[AUTHOR'S NOTE: I initially didn't want to write the obligatory "getting a year older" post, but I guess what with my stubbornness (and my need to get my mind off of work for a while), I could write one more -- at least to symbolically say good bye to my teenage years. UNEDITED.] I've… Continue reading On getting older [Birthday post]
Author: Joy
On Spontaneous Spontaneity (I am not lost to the redundancy of this title)
It was past 9 pm, and the best friend and I were already halfway through our store-brought breakfast burritos (breakfast food, we believe, can - and should - be served 24/7) when we decided to pack up and go to a beach because we haven't been out of town for the past year. After calling… Continue reading On Spontaneous Spontaneity (I am not lost to the redundancy of this title)
Philippine Travels # 5: Be cool, Bicol!
http://youtu.be/BKwllMRtXPQ Last June 7-8, the Loyola Mountaineers climbed Bulusan Mountain, one of the most active volcanoes in Luzon. Situated in Sorsogon in Bicol Province (and because of its volcanic nature), Bulusan is abundant with various flora and fauna (we saw, in no particular order, a couple snakes, bugs the size of birds, metallic blue… Continue reading Philippine Travels # 5: Be cool, Bicol!
Yesterday’s Adventure
Someone has a new favourite mountain. Bulusan 2014 -- blog post to be posted soon.
Kids grow better outside.
Photo taken in Buscalan, Kalinga, while we were on the topload of the jeep en route to Bontoc, Kalinga on May 30, 2014. Blog post about the trip to be posted soon.
Conquering the World # 1: Third Home (And Third Homesickness)
Today marks the first year anniversary of my coming back to the Philippines after spending 5 months in San Francisco as an exchange student, and while I've (mostly) come to grips with the realization that I won't be coming back, at least for a few more years, to the Bay Area, I still have moments… Continue reading Conquering the World # 1: Third Home (And Third Homesickness)
4 AM ramblings
(For this ramble, which was hastily done - so forgive the errors in grammar or spelling, I just mindlessly placed one word after another. Once I pressed enter for the word, I would not press backspace once more. I don't know why I did it.) I'm currently typing this as I sit on the… Continue reading 4 AM ramblings
It had to be said
Watching the sun set used to be my favourite solo pastime. Maybe it could be ours?
Philippine Travels # 4: Oh, the places you can go! (6)
Ah, Cagayan Valley. The centre of Region 2 and the place where 80% of my family is situated in. Because of its topography, the place experiences weather extremes, ranging from the hottest summers to the coldest... winters (winters being a very loose term, especially considering how this country does not have winters, and only has… Continue reading Philippine Travels # 4: Oh, the places you can go! (6)
Philippine Travels # 4: Oh, the places you can go! (5)
Pagudpod. Best known for its white sand beaches and pristine surroundings, the beach is famous the world over. However, when we got there, we were surprised (appalled is more honest a word, but it sounds too unforgiving) when we saw a great multitude of people and cars. Realizing we preferred silence (or noise in the… Continue reading Philippine Travels # 4: Oh, the places you can go! (5)
Of perpetual finds 