Photo by Tomoko Uji via Unsplash *If you are on the go, listen to the audio version of this post here: Anchor OR Spotify It’s been a hot minute since my last “personal” post. I admit getting covid twice and my mental and emotional preoccupation with the PH elections took up all my energy, time, …
I was wrong, we lost in the elections. Here I am self-soothing.
Photo from: youhadmeatgardening.com/winter-flowers There's a clip from the TV series Parks & Recreations where the lead character Leslie Knope was talking to Campaign Manager Jen Barkley. A portion of the conversation went like this: Leslie: " How do I lose to a guy like that? It's a great idea, right?" (to run for elections) Jen: …
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My one and only PH election 2022 opinion post. Let’s see if this one ages gracefully
Photo by Nishant Kumar via Unsplash A reminder if you will read my long post: Respect my Onion. Thanks. It’s the most wonderful time of the decade in the Philippines again: It’s the National Election season. However, more than the usual circus, this one coming on 09th May 2022 is very crucial. The Son of …
Interpersonal Skills (and tips) from a Recruiter (Audio available)
Photo from Christine-WOCintechchat via Unsplash.com *If you are on the go, go listen to the audio version of this post on anchor / spotify here: * Anchor: http://www.anchor.fm/paola-fajardo9 Spotify: Halfreformed: The Spoken Word Series What a lot of people don't know about my profession is that we Recruiters are Salespeople. We “sell” candidates to clients, …
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Speed Reviews # 6: Emily in Paris, ..And Just Like that, Cheer, and other random things
For me, 2022 has truly arrived with a vengeance. Work-wise I am filled to the brim, so I’m not able to consume media or do personal projects as much as I wanted to. I just have to keep reminding myself that these are good problems, and like all other things, these too shall come to …
Were you robbed of life during the pandemic? (audio available)
Photo by Mel Elias via Unsplash *If you are on the go, go listen to the audio version of this post on anchor / spotify here: Anchor: https://anchor.fm/paola-fajardo9 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZilRR5gtKLhEW2o1UMSCJ How is everyone's new year so far? I understand that things are not going so well in some parts of the world. It’s as if …
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Blurbs: Halfreformed’s 10th anniversary – Have I reformed?
Photo by Mario Gogh via Unsplash It’s my username’s 10th anniversary. I have little recollection of how “halfreformed” was created, but I know for sure I created it in 2012. I just signed up for an Instagram account at that time, and I wanted to create a username other than my full name. Also, I …
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Halfreformed: 2021 Hits
Image by Theo Eilertsen via Unsplash As mentioned in my previous blog post, 2021 felt like nothing happened to it, yet a lot of things did. Between the multiple periods of lull and #stayhome campaigns, I’m grateful that I was kept company by the various media I consume. So of course, I won’t miss out …
Speed Reviews #5 (Year-ender 2021): Squid Game, The Morning Show, Spiderman: No Way Home
If you were following these reviews, my apologies this latest one took six months to create. Life happened and a considerable chunk of my year was spent languishing. Nonetheless, here I am with my year-ender reviews for 2021 on a selection of TV, movies, and some books from June to Dec 2021. Note: As usual, …
Career 2021: Revival, Trauma, Resignations and The Reckoning
**If you are on the go, you can listen to this via on my audio blog, Halfreformed: The Spoken Word Series. Links: Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/paola-fajardo9 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ZilRR5gtKLhEW2o1UMSCJ Photo by Marcos Paulo Prado via Unsplash Revival & Trauma ...And just like that, we are ending 2021 as if nothing happened (well, it’s true nothing much happened). In all …
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