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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Life

  • Moving out, moving in

    We could accumulate stuff over time. Some are even capable of almost stripping themselves bare with only necessities, making it easy for them to pack up and move out. But in my experience, I acquire stuff that helps my daily routine become manageable, including acquiring organizers and shelves just to put things in place. The… Read more

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  • Fragrance as a cue

    Can you remember moments when you’ve associated memory with a scent? From What the nose knows: Smell and memory seem to be so closely linked because of the brain’s anatomy, said Harvard’s Venkatesh Murthy, Raymond Leo Erikson Life Sciences Professor and chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. There were even moments when… Read more

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  • Decisions and ripple effects

    We’re constantly confronted with decisions that could become too overwhelming if we lose focus on what we want to achieve in life. Often, I lose track of my mission and vision, too, making it easy to do things that only consume time and nothing more, such as scrolling the never-ending social media feeds. When making… Read more

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  • The negotiables

    It’s easy to be stern when things don’t go as planned, especially when things don’t unfold as you ought them to. But I realized there are so many things you can control, even when some are under the tips of your hands. Coordinating and working with people is more complex than a two-way street, much… Read more

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  • A story to tell

    I always believed that to have a story you’d like to go back to and tell people from the future, you make it happen today. So, despite the initial opposition we received about getting married outside our place of birth, a two-hour flight to be exact, my husband and I was not just considering what… Read more

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  • Letter no. 34

    Dear reader from the future, I would like to share with you the airline passenger woes circulating around the country today. An airline, as the news put it, has mastered the systemic betrayal of its passengers’ trust. I have experienced the same woes, too, about canceled and rescheduled flights. And as an ordinary citizen, I am often… Read more

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  • Walking through wreckage

    I think being so focused on everything running inside your head isn’t all that bad. Because when things need to get done, and fast, focusing all your mental energy on the task at hand allows you to do away with distractions. But it was not an ordinary day to walk through the street near the… Read more

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