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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Work

  • Almost lazy

    Ah, the moment of choice when you could do everything else but what you should be doing. How easy it is to sleep through the day, except you have responsibilities to attend to. Neglect, yes. It could be an option now that you’re tempted to abandon all your responsibilities for more sleep. “Forget everything! What… Read more

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  • Getting things done

    If you’ve been pondering how some people get many things done in a day, knowing that you spend the same hours but feel like you’ve done nothing (except binge-watching what’s new or doom-scrolling through social media) most of your waking hours. You feel like waking up from a stupor. “Something has to change,” you tell… Read more

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  • Paying bills and taking financial responsibility

    “I used to think paying bills was a real pain, but now I see it as my ‘bill-ity’ to keep the lights on!” Pun generated using ChatGPT with the prompt: “make a pun about paying bills.” It’s easy to be overwhelmed by the bills you have to pay, especially when you live beyond your means.… Read more

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  • Not stopping at second-best

    Although we may find a soothing alternative to the one we hope to have, the alternative can never compare to what we truly desire. And so we wait, even when the absence seems to grow. We focus on what’s important and keep doing the work while waiting. When the opportunity comes, we don’t shy away.… Read more

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  • Letter no. 35

    Dear reader from the future, I am writing from 2023, and it feels like things have finally settled in. From the fears and uncertainties we had in the early 2020s when COVID-19 ravaged the world, we have now embraced a mashup of our old and new routines. At least here in the Philippines, you find… Read more

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  • Work skills you need before 2030

    Navigating our careers through changing times could be daunting, especially when we go through it clueless. And if we do not prepare ourselves while we can, we become reactive to whatever is going on. We might flail our way to survival, but it wouldn’t be so when we know what to expect. The Institute for… Read more

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  • The Philippine map (lego map style)

    Playing with Legos was a core childhood memory that still elicits a smile whenever I think about it. And now that I’m an adult, playing with one isn’t something I do anymore.  While exploring how to use QGIS during the pandemic, I thought about making a Lego map style. However, since I still need to learn… Read more

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