Life

A five-year refresh of my personal site, consolidated into four clear areas to make writing easier.

We made a big and risky decision this year that spent our emergency fund and

One of my kids look for me whenever he feels frustrated or angry or sad. He looks for me to vent out his feelings by hitting me. Every hit,…

I volunteered to help organize a 3-day event, with the date set 10 months in advance. My plan was I'm going to stay near the venue for the…

Later in my freelance career, I learned the term value-based pricing. It’s a pricing strategy where the price of my service is set based on…

One of my kids threw my phone at the TV out of anger. It broke. What made it hard for me to handle is it was intentional. If it wasn’t, I…

School runs I went to bed earlier than usual on a Sunday night with the idea of getting a full-night sleep. I really want to start the week…

Inside my head I have too many ongoing projects. It perfectly reflects the state of my mind. Everything is in my head, without structure.…

My son had a haircut. It did not went well. Pumipiglas siya the whole time. Julie was so bothered how it turned out that she considered…

I have a thousand things I need and want to do. Before I could brute force

Text manipulation question I've been working on a migration script for a

I used to be sold to the idea of sharing economy. Uber, AirBnb, and not owning

What happens when I open my laptop at home I used to think that I needed a

I've been wanting to write and publish for a while, but I've been overly

I’ve been wanting a 3D printer for years. The model I’m looking to purchase is around 10k. While I technically have the means to afford it,…

I first learned about this word when I attended Vipassana back in 2016. I

YNAB 4 running on a macOS Ventura I haven’t done budgeting since November 2022 (9 months!). Mainly because I’m out of track . Before…

I'm actually writing this on Jan 2nd already, but family stuff happened and

For a couple of months now, my days are mostly filled work and family time. I

While doing a weekly review earlier today, I realized most of the stuff in my

“Way too often we bring the best of ourselves to work and the leftovers home.”

I used to see insecurity as a sign of weakness, something I should dispose. Lately though, I've been thinking about usefulness of negative…

I recently got a new a job as a Cloud Engineer. Part of pre-onboarding was choosing my preferred equipment. The recommended machine for…

One thing that significantly changed in me when I had kids is the willingness

Whenever I'm in a tough situation, it has become my habit to ask "what's the

I used to procrastinate making decisions because I fear making the wrong one. I preferred to keep things hanging until somebody else takes…

Newly built house for Johan Growing up, I heard that investing in a real estate property and renting it out is a good investment. I didn't…

For the past few months I’ve been buying tiny PCs in FB Marketplace because I'm planning to create a homelab Kubernetes cluster for…

I tried an unstructured life for a few months. No wake up time, no schedule, no commitment on deliverables. I was free to do anything I…

Put me in a bad situation and I’ll find a way to blame it on myself. Be it

I heard the idea "fake it till you make it" back in college. I tried it a few

Scope of work presented by a contractor I used to be too critical with grammar

Gaining self In my younger years, my goal was to be self-reliant,

I remember getting shocked with my first credit card bill. Total amount is almost the same amount as my full-time job salary. \U0001F605 That was 8…

I'm taking a two-month break of taking in new projects. Not out of burnout,

I have this guilt that I’m doing so well with Coronavirus’ quarantine. The only thing that changed with my routine is I haven’t been able…

This is an optical illusion called Ebbinghaus illusion . It shows that when

When I hear the word unfair, it usually comes from the perspective of the one

I’ve been dreading having another unexpected stressors for the past weeks

I'm starting a personal weekly goal of producing something I can show. The idea is based on Patrick McKenzie's advice with the same title .…

Most great things in your life won’t happen by chance, they will happen by

Effectivity over efficiency Am I doing things right over am I doing the right

Adjusting is normal, expected, and encouraged. It means you’re setting a plan,

Whenever I’m being too sure, naiisip ko na baka ang sarado ng utak ko para

Mabilis ako magalit. Mabilis din naman mawala. For a long time I considered it

There is a very old story, often told to fill time during training courses,

Individuals' efforts to pursue their own interest may frequently benefit

Merong yatang dalawang bagay na unlimited Gusto Excuses Madami akong gusto

I always say, 'Look, I'd rather you take an extra minute or two and slow up

I did not know how to do it right, so first I did it wrong. One thing that

Mahalaga pala matuto mag overlook. Of flaws and superficialities, and of

One thing I learned from Julie is learning how to ask. I usually over think

I just sorted out all my debt and budgeted my remaining money yesterday and it

I got most of it wrong. Akala ko you just preset yourself, your skills, your