What do you usually do when you had a free day all to yourself? I had a batch of plans in my mind—grocery shopping, going out for a jog, visiting a photography exhibit, and recording a ukulele cover. And looking after a stray cat is nowhere in that list. ...

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Seven years ago, when I was one week into my first job and fresh out of college, I had the privilege to join a team building in Zambales, Philippines. We were thirteen fresh graduates and all newly hired. Almost everyone joined, because who would not if it's an all-expense paid trip, right? Imagine, at that time, I still had no idea how the...

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I am feeling so overly productive these past few days. Three months have passed since this trip, and I finally edited a few videos we took during our trip. Whenever I'm with these two, it always feels like home. (Halata naman siguro sa mga tawa namin. Lol) Watch 'til the end on how Batangueñas really talk, even in foreign land. :) A few...

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For years, I have been a fan of The Script. Partly because I have a big crush on Danny O'Donoghue (what's with musicians, really), but of course, mainly because of their music, which, like Coldplay, really speaks from the heart. Who doesn't get emo with Breakeven, and pushed back from moving on because of the The Man Who Can't Be Moved. I personally have...

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From Camp Sawi in Cebu last year, to Broken Beach in Bali this year. Now, where to next? It took me a while to write about our experience in Nusa Penida Island. I was hesitant, because part of me wanted to agree with all the positive reviews on the internet. But who am I kidding? This isn't gonna be a review or a...

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Six months ago, I went to Malaysia with the sole purpose of unwinding. Not knowingly, it was during that trip that I was introduced to the world of sending postcards. I was not fully aware that postcards is still a "thing" nowadays, especially with all the technology that we have. So I was a really surprise to learn that there are still people...

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Keeping up with the sequel of our Cebu trip last year, we went to Bali for 4 days last March. Pam and Alvie flew from Manila, whilst I flew from Singapore. Our first day/night was spent in Ubud. Then we stayed in Seminyak for the remaining days. Apparently, we didn't get to to try surfing, which I would blame to our lazy asses....

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Finally, here's the sequel to our epic, adventure-filled (or lack thereof) tri-island North Cebu trip last year! (Intrigue? Find more about it here, and here, and here. ) We are three long-distance friends who basically met more than ten years ago when our only world was our precious little town of Ibaan, Batangas, Philippines; friends who now have a bit of luxury to...

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You cannot imagine how happy we were when the sun decided to finally show up. This trip won't be complete without at least peeking into the island life, even for just a day. So after two days being stuck in the city, we went straight to Lakawon Island, a banana-shaped island located at the northern most part of Negros Occidental. ...

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What do you do when it is Mother Nature who gets in the way of your travel plans? When weather won't just let you follow the itinerary you did weeks of planning? When you already set your mind to a sunny beach escape, but then the sky just kept on pouring? I say, you go on. You continue, and still find ways to...

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This is the sunset right outside our home. I am so good on doing nothing, wasting my time. By the start of the year, I tried to tell myself that I will blog more often, create more ukulele covers to see how much I have improved, start a "real" journal, work out more, write more creatively. But I did not. I was afraid...

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2017 was quick. It swept off faster than I have imagined it to be. This post might come a little bit late. I have tried, as much as I could, to produce a writing that I can call "2017 in retrospect", summarizing all those important happenings for the past year. There were a lot, of course. Meeting new people, losing a few, and...

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