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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Work

  • Becoming an author

    I used to dream about getting published, and what was once unimaginable now became routine. When I was in grade school, I sought to learn how to write pieces that people would read. In high school, I dreamed about becoming an author and finding a publisher willing to expand my reach. However, I didn’t have Read more

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  • Can you tell me what I should do next?

    I was so accustomed to being told what to do that I’ve forgotten how to make decisions on my own. It’s not that I do this intentionally. Waiting for instructions about what to do next always feels comfortable and familiar, and my mind keeps going back to this default setting. When other people inadvertently make Read more

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  • Steady drumbeat

    Writing here daily, at least that’s what I intended since I started this blog, requires a conscious decision to be here every day. To type in the words I would have instead kept in my head, pile up, and become waste the next day. Writing here daily can get mundane and boring, at least when Read more

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  • Access to opportunities

    As I was talking with a friend recently, we both recalled the time when we wondered about accessing academic publication opportunities during our master’s studies because we both graduated from universities that did not make it easily accessible to us. Neither of us even knew where to begin. We never had any idea that academic Read more

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  • “Stuck generation”

    We know what we want. And we want to live comfortably. However, comfort often comes at a price. In the Philippines, a flood-free area with a peaceful neighborhood is expensive, which adds to the total cost of living. Maintaining our well-being also requires money, such as an occasional treat to a body spa or a Read more

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