2019-06-09 10:05
It's been three years since my last solo journey.In 2016 I wandered through Visayas for a month. Good friends joined me on some legs of the trip, interesting strangers shared my journey thro… Read More
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2019-03-03 15:37
It's a gloomy February on this side of the world.If you identify as "solar powered" AKA a person from the tropics, you should know that it's a struggle to be a functioning human in northern… Read More
2019-01-23 20:59
The weather was never a subject of concern.Until late 2018 when I moved from the tropics, where you can trust the sun to shine brightly every day, to Amsterdam where sunlight is best describ… Read More
2018-12-30 18:15
Writing took the limelight in the last two years.Not of flowing poetry and captivating prose but of precise instructions and comprehensive descriptions.Because I was already caught up with m… Read More
2017-01-01 06:08
Photos from 2016 show fantastic things that happened to me this year (throwbacks included), but the real best things weren't caught on camera. Traveling was still a huge part of my year but… Read More
2016-11-01 08:51
Boracay is still gorgeous with its white sand beaches, stunning sunsets, and superb internet connection (I need this for work) but my disenchantment stems from what I see is an unsustainable… Read More
2016-10-18 21:15
It's that time of the year when we are all allowed to be scared shi*tless.And no I don’t mean scaring yourself with a semi-terrifying, semi-cute bloody nurse or a slightly gory bu… Read More
2016-01-05 04:09
"I was thinking of buying an I ♥ Brunei shirt but I don't love Brunei so I didn't", said the tourist who I first met aboard the hotel mini-bus on our way to see the Regatta competitio… Read More
2016-01-02 04:48
People who are sent to a new place for a period of time that's not long enough to be working on a new life but lengthy enough to make them miss home are subject to a dilemma of either just w… Read More
2016-01-02 04:46
This is a sponsored post.Even parents deserve a break sometimes. Whether they think it's fair or not, a holiday without the children is nothing to feel guilty about. In fact, the kids can en… Read More
2016-01-02 04:46
This is a sponsored post.A cruise is a spectacular type of holiday. After all, waking up to new destinations every morning and exploring multiple locations in one fell swoop is certainly a g… Read More
2016-01-02 04:46
For the lack of words, I am ending this blogging hiatus with a photo post.These are images of the Henderson Waves Bridge in Singapore, taken in January of this year when I took a break from… Read More
2016-01-02 04:45
**This photo was taken back during the days when I could still muster climbing a mountain.Mt. Pulag, at 2922 meters above sea level, is the third highest peak in the country (next to Apo and… Read More
2016-01-02 04:45
You should come to Brunei.It won't be your usual busy place, but you should come because it's different. Brunei forces you to be calm and relaxed, and it even forces you to change your life… Read More
2016-01-02 04:45
Yikes.I've been dreading the day when I finally do this, force myself to sit, and produce something. It does not help that more than a month ago I've abandoned this blog and my last words we… Read More
2016-01-02 04:44
I remember writing in 2012 that I welcome 2013 with anticipation for all the things that it might bring.And it did bring things in little waves.For one, I seem to have abandoned this space… Read More
2016-01-02 04:41
Let me put it out straight. Do not believe everything you see or read about Ha Long Bay cruises. I say cruises because Ha Long Bay itself is beautiful and spectacular at times. Others might… Read More
2016-01-02 04:40
Since Nepal is the gateway to the roof of the world, it is easy to think of this country as a destination only if you are a serious, cross-that-off-my-bucketlist type of mountaineer.I used t… Read More
2016-01-02 04:40
One week from our Nepal trip and I'm still hung over.I wonder why would anyone ever trade such lovely views of the Himalayas and the cool morning breeze with the smog in the city and the end… Read More
2016-01-02 04:39
Drank my beer.Sorry Mr. Coelho.An ice-cold beer (and a few glasses of rum cola) is the most fitting reward after staying wide-awake and walking the whole day around Melaka.It's a good thing… Read More
2014-04-10 10:18
If a picture paints a thousand words, I'm pretty sure this one shows a happy lady on her bike, wearing a smile to mask a grimace.A year and a half ago, I embarked on a challenge to finally l… Read More
2013-09-24 07:25
I keep telling people that I enjoyed my stay in Bali and I keep getting questions in return. Why? What's in Bali? If there's one reason why you should visit Bali, the answer is in that photo… Read More
2013-03-01 12:09
In an attempt to get my mojo back, I impulsively bought bus tickets from Brunei to Miri in Sarawak, Malaysia for this year's Chinese New Year weekend.Rewind to one weekend before this. I spe… Read More
2013-02-26 10:47
I am going to go ahead and self-diagnose. This must be how homesickness feels like. In the midst of this stump I'm in and instead of wallowing in this so-called sadness, I have resolved… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
For top L to bottom R: coffee with Mayoyao Rice terraces as background (July), swimming with sea turtles at Apo Island, Negros Oriental (August), Salagdoong Beach, Siquijor (October), Bulusa… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
From a corporate employee, I have turned myself into a freelance writer/online worker/ self-employed individual. I'm still at loss when answering forms that asks for Occupation bec… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Today marks the sixth month that I've been out.Out of my old loop, out of a regular job generating steady income, out of my previous routine.I thought of writing this post to remember this d… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Coming from a one year hiatus, I'm back with a pretty hardcore post. Go ahead and watch the video at the end.I have a long-standing fear of small crawling or flying insects.. generally anyth… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
A few weeks ago, I felt like dark clouds were settling in and that I was starting to get stuck in a serious rut. Life seems to be going nowhere, and unfortunately, I do not have any fight wi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The state of Penang may just be 5 hours away from Kuala Lumpur by bus but the difference in how I felt roaming the streets of these two were worlds apart.Here's a little history: Penang serv… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Like most people, fireworks amaze me like a moth drawn to flame. It's even better when you set fireworks to music. Think sychronized swimming. Now it's just not all about bright explosions… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Braving reef breaks, riding waves, watching beautiful sunsets, all-night partying, staring at the beauty around you (AKA people-surfing), communing with nature, immersing in culture and arts… Read More
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