Mollydooker's Coffee Bar

Mollydooker's Coffee Bar

1, Jalan Medan Setia 1, Bukit Damansara, 50490, Kuala Lumpur

Find Joy In The Simplest Things

Don and I have been together for over a year and currently going through our longest stint apart = 5 months. We promised each other that we will *try* to see each other every 3 months, but this time around we couldn't due to our jobs. When we said goodbye at the airport, I was dreading the flight home because i was going back to reality. It was back to having a relationship with my iPhone and iPad.

From there, I was on a roll to find things to distract myself. I mostly did sports related things. I've been playing futsal for years and developed friendships from there. It kept me sanely and going! But you know, when you have a good thing going on for too long, it can get a little repetitive and boring. I felt like I needed something else to look forward to (other than my daily Futsal nights) spark up my routine or life. Retail therapy helped but a temporary fix. Over time, i stopped trying to find "happiness" and let life take over. It's when you don't try, joy creeps up to you. Below are four little joys that keep me going in our LDR.

The Long Distance Playlist

Okay, I will admit that the title of my playlist is not the most creative. But hey, it works. I have a certain genre of music i *love* that most of my colleagues can tell if a certain song or album is playing - "oh, this must be Khaira's playlist". Of course, when you get into a relationship, your influence of music will start to change as well. Don is a HUGE music fan and movie fan. If i ever need new music to listen to, he is my go-to person. I don't know how he does it, but he always has new music to listen to. While me, if i have an artist or an album i *love* (i usually do things on the extreme) i will listen to them for weeks. I would play them on my office's sonos and make everyone *love* them as well!

#LDRNBblushingkay Part 2

#LDRBNBlushingkay

Here is the part two of the #LDRBNSummerLove instagram challenge! The second half of the week was alot more fun to do because I had to dig old photos of Don and I from my old phone. And that's one of my favourite things to do. Scrolling through photos of us because i am a cheesy cheeseball. I realised that i didnt go in much detail about what each photo meant for Part 1, so i thought i'll do it for Part 2.  

4 Ways To Maintain Your Long Distance Relationship.

How do you guys do it? - is one of the many questions I often get asked by people around me. I would reply them, “I honestly don’t know”. We are closing into 5 months being apart. 5 months too long. Along those 4-5 months of being apart, I found a few ways on how couples can maintain their long distance relationship without driving each other up the wall with insecurities, jealousy and loneliness. I’ve mentioned this almost a thousand times and I will keep mentioning it again and again. Long distance relationship is really hard. It takes a lot of willpower, perseverance and trust to make it work. Another important element to long distance relationship is strength. You need to be strong for yourself and your partner in order for your LDR to work. It takes effort and hard work for you to maintain your LDR.

Below are a few ways (or tips) on how Don and I maintain our LDR. I hope they are useful to you and your partner as they are to us!