The first time I tried to learn coding, the biggest drawback was my lack of proficiency with the keyboard. It was one thing trying to learn a new concept, and it was another thing to be slowed down even

While I wrote all my reports and made all my presentation slides myself all the years at the university, I actually never had MS Office installed. What's perhaps even more interesting was how people would

I was only going to be away for a few weeks one time. The decision was sudden, and I left home the following evening. It was abrupt for my mother and she wasn't quite dealing with it well. The next day,

It's crazy how, if you give people the chance, they would rather treat or define you in their own words. While everyone's entitled to their own thoughts and opinions, everyone is also responsible for the

I see quotes and clips of Gandalf sometimes and I just wouldn't be able to fully relate. In my entire lifetime that The Lord of the Rings has been around, I actually never saw it. At some point, I thought

Here's the thing about everyone on this planet. We all have at least one thing to care so much about, and that's ourselves. You'll never be able to always tell what's on another person's mind, but you

When he showed me the six-figure payment he received in that moment, I was impressed but more surprised that he didn't mind sharing that with a stranger. A few minutes ago, we were talking about self-help

For the first time at work today, people were way less serious than usual. Normally, everyone would walk right there at their own timing, head to their offices and then lock in at their desks, buried in

It was a small, red Acer laptop and probably the first one we ever had in our home. It was Mom's but it soon enough became mine when she opened up a new world to me by teaching me how to use it. Her idea

Hardly had I thought much about being a volunteer and just being of service to my community or anything of sorts until I read something. It was a chapter about the satisfaction of unselfish thinking. Next

My parents would always advise when we were kids that we should avoid arguments and fights; that whenever we're headed that way, we should find a way around to avoid getting in the crossfire. And so I

You never always know the hearts of other people. You can only make do with their actions and what they say, but even at that, it could be a risky bargain. And we'll see this from a cynical perspective

You know that idea that when you move into a new city, start a new relationship, or perhaps get a new job, it will fix certain problems? The thinking that it's a fresh start... Very relatable, and it does

Never had I ever been so anxious. The pressure was welling up so within me that I could hear my own heart beat from the veins on my head. This wasn't the plan. No, this was not what I imagined. I shouldn't

It wasn't until someone asked me about a program I had just attended hours ago and I couldn't even form enough descriptive sentences that I realized something was off. I couldn't remember anything. Why

There were many things I never quite understood their essence until I was much older, and they became evidently useful from time to time. All those times I would begrudgingly do certain chores I didn't

One of the easiest ways for me to get entangled in a lot of mess is not keeping my digital lifestyle efficient and streamlined. And there are days when that could get really frustrating. So in my own ways,

Something about emotions is that they can drive us to places that we may not intend to go when they're not controlled. When experiencing intense anger, for example, one is likely to say or do things that

If not for certain films, I might never have learned about some interesting, informative, and inspiring parts of history. The Six Triple Eight, in a way, happened to be a little different. The Six Triple

Having spent so many weeks at home, freelancing and whatnot, I had grown weary of not doing exactly what I wanted to do or at least running a day job. Although I had already been sending in applications