Category: Personal

  • Three Cheers For Five Years. With a twist.

    Three Cheers For Five Years. With a twist.

    Many have doubted that the day would come. But the day is here and now. The day where I call quits on that fairytale I kept in my mind all this time, a narrative that has overstayed its welcome. I tried to find a way back in March, but it eventually came to its timely…

  • Going For 30 Plus 3

    Going For 30 Plus 3

    [It’s merely hours before my birthday now. I can’t contain my boredness of welcoming my 33rd birthday.] And here I am, continuing the post well into July. The ways you feel at any given time is really just a matter of perspective. My initial intro for this post was anything but positive. I asked myself,…

  • Navigating Modernization in the Philippines: Lessons from Camotes Island

    Navigating Modernization in the Philippines: Lessons from Camotes Island

    My recent visit to Camotes Island, located off the coast of Cebu in the Philippines, offered profound insights into how contentment and tradition can coexist with gradual modernization. This experience serves as a microcosm for broader discussions about development across the Philippines, a nation characterized by its diverse landscapes and cultures, yet united by similar…

  • Mistaken Identities: Who am I, and what do I want?

    Mistaken Identities: Who am I, and what do I want?

    Ever since my mother’s asking of me to return to Davao in September of this year… ever since I did as she asked and started working from the city of Davao for a while… Things have been quite shaky and unsatisfying for me. I am not sure anymore, what I want… or who I am…

  • From S.MA.R.T Goals to Skyward Dreams: The 2024 Heavy Hitters

    From S.MA.R.T Goals to Skyward Dreams: The 2024 Heavy Hitters

    Recently, I concluded a write up about my 2024 plans. It was an article leaning towards a more realistic approach, outlining things that would be fairly doable and attainable this year. Now, I suppose… It’s time to dream big once again try to reach for the stars. A Profession Within My Passion My stint in…

  • Beyond Resolutions: Concrete Actions

    Beyond Resolutions: Concrete Actions

    We write the 2nd of January, 2024. I am within the confines of my new office based job in the form of being a German Speaking Staff for an Australian/German client via 611 Ma-a. No phones and nothing to do yet, I seek shelter in Google Keep to write these thoughts away. The spacebar is…