jessa

Reflections on becoming

  • A place is only as good as our company

    When my friend and I were walking along a street with fine restaurants all lined up and filled with people in conversation and laughter, I told her how nice it is to be in one and experience what it’s like to enjoy the ambiance and their menu. But the experience won’t be as fulfilling as Read more


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  • Back to blogging daily

    Since I got married, I have been unable to stick to blogging daily probably because of all the transitions happening here and there. It took me a month to get back to writing, but since then, it was a painful slog. I tried to drag myself into an empty draft, recalling all the habits I Read more


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  • Talking to an AI

    When I was told I’d be interviewed by an AI, I had the assumption that the experience would feel detached. Because how can I relate to someone without a face? I relied so much on verbal AND non-verbal cues during interviews that I needed to see the facial expressions and movements of my interviewer to Read more


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  • The practice of apprenticeship

    Last Christmas, my dear friend Amira gifted me a compact book entitled “The Autobiography and Other Writings” by Benjamin Franklin. It’s my first time to have a hard copy of an autobiography. I wouldn’t have acquired one, much more so about Benjamin Franklin, whose name I somehow remember being related to electricity and have later Read more


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  • Strawberry on strawberry

    To make the most of the strawberries I bought before they spoiled, I dried them in our air fryer for 2.5 hours (to my husband’s surprise, because electricity does not come cheap) and was satisfied with the result. I just wanted to try the “dried fruits” feature in our air fryer and the outcome did Read more


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Reflections on becoming

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