Category: Blog
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How many times did some of us tell ourselves, “Back to work now.” But then, moments later, we find ourselves down the bottomless pit of our social media feeds? What is it in these endless and random chatters that we keep coming back to swipe refresh? Is it affirmation? Is it validation? Or do we…
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I’ve read articles about how hybrid work is the future. If not for the pandemic, I wouldn’t even get the feel of what a work from home feels like. And after a year of working from home, I have already built work routines that kept me sane. Yes, working from home is so flexible that…
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Is climate change real? I can say that it is. It’s just felt differently wherever you are in the world. Take, for example, this story about “the once-verdant mountain pastures where alpacas graze are drying out from climate change.” You might be unable to imagine what it’s like to live in Peru (well, I’ve never…
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Sometimes, when you are under excruciating pain, things seem to disappear in the background as if the pain is the only thing there is. And it takes a conscious decision whether to transcend above the pain or allow yourself to be consumed by it.
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Growing up isn’t as straightforward as I thought it would be. It’s not linear like how my well-meaning teachers sold it when I was young. Do this, and you’ll be that. After achieving this, you’ll head out to the next and continue to reach more extraordinary things. No one exactly told me at school how…
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The stomach decides for many things, including the work you want to be engaged in. What? For me, it is. As much as you want to explore projects you believe would benefit the people you seek to serve, you look for work that pays instead. Because you need to eat. Even if the work treats…
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Hello there! 👋 I finally created my personal Twitter account recently, so feel free to follow me (aside from my Twitter account for this blog which you can follow here). Frankly, I don’t know how to use Twitter (yet), but I see many academics and researchers making the most of it. Plus, I never thought…
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