. One, in particular, started to get on my nerves. With me there to review her work, she seemed to do it sloppily just to have something to hand over. Why do it earnestly, anyway? She probably thought I was there to fix everything.

I’ve always believed that the outcome of your work reflects how serious you are about it. And I could sense how half-hearted she was with hers. Her ultimate undoing, for me, was that she didn’t follow the previous letter I had fully revised when working on the next, nearly identical project. Perhaps the final draft was too long or needed more calculation, but whatever the reason, she sent me her haphazard letter to “review.”

I sent it back to her and told her that both letters were the same—she should follow the guideline I had already made. She said she would revise it, along with a thousand reasons as to why they were actually different and bla-bla-bla.

I called bullshit (though of course I didn’t say it to her face). Still, I would definitely send the letter back if she didn’t fix it properly.

Moral of the story: standing up for yourself is important. Even if you’ll be viewed as the “bad guy” in doing so, you’re not being a “bad guy” to yourself.

I love having the courage to be even firmer and more assertive without being superior.

If you like this post, you might also enjoy Little Discoveries from a Quietly Eventful Few Weeks and Experimental Thursday: A Mixed Bag of Thoughts.