As a person with a disability myself, I believe that work is essential to self fulfillment. It is a way to earn and sustain your daily basic needs. Although I have struggled to be employed, sanity dictates that I am better when I get to work and be independent. However, this is not so for …
They say reality is a perceived way of looking at things. Yet, no two persons are exactly the same so how can you say that their realities are the same? In bouts of hallucinations from auditory to visual, it amazes the human mind for an explanation. For example, a mirage in the desert that’s totally …
‘Lo and behold! Senator JV Ejercito just filed a bill for anti-bullying and online harassment penal clauses. This is subsequent to a loss of life of Emman Atienza – a famous vlogger and mental health advocate. According to the legislator, social media serves as a platform to advocate for truth but it has also given …
Trigger warning: For emergency cases, call 911 for Baguio residents. Should you need help, don’t hesitate to reach out to a helping hand – be it a loved one, friend or mental health professional. I could not fathom the idea of losing someone especially to clinical depression. The hurt, the pain and the realizations are …
In a cold rainy day like this, we reach out for a warm hug or hot coffee or tea. When it’s hot, we look for some sodas or cold or iced milk tea. We have to combat cold with the warm and the warm with the cold. Going in the provinces which often called by …
Today is Mental Health Awareness Week, not Mental Health Awareness Month. International Mental Health Awareness Month is in May and the regalia goes on. That is the irony of time, yesterday is different from today and from tomorrow. Today is October 9, 2025 specifically and exactly. There’s a clear difference from the now and the …
Sometimes I’ve been thinking how to put myself in the shoes of others. There are blind people who can’t easily walk or take a jeep especially during these rainy days. It kept me asking myself that it’s too hard not being able to see anything. Sometimes, elders I know can’t hear properly (that’s a sign …
People come and go as they say. Yet, the ones who stay are the ones we have to be grateful for. Time is not even a valid argument for longevity. Relationships sometimes may be toxic but we don’t realize it until it’s too much or too late? What is toxic is not healthy, but our …
I wonder how one gets out of the abyss. I wonder how one finds light in the circumstantial sadness and chagrin. I wonder how one finds hope in between and among thoughts and musings. I wonder how one lies down and no matter what one does, closed eyes never mean a peaceful mind. I wonder …
Besides the coconut being like a giant nut according to a song, the coconut in common parlance is used by Filipinos to mean an empty and hallow brain. No matter what language or gay lingo you know of, this proves true, “Women are made of beauty and brains more than yes – coconuts!” Take for …
