Technology is eating me up

I feel like technology is slowly eating me up. If there is one thing that I never lose sight of, it is my phone. I check on it almost every minute. It surprises me even when I can manage to stay in one place for hours just checking my social media accounts. Before when my life was still Jurassic, I can spend hours from reading books and writing on my journal. But now I get to spend less and less from reading and writing when I have plenty of time to even do so. Well, it is because most of my time are spent on social media. Ugggghhhh and I can't turn-down my Facebook account as I am an administrator of a couple of pages.

Not only that, I have noticed that I now have really short attention-span in things. I drop reading long messages or text, the reason why I get bored easily from reading books. And I sometimes have a hard time listening to a person talking to me. I don't know what this is called but I have heard some famous people who experienced the same. Solution? they detoxified by simply deleting or deactivating their accounts. But the problem with me is - I can't do that. My account is attached to work-related pages and I had to stay updated with the news. I don't know if Mark Zuckerburg has already found ways on how to 'debrief Facebook users, do they even have that? Or perhaps, they are not fully aware of its psychological effect on users. This thing that I am experiencing now is indeed alarming and I wonder if kids younger than 6 years old are strongly reprimanded by parents from using their smart phones for long-hours. Because I think parents really need to. The virtual world is a dangerous place, and people have to be well aware of its difference from reality. Or the line between the two is blurring?

Reply 1988 (Reflection)

I decided not to write a review about this series because it is already too late anyway, and there are  websites out there that already did.. so I'll be just reinventing the will.

The point of the reflection is to capture exactly what I thought about the series after I watched the last episode. Yeah, this one was written two months ago. I couldn't contain the feeling after watching because it was that awesome! However, I felt like I ran out of words while writing this so I might have missed some details. But at least I'm able to state the whole point why it has to be watched by any kdrama aficionado.

La Union: A trip to a grape farm

I still remember the fun trip we had up north which transpired out of boredom and urge to seek for something new.

Back in 2015, I decided to organize a day trip to a newly emerging grape farm in Bauang, La Union - the Gapuz Grapes Farm. The farm is owned by the Gapuz family who were once a worker of a large grape farm in the province and then decided to grow their own grapes after acquiring a land where they could plant on.

Can-umantad Falls in Candijay, Bohol

There is a great deal when you visit falls anywhere in the Philippines these days, unlike before when getting there is just a normal hike with friends skipping hours of class to enjoy whatever nature has to offer. Today social media makes everything intriguing, from travels to food, parks, and malls. 
Despite this generation's social media flare, I still think that rural areas are not overly infested of- the social-media fever - at least for now. That is probably why this fall is slightly known from outsiders. But recently a travel show featured it, and when they do, the place gets widely recognized and will later receive tourists popping out of nowhere. But before that happens, I visited the place, which is an unplanned visit by the way through hitching with my sister's friends. 

Boracay 2017

I, oftentimes, call it overrated and, probably, isn’t in my priority list for traveling - but being impulsive in most of my travels really gives more surprises than the planned ones.
My travels are dictated by promo fares, and last year there was a lot of it bound for Bora. I was one of the takers.

That promo ticket cost at most Php1, 800, and we got the one bound for Caticlan- which is the closest airport to Bora.

Like other prominent tourist destinations in Phil, Bora’s very tourist-friendly as everything is already organized from transpo to fees, there’s no need to ask anyone. And once you get to the island itself - everything is hassle-free.

Erros and imperfection

How many errors do I need to commit to be good? How many criticisms do I need to take until I no longer have to?

The answer will always be 'always'. Asking myself these questions has neither made me even better nor kept me from naysayers. Now that I have realized it, I don't think these questions have to be asked.

Something to be thankful for

Things happen for a reason 

I have often heard of it. There are moments when we push ourselves too hard to get what we want. But, actually, we are just straining ourselves. The more we insist ourselves for something not for us at the moment, the more it goes away. It pays to be patient, all the time. That is one thing that I have fully understood. 

Now, I am happy that everything is going slowly but according to the pace that God has given me. He never fails to amaze me - always. I will forever be grateful for this life because of Him.

Living in the City when you are single and not rich

I have no picture of those skyscrapers, instead, I got this picture of the houses I see every time I open our apartment door.

I remember telling myself before to not live in Manila anymore, but here I am enjoying city life for almost a year now. How I ended up here was by personal necessity (and by weird turn-of-events) which makes it non-negotiable.
My first experience in the city wasn't really bad except for the horrible traffic every day. But with the new administration, gradual improvements are being made, like rerouting public vehicles that cause traffic. Such on-the-road improvements are still ongoing, so until they are done I can't say that traffic is resolved. But as long as there's progress, why not? we might be close to realizing it.

I am now an RD subscriber!

Little dreams do come true.

I first got a hold of a readers digest magazine when I was in high school. It was a luxury for me then. As a student who barely had an allowance to survive the week of commute, money for buying good-reading materials is definitely off the list.

Insights from a prominent travel blogger

Ever heard of Aaron Palayabyab? I bet not everyone is familiar of him. He is a photographer and filmmaker based in Manila that is working in mainstream media before. He made a handful of commercials too that were aired on TV. What made me like him is the post he made about mini-retirement. The word seems new, right? if you wish to read more about that you may click on this link here: http://www.aaronpalabyab.com/blog/2014/10/8/mini-retirement-third-world?rq=mini%20retirement

My Bittersweet 2016

Posting a review of the year that passed has been a routine of mine since I started working, and ever since I had a stable internet to do the posting (hahaha).

Recounting the moments of 2016 makes me cry, and also makes me realize the blessings that God showered upon me.

 Last year's kick off brought a downpour of dilemma and uncertainty on me. That was probably the quarter where I was stretched so hard, but God made sure that I didn't break so He bailed me out and put me back to stature. I remembered how I cried so hard, and how travelling healed my broken soul. So this time allow me to take a flashback on the scenes that made my 2016 bittersweet. :)