Acknowledgement is one of life’s most powerful weapons to carry on. — I started my internship for Symph two (2) years ago and did plenty of creative work while strengthening my foundations in web development. …

I tend to generate three (3) ideas every time I lather myself down in the most generic soap possible. I get excited about it; and then when it’s time to wipe myself, I quickly recount all the ideas. Unfortunately, my brain being my brain, prioritizes the idea that feels like is the most impactful. For that to happen, though: it has to clear its neural cache up and naturally expands the idea while mentally setting up roadblocks to the other ideas until I finally write it down.

Personal takeaways from “The Win Without Pitching Manifesto” by Blaire Enns — Thanks, Chris Do. 12,000 characters for 12 proclamations. Challenging myself to write a takeaway after every chapter was surprisingly fun. Here, we will be tackling focus, selectivity, respectful selling, continuous learning, and conquering money. Fundamental but untaught parts by those who encouraged us to follow our wildest dreams as a creative.

Away from the “Perfect Protagonists” troupe and into hit-hard reality (literally) — Surprise blockbuster “The Mitchells vs the Machines” continues to be the most decorated animated film of the year. The animated comedy/science-fiction by Sony answers the question “If A.I. is so good, what value is left in humanity?” Cue, the Mitchells family. Like any modern-day family, their members are also filled…

P.S. Not an article with a moral lesson on how to live better. It’s just you reading my story. — What, when, where, who, and how. I never imagined becoming a journalist to ask my parents’ permission. Luckily, there was little to no debate of my attendance at the Osmena Peak overnight getaway with the Symph Team, the people I WFH with. This is surprising since I’ve never been on…

Because of Super Typhoon Rai, I now have a deeper appreciation for the different job functions humans perform. — Regrets of the Past As a child, I enthusiastically kicked little mounds built by ants for fun. I would cackle as the ants raced away, carrying what seemed like their eggs as they looked for another area to roof their mandibles. So as typhoon Odette struck, I could only pray that the wind would…

A commemorative article during my first national win in robotics after 3 years of defeat (2016–2019). — This article was written by yours truly in anticipation of the courtesy call with Lapu-Lapu mayor, Ahong Chan, following our win in the Philippines Robotics Olympiad 2019. “Come, let us huddle up and pray, guys!” The Claret team’s coach inviting me to join them. I positioned myself next to Claret…

Typographic posters to scream, “Get your scholarships!” — As a technologically inclined kid, it was a dream for me to wake up late, bathe when I felt like it, and just enjoy my meal; not rushing through everything in fear of the being late for school. Now that the pandemic has arrived, I have come to realize that…

The PH needs an overhaul in their air cleanliness laws and technology, particularly in air monitoring. — While humans can live three days with food and one day without water, we would not last 30 seconds without air. Magno (2021) investigated the levels of PM2.5 and NO2 pollution in the Philippines before and during the pandemic —a time where people stayed home and factories are turned off…