jessa

Reflections on becoming

Life

  • Hello, goodbye, and hello again, Instagram

    In 2017, I entered the world of Instagram. That’s seven years after its launch, so you can say I am a late adopter. My colleague at work encouraged me to be in the space, and I bought into the idea. After creating my account and accessing its main feed, the experience felt like I opened Read more


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  • De-stressing over the weekend

    While drowning in a week full of mental load (because that’s simply what my job is mostly about), I thought about spending the weekend walking around campus, as a way to de-stress. So when I pitched the idea to my husband during the weekdays, I was surprised by his quick response because, from what I Read more


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  • The time I felt like I was in a movie

    Going to the Chimei Museum from Tainan City via train also meant that we would drop off at Bao’an Station. And you know what? I felt like I was walking into a movie when I stepped in and out of that train station. The ambience was unmistakably nostalgic, like time traveling to a serene and Read more


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  • If only I could tell what bothers me

    It’s been a while since I could write multiple blog entries in one sitting. As a matter of fact, there have been days that I don’t feel like writing at all. I know I should have had because my personal goal is to blog daily, but the lazy bones were at work, and I just Read more


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  • Finding kindred spirits

    A decade later, I learned that it’s possible to yearn for people you’ve never met yet. And you haven’t met them because you did not share the same circle yet. But when you do, even years apart, you’d be glad to find each other. So even when you feel so alone today because no one Read more


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