Re-reading your own writing

5 reasons why you should go for it: - You’re gonna die. - Fuck your mood. Follow the plan. - The price of authenticity is being disliked. - Your new life will cost you your old one. - The only way out of uncertainty is through it.

All jokes aside, I think one of the best things that can happen to you as a young person is figuring out what you truly want to do with your life early on and being in an environment that doesn’t hinder it from happening

In academia, we have intense arguments about books we someday plan to read.

You should be so lucky to have people throughout your research career that you can openly bounce ideas to and from - especially if they complement your strengths in your areas of weakness - it is a rare and precious gift.

they’re crying over duterte being “treated inhumanely” sa the hague when this—this—is what inhumane actually looks like. 17 seniors left to rot in a place that doesn’t even look livable. nakakagalit putangina

It’s easy to share the wins, but academia is also about persistence through the lows. Got three paper rejections today—on the same day! Disappointing, yes, but also a reminder that progress is built on iteration, not perfection.

Lazy day, went back to sleep.

Give me a sign to finally block an account.

love when an experience redirects you back to your original plan but with a shift in perspective and an expansion in reach.

Next goal ay mag solo travel to Japan or Vietnam.

Finally submitted the documents I have set aside for almost a month.