Dartegnian Velarde

a lone star in the sky.

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4,000-Day Journey

I've touched on this subject lightly in past posts, but I've always wondered what my life would be like at 35. I'm not sure why I decided on that number, although I feel like that age is where most people have their midlife crisis

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My Korean Parents Never Picked Me up from School

I wonder what my eomma would make me for dinner?

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Photos That Mean a Thousand Words

There's a popular saying that goes: "A picture is worth a thousand words." While I believe in it, I personally think that something can be worth a lot, but mean so little. Take the latest phones for example. They're worth a lot, for sure,

Food

A Korean Snackathon

Annyeong, my happy west coast friend. Or are you my happy west coast chingu? I'm not sure if you know this, but I'm a big fan of snacks. Even if they're cheap snacks or expensive ones. Snacks are all equal to me. Except when

Life

2021's Lowest Point

This might sound strange, but I've always wondered what my lowest point for this year was going to be. Is it going to be stress because of work? Depression from being so lonely? A rejection from a girl I'm trying to date? Unfortunately, I eventually found

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How I Talk to Myself

Most people, as far as I've researched, have an inner voice. We all talk to ourselves in some way or another. In elementary/high school, I was usually quiet and was considered pretty weird. I don't know why, I guess I was just too much into

Friends

Drawing with High School Friends!

As you may or may not know, I only have Discord as my "main messaging platform" and I have a small group there filled with classmates from high school. We aren't much, just around 20 people right now, but a few of us get together on

Life

This Pass Shall, Too?

I've always scoffed at corny, faux-motivational lines such as, "This too shall pass," and other lines that offer hope to an inherently bright future, disregarding the pains of the present. It's ironic, given my stance, as I have always seen the future as

Friends

It's Always a Good Time

Honestly, I can't describe how nice it feels to have my friends from high school talk to me again on an almost daily basis.

Life

The Waiting Game

I'm just biding my time, waiting patiently, hoping, believing, trusting, and wishing that day will come.

Work

Noise-Cancelling and Why It Works for Me

Ever since I've entered the professional workforce almost 2 years ago, I've witnessed how dynamic the modern work environment could be. There are different office layouts for each company, and people in higher positions could be placed in several places. In the first job I'

Life

The Lost Year

Hooray, a year has gone by since I've started working as a software engineer! It seems like it was only yesterday when I walked into the office as an employee of this company. Time has passed so fast, I can't believe a year went by! Actually,

Work

My 2019 Secondment

It's been a while since I've posted here, haven't I? It seems that August of 2018 was the last time I published a post here, and a lot has happened since then. Let's just say that, for the most part, things have

Love

Rumors Unmoved By the Wind

It's been a long time since I last fell in love, but that's okay. I didn't actually fall in love with anyone this year, if I'm going to be honest. And, with the year wrapping up next month, I doubt I'

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The 1-Day Time Traveler

Okay, well, the truth is that I was able to travel through different time periods in my life. Here's how I did it.

Life

Blogging

It's official. 5 years and 2 days ago, I started my first blog and made blogging one of my main hobbies in life. In celebration of me blogging for over half a decade, this post shall be about the various blogs I've made throughout the years,

Life

Departures and Arrivals

It has been a few months since I have "landed" on this new plane of experiences in my life, and it's also been a while since I have talked about the place I have left behind—college. Today, I want to talk about the journey I

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A Letter to the Me of Tomorrow

Hi there, future me! I hope this letter finds you well.

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A Passage to Nowhere

It was today that I decided to visit this place again.

Thoughts

Dreams of Distant Lands

I boarded this boat, this path, because I thought that it'd get me closer to my destination.

Analysis

Why Old Websites Have Disappeared

If you're a regular citizen of the Internet, you must've once wondered about the reason why you don't see a lot of old-looking or even old websites on the Internet anymore. And you pondered about that question for a good while until you

Life

More About Me

I want to know more about my current set of friends/the people I already know. Honestly speaking, I actually believe that people are more complex than what they look like on the surface. People's actions are shaped by their history, biology, and a bunch of other factors.

Experience

My First-Ever Hackathon

Programming (and computers in general) has always been a passion of mine. For me, it's always such a delight and a wonder when you are able to write something in order to make your computer do something. I always get that giddy feeling when you are able to

Film Analysis

Replay Reel: A Tale of Two Sisters

In all my years of film watching, I have never watched a psychological horror film that made me feel scared and confused at the same time. Now I've watched a plethora of wonderful horror films—The Grudge, The Ring, The Descent, One Missed Call, Drag Me to Hell,