where is this sun you speak of?

A spontaneous night which was spent existing for the love of volunteering and music all for the intention to help the victims of typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, the strongest typhoon to ever hit land in the history of humanity. Half of the night was spent with friends at Philippine Red Cross packing different sizes of bottled waters by a dozen. It was almost 9 in the evening when the operations stopped so we spent some minutes at Freedom park while waiting for other friends to come by. We found ourselves at Sales Bar Tekanplor where we heard three local bands play their masterpieces. Almost everyone sang along while I listened carefully to the beat of every song. I became an instant fan of The Sound of Go. We sat in a small, comfy sofa farthest from the stage among other strangers. So in between each glances of every band, I see passing silhouettes with red and green dancing spot lights on their bodies. The Sound of Go in action. Everyone seemed to...

There are various ways for me to cope up with stress. It really depends on the nature of it, what the situation is like. Most times I turn into an indoors man full-time (and I am already an indoors man most of my days!) - I try to divert myself into doing things I enjoy like listening to my favorite music albums or watch something funny, or write. I would read a book until I fall asleep. I cry, too - maybe because I find it more healing to cry my worries away.  And most of the time, I think about how big this universe is and that I am just a mere "dot" among other "dots". So in a way, I remind myself that my worries are small and all things happen for a reason. Doesn't mean to suppress the emotions at all, but to remind that somehow you've got to get over it someday. One step at a time.

I am in love with the characters. The story is very moving, insightful, something I can relate to, surprising and fun. Among other lessons I learned from this book, it taught me to be reasonable and fair to any situation. The characters of Jem, Dill and Jean Louise were very relatable as I have somehow been like them at some point in my childhood days. While reading, I feel like I am already part of their journey. Atticus' character definitely inspired me to be the kind of adult that is reasonable and smart enough to handle any kind of situation. I do not intend to be exactly like him but the way his character moves, it taught me to focus on what really matters. It may seem vague for now but I think I would somehow, if not fully, understand more as I grow older. Surprisingly, the issues raised in the story is present up to now. Racism, government issues, among others are present. This book may open your mind to these kind of situations... it helps you think deeply ...

I want to explore the world, I want to achieve my dreams, I want to do everything in my list, I want to cook all these delicious recipes, I want to experience new things, meet new people, and leave behind those who have been dragging me down for years now. To step out of the border, I can not wait any longer.

A spontaneous road trip became a spontaneous overnight stay at Little Boracay resort in Sta. Maria, Davao del Sur. Traveling in between mountains and ended up in a beautiful and silent beach was amazing. Also, I was with my family. It was a great experience. :) On the road, we spotted a tree house and some huts being sold at 20 to 40 thousand pesos each. Look at the tree house, you can easily take some Nangka or Jackfruit (which is so good) so easily. That's my dream tree house right there, ladies and gentleman. We were being girl scouts and boy scouts that time. We brought packed food with us from home and ate along the road. We spotted an open cottage along the highway and asked the owner if we can use it for a while. Spotted this sleepy cat inside the cottage despite the smell of food we brought. The cottage was surrounded by different kinds of flowers. One of them is this beautiful pink Gumamela! Traveling somewhere in between large mountains, long ...

  (I am two months late in writing about my birthday which was on September 8. Ha!) Unlike my past birthday celebrations, this year I celebrated it away from home for a while. I aimed to make 23 things because I am turning 23. There was no reason behind it except that I was trying to make it more exciting since it was my first time to spend my birthday away from home. I have the same birthday as my brother, who is fourteen years older, so there was a little party in the evening. It was difficult to choose what I will put in the list so mostly the things I did were the ones that I can do easily within the city. Although I tried to go away from town, the weather did not  allow me to do so. Here are the things that I managed to do: paint my nails red, catch the sunrise in a park, visit Lon Wa Buddhist Temple, light candles and say prayers, buy donuts, buy a book in a book sale, buy flowers and visit parents at the memorial park, visit shrine hills, have a pina col...