Somebody once told me that when things can’t be said, its best to express it in art. He specifically told me to just let go of my thoughts and paint. I carried around this advice in my head since then. A few days ago, there was something I needed to express and I couldn’t find …
I’m an occasional story teller, while I continue to insist that I prefer poetry over prose, once in a while I find myself writing prose. There are moments when I attempt to write fiction. The moments are brief and rare. Most of the time I have no clear idea what I’m writing. I just do. …
A few years ago one of the high school students I taught over summer seemed to suffer over the fact his parents do not support his desire to be a writer. It’s sad because he is brilliant. This made me think of why some of us wish to write. ” I love writing. I love the …
The internet has in many ways allowed people of varied backgrounds to connect. We find commonalities in interest, likes and dislikes and get into discourse prior to even figuring out which country one came from. I have been fortunate to have met some of the most dynamic and interesting people because of the internet. At …
For most teenagers these days life without the internet is unimaginable. For my generation however we still remember the the dial-up era of the internet where to use the phone you’d have to ask the person online to go offline. During this era where connecting to the internet meant hearing a dial tone on your …
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. -William Arthur Ward Over the years, I’ve gathered a few baskets of resentment towards my father. In 2011 we had a big ‘fall out.’ It reached the point where the mere mention of his name made me angry. It wasn’t a pleasant …
Reblogged from Courage 2 Create: A few weeks ago, I sent an e-mail to a fellow blogger. In the e-mail, I asked her if I could write a guest post for her blog. A day later, I got an e-mail response from her telling me that I couldn’t be featured on her blog because… I … Continue reading »
Our managing director out of the blue asked one of our admin officers ‘when was the last time you were happy?” It caught her aback and she fumbled for an answer only to say “next question, please.” Was she that unhappy? Was she so miserable to be unable to answer such a question? Normally, we … Continue reading »
Image (via) I was thinking about music while commuting to work. I was thinking about it along the context of how our taste changes or evolves. As a child I wasn’t much into pop. The earliest song I loved was “If We Hold On.” I love it more because it was the song in the … Continue reading »
Image (via) When I turned 18, everyone told me I needed to change. People told me it was time I said goodbye to my tomboy self. Everyone I knew was giving me a 101 on how to behave as a woman. Much of it, I let my right ear hear and my left ear expel. … Continue reading »
I thought I was going to update it as often as possible, talk about the coolest things and share some of my passions. But somehow along the way, I took a few turns and ended up with this. What “this” is, is something that is trying to take form in my head and hopefully translate … Continue reading »
I’ve spent every day of this week immersed on human development. I’ve been studying for comprehensive exams on Saturday and have been reading a lot on adolescent development, culture and development, and human development interventions. Yup, I did say I was reading on human development. Anyway, I’ve been talking about transitions for quite some time … Continue reading »
Juggling a job and preparing for an exam that will make or break your graduate school life equates to too much coffee and very little sleep. When I’m not at my desk conceptualizing creative ways of building my company’s brand, I’m shamelessly reviewing statistics, development psychology, cognitive psychology and the basics of research. At max, … Continue reading »
I spent the weekend in an Island partly for vacation, partly to give a 2 hour talk to graduating high school students. I came back from the trip tired, but fulfilled. I had barely slept throughout the trip and I need to recuperate. I haven’t been much of a blogger these past few weeks. Forgive … Continue reading »
It would be great to be able to type up a hyper-excited commentary or description of my first week at work, but the truth is I feel like i’m swimming through mud. Right now, I’m in limbo. While I have the the position title, the job is rather hazy. Everyone seems unclear on what I’m … Continue reading »
Belated Happy New Year to everyone! I feel like my life is in overdrive when 2012 came in. My last few months of 2011 were a sudden halt to a life I knew. I spent those months wondering where I was heading, only to find myself in one of the most hectic first quarter of … Continue reading »
