New York, USA -- "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." - Steve Jobs Acquainted, I stood up at 1st Avenue with enough self-will and confidence to step inside the most influential building of my 20 years of existence. The familiar facade that spreads throughout the east side of New York -- it was just how our...

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Baku, Azerbaijan - "The refined and pristine must strive for the rough and distressed." The truth is, I was shaking internally the whole time. After all, you can never see so many of them casually walking around. Former President of Finland, Madame Tarja Halonen approached us and asked us how we made our speech. ...

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New York, USA -- I know how this jewelry line was inspired and modeled for women but no bloody gender norms shall exist in my terms (lol). Let me introduce you to how this gender-neutral piece of metal caught my eye on the process. Followed by the stories, people and memories embedded to these charms. ...

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Washington D.C., USA -- I can't believe that it has already been a year since we first introduced TREE+PLY, a concept that has envisioned its youth to take action within their fingertips. A huge thanks to the World Bank for giving us a once in a lifetime experience!  ---- Here's the Executive Summary of the report: "The World Bank Group (WBG) Youth Summit is the largest annual gathering of youth...

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Hoboken, USA -- This post is dedicated to all the people who told me that it will just be a lovely 15-minute walk from 6th street to Newport city.  There's a special place for you in the fiery dungeons beneath the earth. Keys It's another day at the ICSB Academy! Except I got a bit of a problem. (again) I don't have the keys. They told me that...

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It's a Special Administrative Region of mainland China. Let's start with something relatively easy -- with a little bit of history. After the first Opium War in 1842, Hong Kong (Hong Kong Island) became a British crown colony. It was later occupied by Japan after the Second World War and was eventually returned to the British in 1945. After a few years, several declarations came into effect which paved the...

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Suwon, South Korea -- Quaint afternoon; T'was our last volunteer work for this year's International Hyundai Work Camp which was spearheaded by the International Workcamp Organization (IWO) in South Korea. Volunteer work has always been physically and mentally exhausting yet it provides strength in various aspects of human life. Not to mention the fulfillment you get when you do it for the people who needs a hand. Eight...

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Hoboken, USA -- I've finally arrived! It was 1:00 in the morning. While I was walking to the nearest building, I saw the breathtaking New York skyline across the Hudson river. Welcome to the Stevens Institute of Technology! I rushed to the admin hall and asked for the dormitory keys under my name. Unfortunately, the university concierge didn't have the list. I know what you're thinking; as if...

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Manila, Philippines -- "I've always viewed life as a game -- and I think that's the secret in winning in life." The moment you see life as a game, everything changes. Will you choose to play a game that you don't want to play? Will you choose to play strategy games if you love the idea of action games? Definitely not. So why do you keep doing the...

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New York, USA -- I finally arrived at the Port Authority Bus Terminal! Good heavens! We rushed to the gates and asked for directions at the counter. I was instructed to go to bus route 126 at Gate 323 (PABT-Hoboken, New Jersey 12PM) Long story short, we dazzled upon the maze-like gates inside the terminals. I went crazy with the broken escalators (I mean really? I got two...

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Manila, Philippines -- I wonder if I have a purpose other than what I originally planned to. A visit at the National Museum of the Philippines was brisk yet distinct. A friend of mine named Jonna dragged us to BenCab's Gallery. Benedicto Reyes Cabrera — or BenCab, as he is more popularly known is widely hailed as a master of contemporary Philippine art. Remember the saying that goes...

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Welcome to another jam-packed misery and yet another brouhaha in which I will make a series of: "New York, New York" series! (It's surprisingly original) While on-board Emirates flight 334 (DXB-JFK) I made sure that I was landing at the correct seat. The goal was to see the New York skyline 15 minutes before landing. But since I'm too much of an awesome person, I woke up...

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