Feb 26Who are you today?Friday afternoon in a small studio unit in Quezon City —— I have a professor back in undergrad wherein he would ask us to answer the question, “Who are you today?” every session we have with him and write the answer on a piece of card. We have two classes…Remember5 min read
Feb 25IntroThe start of February has marked a milestone for me. I finally passed my licensure exam. I haven’t felt this sense of relief and belongingness in so long. Not when I graduated from university nor when I clinched my projects last year. The whole process that I had gone through…1 min read
Jan 8Quindici Novembre“You can only do so much.” I never had a grasp of this expression until now that I am in my mid-20s. I rarely heard it growing up. As opposed to it, “You can do everything” was the resounding voice drilled into my head by the environment that I grew…Personal Progress4 min read
Sep 14, 2021A dip in the voidI can’t remember when it started but every time I don’t feel positive with my overall well-being, it manifests as a jolt of pain in my back running down my spine — seemingly cutting my flesh open, with nothing but void inside. I abhor this feeling. A plethora of unnecessary…Void5 min read
Jul 4, 2021PetrichorIt’s 4:00AM sharp on my phone clock. The city life is starting to buzz outside with car noises noticeably increasing by the hour. A new day is welcomed by a drizzle. It is starting for the people outside. I, on the other hand, am turning off my desktop computer and…Slice Of Life4 min read
Feb 12, 2021What now?“I am giving myself two years to figure things out for my life. I know that my present is crucial to the future that awaits me and I can’t afford to spend my time slacking and making excuses anymore. I can’t be stuck always wondering and trying to reboot my…Business Development4 min read
Apr 22, 2020An Introspection of Personal Truths“Do you ever just write stuff down in a journal, Jeff? One you don’t show people or use to get anything with? A place that’s just for you to sort out the truth?” — Annie, Community S3:E14 Pillows and Blankets I have been binge-watching the series ‘Community’ ever since it…7 min read
Jan 3, 2018That time I convince myself to take a gap yearThe typical life pattern of a Filipino young adult goes like this: At ages five to eleven — we get into elementary. At ages twelve to sixteen — we step into high school. Add another two years, for senior high school. …College4 min read
Dec 10, 2017Ten to Eleven-thirtyI regretted the day I chose to look at you straight in the eyes. You stared back eager as I was not moving for a second, the two of us frozen in that infinitesimal moment in time. In what seeming like a blinking battle, you beat me, you made me…Poetry1 min read
Sep 14, 2017Son NomHer name is like the ocean. Deep in a way that you never really fully comprehend the depth that she has and the wars that she has fought. Clear only in parts that she wants you to see, only in parts that she is willing to share. She is both…Poetry2 min read
