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My Facebook account was hacked and it was a tiring and frustrating process to get it back
I was hacked in January 27, 2023 and after a long and tedious process, recovered my Facebook account nine days later Why was my Facebook account hacked? There are a few reasons why I think my accoun…
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New year, new habits: my 5 financial resolutions for 2023
Life is getting more expensive nowadays. From transportation to onions, prices of goods and services are only getting higher. As I transition into my third decade next year, I am more conscious of e…
life
My 5 best budget meals from GrabFood - great Ilonggo food that starts from ₱99
Busy people like me love the convenience of GrabFood. As a librarian, part-time teacher, blogger, and content creator, I don’t always have the time to prepare food. Whenever I don’t have time for…
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2020, a year in review
Ever since I started this blog, I would post every new year about how the past year has been and what I hope to accomplish in the next. (My new year posts since 2016 is under the ' new year …
my life
Information Overload in the new normal
I open my Facebook feed, and I am bombarded by many things trying to get my attention. Aside from the usual posts from friends, there's an announcement for another webinar. Someone is trying to s…
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Life on lockdown: Day 30
I must say that this quarantine is breaking me down. I have not left the house since March 14, and my city has been on lockdown since March 20. The extended community quarantine will last until t…
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Everyday is like Sunday; or life on lockdown
In a matter of days, life as we know it changed. There is a calamity, but it's something that we cannot see. Earthquakes, fires, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, wars, and countless disasters ha…
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Graduating my MLIS and quarter life crisis
I just finished my graduate degree last month. While I'm happy about finishing it, there's the dread. The fear of success - now that I have an MLIS, I feel like there's more expected …
my life
On 25 years
Picture from Pinto Art Museum, Antipolo I turned 26 years old last Sunday. Yet I was in a mall the day before my birthday, eating and enjoying a chocolate-covered vanilla popsicle ice cream, feel…
life
Learn to Pack Light for Life
"If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears." -Glenn Clark I used to pack many useless things the rar…
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When in Boracay 2017
My family had a rare vacation in Boracay Island, Aklan, Philippines. Boracay is the ultimate beach getaway, and the atmosphere is relaxed and laid-back, with everyone going here to forget the stre…
life
Is success really 'the best revenge'?
I was reading a career and life advice book for millennials, and while it was good and practical, I stumbled upon a page with advice that I questioned. I also had thought before that it was righ…
personal
Lessons from a nearby fire
The last day of August 2017 started like any other normal day. Around noon, we heard some people panicking outside and thought there was just another fight or drug raid. Then someone said there w…
sunday currently
The Sunday Currently | 06
I was sick for a week. I started on antibiotics last Monday and inhaling Salbutamol. I knew I was going to get sick because I've been staying up late for many consecutive nights. I don't w…
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"Accepting Criticism"
There’s this encounter with a feeling-close relative that still pops up my mind from time to time even if it was a long time ago. Since my mind keeps on replaying thoughts and imagining things I s…
personal
Realizations (March 13, 2016)
I just wanted to post something I wrote after I resigned from my first job in Manila. It was also the first time I experienced burnout. I certainly feel better now than I did then. I am in my se…
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"Who wrote the book on goodbye?"
Yesterday, there was supposed to be a meet-up with some classmates from my college batch. Only two of us showed up. Another didn't feel so well after a trip. The one who told us to meet didn&#…
travel
Realizations after my first trip abroad
Some thoughts after my first trip abroad... traveling, though quite expensive, is a great educational experience. You get to experience things in another culture and get to compare your own. You rea…
personal
The Saturday night currently
At this point, I think this blog isn't sure what's its going to be about. I was about to post a review of the excellent novel The Circle by Dave Eggers, a dystopian novel of a hi-tech social …
travel
Hong Kong in 3 days
Last June 1-4, I went out of the country for the first time! I went to Hong Kong for three days and two nights. My grand-aunt was planning to go, so I just went along. It was exciting, but after thre…
Malditang Librarian has been blogging about books, librarianship, and Iloilo City since 2016. I am a member of Iloilo Bloggers Society and I write for IBS Digital Network.
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