Sometimes there are just too many things on my mind. To improve my writing skills, I think it would be a good exercise to type those thoughts down. You’ll read those thoughts here.
Since 2019, I’ve made it a habit to write a year-in-review, a way for me to pause, look back, and make sense of everything that happened. Somewhere along the way, I missed a year. 2024 came and went quietly on this blog, even though life certainly didn’t slow down. So here I am again, restarting […]
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In 2019, I started a tradition of doing a recap of what happened to me that year. I think one of the reasons I started doing it is because many great things happened to me that year. However, the following year was the exact opposite. And I guess it was for most people because you
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Can solo travel heal a broken heart? I’ve been planning on writing about this topic for a long time already. I remember for Valentine’s Day, I had already written a few paragraphs and then I decided to delete it (not even leave it in the drafts folder). And today I’m supposed to write about the
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In 2019, I started a tradition on my blog where I publish a birthday post on my birthday. I celebrated my 40th birthday alone in Phuket last June but I was not able to publish a birthday post because I didn’t bring my laptop with me. After the trip, I had to go back to
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Today I received an email from Saadman, the community manager at GAFFL. He said that my story is already live on their blog and he gave me the link. I was super excited to read it, and afterward shared it on all my social media channels! I was so thrilled as it was the first
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It’s been a while since I’ve published two posts in a week. Ever since that very busy first 10 days of March, I’ve been having a hard time thinking of what to write. I’m not sure if it’s just writer’s block, or I have just become too lazy to write, or I already ran out
Blog and Life Update: What I’ve Been Up to Lately Read More »
In the first week of January, I got infected with COVID-19. Ever since the pandemic started I have been extra careful so as not to catch the virus. I practice social distancing, I sanitize my hands all the time, I avoid crowded places and I wear a mask every time I go out. And it’s
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Since the start of the month, I saw an increase in page views in my blog. An increase in page views means two things for me. First is that people are researching about travel again. Second, my ad revenues are increasing (more views equals more blog earnings). In the last three weeks, several Southeast Asian
I just joined a challenge on WordPress, the Bloganuary. The goal of the challenge is to help jump-start blogging habits in the new year while connecting with other great bloggers from around the world. Each and every day during the month of January, they’ll post a prompt to the community site, as well as send
On the last week of November last year, we went on an underground visit to Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company’s (Lepanto) Nayak mine. Lepanto is located in Mankayan, Benguet. My first job as a geologist was with Lepanto in 2005. But last year was my first time visiting the Lepanto underground mine in Nayak. I never
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