Dom Aquino

Latest — 14 Sep 2026

Not a chore

I love washing the dishes. We have a dishwasher machine now but for all the non-dishwasher safe things that needs cleaning I gladly do it myself. When I got off the sofa to do the dishes the other night my wife offered to do it. I calmly and firmly

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The Salt of Life

I was listening to a podcast during my morning run the other day and at one point one of the guests posed something about how uncertainty is the salt of life. I thought that was a beautiful way to put it. It was profound yet uncomplicated. It made me think.

To My Highschool Self

Dear Dom, You are in the middle of one of the most complex periods of your life. It will get better so just hang in there. It would feel like that this time will go on forever but it will not. It would seem like your life is already set

A Visit to the Motherland

For the first time since we moved our lives to Sweden, my wife and I went to our home country for a month-long vacation to our families. Neither of us had been away for this long so to see familiar faces and places was something we were looking forward

To My Elementary School Self

Dear Dom, First of all, I want to let you know that you will eventually gain a few good inches in height. You have to wait for a few more years but try not to worry about it too much because it will happen. Yes, you will consistently get teased

Are We There Yet?

I have a decent physical endurance, or at least that was I thought. When my wife and I were looking for organised runs to sign up for I was quick to dismiss the 5k run. I was thinking maybe that would be too easy for me. I (used to) play

The Appreciation Of Not Having What You Don't Want

A cup of hot water at hand with pieces of crushed ginger bathing in it. It is my second of the day. This is an attempt to soothe a sore throat that I've been nursing for the third day now. The past few days felt like I was

Dived A Year Ago

It has been a year since we left the Philippines and moved to Sweden. I can still remember the excitement and the anticipation that filled my days leading up to the day that we flew to Stockholm. But between the tons of paperworks, expenses, and all the logistical elements of

On Not Being Behind the Wheel

I was on a train ride going home the other day when something that I haven't thought of for some time suddenly flashed in front of my mind – I don't know how to drive a car. A feeling of embarrassment slowly bubbled up inside of me

Things I Plan To Accomplish This Year

While I wasn't able to do everything that I set out to do last year I'm still proud of what I had accomplished. I don't usually talk about my personal goals but to switch it up a bit I will share the things that

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