With the uprising of social issues with the pandemic as a main factor, "Why Breaking Your Silence Matters More Than Ever" addresses how as a society, we can make steps towards social recovery.
Category: Reason
The Show (Us) Must Go On
This is it. A year to remember, to have and to hold, for the rest of our lives. Sounds like a marriage vow doesn't it? We are told for the rest of our lives that we need to make our moments count and mean something, anything, and everything to us. While moments need to be … Continue reading The Show (Us) Must Go On
2020: Ring in the New Year or Not
With just 24 hours plus away from the double 20, resolutions are being drummed up, mental sirens for that new workout routine are on and the goal for career acceleration, skill development, to start a family, travel to a new state or country or even find love are on. No sweat at all. Except we … Continue reading 2020: Ring in the New Year or Not
Climb Every Mountain Though They Make You Cry
Ever felt like you have been fighting a losing battle? Yeah me neither, except this feeling is all too common and too familiar among millennials today. Whenever I am having a tough time trying to solve a problem, I think of the most unlikely situations in which I had never expected to overcome. Unlike some … Continue reading Climb Every Mountain Though They Make You Cry
Can Movies Really Motivate Us to Follow Our Dream?
"Follow your dreams," "Follow your heart," "Be who you always wanted to be," or "Who cares about what people think?" said every main character from a romantic comedy movie. Truth is, I would look up to these actresses or actors who said it, be it Hilary Duff from "A Cinderella Story, Reese Witherspoon from "Legally … Continue reading Can Movies Really Motivate Us to Follow Our Dream?
Next stop, “TBD.”
Buckle up. We are going on a trip to an undetermined destination, and all we know is that we want to escape our current routine which is the reality. All we should do is just drive, or ride this bus/train to goodness knows-where. Life has become suffocating, our head is in many places, and we … Continue reading Next stop, “TBD.”
Celebrating X Years of Setbacks
Failure. Setbacks. Bumps in the road. Whatever you want to name a circumstance that seems to get in the way of success, Urban dictionary probably has it. Buzzfeed has probably heard it and "meme'ed" the expression one too many times. In contrary to popular belief, these phrases have more so often provoked a negative reaction … Continue reading Celebrating X Years of Setbacks
Why Rebellion is our Greatest Teacher
Let's get bad. Paint the town red, drive without a seatbelt, swear in public, drink although your liver is crying otherwise. Sounds pretty wicked right? We know it is so bad, but doing it at the same time feels so right. From the early days of teen angst, of being a religious listener of Paramore … Continue reading Why Rebellion is our Greatest Teacher
See you later, next
Who writes the handbooks for goodbyes anyway? "Keep in touch." "Call/text me when you reach." "I'll miss you." "This isn't goodbye." Bye for now, what an odd feeling, yet, how familiar and unpredictable that one word can mean for all of us. It comes as part of the life package, but it's the one feature … Continue reading See you later, next
“I am so glad I do not live in that part of the world.”
I remember when I first heard that phrase in America. While I admit, I had heard it many times before, it was different hearing it as an immigrant. That phrase would come up every now and then in conversation, with friends I had known for awhile, people I had just met, acquaintances and people I … Continue reading “I am so glad I do not live in that part of the world.”
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