I think I've been doing it for close to a decade now? Finding a comfortable spot outdoors, pouring myself a glass of wine (or a cup of hot chocolate), and staring at the stars in the late hours of the night on two occasions: the Perseids, most visible during August, and the Geminids, which appear… Continue reading It’s cloudy tonight
Tag: outdoors
Kota: Tips and Tricks (and Stuff I Wish I’d Known)
To the Filipino hiker, Mt. Kinabalu isn't as hard the way conventional Filipino mountains are hard. Where Filipino mountains rely on natural trails (a root becomes a step, a branch, your foothold), Mt. Kinabalu is 80% stairs. This means the best way to train for Kota is not exactly to run hills, or to climb… Continue reading Kota: Tips and Tricks (and Stuff I Wish I’d Known)
Subterranean
The thing I like best about science is the fact of its humility. Sometimes it tells you things: big things, small things, medium things, and then, when pressed for explanation, it says, "But no one knows why this is so." My favourite manifestation of this is that trivia about ducks. Apparently, according to that magazine… Continue reading Subterranean
Traverse in verse (Balingkilat/Nagsasa)
i. Midnight — clambering on a bus; speedy entrances to nighttime vehicles, people. Dozens: asleep, dreaming, clutching a phone, or a bag, or an umbrella, or a memory. ii. Dawn — a sudden jolt. Arms stretched, waters drank, bags repacked, fist bumps exchanged, dialogues made: “Are you… Continue reading Traverse in verse (Balingkilat/Nagsasa)
Philippine Travels #8: Getting Lost and Getting There (and updates!)
My roommate and I have always been huge fans of never really making plans. One morning you'd see us just witnessing the sunrise from the nest we have made in the condo, and the next you'll just learn that we're already at the other side of the metro, a bus conductor wedged between us two… Continue reading Philippine Travels #8: Getting Lost and Getting There (and updates!)
Things Learned and Fervent Wishes
And second? Well, I really hope to kick ass in law school. Wish me way, way more than luck.
Philippine Travels # 7: Myopia
And should I face disillusionment or disenchantment in law school, I would just have to lean back and remove my glasses -- and figure out which things I would have to focus on at this very moment.
Photo Log: Kalinga
I haven't posted these yet, and I keep reminding myself to but I always feel like I have something else to do once I'm seated and ready to type. But hey, better late than never! All photos are mine. Copyright 2014.
Philippine Travels # 6: Favourites
As is probably obvious from my Instagram photos (for those of you who took on my suggestion to virtually creep on me there, at least. Haha), I went to Cebu last week with one of my longest, closest friends, Erika.And inasmuch as I'm all averted to all things cheesy -- well, at least online --… Continue reading Philippine Travels # 6: Favourites
Yesterday’s Adventure
Someone has a new favourite mountain. Bulusan 2014 -- blog post to be posted soon.
Of perpetual finds 