Samosir Lake Toba Ultra (Half) Marathon

But no, there's nothing half about 25K! Especially with the elevation and the rocky road from KM12 to KM19!

When I realized my pace has dropped (free-falling from my Bali Marathon 6'29) to 7'30, I decided to just "Dance my way through it."

No point of dreading it. The elevations kill and I should not be too hard on myself. So dance, I did.

To my surprise, the official time result showed me that even though it was not my PB record, I came in 8th for Female category and 48th in general!

I thank my good Lord for this blessing. A year ago, I could not even imagine running a 10K.

There are so many stories for this trip alone but for now, I can only show you some images. The rest will follow.

Dance my way through it!

For my Dad who did not get to celebrate his 25th wedding anniversary (in  Sept)

That.Finish.Line

Things been a little bit overwhelming for me the past month, so I thought I would share some "feel-good" pictures here on this post.

Thankful for my health and the people around me.

 For my first movie that won an award. Thank you God!

Additional family member! #adoptdonotshop

Still hunting for the perfect painting but I am happy with what I have now.

My first of many to come Half Marathons.

Raising an Olympian

"Do you want me to hide?"

Girl Emojis

I always love Always' campaigns.
Participate in this campaign by posting #always #rewritetherules #girlemojis and mention what type of girl emojis that you want to see.

#Bringbackmyspeech

I am the last person to say a thing or two about politics. But I know a little about this subject. For speeches, someone's expression can be easily read. Michelle Obama appears so natural here as words flowing from that smiley face. 

In creative writing, you can see it in the way some phrases are forced to be used in a paragraph. Or how topics and structures can be too similar.

Funny to watch tho.

Dear wounded warriors,
Now I am questioning myself why I haven't done enough with my life.

Sincerely,
Tressabel Hutasoit

Something Bittersweet for the weekend

And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulder...