Category: Blog
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When insecurity and IMet eye to eyeCold air suddenly slapped my faceBlood draining outInsecurity had weird eyesThey roll from side to sideI wanted to ask, “What have I done to you?”I could almost hear her tell me, “You irk me.””Doesn’t matter what you say or doI just simply hate all about you.”And that’s when I…
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Keeping a blog alive
2–3 minutesIt takes a lot of effort to keep a blog running. There was a day last week when I was sitting at my computer, typing away, determined to finish three blog posts on three things I was interested in writing about. I realized I spent the whole afternoon doing just that. Nobody really asked for…
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You’re finally here! So, I just discovered that some of you have subscribed to my blog as far back as 2020, but remained in the dark—meaning you haven’t received any of my blog posts straight to your inbox since you typed in your email. It turns out there was a confirmation step that I cannot…
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With emotions strong and blinding, I decided to withdraw into the eye of the storm, away from the swirling mix of feelings around me. I kept my mouth shut all day long, which enabled me to hear myself scream inside my head until there was nothing left to say to me, but everything left to…
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While I was overwhelmed by housing options, making a decision felt impossible, improbable. Yes, you’d call it decision paralysis. With so many variables to consider (like cost, distance from uni, and commute accessibility), my mind couldn’t keep track of what weighed more. Having too many options made me think of this quote: Every choice murders…
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Seeing my Grandma from my father’s side smile widely after seeing our faces reminded me how age had softened her usual toughness. While she had been her usual self three years ago—aged 83—I was surprised by how little she remembers now that we have to reintroduce ourselves a few times over, with no guarantee she’ll…
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While working as an MS Graduate Fellow in the Geomatics for Sustainability and Renewable Energy (SuRE) Research Laboratory at the University of the Philippines Diliman, my research focus was on the geospatial assessment of agrivoltaics’ potential in the Philippines. It wasn’t really my original research direction. I first explored the carrying capacity of solar farms…