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Everyday Stories, Lived

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This is a collection of stories and daily musings.

  • Late-night musings #26

    If you don’t lord over it, you’re a slave to it. Read more

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  • Some notes if you want to build a reading habit

    A friend once asked me how I can still find time to read books. First, reading has become accessible because I have an e-book reader. Though I still read from printed books, I mostly read through my Kobo Glo HD (which has led me to many unexpected conversations with friends and strangers). I am also Read more

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  • The gradual normalization of wrongdoing

    If only right and wrong, good and evil, were color-coded, we could see clearly which way to go and what not to do if we desire doing good. But wrong and evil often seem good (at first) until you are hooked and trapped. Then, you are either already knee-deep in them before you realize you’re Read more

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  • Knowledge isn’t enough

    In my 20s, I was all about acquiring knowledge and I pursued it through graduate studies (because I was convinced that undergraduate degrees were not enough for a woman to compete in a male-saturated field of engineering), hours of countless training, and the acquisition of certifications that were often too many (or irrelevant). Oh how Read more

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  • Online aggression

    I find more people angry online than in person and I don’t know why. Because it’s election season in the Philippines, the occasional angry mob has become a 24-hour online presence and it has been challenging to drown out all the noise and think clearly about the values and principles our parents and well-meaning teachers Read more

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  • Living in selflessness

    I constantly have to remind myself that I am the adult now. Sometimes, I still feel like being in the in-between—the chaos between a surf and the shore—tossed and turned into places familiar and unknown. While the routine keeps me sane, not pushing the boundaries makes everyday too predictable and boring, safe but hollow. The Read more

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  • Pitfalls of spreading yourself thin

    Wanting to do everything all at once will only make your life a frustrating one. I used to be a fan of multitasking because I thought it was an insignia of productivity, being able to finish multiple unaligned tasks in a day, a week, a month, or at least for a whole project duration. Multiple Read more

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