For almost a month now, I have been carrying a heaviness inside me that I haven’t quite known how to put into words. I got laid off from work. Even writing these words feels strange. For most of my working life, I had never experienced anything like this. I was always the one who decidedContinueContinue reading “When Rejection Becomes Redirection”
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From A Squirrel to A Wandering Sole
Friends often ask me where I got my wanderlust. I suppose it comes from my constant desire for change—from something as simple as a change of scenery to the profound changes that travel has brought into my life. One of my favorite transformations has been the one from my old “squirrel self” into a wanderingContinueContinue reading “From A Squirrel to A Wandering Sole”
Stochastic Neural Processes
Originally written: 30 July 2010 Some people can’t see beauty in complicatedness. I can. When I die, I will leave this thought for mankind to ponder upon: Complexity is beauty made profound. I’m often attracted to the jaggedness of a thing. Maybe it’s my obsession with perfection. If you noticed contradiction in my previous statement,ContinueContinue reading “Stochastic Neural Processes”
Not Everyone Who Smiles at You Is for You
You know what I’ve learned lately? Not everyone who smiles at you, hugs you, checks on you, or tells you they’re happy for you is genuinely for you. It’s a difficult thing to accept, especially when you naturally assume that people mean what they say. We tend to associate warmth with sincerity. A smile feelsContinueContinue reading “Not Everyone Who Smiles at You Is for You”
Bida-Bida
There’s a word I’ve come to think about differently over the years: “bida-bida.” In Filipino culture, bida-bida is often used to describe someone who seems eager to participate, takes initiative, speaks up, volunteers, performs well, or consistently finds ways to contribute. On the surface, it can sound like a harmless observation—just a way of sayingContinueContinue reading “Bida-Bida”
The Price I Have to Pay for this Kind of Bliss
This blog entry was originally written on May 5, 2014 I can only write beautiful odes when I am melancholic… My writing muse seems to abandon me whenever i am happy. It feeds on my loneliness, on my sorrows, on my miseries. Without any depressing thought, my creative juices run out. I had been inContinueContinue reading “The Price I Have to Pay for this Kind of Bliss”
This One’s for a Woman Named Fermina…
I had always been a daddy’s girl. And when people asked me whose genes I got, I’d automatically and proudly say, “From my dad!” And I would see my mom look away whenever she heard me say that remark. She had never conveyed to me how she felt about it. Although she’d sometimes have thisContinueContinue reading “This One’s for a Woman Named Fermina…”
Breaking Free from 15 Years of Bondage
Last Monday, I learned about the passing of the woman who caused me immense pain 16 years ago—shattering my first marriage and triggering severe postpartum blues that almost led to psychosis. This unexpected and somewhat shocking news resurfaced a flood of old wounds. It sent me straight into the miseries that were never confronted. IContinueContinue reading “Breaking Free from 15 Years of Bondage”
Class Presentations for Strategic Management
Strategic Management had two (2) classes: one was online, while the other was in-person. And we had different Professors for both. For our in-person class, our lady Professor posted 50 topics on Microsoft Teams, instructed us to choose one and present it to the class when we were ready. On my first day at herContinueContinue reading “Class Presentations for Strategic Management”
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