Hey everyone, A few days from now, on July 1, the Lasallian Youth Orchestra—of which I am a part—will be hosting its annual concert: Forte. This iteration is special because Forte is finally returning live after being forced online for three years due to the pandemic. This event has been in the works for half a year, and preparations have ramped up in the past month. It’s been a delight to make more and more friends within the organization as a result of the preparations. Although, to say...
over 1 year ago • 3 min read
Hey everyone, Whenever we’re getting things done, we tend to focus on what, when, and how. What am I going to study today? When do I plan to finish the project? How can I work more efficiently? But people often disregard where we get things done. For the past year, I’ve been frequenting the same nearby cafe nearly every week, on the same day, at the same time, to write, study, read, and think. It’s reached the point where all the waiters and managers know me by name and remember my favorite...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read
Hey everyone, The other day I came across two of Mr. Beast’s newest videos: 1,000 Deaf People Hear For The First Time and I Helped 2000 Amputees Walk Again. And I cried while watching both of them. My first experience with this online sensation came neither through his outrageous challenges nor his adaptation of a rather deadly South Korean game show. Instead, the YouTube algorithm blessed me with a video from his philanthropy channel: We Built Wells in Africa! This five-minute video was more...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read
Hey everyone, It’s been forever since my last newsletter release. I sincerely apologize for that. You’ve already allowed me to invade the sacred place that is your email inbox in exchange for something to read. But I haven’t done much invading. In the past three months, I’ve released two articles on my experiences with DLSU’s Computer Science program. And in the past two weeks, they’ve garnered far more attention than I anticipated. Friends, classmates, and even other DLSU students I’ve...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hey everyone, First, I wish you all a happy new year. This is probably the most eventful year I've had in a while: I went back to school, I returned to piano lessons, and I started this online journey. All these things are probably part of the reason why I've read less books this year at 19 books completely read. But I also didn't finish several books, either because they were boring or it would be better to read them at another time. Anyway, here is a list of the books I enjoyed the most...
almost 2 years ago • 8 min read
Hey everyone, If you were to ask your typical Gen Z or Millenial person how exactly they wanted to spend their time every day, chances are, they would answer “I don’t know.” In some cases, people would answer that they don’t have anything they really want to do. You don’t even have to ask someone. Just head to Twitter. You’ll probably find someone lamenting their lack of motivation to do anything. Struggling to find passion and purpose in life, both in the day-to-day and long-term, is a...
almost 2 years ago • 4 min read
Hey everyone, This is my first-ever newsletter post! Here I plan to express more personal, informal thoughts and writings that I don’t feel like posting on my website. I hope someone will actually end up reading it, because I admit, I don’t read email newsletters too often myself. Anyway, after finally attending in-person classes at DLSU two weeks ago, I decided to write about my experience of returning to school for the first time in so long. I planned to release a brief essay on this topic...
about 2 years ago • 1 min read