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jessa

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Reflections on becoming

  • D for dilly-dally, D for deadlines

    There are times when we don’t feel like doing the very thing we’re supposed to do. Haven’t you ever procrastinated before? Until the deadline knocks at your door. Right after the holidays were over. Deadlines are gut-wrenching and nerve-wracking, don’t you think? The last time I tried to beat it was an hour ago. And Read more

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  • We cut down a tree and the whole neighborhood seemed to know about it

    He climbed up the tree and chopped the branches first. Then the trunk. And as the ax continued to grind against the tree again and again and again, the tree finally succumbed to the consistent chop, chop, chop. And with a final tug on the rope wrapped around it, it fell down. After two decades, Read more

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  • Could we really be anybody?

    Yes, I told you about how we could be anybody. But if wanting to become somebody eats you out, then perhaps it’s not worth the chase. Wishing to become like your rich neighbor or co-worker who keeps visiting a new country every month is draining you out of your money and happiness, then it might Read more

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  • Letter no. 17

    Dear reader from the future, Though we’re still almost 15 days into the new year, it felt like the new year was a long time ago. Sure, we began the year with expectations. So many things could happen in a year, right? But, then as we welcome the third week of the year, COVID cases Read more

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  • Your data could have been used by data brokers you never heard before

    One afternoon, as I browsed through my email, I received a sextortion email (email phishing) from a sender I had never heard before. And because at that time I received a free week of premium using the password app, Dashlane, I learned how two of my emails were circulating around the dark web (perhaps sold). Read more

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jessa

Reflections on becoming

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