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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Run Free Dr. Tommy
I have always had some level of interest and love for cats. This has grown in multitudes thanks to my previous relationship, however. We started out with one cat, named Queen Cat Now, and from there, the merry family has grown and grown. I would consider myself quite a cat dad by now. Since we […]
Between Wants and Needs: A Story of Simplicity and Greed
There isn’t much I enjoy anymore, if anything at all. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, but it’s the truth. As my age keeps piling on, it feels like the hours in a day have been ticking on faster and faster. Georg Kevin Paquet, September 22, 2023, at 2:00AM It is not that life has […]