Work
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Graduate studies felt like yesterday
As I finish the week (hey, today marks my second week in a new research project), I’m amazed by how we could adapt to a new environment and create new ways of doing things (more like building a new routine). And I’m even more amazed that we could pull off writing a conference paper in… Read more
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Writing, the practice, and shipping your work
Did you ever wonder how fast I could write a 200-word blog post? I used to take hours before I could come up with something to write about. And it takes a lot of musing too. Mostly, my apprehensions about writing words on paper (or typing them on screens like this) are due to my… Read more
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Any day could be Monday
Have you ever started your day as if yesterday was a holiday? And now, you’re really not grumpy, but you’re just ready for work. More likely, you felt like you are simply in work mode. And because we had yesterday off, today felt like Monday. No, it wasn’t a sad day just because I thought… Read more
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I know that too: the importance of skill diversity
Sometimes, we think that we should only be good at a thing or two which are valued at work. And instead of exploring other skills that may or may not be directly related to the work we’re paid to do, we only limit ourselves to learning things we thought were “useful” at the moment. Should… Read more
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Catching up with the workload
The thing about joining a project in the middle of it meant that you didn’t know much about how things worked around before you came. And that also means that you need to have a lot of catching up to do. Your question might be, “Where should I start?” And it might be challenging to… Read more
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Why should you use duckduckgo?
It was a late night, and I was still outside catching up for work. That means that I have my laptop propped up while doing desktop research. But while I was in the thick of it, a friend squeezed himself in, curiosity bubbling, and asked me why I was using the DuckDuckGo search engine. Of… Read more
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Welcome back to the metro
The last time I was here, I packed all my stuff and went home. Now, I’m towing them back again. It never really felt exciting like the first time. It wasn’t even dreadful. But being here means that I am not somewhere else. And that means I’ve said too many goodbyes to the people my… Read more
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