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portraits in the hills

it’s our pretty standard ritual that almost every weekend that uma is with me that we go hiking in the hills with jonsi. even after a year of going on the same route in the hills i still find so much solace and joy in the hike. even though it’s only 5 mins away from my home, it feels like we’re deep in the forest and the smell and softness of mother nature just takes over. anyway, this particular day, i decided the carry the x100s and had some fun with her. the light worked out just […]

2015-02-09T20:25:43-08:00Tags: |

loneliness

i was chatting with a pen pal of sorts earlier today and she was telling me about her challenges of being successful yet coming home to an empty home. i told her i know the feeling all too well, now and in my early thirties as well. still, the loneliness now is less suffocating than before. i wouldn’t say it sucks, it’s there and it bites me once or twice a month but for the most part i go on my daily life feeling pretty content. more or less having a more meaningful purpose being a father […]

2015-01-29T22:23:06-08:00

discipline

so i’ve been more vocal about setting boundaries with uma about what is acceptable behavior, especially in regards to my role as a parent. maybe i am simplifying too much but i am hoping it gets through her her head at this point that when you don’t listen to dad, there are big consequences. for the most part, i feel like i’ve been too lax with her and she’s getting away with behavior that i feel like i need to curtail now before it really gets out of hand. in particular, talking back and crying until she […]

2015-01-22T22:48:33-08:00Tags: |

travel bug

spending a lot of time of late on blogs, researching/being inspired by people’s adventures. i hadn’t travel much in the past 10 years but since coming back from india, i am yearning for a new chapter. unfortunately, i am enjoying my routine and lifestyle very much. don’t feel trap at some corporate job so there is less of a push. if i am living the dream already, then why disturb it thinking that the other dream is any more green? still, i know there will be a time when i will travel a lot more, especially with […]

2015-01-22T22:47:51-08:00

bucket list

since i’ve been thinking about goals in general for the upcoming year, i realized that given how much i am loving the to do concept, it was about time i start my life bucket list. part of me still thinks that life is not about a bunch of check marks that i need to check off to feel complete. well, at least the spiritual part of me definitely thinks that way. still, even at the end of the day/life i only did a few of those bucket list, i somehow suspect that one of the biggest to […]

2015-01-20T08:52:49-08:00
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