For the longest time, I was someone who liked to try new things for the sake of experience. If there was a new menu, I had to try it. If there was a new coffee shop in town, I had to visit it; if not, I would experiment with different coffee styles at my usual…
I know. It’s not the best headline you’d like to see, but I mean every word of it. To start with, I’m not the most patient person you’d meet. In fact, if I were to stock my pantry with a month’s worth of food, trust me, it wouldn’t last a week. Yup, I have no…
I took a gap year and while it was the best thing I’ve ever done, still, it wasn’t all rainbows and butterflies. Here I’ll be sharing with you the ‘dark side’ of taking a gap year that you must know before jumping in: 1. It can be expensive You might think that not going to…
It’s been a long time since I’ve written something in here. I don’t know if it was a writing slump or I was just really lazy or maybe unmotivated. For my comeback, I want to be back on track as well. With that in mind, I want to be more intentional about my actions for…
It’s been a long time since I posted an entry on this blog, so here’s a recap of my eventful year that no one asked for. January: Returned home to my family in the province, disagreed with my mom, and decided to postpone my visits for the time being. February: Nearly completed my gap year…
Here’s what happened with my life for the last 3 months. Last August I went back to school after taking a gap year and entered the university as a freshman taking the program Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. This program would put my 15-year-old self into a comma. I turned 20 but didn’t know much…
For the longest time, I’ve believed that happiness is something you arrive at or maybe receive. And it’s true that whenever we would finally buy the things we are dreaming to have, we’ll feel that high in Dopamine but as days would go by, things would become normal. It’s also true that when we arrive…
Don’t be too hard on yourself. This is the age to make mistakes. This is the age to explore things. This is the age to have fun. You might think that you are not doing enough yet you always beat yourself when things don’t align your way. You are not perfect and you will never…
You’ll stop envying people the moment you know what you want to do in life. You can’t compare yourself to your friend who is in med school when you aim to have a degree in education; you can’t compare yourself to your businessman brother when your goal is to be a writer.The moment you realize…
(This is a personal learning of someone who is still learning, this might or might not work for you.)