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What if learning jazz is the biggest hack in life? Lola's Garden https://www.facebook.com/isabvelasquez/videos/vb.518321536/10154844615661537/?type=2&video_source=user_video_tab @isabvelasquez @extrapolationph (ig,fb,twitter,spotify,itunes) End music: Nearness of You by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong All other music by Ryan Madrid Contact at lifeaspodcast@zoho.com Podcast recorded in the Philippines

Why is it that one needs to find him or herself in an uncertain, uncomfortable situation, in order to bring out the artist inside? This is a two-in-one podcast, featuring two remarkable guests, Gizelle Batomalaque and Janet Meinke-Lau. Their lives compare and contrast interestingly, but converge at one distinct detail: art. Find their works here. Gizelle's Instagram page - @bespectacledpebble Janet's website - www.janetmeinkelau.com The thumbnail is a pretty cool species of a snail found at the museum that Gizelle works in (Academy of Natural Sciences, Drexel U). All music by Ryan Madrid

An industrious Gab Palanca tries his hand at building a life in the west coast and tells his story of a brief but transformative period in the economic giant. Through thick and thin, he never ideated on giving up, but a realization of importance made the trip back home to the Philippines the last. Bass guitar performance by Gab Palanca All other music by Ryan Madrid

America is distant, but its allure is not up for debate. It overcomes logic with its own persuasiveness, and the chance to live and work in the States is one aspired by many. Gab Firmacion is the first guest to unpack the Filipino-American dream and share his story of hardwork, homesickness, and the cool things about living in the US as an immigrant.

They say that planning is half the battle. But is life a battle, a life that needs to be planned? Regielene S. Gonzales, a PhD and former professor of Biology tells us of her early years of innocence and joy, that which she has sought to keep up to today and hopes others might do the same, with or without a plan. After all, life is not a battle. Highlights: 5:20 Early life, living inside a suitcase 11:45 Entering UP Diliman, BS/MS Biology then and now 33:50 PhD, first encounter with sadness and loneliness 45:26 Seeing her career in a different light 1:00:40 Regielene's vegetarianism, more about compassion, with a bonus of a strong immune system 1:10:35 Current life as an online freelancer, philosophy on wealth 1:16:55 Waking up in the morning, looking forward to something 1:22:00 Valuing flexibility in her life 1:27:27 (Best part of the interview) 1:28:30 Life not married, but with a life partner 1:35:41 Putting one's own happiness first...with a catch; a mother's care lasts a lifetime 1:39:27 Parting words for friends and prospective graduate students 1:41:55 Epilogue by Ryan Madrid Reference: https://stearnslab.yale.edu/some-modest-advice-graduate-students

What happens after finishing college when, instead of going even faster in life, you chose to go at it slower? That might just land you in a seminary. We speak to a reflective Markus Alcantara, who spent a brief time with the Jesuits, quick enough so he can let us know early enough, that life is less about the answers but rather more about the questions. Music written by Ryan Madrid.

With Dr Patricia Alvarado, we discuss her travels across central Europe, and why that ties back to her childhood as a classical pianist, as well as other bittersweet forks in the road that forever haunt artists. Credits to Valentina LIsitsa for Air in G www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNkIj_BhHvY as well as to Shia Labeouf for "Just Do It". All other music composed by Ryan Madrid.

Two good friends Alfred and Ellaine wear their hearts on their sleeves, to offer us one of this modern life's greatest lessons. SECOND EPISODE IN! WOOOOT!!!

For the very first episode of the Life As podcast, we talk to Reggie Perez, a passionate law student and gym rat, opinionated on examining our online content as well as online addictions, and a fellow nutrition science enthusiast. Music by Ryan Madrid. Life As podcast does not own any of the content inserted herein, and are utilized under Fair Use.