tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post8766633391661039656..comments2023-07-26T16:18:53.834+03:00Comments on Serenity in Chaos: IdentityAmelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post-14142279617475746562015-07-07T12:38:50.307+03:002015-07-07T12:38:50.307+03:00Thanks for dropping by and your comment. :-) Yeah,...Thanks for dropping by and your comment. :-) Yeah, I was thinking that the whole world was always ready to label us this and that, so why not choose the label ourselves? :-DAmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post-22750680112545147942015-07-06T07:07:12.554+03:002015-07-06T07:07:12.554+03:00I love the idea of being an eternal self-explorer!...I love the idea of being an eternal self-explorer! Thanks for the reminder that we can always choose how we define ourselves.torthúilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738803052167620020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post-69655227841932581042015-07-05T17:59:00.683+03:002015-07-05T17:59:00.683+03:00Thank you for your comment. Glad you enjoyed it. :...Thank you for your comment. Glad you enjoyed it. :-)Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post-69901675533043197802015-07-03T16:41:38.658+03:002015-07-03T16:41:38.658+03:00Thought provoking. Thank you. Thought provoking. Thank you. Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post-80721397537490612332015-06-29T10:15:13.343+03:002015-06-29T10:15:13.343+03:00Ah, your niece is a star child. Here's a great...Ah, your niece is a star child. Here's a great article on it: <br /><br /><a href="http://naomihattaway.com/2013/09/i-am-a-triangle-and-other-thoughts-on-repatriation/" rel="nofollow">I Am A Triangle</a><br /><br />Actually I think being an expat alone or a non-native alone is still nothing compared to the isolation of being a CNBC, though I reckon that it depends on safety as well. Things can be much more complicated if you feel that you're unsafe being of a certain race/having certain facial features. That said, though, being a CNBC is so much more misunderstood on so many "wrong" levels and there's definitely a lot more emotional turmoil inside. <br /><br />I believe my friends were just trying to keep the hope afloat by not letting me use the word, though it didn't help at all as I was hurting a lot at that time. And yes, the world has given people labels all the time, so I figured why not give it to myself? I can choose whatever label I want that way he he he...:-) Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-389217180689999852.post-72246497636111946192015-06-29T09:41:21.525+03:002015-06-29T09:41:21.525+03:00I really loved this post, Amel. I found it really ...I really loved this post, Amel. I found it really interesting, because I've often wondered about how you feel living in Finland but coming from Indonesia. I have two Chinese-Malaysian sisters-in-law, but of course, the Chinese population there is so much bigger. My niece though, is part-CM, part kiwi (NZ), but left NZ when she was eight, and doesn't really feel like she belongs anywhere.<br /><br />Pile the whole childless-not-by-choice on this, and I can understand how isolated you feel. I'm really surprised that your friends reacted that way. But then I've had one or two odd responses to use of that term, or simply reference to living without children, too. I don't really see what is objectionable about it!<br /><br />I love though that in conclusion, you've decided to label yourself. And what a wonderful label - Eternal Self-Explorer is a brilliant label! Nice to meet you too.Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.com