The evening was overcome with sadness—a profound level of emotional despair with a planned trip back home this week. I was informed of a distressing situation at home. Yes, it involves mom. Mom isn’t doing well. They said she’s okay, but I can’t have a coherent conversation with her anymore. “No, she’s not okay.” I’m… Continue reading

There was an interesting live eating competition on Netflix today, and I found it rather intriguing and peculiar as a sport. Typically not a fan of such things, but I was entertained by the ten minutes of hot dog guzzling. Joey Chestnut became the champion as he managed to down 83 hot dogs in 10… Continue reading

I seem to have become desensitized to stressful situations around me, or perhaps I’ve just become better at problem-solving, so most issues no longer affect me. Even when multiple things went wrong today, I managed to handle it all without feeling pressured or stressed. While others seemed panicked and concerned, I remained calm, knowing that… Continue reading

This weekend, I was reminded of the importance of discipline when motivation is lacking. If you can stick to the process, everything else will fall into place. I’ve learned that life can be unpredictable, but adherence to one’s beliefs and hard work are essential for achieving goals. When the urge to pursue those goals diminishes,… Continue reading

Today, my mom called several times, but her conversation was incoherent. She did manage to recall my name, and she mentioned spending time with someone who doesn’t exist anymore; the hallucinations appear to be more frequent now, which is concerning. When my father realized it was me on the line, he picked up the call… Continue reading

Fun Fact Friday: The Apriori Algorithm is a widely used method in data mining, specifically for association rule learning in unsupervised machine learning. It was initially developed in 1994 by Rakesh Agrawal and Ramakrishnan Srikant. The primary goal of this algorithm is to identify frequent patterns. Continue reading

I’ve been thinking a lot about the impact one person can have on your life. Now that a specific person is no longer in my life, I’m struggling to find motivation. I now realize that seeking external motivation has its drawbacks. I’m trying to understand why this person had such an influence on me. I… Continue reading

I went to Gainesville to do a 6-mile run around the University as part of my training for the Honolulu Marathon. It’s the end of Week 3 of training, and I’m really pushing hard to prepare for the race this time. I felt sluggish and slow, feeling the effects of weight gain and aging. There… Continue reading

I have been dealing with irritation in my right lung for over five days now. It started with pain when taking deep breaths, but now it radiates towards my right shoulder and hurts constantly. I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow to figure out what’s going on. I realize how important it is to breathe normally Continue reading