Plan A, Plan B, to Plan Z

Exactly just last month I did something crazy. I quit my dayjob in the middle of a global pandemic. “I could easily land another lucrative dayjob. I could go back to being a senior software developer. If I want to, I could switch careers and qualify as a project manager. Heh, I could even apply […]

Immutability

I’ve been coding software using OOP principles for over 15+ years. To those outside of the computer science industry, OOP stands for Object-Oriented-Programming, which is a widely practiced programming principle from students to professionals. One reason why OOP is very famous is because it is very intuitive (I practiced it as a child without me […]

I was loved before I was born!

I was loved before I was born! I was planned, pushed through against odds, willed! I was the reason why someone willingly risked having five children to support, just to have the chance to have me! I was the reason why someone who’s gravely addicted to smoking quit his years-long vice, cold-turkey, to prepare for […]

A Glimpse Of Mortality

25 whole years in. And I’m still alive. Surprise. I remember the first time I cursed my existence. I was a wee kindergarten, I think. I remember the time where I attempted suicide, rushing myself to a busy road hoping to get crushed by a rushing car. I remember the times where I questioned the […]

Discovering The Song of Solomon: A Tale of Two Lovers

Enjoy. It feels like such a difficult word. A friend once said to me that I need to learn how to (take a break and) enjoy. Maybe my friend was right. Maybe I need to learn how to enjoy just spending time basking under the light of joy. Maybe that’s why, this 2019, I set […]

In Search of Joy In Work

Recently I’ve been struggling in my idea of enjoying work. Work has been non-stop both for my startup and my dayjob, and burnout just seems to be around the corner. I’ve been finding it difficult to enjoy doing my work. And it bothers me, both the struggle from the high demands of my work and […]

I Found Seven Abominations In My Heart, And Here’s What I Learned From Them

“I find to this day seven abominations in my heart: Inclination to unbelief; Forgetfulness of the love and mercy that Christ manifest; A leaning to the works of the law; Wanderings and coldness in prayer; Forgetfulness in prayer; Prone to murmur when I have no more and yet ready to abuse what I have; I […]

Switchfoot

A band called Switchfoot just released their newest album, Native Tongue! And to no disappointment do they still deliver: Their songs still feels like home. Switchfoot was that band that I couldn’t understand. I started to check them out years way back when I met this cute girl who was so into the band’s lead […]

I Bought My Own Domain

For strange reasons I just bought my own domain. I really don’t have a concrete plan for this site: For now it’s just a personal blog. A safe space to write off anything that’s in my heart or my mind. Sometimes I share my goals and my progress. Sometimes I digest books and try to […]

My 2019 Goals: Commitment and Delight

Since the start of my adulthood I have made it a habit to publicly share my yearly goals for the purpose of hijacking my personal commitment and my sense of accountability. 2018 is a special one as it was the first year that I decided not to share my yearly goals: I wanted to test […]