Hi! Iʻm Raphael. I was born and raised in The Philippines. I grew up in Olongapo City (O-long-gapo) City. I attended St. Joseph High School in Olongapo City. I attended Kauai Community College before transferring to UH West O'ahu. If were an artistʻs tool, I would be a pencil, because without a pencil I wouldn't have fallen in love with art. A pencil gave me the ability to write stories, draw my characters for my stories, be able erase my mistakes and try again and sharpen my overall skills. Art has given my life purpose and I what to inspire others the same way.
This research outlined strategies to help people better manage their close relationships, whether romantic partnerships or platonic relationships with family and friends. The central purpose is to provide suggestions for improving communication, building trust, and sustaining commitment over time. Proposed methods emphasize stability, quality, preserving positive aspects, repairing troubled areas, and balancing tensions. While not foolproof, these strategies aim to give people a template to apply toward understanding their partners for the long term. Ultimately, the goal is equipping individuals with tools to invest in and nurture their most valued relationships amidst life’s daily demands.
The concept of creativity has come a long way. The Old Greeks would call those creative forces muses, other religions referred to them as God. Today people still mostly treat creativity as an aha moment outside the area of influence. However, just by looking at the creative process one can tell, that creativity and creative work is more than just that one "Aha-Moment" (insight). It is clear that generating ideas demands planning and preparation, identifying something of interest like a problem, an opportunity or a challenge, doing research. This then leads to thinking of a solution, allowing time to incubate and iterations before arriving at something “complete.” Students learn that hard work is what makes their ideas come to life and sticktuiveness is what helps them get better.