Category: Wellness

  • Letting Go of My Reading Goal

    Lately, nawawalan na ko ng time and energy magbasa. And nafi-feel bad ako about it until narealize ko na hindi naman dapat. Initially, I felt bad dahil baka hindi ko ma-reach yung goal ko na 50 books this year. Napatigil ako bigla and napaisip. Sa mga bago at interesting information na natutunan ko from reading…

  • Mellow

    So far, I’m doing a good job na hindi mag-scroll sa social media. Hindi ko alam kung kelan nagsimula basta bigla ko na lang ulit naisipan na burahin ang Instagram, Messenger at Facebook sa phone ko. Na-try ko na ‘to several times pero so far eto yung pinaka-successful. And yung amazing pa is, hindi ko…

  • Anxious People by Fredrik Backman | Book Review

    READ THIS IF… QUICK AND TAMAD SUMMARY A bank robber has taken hostage a group of strangers. Bank robber sya pero sa apartment viewing naganap yung hostage situation. From an outsider point of view, kakabahan ka kasi baka kung anong mangyari, but what happens inside that apartment is something else. Funny and heartfelt. Memorable and…

  • What You Really Want

    As much as ayokong i-label ang sarili ko na procrastinator kasi hindi sya nakakatulong, madalas talaga ganun ang nangyayari. Or gagawin ko yung isang bagay ng full force for the first 3 days up to a week tapos biglang bababa yung enthusiasm. Alam ko na we have it in us to edit these traits (referencing…

  • The Picture of Dorian Gray | Book Review

    READ THIS IF… You’re curious why this became a famous classic You’re interested in themes revolving around beauty vs morality You want to read about a despicable lead character QUICK AND TAMAD SUMMARY Yung libro ay patungkol sa isang napaka-poging bachelor (si Dorian) na sobrang na-obsess sa kagwapuhan nya. Pumapasok din sa horror genre yung…

  • Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman | Book Report

    READ THIS IF… Sa personal reading journey ko, yung non-fiction book na pinaka nag-cause ng mental strain sakin ay yung book ni Neil Postman na Amusing Ourselves to Death. Pero grabe ‘tong book na ‘to. Sobrang dense. Hindi ko kinakaya. Ang daming studies, experiments, statistics at word problems. Grabe talaga. Nevertheless, eto yung mga natutunan…

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey | Book Report [Habit #1]

    THE 7 HABITS Be proactive Begin with the end in mind (soon) Put first things first (soon) Think win-win (soon) Seek first to understand, then be understood (soon) Synergize (soon) Sharpen the saw (soon) There’s no shortcut in self improvement. Most of the time we do things just because we know it’s the right thing…

  • Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert | Book Review

    READ THIS IF… You feel like you’re the only person who haven’t read it and you’re curious You want to read about a woman who travelled across Italy, India and Indonesia to eat, pray and love 😅 You want to read about a person who you may fall in love with or totally hate (or…

  • Selfish?

    Naalala ko nung college tapos nagdi-discuss yung CI (clinical instructor) namin (si Ms. U) about procreation. Na isa daw yun sa mga purpose natin kung bakit tayo nandito sa mundo. Tumaas ako ng kamay para itanong, “What if I choose not to participate in procreation?” Ang sagot nya (with kasamang gigil), “Then you’re selfish.” Tumatak…

  • The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel | Book Report

    READ THIS IF… I discovered this book through a YouTuber. Interested ako sa money matters kasi ayaw namin na maging problema ang pera pag retired na kami. Gusto kong maging prepared sa mga pwedeng mangyari. When it comes to budgeting, lahat ng expenses namin up to the very last cent naka-track. Pero lumalagpas pa din…