A Guide To MAD’s Workshop

This website is my workshop; thus, I also call it MAD’s Workshop. Allow me to guide you through its many nooks and crannies.

You may want to begin by watching my video introduction.

MAIN SECTIONS

The following are the website’s main sections. You can open them using the links below or access them through the navigation menu:

Home
Academic Works
English Works
Filipino Works
My Korean Projects
Latest Articles
Preface

Clicking Home will take you to the website’s homepage. Clicking any other main section takes you to an introductory page containing links to its subsections and individual works.

The homepage opens with a welcome video. You can find my most recent blog posts under LATEST ARTICLES. WordPress classifies the entries there as posts, while the materials organized under the other main sections are pages.

Whenever I publish a blog post, I also create a page version and place it under the appropriate section. This allows visitors to find my work either chronologically through LATEST ARTICLES or by subject through the navigation menu.

THE NAVIGATION MENU

The navigation menu provides access to the different sections, subsections, and individual works on this website. Each main section has an introductory page containing links to the materials placed beneath it.

The website follows a hierarchical arrangement:

Main Section → Subsection → Subdivision → Individual Work

Some subsections contain further subdivisions before you reach the titles of specific works. This arrangement allows me to organize a large and varied collection while making individual pieces easier to locate.

THE SIDEBAR

The sidebar contains my author profile and a link to my curriculum vitae. It also includes a direct link to my self-improvement advocacy, a list of my recent posts, and comments left by visitors.

You can use these items to learn more about me, explore A Steady Dose of Self-Improvement, or see what has recently been published and discussed on the website.

At the heart of this website is my principal advocacy: self-improvement.

I believe that meaningful change begins with the individual. When people consciously work toward becoming better versions of themselves, they improve not only their own lives but also their families, communities, and ultimately, their nation.

To advance this advocacy, I created A Steady Dose of Self-Improvement (SDSI), a continuing series of brief reflections offering personal and professional insights, meaningful lessons, and practical actions. Each “dose” explores an important aspect of self-improvement and invites readers to pause, reflect, and take one step forward.

You can begin with the introduction, read the latest dose, or explore the complete series through the A STEADY DOSE OF SELF-IMPROVEMENT section in the sidebar.

This advocacy carries one central message:

BETTER SELF… BETTER LIFE… BETTER NATION.

ACADEMIC WORKS

The section Academic Works serves as a repository for my academic and professional writings. It includes:

  • Research studies I presented at international conferences and published in indexed journals
  • The thesis and dissertation I wrote for my master’s and doctoral degrees
  • Essays about education and the workplace
  • Reflections on my experiences as a teacher
  • Perspective articles
  • Unpublished academic works

I have also included links to articles related to my self-improvement advocacy under Academic Works.

ENGLISH WORKS

The section English Works brings together the creative, academic, personal, and critical pieces I have written in English.

Its subsections include:

Essays

My essays cover a wide range of subjects. To make them easier to explore, I divided the section Essays into the following subsections:

Poems

Although I have written fewer poems in English than in Filipino, I have also organized them into several groups:

FILIPINO WORKS

The section Filipino Works contains the one-act plays, short novels, short stories, essays, and poems I have written in Filipino through the years, particularly from 2013 onward.

Its main subsections are:

Clicking any of these links will take you to a page containing links to specific works or additional subdivisions.

TULA

Because I have written poems in Filipino on various subjects and in different forms, the subsection Tula has its own subdivisions:

These labels group my poems according to their form, subject, tone, or purpose.

KOREAN PROJECTS

In the section Korean Projects, I share my experiences as a Filipino expatriate and teacher in South Korea.

This section has four subsections:

Together, these subsections chronicle different dimensions of my life in South Korea—from teaching and everyday experiences to language, culture, and food.

PREFACE

The Preface contains materials that introduce the website, its author, and the ideas behind its creation.

In addition to this guide, the section includes:

These pages provide additional information about who I am, why I write, and how this website has developed through the years.

FOOTER WIDGETS

At the bottom of the website, the footer widgets feature videos and other content I have shared through my social media accounts, including TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook.

Explore the Workshop…

You can explore my works through the navigation menu, the links on this page, the sidebar, or the introductory pages provided for each section and subsection.

Like any real workshop, this website is continually changing. New works are added, older materials are reorganized, and errors are corrected whenever I find them. I hope this guide helps you navigate its nooks and crannies and discover something worth reading, watching, contemplating—or perhaps even returning to.

Thank you for visiting MAD’s Workshop.

May God bless you and your family always.