Life
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Having snacks over Cebu
My power systems instructor during undergraduate studies used to tell us about what our future would look like. He said that a time will come when some of us will have breakfast in one city, lunch over another, and dinner in another. I really wondered how it would be, and was excited if that would… Read more
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Pamamanhikan and the Filipino family tradition
If you’ve never heard about pamamanhikan before, it’s a word that describes a Filipino tradition where a groom-to-be goes to the bride-to-be’s house and asks her family for her hand in marriage. Then his family sponsors the food that would be shared among those who attended the pamamanhikan (family members only or with extended relatives)… Read more
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Ghost net
There are things left behind by the people from our past that keep us from moving froward today. And like ghost nets, we don’t quite understand what got us. We only know how to flail and exhaust ourselves trying to escape an invisible force holding us back. It would be fortunate to have someone see… Read more
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We listen to stories
Catching up with a loved one you’ve longed to be with is such a joy. And the stories bubble up like the fizz you get after opening a bottle of soda, oozing up to the brim. I can remember how it felt when my then-boyfriend, now fiancé, came back from a week-long work travel. All… Read more
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Healthy competition
In a drive to outperform others, you may find joy in doing more than what’s expected from you at the moment. It means that you are still expected to deliver the same thing but later. But because you want to be recognized that you can go beyond without seeming stressed, you are welcome to do… Read more
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Finding something to do
When I had no job during the pandemic, I felt like doing nothing made a person useless and worthless. But I later learned it’s not true at all. We can always be somebody if we just choose to do something about it. Although losing my job was the only time I could think through myself… Read more
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Stories that hurt
Stories affect people in various ways; often, it changes lives. And people who are deceived by the story they tell themselves might end up hurting those surrounding them. Read more
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