From the innocence of childhood to the challenges of adolescence, the triumphs and tribulations of adulthood, and the reflective wisdom of old age, the Stages of Life category explores the journey of human relations and existence.
“If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky Last year, I learned a valuable lesson in overcoming myself. As I mention here, 2021 was not really kind to me. I felt struggled. At one point, I just wanted to be alone, shutting my phone and giving the middle finger to…
My body doesn’t feel like mine anymore. It feels like somebody else step up and take the steering wheel, while I’m moving back as a passenger. It moved automatically to everywhere I need to go, it even expresses emotions at the right time. But it’s not me. Have you felt so tired before that you…
It’s already 23 days into the new year. How’s 2022 been treating you so far? Are you still sticking with your annual resolution standards or already throwing them out the window? I admit 2021 hadn’t been entirely kind to me. I was experiencing several uncomfortable mental state situations sporadically throughout the year. So, I’m throwing…
We all aged at some point. A few people managed to stay fit just about nearly the same as their youth. But some might not. The 20s and 30s flash through right before our own eyes. And just like that, you’re turning forty, entering a new phase of life. In wisdom you are supposed to feel like…
On a recent occasion, I met with a friend of mine. For me, keeping up with friends is a good way to start the new decade. We shared the ups and downs of life in the past few years, until suddenly he asked, “are you happy?” This is not the first time my friend asked…
As a regular person who also maintains a regular 9 to 5 job, I increasingly grow restless whenever I hear of ‘Industry 4.0’. The term itself is not new and has been going around for several years, however, my company has taken a new initiative focusing around industry 4.0. If you are not familiar with…
I had a not so smooth-start in 2019. It’s a story of a chronic pain, chronologically. It begins on December 2018 when I had a throbbing toothache for weeks. I decided to go to a dental clinic. The dentist I choose was the last doctor that performed my wisdom tooth extraction, months previously. My teeth…
Here we are in February, a month of fresh start and time to re-think of that resolution for the rest of the year. January came and went away. I still remember writing those resolutions with fire in my heart. And as February roll around, the familiar feeling of what-happen-to-my-resolution and what-the-hell-did-I-do-with-my-time are also crashing down….
Entering a political year can be discerning to certain circles in our life. Family, friends, even in your work place, things start to heading toward different directions. Most of the times, a crack in relationships appeared. Conflicts, and soon confronting can emerge. Contradict perspectives laid out in simple conversations in between office breaks, a family…
