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I miss sleepless nights

I miss sleepless nights. The earliest time I can recall… It was probably summer of 2001, one or two years before my dad passed away in the summer of 2003. I remember because I just completed 5th grade. We were supposed to take a vacation to Boracay with my dad’

2025Q2 Quarterly Quests

For my quarterly goals this Q2, I wanted to experiment with two things: 1. Be less focused and increase the diversity of my goals, i.e. I want to set goals beyond just business and money. 2. Write down my why, to remind myself of the real goal. I was

YouTube Comedian?

Motivated by how unhappy [https://www.chiaracokieng.com/my-ideal-skillshare-intro-lessons-learned-from-analyzing-three-skillshare-classes/] I was with my video skills, I asked my friend if she'd consider starting a YouTube channel with me. But on what? I want to get better at video. It's a key skill in 2021. But I&

Job hunting in a new country? I'm starting a cohort-based course 👀

Job hunting in a new country? I'm starting a cohort-based course 👀

Sun, 14. Mar 2021 Update: Pilot cohort will go live on April 2021. Applications are open until Mar 31, 2021. 6 slots only. Read the course details [https://genpropel.com/course/]. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I’m creating a cohort-based course on job hunting! 🥳 The goal is to help people learn the skills

Why I moved to Germany

It was easier to move from the Philippines to Germany than it was to move from Caloocan to BGC. I think it’s the Filipino-Chinese. Perhaps, it’s just my family. Either way, it was frowned-upon and kind of unacceptable to live on my own. When you already live in

Decade in Review: 2010-2019

Decade in Review: 2010-2019

2010 I am a junior in the University of the Philippines. I am fighting to maintain my magna cum laude standing. Someone tags me in this photo. I realize that, holy shit, I am fat. Holy shit. I am fat.2011 My uncle treats me and my sister to a

Reminiscing a four-year friendship with Sebastian Marshall

I’m rereading Ikigai [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006M9T8NI/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title] which I bought four years ago, in 2013. At that time, it was a major decision to spend $9.77 to buy an ebook on Amazon. I remember buying a Kindle so I could