Blog by Jedde

Photo credits to: Lessons Learned in Life I have a little confession to make - most days, I find it really exhausting to bring myself in front of my computer and start writing something. For example, today, I'm supposed to share new content on my blog because I've made a commitment that I would do so every Thursday, however, soon as I got home, I procrastinated so much and I lost so much time in the end. While I had a schedule in place and what to write, I felt following it didn't really connect with my state today.  So I rummaged through the gallery on my computer and laughed at the memes I've collected over the years. I also browsed on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter trying to convince myself that I would find inspiration from there. I didn't.  Then, as I was about to call it a night and close my empty notepad, I ever so suddenly came across this photo with this quote that says: "Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress,...

For quite some time, waking up early in the morning to do some exercise has been on mind. Many months later, it still remains what it is - just an idea that never came to be, not at all put into action. I've been wondering why I couldn't find the motivation to enable me to achieve this and often find myself asking the question why; unable to provide an answer. Each morning, my alarm wakes me up at the time I set the night before and my instant reaction is a constant resistance to succumb to it. I often tell myself that I don't really need to wake up that early. And so, I hit snooze, pull my blanket closer and enjoy some few more minutes to doze. Most mornings are cozy after all, why would I trade this for the world? I deserved to enjoy this hygge . Until one late evening, while I was scrolling through my Kindle App, I came across this book by an author whose name didn't ring a bell. His name's Stephen Guise and he wrote a book about Elastic Habits. Surpris...

Here we are - standing at the crossroad; wondering how we all managed to survive the storms that wreaked havoc in our lives this year. Nobody has the slightest idea of how we got here - even us. We do know, however, that the path to reach where we are now is one that's winding, bumpy, narrow, and difficult.  We've lost a lot along the way - hope, inspiration, clarity, even ourselves in the process. We've shed tears, so much of them just like how it's been raining endlessly these past few days of December. We thought there was no way past them - but here we are, wounded but still standing, still fighting. Knees trembling, we try to look back at our journey for a moment. The times we fell down in defeat and felt achingly helpless begin to flood our memories. The darkness is fresh in our minds, the wounds still stinging as though it hasn't been healed. We savor the painful moments, still finding hard to accept that some people who we love dearly have l...

Time flies fast, indeed; Singapore and the Philippines are now celebrating 50 strong years of diplomatic relations. Because of this milestone, one of the many tourist attractions in Singapore, the Jurong Bird Park, offered a 50% discount on their full-priced admission tickets for local residents (including foreign workers) and Filipino citizens*. Alex saw this information and made plans for both of us to spend our off-day at the park. So, we booked the tickets and prepared for a day of fun as tourists in Singapore! From Boon Lay MRT Station, we boarded bus 194 towards the park. There wasn't a long queue and the weather was looking fantastic. By that I mean it's not hot and sunny, rather, it was cloudy and it really made me feel happy.  I decided to wear my Uniqlo mock neck long sleeves because I liked the color. The entire morning, I had hoped for cooler weather. Thankfully, I didn't need to worry so much about sweating a lot...

I'm in awe of your courage. Every day, you wake up and give yourself another chance despite not knowing what lies ahead. Every day, you muster the strength to move forward despite the uncertainty and doubt that fills your every step. Your genuine kindness radiates and it shows in your face without you knowing, inspiring the people around you. Some days may not be so good and you sometimes feel like the world is on your shoulders, yet, you still have the heart to worry about others and the people that you care about.  Some days bring you happy moments and the way you smile when things go your way, when the weather is good, when you are appreciated, and when you finally acknowledge your own efforts is priceless. I wish you could see it for yourself. You may be scared now. Terrified, even; that there are still many things that you need to figure out in your life at the moment and that they often do not make sense. Here's a little secret between you and me - your feelings a...

25 October 2019 - Your girl made it. She successfully graduated as of this writing at The School of Positive Psychology under the Graduate Diploma in Applied Positive Psychology (GDAPP) program. Hurray!!!  Who knew right? At the back of my mind, the most important thing about being in Singapore was only to survive. I kept telling myself: "I have to work. I have to earn money so I have something to eat. I have no time for anything else, otherwise, it becomes a waste to be here. I should not waste the support of the people that brought me here to Singapore." You might relate to this. Sometimes we deprive ourselves of what "could" be. We often become paralyzed with our own self-limiting beliefs. We are creative to find reasons why we shouldn't be doing things that are productive, and do things that we enjoy. However, for the past two years of working at the Little Red Dot, I've always had this strong gut feeling and a burning passion to expand wh...