Category: Blog
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I spent hours writing a career memoir as if thousands were waiting to read it. Inspired by this invisible audience, I spent hours recalling the turn of events that changed my life and made me who I am today. While the writing process helped me start conversations with family and friends, I stalled—afraid I wouldn’t…
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I recently received a tracer survey for the DOST-SEI scholar graduates to understand how their scholarship programs empower and support Filipino researchers like me. It gave me time to reflect on my journey as a scholar—from undergraduate to master’s—and even as a Science Research Specialist and MS Research Fellow, all funded by the department. Looking…
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For six months, I’ve been listening to the birds sing every morning. Sitting in the backyard, reading a book, I often see birds perched on nearby plants, probably curious about my presence. We would size each other up, trying not to move as if we could make time pause as we meet eye to eye—then…
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Where was I?Living lifeTrying toMake sense ofThe motionEmotionTransitionI need to breatheOh, let me thinkFor onceOh, pleaseLet me drownIn the noiseOf the screenFeeding meInformationOverloadMake me stopScroll and ScrollDeeper stillDown and downThe rabbit holeWhere was I?Living lifeMaybe INeed to writeCreate, consume?Here we goNot again
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My first solo international trip to Perth, Australia
15–22 minutesI want to share with you my experience as a Filipino delegate at the International Conference on Power and Energy Systems (ICPES) 2019 in Perth, Australia, which I initially posted on my previous blog and accessible here. Before we continue with the story, I want to take you back to when my thesis adviser, Dr.…
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I was taught that reading books could take me to places I’d never been. And it sure did! I even traveled to imagined worlds that felt real, like the real ones I’d only read about. Blogging here for almost six years now, I never thought my words could travel so far over the internet—50 countries…
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Create or consume
1–2 minutesMy digital consumption habits often get unhealthy, and I’m already drowning before I notice it. I often find myself looking at my watch and already 30 minutes have gone by since I told myself, “This would be enough for today.” I can feel my brain screaming whenever I put down my phone for the night.…