No funfair, just articulating.
**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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The meme wasn’t lying when it said 2020 and 2021 are twins. First off, let me just say that I am very grateful for all the privileges and blessings that I have now. However, we’ve been languishing in different aspects of life for the past couple of months. It feels like the rest of the …
It has been awhile since my last blurbs post. This latest one is my work edition where I will share my thoughts that nobody asked about a bunch of relevant work / career related topics from WFH, The Great Resignation, Simon Biles and my Lockdown Fatigue. Work From Home Wars: Who will win? Photo by …
Photo by Anthony Tran via Unsplash A few weeks ago, I was listening to one of my favorite podcasts. It’s a call-in show where callers ask for advice or share their thoughts with the host and the guests. One particular call irked me. As you can see, I can’t move on from what The Caller …
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The Holy Trinity of Social Media. Photo by dole777 via Unsplash Halfreformed: The Spoken Word Series / Audio Blog / Podcast S01EP2 is up! In this audio-only episode, I want to talk about my experiences this past 35 months or so on internet stealth mode, and what I learned out of it. You can listen …
Photo by mwangi gatheca on Unsplash David Goggins is an American former Navy SEAL, an accomplished endurance athlete, motivational speaker, and author. His early life story is something out of the suffering playbook: He came from a lower working-class family, had an abusive parent, experienced racism, had a bunch of learning disabilities and health issues. …
Photo from Ramy Mans @ unsplash.com My first experience of burnout started during my University days. Three out of the four years I juggled classes, cheer dancing, and working for the student council. In short, I got sick every year. Career-wise, I felt it crept on me early on. I was only in my 2nd …
designed by freestockcenter / Freepik It was a workday afternoon, I was scrolling through Linkedin. I saw someone liked a post from his/her connection. I read through and found out that Linkedin retrenched a good number of employees all over the world including Singapore. On the surface, I though they would be thriving at this …
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