mabuhay!
8
years in publishing
10+
years as print journalist.
10
years as nursing assistant
journalist
web designer
certified nursing assistant
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I left a modest publishing career in the Philippines where I worked as proofreader, copyeditor, and research manager for different publishing entities before Saipan beckoned, where I worked as a journalist full time. Then I found myself warming up to the healthcare industry as I transitioned into becoming a nursing assistant. And the adventure continues.
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Ten years of hands-on patient care as a nursing assistant, grounded in empathy and steady hands.
Two decades of reporting, proofreading, and copyediting across print newsrooms and publishers.
Building clean, personal sites and layouts that tell a clear story, like this one.
Shaping a publication's voice, from research and structure to the final published page.
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In 1925, sending a letter across the forty miles separating Rota and Guam meant waiting three months for a 2,700-mile round trip through Japan and Manila. A lighthearted look at historic isolation and why today’s lagging Wi-Fi is worth celebrating.
Scrolling through my feed, I caught a video on Albert Camus and the myth of Sisyphus—and realized how closely that endless hill mirrors the daily routines of caregiving. Yet where mythology sees punishment and absurdity, the bedside reveals something else entirely. A short reflection on routine, presence, and holding space for human dignity.
In nursing coursework, we study dementia through clinical pillars—the Four A’s of Alzheimer’s. But on a regular day, those terms are simply the repeating friction of living in someone else’s internal weather. A personal reflection on caregiving, dignity, and the enduring habits of the heart.
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