Typhoon Odette has greatly devastated throughout the southern municipalities of Antique. Here’s my own story of how the ferocity of the storm brought lessons and experience that I’ll forever remember all my life.

Suffering is an inevitable part of life, and most of us, when suffering becomes unbearable, tend to ask God "Why?". In this episode, we take some lessons of suffering from Job who, despite his afflictions, kept crying out to the Lord.

Brush up your linguistic skill as we teach you some of the familiar Hiligaynon words that you can use in your every day convo.

When I decided to build a hut at my grandpa’s property a kilometer away from the barrio, I never expected that living alone, surrounded by nature is the best decision I ever made. Recorded straight from my little house, I share these lessons while preparing my breakfast.

“I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.”

For this second poetry reading edition, we feature Kwame Dawes poem "Shook Foil" which incorporates the beauty of nature and the warm cling of reggae music.

If you're an introvert, you know that sometimes you can feel tired and stressed out when it seems like everyone around is doing something exciting. In this episode, I share some of the difficult challenges I have faced as an introvert in a world that doesn't understand is. If you’re a current podcaster or plan to create your own podcast soon, I want to share with you the tool that I use to help me monetize my podcast. It’s called Podmetrics. So if you’re a podcaster, make sure you sign up by clicking the link in the description box of this ep and use my referral code THECHIRPPODCAST so you can monetize your podcast too! 

While surrounded by noisiness of the urban life, let this poem by Wordsworth let you remember your own special place which helped you through difficult and tiring times.

A Reflection on the first line of the poem “Desiderata”. Solitude is essential in our lives. When we are encumbered with all the chatters of this world, we need to step back and embrace the silence.

I encountered this poem in high school and thought that it’s inspiring. It somehow brings value and tips on how to find peace and happiness in life. Up to this time, the poem still resonates especially that we are very saturated with a lot of material desires and temptations around.