Changing, Caving In And Trading Places
Reading time: 5 minutes Tests. I pride myself in always being well-prepared for them. Especially the prep. It must have something to do with my adoration for words, paper, pens and the like. I am a queen of preparing for examinations and quizzes. The ones I am not a…
After The Accident, My Perspective Forever Shifted
Reading time: 6 minutes Let me tell you my story. This is the story that changed me forever. I went to university to study Musical Theatre. It’s not usually what people expect to hear when they ask you what you do, but it makes me happier than anything else…
The Only Change You Really Need
Reading time: 9 minutes Sometimes, you struggle with the way family sees you. Maybe you are the black sheep that is doing everything wrong. Or maybe you have some conservative family members that love you but consider you a failure because you are not married and with children. Being…
Breaking The Cycle
Reading time: 6 minutes Author Neil Gaiman said in his book The Ocean at the End of the Lane “As we age, we become our parents; live long enough and we see faces repeat in time.” Some of us hear this and think “Become like my parents? NO! PLEASE! ANYTHING BUT…
Stepping Towards A Positive Change
Reading time: 12 minutes In my early 20’s I found myself in a pretty negative relationship. At the time, I thought this guy was the best thing that ever happened to me and we would be together forever. They say love is blind and boy, was I blind. There…
Be The Master Of Your Own Destiny
Reading time: 6 minutes In my life, change has been inevitable, and I think most of us can relate to that feeling. But it’s not easy to accept change because it challenges you on the inside. However, the more you accept and embrace change, the better your life becomes….
The True Sense Of Freedom
Reading time: 4 minutes I am a career girl and I have always dreamt of a working adult life. Getting a job soon after college seemed to be the only ticket that I needed for launching my career and I assumed that there would be no hiccoughs going forward….
An Aimless Road To Entrepreneurship
Reading time: 6 minutes “All this time I was searching for answers on how I could improve my business. But what got me back on track was a random person asking me the question: What is your goal in life?” — Virgil Wongsokario In my earlier writing…
Finding Reality In An Abstract World
Reading time: 5 minutes “I couldn’t see the shape of my vision anymore.” Last week, on a sunny but cold Monday, I had a coffee with Orville Schenkers. He was born in Suriname, raised in Saint Martin, and now lives in the Netherlands since the age of…
One Anchor Moment
Reading time: 6 minutes “The concept of marriage was new to me.” One year ago, I got to meet Virgil Wongsokario, an entrepreneur based in the Netherlands with a passion for online video education and production called ‘Online Video Power’. Back then, we didn’t get the chance to…
