Excited for Cagbalete!

Another family trip planned this weekend. Can't wait to beat this heat in Cagbalete, Mauban, Quezon! Will blog about it next week! :)

Much love!

Selfie Bucket List

I never used to like Selfies. Didn't even really like having my picture taken, but since about 2 years ago, I've started to appreciate taking a selfie. So I have started a Selfie Bucket List! It's still growing and some have been crossed off the list already. Some are a long shot or just dreams (libre naman mangarap). You never know though, I just might cross it out at some point in my life.

SELFIE:

• with a full sleeve tattoo
• with Apo Whang-od or Grace
• on the summit of the top 3 highest mountains in the Philippines
• with a sea of clouds
• with a whale shark
• on a road trip with friends
• lying down on white sand
• jump shot on golden sand
• sitting down on pink sand
• with diving gear
• walking on a sandbar
• with a live starfish
• with an endangered species
• swimming above corals
• with Nemo or Dory
• while swimming with a sea turtle
• pitching my tent on a beach
• pitching my tent on a mountain
• roasting marshmallows over a bonfire
• jumping off a cliff into water
• hundreds of meters above ground on a line
• climbing roots
• while rappelling
• on a hot air balloon
• while parasailing 
• while Whitewater Rafting
• horse back riding
• on a horse on the beach
• chilling on a huuuge ass duyan (hammock) 
• going down a sand dune
• in an outreach program
• as a volunteer tutor to kids
• hugging a snowman I made myself
• boarding a plane on a domestic flight
• getting off a plane from an international flight 
• watching fireflies light up the night
• making water spray while on a jet ski
• running down The Great Wall
• having wine with the view of the sea, white walls and blue doors
• spotting an alien or bigfoot in a huge working miniature exhibit
• on top of an elephant
• partying it out in Oktoberfest
• drenched in Songkran

Firing up an old passion

Back when Multiply still existed as a social media site, I had loved customizing themes using CSS. I would offer them for free on my site, and met new virtual friends along the way. It was fun and fulfilling to see others use my themes after nights of design and coding. It saddened me that they shut down and I lost an outlet in the virtual world.

Maybe I'm a late bloomer, but it's only now that I am discovering blogging. Now the frustration of templates and not seeing what I want is making want to code and design again. I find myself searching through ever-so-reliable Google for coding late at night, instead of the usual non-sense. Design ideas running through my head and trying to figure out how to make it happen. This familiar feeling of restlessness and hunger is beginning to get stronger.

That said, my blogs may be transforming a little over time as I discover how to give my blogs a make over. I hope I don't get you guys too confused as I go. :)

Much love!
Sleep well, dream big.

Peter Pan

How I wish Peter Pan was real. Wouldn't it be nice to have him show up to your window and fly you away to the second star on the right. It would be nice to see the falls in Mermaid Lagoon, the cave where Captain Hook kept Tiger Lily, to party with the Indians and the Lost Boys, and to trek through the forest on the way to or from the hideout. Too stay young and carefree, like there were no problems except Captain Hook, that you could easily beat anyway.

Alas, we all have to grow up, to the point where you have bills to pay and you need a source of income. Back to reality. Like Wendy, you have to come home and wake up.

My reality now has to kick out my Neverland trips this month, and it's breaking my heart. I was really looking forward to it, all gone in a blink of an eye, just because this Wendy has to wake up and grow up. Pooooooofff Subic. Pooooooffff Calaguas. So frustrating. But I am grateful to have friends like the Lost Boys, always cheerful, looking on the bright side of things. They're so positive it rubs off on you. Makes the heart break not so wrenching and keeps my whining at a minimum. I am grateful for these bills too. It's proof that I have responsibilites that run a household, and that I contribute in taking a burden off my Mother's shoulders. I am also grateful for the set back. It's fueling my drive to find ways to earn and it teaches me to plan better. It literally gets me out of bed earlier than usual!

The beach isn't going anywhere. The Hot Air Balloon Festival is annual. There are other places on my list that has a zipline. There's always another month for camping on the beach. I just need to learn to be patient with myself. It'll happen eventually. For all I know it might just be more fun then.

Right now, grown up stuff comes first, to make room for more Neverland time in the coming months. Just wait Tinkerbell, I'll be there soon. Right now, I gotta run and pay the bills. Literally.

Sleep well, dream big.

Recap of travels past

Since it's been a long time since I've started blogging again, I'll post a list of places I've been to in past years. I may not have the complete details anymore (like cost and specific times) but the memories of the experience are still clear. That's what is important anyway, the experience, the beauty, the ups and downs, what you take home with you from a trip.

I'll try to get it completed this weekend. :) Til then! Sleep well, dream big.

Much love.

It's been a while

Wow. 2012 was my last post, the last of 2 too. LOL. A lot has happened in 4 years. Recently a friend of mine said I should continue this, and I think I just might. Especially since this year, I may be going to more places than usual. :)  Now I'm thinking should I recap on the other places I've been to before? Hmm. We'll see I guess.

Till my next blog!