by Jahzeel Dionne V. Ybasco Good things kept happening to me last month. My family and I had our second family reunion, I successfully finished the marathon, my family also celebrated Fathers’ Day. I was also able to get the highest number of classes in our company for three straight times. But what served as…
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The President of The Ybasco University
An accomplished educator.
A Seminar Speaker.
A Bookworm.
A Musician.
A Writer.
Odd One Out
A take on Neil Gaiman’s novel Odd and the Frost Giants by Jahzeel Dionne Ybasco There is no use wondering if we could go back to our childhood: it has long been proven we cannot. At least, there are some stories that take us back to the times when we can believe in anything when…
Hunger for Continuous Learning
A reflection on David Robson’s article “A five-step guide to not being stupid” By Jahzeel Dionne V. Ybasco I came across an article in BBC.com entitled “How not to be stupid.” I find it very interesting as it has given five techniques people can use to motivate themselves to keep on learning. It is indeed…
learning a language is classic
because it never grows old nor goes out of style…
A Pinocchio in all of us
A reflection on human behavior by Jahzeel Dionne V. Ybasco When I was an undergrad, one of my professors asked us to come up with crazy excuses if ever we came to class late. Some of her examples were “There was an earthquake, the ground split in two and out came Superman” , “I saw…
To be continued
I immensely enjoyed the journey of putting different stories in my plot and weaving them together. I loved the rush of being able to draft the entire story in a month’s challenge of NaNoWriMo. I reveled the times that I painstakingly edited the chapters of my story, to add more appropriate words, to put more…
Priceless
Priceless A two-cents worth on my short vacation in Ilocos and whatnot By Jahzeel Dionne V. Ybasco One of the perks of working hard in a good company is being able to travel to any place at any time and enjoy the experience. Naturally, the fatter your wallet gets the more freedom you have when…
The Making of Me as a Writer
I have reached the point of my career as a writer when I evaluate myself whether I can do better or not. I have had the plot of To Be Continued in my head for as long as I can remember. The story has undergone several revisions in my head, on my notes, in NaNoWriMo,…
Director’s Cut
Director’s Cut A take on David Gilmour’s memoir, The Film Club by Jahzeel Dionne V. Ybasco The Film Club is a memoir of a father and how he has established a relationship with his son through a series of movies they watched together. The book is well written, with bits and pieces of how the…
Student of the Week: Allen Lee
Staying in the company you don’t like is like eating vegetables. You know it is good for your health but you cannot convince yourself it’s delicious.
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