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This is a collection of stories and daily musings.

  • Cheese hotdogs

    When we were out for a grocery run, I was surprised to see my husband take out a pack of cheese hotdogs from the frozen goods section. Why? Because he doesn’t particularly want them like I do. And seeing him grabbing a pack was confusing because you should expect him to get the regular kind,… Read more


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  • Human evil

    Watching the Upload TV series was fascinating, where humans can upload their consciousness onto the internet and live forever (perhaps as long as there is internet). Imagine a digital afterlife, seeing dead people in real life still alive digitally. You’re in a long-distance relationship with them (because you can’t be with them in person but can still… Read more


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  • Getting things done

    If you’ve been pondering how some people get many things done in a day, knowing that you spend the same hours but feel like you’ve done nothing (except binge-watching what’s new or doom-scrolling through social media) most of your waking hours. You feel like waking up from a stupor. “Something has to change,” you tell… Read more


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  • Important tasks

    Big tasks, often due later, can be tackled by breaking them down into smaller pieces and scheduling dedicated time for each. But because of the lag between assignment and delivery, you could fall into the temptation of holding the task off until later, only to find yourself cramming one day because you realize that the… Read more


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  • How to win an argument with a fool

    You may think that you can change the mind of a fool. But you are only fooling yourself. Why? Because a fool only wants to express his opinion and will not make the effort to understand. He is always in the right. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,but only in expressing his opinion.Proverbs 18:2 ESV So, if you know the person taunting you is a… Read more


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  • Urban heat island effect

    There are days when I miss the cool of my hometown. It isn’t even summer here in the metro, but the urban heat is often too much to bear (much worse during the summer), affecting my productivity and engagement. Data shows that it will only get worse. As global temperature rise, urban residents may experience… Read more


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  • At the junction

    Being in the in-between can be scary, especially when you don’t want to let go of the comfort of the status quo. And seeing what lies before you could be overwhelming, too, especially when it requires you to take a step to start things in motion. The junction is a good place to ponder but a place… Read more


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