Afternoon with my Cat

Afternoon with my Cat

Afternoon with my black and white cat, Doubledore.

Project Malasakit with Kara David

Project Malasakit with Kara David

Kara David's Project Malasakit. We decided to donate something in this foundation knowing it will be of great help. So we met with some lovely ladies then had the repacking in Cainta. 

We also met Ms Kara David who is nice and lovely. The repacking, even tedious work became light, all thanks to the stories of Ms Kara. Never expected her to be so jolly, she is talkative as expected.

Project Malasakit: Schedule of Repacking of Donations for the Mangyans of Mindoro

Beneficiaries: 90 Mangyan Families 80 Mangyan School Children

For donations, you can leave it at the GMA Message Center. 

The Project Malasakit Team can also arrange a meet up or pick up. 

We send out school supplies like notebooks, pencil, crayons, school bags, slippers for the Mangyan school children.

Rice, old clothes, noodles, soap and shampoo  for the Mangyan families.

Love Letters

Love Letters

There’s something sacred about opening an old shoebox tucked deep in your closet…

…brushing off the dust…

…lifting the lid…

…and finding love letters, not from a lover, but from friends who once knew your soul like the back of their hands.

I did that recently.

And let me tell you, time may have aged the paper, but the love?

It still glows.

Reading them again?

It was like stepping into a warm bath of nostalgia

laughter echoing from sleepovers,

inside jokes only we’d understand,

doodles in the margins,

heart doodles,

exclamation points like fireworks,

and promises like, “We’ll be best friends forever, no matter what.”

And you know what?

We are.

Even if “forever” now looks different.

There’s one letter - that stopped me cold.

No name.

No signature.

Just raw, tender words that made my eyes sting.

Who wrote it?

I have no idea.

And maybe… that’s the point.

Sometimes, the most powerful love doesn’t need a name.

It just needs to be felt.

And 20 years later?

It still found me.

Still hugged me.

Let’s be real, me and my friends don’t get together like we used to.

Life happened.

Jobs. Kids. Family. New cities. New circles.

Some of us haven’t talked in years.

Some, we’ve lost touch with completely.

But here’s the beautiful, quiet truth,

Friendship doesn’t expire.

It hibernates.

It transforms.

It leaves breadcrumbs, like these letters so we can always find our way back to the warmth.

Reading them again didn’t make me sad it’s not college days anymore.

It made me grateful, that I was loved so fiercely, so freely.

Girl Travel in Calumbuyan Island

Girl Travel in Calumbuyan Island

Girl Travel in Calumbuyan Island, Palawan. After a long boatride, I got bored during the two to three hours ride, we finally landed on this beautiful island. The island that got me 'wowed', dont get me wrong, all the places and islands we'd been through are all beauty but this Calumbuyan is truly magnificent. 

From afar you can see that Calumbuyan Island not your usual island, yes there are the usual white sand but the green and rich trees on this island is uncommon to me. My friend expect there are lots of coconut tree, lol! 

Then our tour guide told us that we can go snorkel along the island. I had doubts on him, really.. Did he expect us to swim twenty to thirty meters from island after telling us that there are sharks in Coron! Well I did play along the beach and found out that just few walks there are indeed coral reefs and pretty fishes! So I grabbed my snorkeling kit and swim away! 

The view underwater is magnificent! We didn't have to exert effort in swimming because magically the waves will move you along half of the island. So when I was on the other end all I have to do is walk a few meters and do snorkeling again, I think I did it more than five times during my stay in Calumbuyan.

My Cat Loves Facebook

My Cat Loves Facebook

My cat loves reading my Facebook messages! Doubledore is always doing this, I think he likes the heat from my laptop. Can I borrow my laptop back please..

Top of Malcapuya Island

Top of Malcapuya Island 

Malcapuya Beach is one of the places that is included in our itinerary. This lovely island is about 1.5 hours away by boat from the Coron town proper and is close to some other small islands

Aside from their white fine sand and clear blue water, Malcapuya offers a trek in its island. You can do a short hike and trek along its rough cliff and edges.

Albert and Jobel Wedding

Albert and Jobel Wedding

One of my favorite wedding. Jobel is so beautiful.

I hope you all the love and happiness.

Moon Shots in Batangas

Moon Shots in Batangas

While at Batangas I had the chance to take some moon shots and I must say that it was very hard.

Of course, I had researched before I went there. I had made a list of configuration I would use. For almost a hundreds shots I took, only few turned out I liked.

On several nights I took my shots, I did enjoyed the learning process. Not every shot will turn out good and sometimes I need to change my camera's setting.

But what I like most is I also got to enjoy the darkness, stars and moon..

Filipina Travel in Bulog Dos

Filipina Travel in Bulog Dos

Bulog Dos is a small sandbar island located in the Calamianes Islands, Palawan. It is a popular tourist destination, known for its white sand beaches, clear waters and coral reefs. The name Bulog Dos means "two pillows" in the local language, referring to the two sandbars that make up the island.

The island is located off the coast of Busuanga Island, and can be reached by boat from Coron Town.

Batangas Beach Silhouette

Batangas Beach Silhouette

This is the first I went to beach in Batangas, considering my Mom used to live there and me having my summer vacation in there almost every summer. It is a private resort of my Uncle's friend, we stayed there for the whole afternoon and evening. 

What I really like about this place is the sunset. With bluish and orange hue sky, the clouds passing by, the sun setting, with mountains and ships passing by, Batangas is really beautiful.