Tag: Being

As of 5th of May 2020 , 9:34 am , there are 28,431 job vacancies in Malaysia posted on Indeed.com, 32,431 on LinkedIn.com , and 10,063 on Jobstreet.com. Out of these numbers , the ability to speak Mandarin aside from English and Malay is required (or an added bonus) at approximately 14 to a whopp...

It’s not a must but it most definitely depends on the day for me. Staying on brand with my usual stance, I’m not here to force you to start giving your nose the rhinoplasty special with translucent powder every morning. These are tips, tricks, and products that I feel work well togeth...

You know that thing when you’re growing out your hair and it suddenly passes a threshold and people start asking if you got a haircut, and you’re like, no, it just passed a tipping point and looks different? Sometimes that happens with my body. A sudden, acute awareness that I can feel s...

My mom was Mexican and my dad white (of English origin but think more yee-haw). My dad was absent for most of my childhood due to his struggle with Meth addiction and so I was mainly raised by my mom. My mom made sure to remind me frequently that my whiteness annoyed her. She would call me a “...

So, I’m a freshman in college and I’ve suddenly discovered my identity isn’t what I thought it to be (or so sayeth “them”). I’m now discovering the pain of being Mixed. Never being “seen” by either or any group to which you are supposed to &l...

Ah, to be biracial. This topic is discussed at length on social media and in everyday conversations. Interestingly, many of these discussions do not involve biracial individuals. This is the opinion of a biracial individual on this topic. Being biracial is a lived experience that brings together ...

Today Ilarion is a messenger to the world, and works in sacred ceremony with indigenous peoples around the world , including the Mapuche in southern Argentina, the Tarahumara people in northwestern Mexico in the Sierra Madres, the Haudenasaunee in eastern Canada, the Hawaiians, Yupik Eskimos, Mayans...

That is the number of states across America that still use the death penalty in 2024. I’m not going to try to persuade you to agree with me on this, but I want to share the facts and my own opinions on the matter. Whether you agree or not, let me know what you think in the comments. Capi...

I recently had a follow-up colonoscopy, and things went much smoother (LOL) than the first time. But I experienced awful cramps. The two days leading up to and the two days after were double over, curl up, festivals of intestinal distress. The past year has been rather stressful, and when everything...