Dartegnian Velarde

a lone star in the sky.

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 got

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

College

The Kindness of People

Have you ever had a constant week of rain falling on top of your head and a constant feeling of gloominess even when it's not a rainy season? Because, if you do, then great! We're on the same boat. But, once in a while, someone, someone

Life

The Rainy Season

As of writing this, it is now the 10th of July, 2016, and we're well on our way onto the start of the rainy season (or "monsoon season," as I like to call it). There's not much to this season in particular, other than

Experience

Camp Calye Day 4: 4 Days of Magic

Unlike the days before, the fourth day wasn't filled with any fun activities and was very... void, so to speak, of any activities. As far as I can remember, all I remember that happened this day was the human rollercoaster activity and the awarding of groups. The morning

Experience

Camp Calye Day 3: Star Trekking

It was already my third day at Camp Calye and, for some reason, I was already starting to wear out from the trip. Rather sad to say, but I really didn't get enough sleep the past few nights and my there was this unbelievable pain on my left

Experience

Camp Calye Day 2: There Will Be Mud

As I awake from my not-so-pleasant slumber, I slowly came to and immediately realized that I was still at Kampo Trexo, and it's already the second day of camp. After taking 5 minutes or so to "initialize my core services," I quickly opened my bag, grabbed

Experience

Camp Calye Day 1: Caroling with the Carolets

"Opportunity only knocks once," they say, as it seems that you are only given one chance to experience one of the best things in life—and thankfully I didn't pass up mine. My story with Camp Calye began around late March, when a friend of mine

Friends

My Big Sister

We all have that friend who shares almost the same set of interests as us, or someone who likes something as much as us. For me, that person is my big sister, +Elaine Avriele Santos. Obviously, it's great to have a friend like that, but what happens when

College

My First Semester

Oh man, my second term at Asia Pacific College has just started and, well, it is . . . not what I expected. It is hard to say but, man, do I wish I could go back in time to the start of my all-English term. Looking back, my English term was (actually)

College

My Scary Halloween Day

Halloween just ended a few minutes and, I swear to God, most of my friends are making the most out of their Halloween. Yo, I'm seeing pictures of my best friends all getting themselves ready for Halloween. Decked out with the latest costumes coupled with somewhat-realistic effects on

Life

The Dream of a Better Tomorrow

As far back as I could remember, I've always dreamt and imagined of a better tomorrow. A new world free from chaos, suffering, anguish, and evil. Back then, I could only think of somewhat simple futuristic scenery, one of which was of a car slowly gliding through a

High School

My Last Junior-Senior Prom

Once I entered the ballroom, everything looked fancy and expensive as hell.