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Everyday Stories, Lived

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  • A throwing party

    I woke up from a stupor and realized how much trash had accumulated in the house. They did not seem trash to me then, so I kept them. But I think the thing about clinging to stuff because it might be useful later is that time would never come. I’ve kept them for a year… Read more

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  • Belonging in 30s

    While my twenties were more about seeking out what life had in store for me, starting my thirties made me feel a growing need for belonging. It isn’t just about having close friendships, having a sense of roots, feeling valued and respected by colleagues at work (for having valuable contributions), having a sense of shared… Read more

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  • Letter no. 42

    Dear reader from the future, What kind of work arrangements do you have today? Is work-from-home now common for government employees? I even wonder what kind of person I’d be when you read this letter. For context, I am a knowledge worker, and my work is assessed based on my output and not the hours… Read more

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  • Understanding the assignment

    Understaffed. You’ll clearly see that when you get into this customer service office. With a 1 staff to 5 customers ratio and an average of 25 minutes of handling time, you need patience if you really need to be there. As long as my rational self is in control, I focus on what I can… Read more

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  • Late-night musings #14

    Somewhere, we read that “life is a constant change.” You might even have heard it in a song and are now trying to tune it out from your brain because you can’t stop singing the lyrics. But when people commit a mistake, we often find ourselves unable to stop ourselves from crucifying them for that… Read more

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  • Sometimes, hurt people hurt

    If you are a person who recovered from being hurt and have lashed out at everyone else because you are hurting, then you must have realized by now how easy it is to hurt others when you are hurting. When you lash out, you feel like you can always be excused just because you are… Read more

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  • Thesis paper outline (guide)

    While I was doing my master’s thesis, I organized my paper into these sections: (1) introduction, (2) literature review, (3) methodology, (4) results and discussion, and (5) conclusion and recommendation. Here are a set of guidelines that can help you organize your ideas into a coherent thesis paper. 1. INTRODUCTION 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 3. METHODOLOGY 4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION You can present them as… Read more

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