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Reflections on becoming

  • The truth about plastic recycling

    From my previous post about single-use plastics, I talked about how the future of plastic wastes lies not only in our consumption habits but also in the big companies that make them. What about “plastic recycling”? From The Big Problem With Plastic: “It’s far less expensive to manufacture most types of plastic from scratch than Read more


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  • In search of unknown unknowns

    It’s amazing to be in a group of people that isn’t afraid to step forward and look for answers to questions others don’t bother thinking about. And it also takes courage to admit that there are things that we don’t know yet. At times, we don’t know what we do not know. I learned that Read more


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  • Off-the-shelf renewable energy

    Looking around my neighborhood, solar lights have become more common. During my first visit to Perth, Australia, most houses had solar panels installed on their roofs. It was actually my first time to see so many solar panels in one area. Two years after, I began to see smaller versions in my hometown in the Read more


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  • Letter no. 13

    Dear reader from the future, I finished Stargirl overnight. It’s a book written for ages 12+, but I welcomed the light read, nonetheless. What compelled me to write this is how it captured our struggles growing up–where we are implicitly called to conform. As a young adult I was once was, I experienced how nonconformity Read more


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  • All the missed moments

    So many things to do, but we can only be in one moment at a time. The best thing to do that we don’t waste it is to be present and, at the same time, be grateful. Gratitude can make a difference. Read more


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