The Weight Behind “I’m an Engineer”
I was on the site during an inspection when one of the workers on the site called me an engineer. I smiled even though I laughed inside. If only they knew how much I wanted to…
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Visiting Grandma and Uncle + Jollibee Time (Day 2/4)
In my previous post, I mentioned that I stayed in my cousin's place for a few days. Originally, the second day was to meet up with my Japanese student and his family. However…
The Room That Looked Like My Mind
There was one period when I was staying in the school hostel that our room used to be so rough that even I stopped noticing it. Four guys are in the room, clothes are on the bed…
The Things We Quietly Attach to Femininity
Recently, I have been seeing different things about this feminism thing online. And if I can recall, I saw a post on X some time ago where a user posted that once a woman starts…
Spending time with Cousins + Meeting Up with Students (Day 1/4)
Last week, I spent a few days in my cousin's house. Two of my students are coming to Cebu, and they wanted to meet me. It so happened that they're coming on the same dates, so I…
The Day Everybody Pretended Not to Notice
I was in public transport one morning like that when this man joined us in the bus. The confusing part was that no one panicked because we all saw him like a passenger too.…
👩💻 Srey-Yuu's Culture Corner #6 🍲 Yummy Lunch, An Escape From Life, Artworks, & Longan Trees! 🎄
Greetings ASEAN Hivers! @Srey-Yuu here with an all-new curation replacing the Weekly "Hot Goss," celebrating Southeast Asian…
The Day Pride Embarrassed Me
One funny thing I have learned about competition is how quickly it can humble someone. I got to realize this during all these evenings' football matches that I usually played…
The Day My Desperation Made the Decision
I definitely know that I should have ignored it, but I clicked it out of curiosity. I was not foolish. I was only tired of trying to wait, and the timing I saw was a perfect one…
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