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Everyday Stories, Lived

  • The dog is not happy

    The dog is not happy

    This is our dog Beauty. She is already 9 years old and you probably have seen her from this previous post. Isn’t she lovely? The thing is, she’s simply not happy because my sister bought a new dog. And from our experience, every old dog in the house isn’t happy when there’s a new dog. Read more

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  • Some people age yet …

    We used to think that age dictates where we should be in life. We’ve been taught with a worldview that at a certain age, we should already be this or that. And can you remember when you were a kid when adults ask you questions like, “What do you want to be when you grow Read more

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  • The rat race

    Sometimes, we put ourselves in a rat race. An endless race where we keep on running, but we never win. Because no one wins in a rat race. Another problem is when we want to run at a pace that’s not ours. Where we keep comparing ourselves from others who seem to get all the Read more

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  • Greeting guests

    I recently attended an online event, and I noticed how the guest speakers begin their talk with an extra-long greeting. I used to wonder why each of the speakers has to name other notable speakers every single time. But then, a thought just hit me. They do what they do to signal that they noticed Read more

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  • What needs to be done

    Most of the time, you already know what needs to be done. However, it takes careful planning and thorough consideration to put things into action. Even the idea of starting takes so much energy (physical and mental) that some people decide to put off plans instead. I also noticed the problem of prioritization. Where often, Read more

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  • Persistence and quitting

    Quitting somehow bears a negative connotation with it. That when you quit, you are weak, demotivated, or lacking in the hope that things will get better. That all you need is to push a little more, and hopefully, you’ll be able to break down the wall. But what if there’s no wall in the path Read more

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  • Will I still have a job tomorrow?

    Right. It’s something we’ve been wondering about after all the major disruptions that are taking place. Before all the uncertainties in employment these days (with looming retrenchments everywhere), we only thought about living on predictable work paths. Some of them look like this: But in times of crisis, it often doesn’t pay to be just Read more

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Everyday Stories, Lived

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