Daily writing promptWhat's the first impression you want to give people?View all responses When I was in junior high, I was timid and shy. So, I had the bright idea to reinvent myself. Once I moved up to Grade 11, I'd paint myself as the cool and confident type. I didn't want to be the … Continue reading Don’t Be An Asshole
Short Stories
A Tomato Can Manage Everything
Daily writing promptHow do you manage screen time for yourself?View all responses I think everyone knows that we're all chronically distracted. From social media, news, and other form of medium bombarding us everyday. Where's that coming from? Well, it's from our phone. What made it so worse is when it becomes so destructive when you're … Continue reading A Tomato Can Manage Everything
A Spoonful of Comfort
Daily writing promptWhat’s your go-to comfort food?View all responses When I think of comfort food, I imagine peace of mind, thoughts quieting to a whisper, and ripples turning into stillness. No food quite reminds me of it except for one special meal. Sardines and Misua Noodles. The thin and delicate noodles remind me of precious … Continue reading A Spoonful of Comfort
Embracing Boredom
There’s ONE thing I changed that made all the difference in my productivity this week. It’s nothing complicated too. It’s so simple that everybody could do it. It’s embracing boredom. I came across a video on YouTube, where it made me remember the books I read about mindfulness, stillness, and peace. I know the video … Continue reading Embracing Boredom
Habit of Execution
The first week of Project Arbiter has been exciting to say the least. It has been an incredible week filled with many failures and realizations about myself and the process, and I want to talk about it. Project Arbiter's first project is Executioner. Essentially, Project Executioner is a character building project where its main focus … Continue reading Habit of Execution
Go with the flow, but guide the flow
The biggest thing that I've learned in the past few years is to never force anything that you don't want to do. Go with the flow as they say. Although I do believe that going with whatever nature has in store for us incredibly liberating, it's also the reason why I became complacent, unproductive, and … Continue reading Go with the flow, but guide the flow
Just Realized
It wasn't only until the end of January that I began to realize that I could do whatever I wanted as long as I'm not hurting anybody. Let me explain. For the longest time, I've always asked for permission. Do you want this? Do you want that? Want me to get this for you? Do … Continue reading Just Realized
The Person Who I Owe My Life To
I am both fortunate and unfortunate enough to have the greatest role model of my life. My father taught me a lot of things in my life, and I’m terribly grateful for it because it shaped how I am today. He instilled in me what a person shouldn’t become. He showed me how a person … Continue reading The Person Who I Owe My Life To
Forgetting my Roots
What started me on this amazing journey of self-healing is simply meditation and mindfulness. Yet with all the craziness and bullshit that's happening in the world, I tend to forget my roots. I'm so blessed and happy these days that I forget that this simple activity is something that I need to keep up because … Continue reading Forgetting my Roots
Our Greatest Superpower
We live in a hectic when we're always wanting something fast and easy. Not only that workloads pile up faster than ever to the point that it could be overwhelming to say the least. Fortunately for us, we have one great superpower. That is... to slow down time. To be more technical, to slowly perceive … Continue reading Our Greatest Superpower