Friday, December 27, 2024

How Do You Define Productivity?

A few weeks ago, we were told that there is a possibility that our unit will be merged with another dahil as the boss apparently said, “wala namang ginagawa `yang mga `yan.” And did it hurt? No. But did it annoy us? Terribly.Of course, I can always choose to let it go. But I decided to take it personally because it challenges one major principle which I’ve...

Sunday, December 22, 2024

It’s Not Hard, It’s Just New

Kung may award ang pagiging reklamador, siguradong may Latin honor ako. Siguro dahil meron akong chronic fatigue (salamat, PCOS!) o baka dahil talagang mentally exhausted na ko, ayoko nang sumubok ng bago. Ayaw ko nang lumabas sa comfort zone ko at magsimula from scratch. Nakakatakot eh. What if hindi mag-work?Ito yung mga tanong ko kung bakit hindi ako makapag-resign....

Lost Will

When I had my one-on-one conversation with my boss, she asked me how I was at first. It was almost December then, and I was nowhere near okay. Naturally and embarassingly, my defenses crumbled down and I just cried in the middle of that busy coffeeshop.I told her my story, what I’m going through. The hopelessness was evident but it made itself more felt when my boss asked how do I see myself in the future. Fo someone who always has an answer to every question and being so good...

Friday, December 20, 2024

Refocus: We Begin Again

 The recent attacks were grueling, and were becoming a bit disconcerting already. I might be having a relapse, but admitting to it could potentially cost me a lot.So in an attempt to stray away from the thoughts and somehow survive, I decided to go back to do some resetting and refocusing. To do that, I was advised to go back to my roots - to activities...

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Reset

I’m not gonna lie. I never thought I’ll go back to blogging again. In the age of vlogs, reels and TikTok, it was a bit farfetched to think that I’ll find myself reviving this account and writing my heart out.But 2024 is ending and this year was all but comfortable, and for once, I wanted things to change for myself and I want to be better, so here I am, going back to what I’ve always took pride on - writing and photography.I don’t know how to start at all.  During the last...