Happy International Women's Day! On this special day, we continue discovering how the languages we speak somehow influence our thought process and characters over time 😚

In this episode, we discuss about languages by identifying our mother tongue and native language. From there, we explore whether they bring chaos or actually beneficial to us individually 🌦🌤

Our fave QODs for this episode:
M: The limited of my language means the limits of my world.
J: Language is a road map of a culture. One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.

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We came across an official article** published by the Government of Japan regarding to the secret to joyful life or also known as Ikigai (生き甲斐). 🤗🥰

**Link to the article: https://www.japan.go.jp/kizuna/2022/03/ikigai_japanese_secret_to_a_joyful_life.html

Surely you've heard of this quote, “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always." by Brad Meltzer. It speaks the volume, doesn't it? In this episode, we discuss why taking care of your mental health is important and it's something you should make it a priority 🧠💚

We're still in the self-discovery era here. One thing that we both have in common is that we're the first born in the family. Famously known as the guinea pig at times, even acting as the substitute parent (aka guardian) when needed. This episode is especially slightly more personal for Josephine..

Personal notes from us:

- Shout out to all parents, we'd like to pour you a glass of sake to salute you for your dedication and sacrifices to raise your offspring(s) 🍶

- To all the first child, stand tall and speak up if necessary but do it in a way that you still show respect to your parents and younger siblings 😇

WE ARE BACK with Season 2! We've chosen self-discovery as our main topic for this new season! As a start, we decided to do a quick reflection (revisiting our fifth episode from Season 1, where we each challenged the other person with a special task/mission) and caught up how these past 6 months had been for each of us. We observe and discuss if there are any changes in our perceptions of life over the years. And if time travel does exist and we got the opportunity to meet our 16 yo self, what advice do we give to her? 😆

Our fave QODs for this episode:

J: "Choose to be patient. Choose to be consistent. Choose to look adversity in the eyes and keep moving forward with courage, integrity and love."

M: "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."

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To close the first season, we decided to uncover our thoughts on relationships and marriage as we both progress into a new chapter in our lives. Miki's sharing a new law in Japan that allows her to keep her maiden name. Josephine's still scared to take a further step in a relationship. Love is a decision? Being married means you got your better deal? 2023 is surely going to be an interesting year!

Hello everyone! We hope you are doing well. Can't believe we're in late November already! So we've decided to unwrap how's our friendship dynamics changed over the years - spilled out the tea about the good & the bad. Yes, it's THAT TIME of the year!

Let's face it - as we get older, we get more sh*t to care! In this episode, we share our personal experiences on how to overcome stress. We picked up new rituals during the lockdown. We were reminiscing about Japan. Miki gives Josephine an ultimatum to buy a new laptop.