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)
Tag: wanderlust
Great Balancing Act
The end of every year shows Twitter in a flurry of activities: people tweeting about the things they're grateful for; about things they wish they had done, or done better; about lessons they learned or lessons they wish they were taught. On my part, I decided to go on a sharing spree about the good… Continue reading Great Balancing Act
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)
Weekend Wanderlust
Some days, you just wake up and realize this is how you'd rather spend forever. Happy Friday, everyone.
An attempt at remembrance
[I haven't written in a while, but I've been seeing a lot of mountain photos on my feed, and I hope this can serve as a reminder to leave no trace.) About a month ago, a group of friends and I climbed Mt. Maculate in Cuenca, Batangas, a very easy dayhike with a spectacular view… Continue reading An attempt at remembrance
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.
Of perpetual finds 