Writing Being on a Slump: Is there something that is too long? 17 Mar 202321 Mar 2023 In a breath of air, 2020 has gone by so quickly that the memory of the time is a blurred chapter in my life. I know I had been busy,…
Japan… Peace for a Worrier: From Lockdowns to Living Again 27 Nov 20223 Dec 2022 Have you ever had those days when you cannot stop thinking about a task at hand, a bill you need to pay before it’s due, a conversation you just had…
Japan… RECAP: A Year in Japan 25 Nov 202227 Nov 2022 “Why live? Life was its own answer. Life was the propagation of more life and the living of as good a life as possible.” -Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles This…
Poetry… Acceptance and letting go 20 Nov 202219 Nov 2022 Every new day opens up opportunities to gain experiences. Each one presents a distinct phase in our lives that we can't see clearly when it happens. but would make better…
Filipino… Writing exercise: Breathing life (again) to my ideas 18 Nov 202219 Nov 2022 Sa ilalim ng liwanag ng buwan, nakaupo sa may lumang pahingahan sa may dalampasigan ang isang babae. Tahimik ang paligid at tanging ang paghampas ng mga alon ang maririnig. Ngunit…
Filipino… Starting Again: Writing Exercise 9 Aug 20225 Nov 2022 In spite of having all the mental preparation in writing, it couldn't seem so easy to begin going back to that old self of mine who could easily finish a…
Personal… My Thoughts are All Over the Place 1 Aug 20225 Nov 2022 Three hundred and sixty-five days in a year and most of those I have spent in my mind. Have you ever felt like you could not do anything because you…
Japan… Going through JET Programme 2021 1 Aug 202228 Oct 2022 This post may be nine months late, but it's still best to have this here. Uncertainty filled the air as 2020 came rushing into a series of unfathomable concerns. To…
learning… How to edit life? 22 Jul 202222 Jul 2022 If I would erase my life then there will be thousands and thousands of seconds of me simply being in my mind to see. Sometimes there are really just a…
Poetry… Revisiting My Old Self 13 Apr 20215 Nov 2022 Have you ever had a moment when you wanted to look back to your own self? Perhaps, to see how you were then and find another way to make sense…
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