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Spammed!

You’re waiting for an important email while working when suddenly a popup alert jolts you out of your concentration. “One unread message” it says. Aha, it’s the mail I’ve been waiting for. Opening your inbox immediately, you’re suddenly dismayed with the new email’s...

A traveler at heart…not!

I really thought each one of us has this innate desire to travel and seek adventure in other places. I have never met anybody yet who wasn’t excited about going on a trip to another island or spending vacation in a beach resort. Thus, I presume everybody wants to...

Life’s sweet interruptions

Sometimes life calls us to do something different than the usual course of activities that we are accustomed to. Some refer to it as moving out of your comfort zone. For me, it was not just a move but a jolt. One fine day, my mom just called me from Manila and told me...

The power of writing down your thoughts

A business mentor used to encourage us his associates to always bring a note and pen. He explained they come in useful for those ideas that pop up once in a while. Writing them down immediately is important since they often get lost in the day’s busyness and there’s...

On swimming

Our house is near the sea and as kids we have been accustomed to walking along the beach, strolling by the shore on late afternoons or bathing in the sea waters during mornings. It’s just so ironic how I didn’t really learn how to swim even if we grew up with the sea...