I was literally adoring the green palette when I suddenly had an epiphany... 👀

I think to be grateful is to be awake. To not let your joy get buried under comparison or delay, to be fully here, not waiting for the perfect version of your life to begin. Gratitude sometimes look like cleaning your space, not because you have to, but because you get to. It’s paying your bills and remembering that there was a time you weren’t sure if you could. 
It’s laughing over lunch with someone and suddenly realising you feel light again. It’s not always glamorous. You don’t always post about it. 
No one claps when you take a moment to thank God for the day even if nothing huge happened, but that’s what makes it sacred and that’s what’s more important…because while the world will keep feeding you more hustle, more pressure, more urgency, gratitude is the one thing that says, you’re already okay here. We can’t say, or we at least we have to stop saying that “I haven’t lived.”
You are living right now. Gratitude doesn’t cancel the ambition. It just makes the journey kinder.

Let not our FYPs define us.

God made us fearfully and wonderfully — so why are we letting recycled quotes and aesthetic affirmations tell us who we are?

In this episode, we're talking about the slow creep of self-centered mantras, how “main character energy” lowkey turned into spiritual amnesia, and what it means to find confidence that’s rooted in the Creator, not curated for the algorithm.

Not everything that sounds empowering is actually freeing. Let’s unpack it.

Stability is the finish line, but responsibility is what keeps you running the race...

In a world obsessed with being “financially stable,” we forget to ask… stable for how long? This episode, we’re peeling back the difference between looking secure and actually handling your money with intention. Not from some expert pedestal, but from someone who’s still figuring it out (and who maybe orders takeout way too often).

We talk about budgeting without guilt, spending without delusion, and why being financially responsible isn’t just about surviving the cost of living, it’s about being honest with yourself. Whether you’re single, in a relationship, or just trying to stop panic-buying oat milk again, this one’s for you.

Showing up is underrated and weirdly powerful. People forget the small stuff like birthdays, your favourite ice cream flavour, or the stories you tell again and again. But sending a meme or a quick message and suddenly you’re the real one. Truth is if someone can’t even remember what matters to you, maybe they’re just background noise. So be the person who actually shows up or at least don’t be the one who fades away. That’s it, no fluff.

Inspired by the hauntingly beautiful song Multo by Cup of Joe, this episode of Very Loud Thoughts unpacks the quiet regrets and emotional ghosts we carry from the choices we didn’t make, the words we never said, the people we almost became.

We explore the My Multo trend, where strangers share the things that still haunt them. These aren't just stories of heartbreak, but of silence, softness, and staying small.

If you’ve ever felt haunted by a version of yourself you left behind...
this one’s for you.

I used to think I had to see everywhere — until I realised I didn’t really remember half of it. In this episode, I reflect on how a chaotic Heathrow shutdown led to a trip that reminded me why slower, intentional travel just hits different. No shade to fast itineraries, but for me, choosing fewer places and staying longer, feels more like the kind of life I actually want.

A soft launch into the noise: who I am, why I think out loud, and why this podcast exists. From Manila to London, psychology to strategy—this is the context before the chaos... Not everything, just enough to know who’s behind the mic.