“I wanted to feel the pulse of humanity.” That’s what I replied to a colleague when she asked why I’m taking the jeepney after a particularly tiring day at work. Yeah, why not have a comfy ride, with cool temperature and soft music playing, and where you can recline your body and maybe doze off…
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Agnosthesia
From “The Marginalian,” I learned today the word Agnosthesia and its meaning: AGNOSTHESIAn. the state of not knowing how you really feel about something, which forces you to sift through clues hidden in your own behavior, as if you were some other person — noticing a twist of acid in your voice, an obscene amount of…
Where Could Whitey Be?
It was only during the recent Holiday Season that I saw Whitey* since I usually take another route home. He was dirty-white, emaciated, chained to the left side of the gate, with the chain not even long enough for the poor thing to lie down comfortably. 😦 He was sitting down, immobile, with the head…
Tangier
Where the Ocean meets the Sea,there,you’ll find me… We’ll share a smileA hugA deep understanding of life Of the places we’ve beenOf the people we’ve metOf the lessons we’ve learned And looking out into the blue horizonWe’ll sigh; Our hearts happy that out of the billions of people,We’re together. (Photo taken: February 2023; This point…
Measuring success
What is success? How is it measured? Can we really determine or judge who has achieved success and who has not? Are awards for outstanding individuals and organization objective or subjective? And so on… I had these thoughts because an acquaintance recently received an award from an entity. I happen to know several of that…
Lines
When I was drafting research papers as a College student, years before the use of PCs became common, I used unlined blank sheets of paper to write the outline and the content. I recall that seeing lines hindered my thought processes. It likewise dictated the spacing of my handwriting. It was different when I was…
Learning, the Toastmaster’s Way
13 May 2023 Pathway Project – Team Collaboration Level 2: Introduction to.Toastmaster Mentoring Objective: The purpose of this project is to clearly define how Toastmasters envisions mentoring. Overview: Write and present a 5- to 7-minute speech about a time when you were a protégé. Share the impact and importance of having a mentor. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Good…
Labor Day 2023
This post is three days late. But the thoughts expressed here were those on the 1st of May, yet I didn’t find the time to write them down. On May 1st, I felt great when I woke up, because, well, it’s a free day, a reason to celebrate! Moreover, a major diplomatic event that I…
Happy New Year (2023)
Dearies, I would like to greet you all a blessed, peaceful and prosperous New Year! No lengthy post this time; just a reminder for us, as we start the new year to: Thank you to everyone and everything that became part of my 2022. It was an interesting year, with bumps, twists, and turns. But…
Beyond Routes 