Life Stories
I Finally Changed My Pen Name After 3 Years
I've decided to transition from using "Creative Mustard" to "Ink Nomad" as my pen name. A major reason for this change is that "Ink Nomad" is more effective for search engine results, making it e…
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Life Stories
The Time When Someone Ate More of My Food
During my college days as a Political Science student, we were required to conduct a survey on the 2016 elections. We were using the systematic sampling method, which meant we couldn't just randomly approach people on the str…
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Anime
Remembering the Naruto Episode - Bikōchū Search Mission
So there's this episode in Naruto titled "Bikōchū Search Mission." Although the premise may have slipped my mind (it must have been 10 years since I saw this episode), the plot of this filler is pretty straightforwa…
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Daily Dumaguete
NorthPoint Dumaguete: An Overview
It’s nice to experience foreign culinary waves – even more so when they are bundled in one location. NorthPoint, located in North Boulevard, Bantayan, is a well-known commercial park that’s primarily focused on international food…
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Life Stories
3 AM Thoughts: Saudade
Starting in 2021, I always have this feeling of desolation. As if this metropolis lost important puzzle pieces or that something happened too fast, I didn’t have time to make the most of it. I didn’t know the exact way I was feel…
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Music
What I Think it Means – “Sanctuary” by Joji
Based on the song’s visual and lyrical artistry, the central point of Joji’s song “Sanctuary” revolves around the idea of searching for life’s meaning. At the beginning of the video, Joji accidentally kills his arch-nemesis. With…
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Movies
The Art of Villain: Hans Landa
Hans Landa from “Inglorious Basterds” earns a spot among my all-time favorite villains – he’s the only actor, in my book, that made a Brad Pitt movie a Christoph Waltz movie. His ability to switch between languages and manipulate…
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Life Stories
Why I Migrated to Blogger
When I first started blogging, I chose WordPress because everyone was using it. YouTube recommended it, Reddit recommended it, and social media platforms recommended it - it has all the hype. It’s popular and has a lot of feature…
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Life Stories
How I Got Into Writing
My interest in writing started way back when I was in the 2nd grade. At that time, a relative of mine owned a computer shop, and one of the games installed was Battle Realms (Batolims, according to my 7-yeard old self), which was…
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