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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Life

  • How many more screens?

    How many more screens can I put in front of my face, competing for my attention simultaneously? There were moments when, while I still had a tab open on my computer (say, an article I was interested in reading), I would allow myself to be distracted by a phone message so that I’d end up… Read more

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  • I watched the Civil War (2024) movie and it was unsettling

    The plot of the Civil War movie was captivating, like how I enjoyed other Alex Garland movies, but in a different way. I felt like I was on the ground with the characters, and sometimes, I found myself clenching my teeth.  But it was more like a mental exercise throughout the movie because I can hear myself wondering… Read more

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  • Shifting social circles

    I get attached to a few friends in various life stages, only to be detached when our social circles no longer overlap. We often find it challenging to quell the noise in our heads and manage our hours to get through our workday, much more keeping tabs on all the friends we made throughout the… Read more

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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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  • 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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