february 7th @ 1:00pm i got a call from brandon, and i picked up. "----- and ----- got into a car accident last night," - brandon in my...

okay so i feel like things have been slow recently. and honestly, that was a good thing. i was able to reset, find myself again, and level up in all areas of my life — mental, physical, philosophical, spiritual, and emotional. but now, things need to start picking up again. i need to start experiencing life. and it’s perfect timing because i’m starting my new job soon. my first placement is in la, and i’m super stoked. i chose la because it feels like a stepping stone into mo

i recently came across stoicism and it lowkey just put words to things i’ve already been realizing over time. it was refreshing. like everything i’ve been learning through my own experiences and growing up just started making more sense and felt more structured. how i live my life is striving to have strong character until the day i die. to be someone who ALWAYS does the right thing, even when its hard. to be someone who doesn't make their life about chasing fortune, fame, an

for most people, flaws are seen as black and white. but for me, i see everything on a spectrum that shifts over time. it’s not about completely removing it from my life, but learning how to balance it so it doesn’t lean too far in one direction ( as it does now ). so today, i’m breaking down my flaws, where they come from, and how i can manage both the good and bad sides of them. i am reactive. if i hear something i disagree with, or something that hits my ego, i instantly ge

abundance of options after graduating. this is supposed to be a good thing. your world becomes your oyster and for the first time, you actually get to choose what path you take. that alone is a privilege. i know most people in the world don’t get this opportunity. this is literally what my parents came to america for. now it’s my turn to decide what i do with it. having unlimited choices is fucking scary. my entire life had structure. 17 years of school. one path. even colleg

things i accomplished in 2025: i graduated finished my internship at comcast got an offer from nbcuniversal as a data engineer started working at kruiz and helped launch the app + raise a lot of moolah things that happened in 2025: my last real goodbye to college. my last akpsi mixer at ucr, my college birthday party at the mu house — all the final “college” moments. the saddest part of the year: my brother, darien, passed away. i went to his funeral and helped his parents cr

2026 goals: keep gymming hard all year don’t get complacent. you’ve set yourself up really well, but don’t get lazy. stay ambitious, keep learning, and avoid burnout live in the present. enjoy the now stop overthinking don’t try to control or force things that are out of your control. don’t force life to look a certain way. you set it up right — now ride the wave for the next year or two get my family meaningful gifts as a thank you with my new salary(s) be down for things. d

hello. i’m almost 2 months into my role as a product manager at a pre-seed startup. now i get why most people's main goal is to go...

in my last blog post, i talked about how i’ve felt a little sad after graduation. that feeling of being lost in this giant world and...

graduated, working, got super jacked. my next 3 years are pretty much set when it comes to career. BUT I’M STRUGGLING WITH WHAT TO DO...