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Worldwide travel is on the rise: the number of international tourists reached an estimated 1.4 billion people in 2018, a 6% rise on the year before. But while many people see traveling as a useful way to relieve stress, many others find that it can actually make them feel more stressed. This…
This is my second attempt at becoming a full-time freelancer. Obviously, the first was a failure. The good thing is, I learned from my mistakes. It was in 2015 when I first attempted to be a full-time freelancer. With a small amount of savings, I quit my job to travel…
Who would have thought that with just a click, your Facebook Page could be hacked? Well, unfortunately, I fell into this trap. Here is the story about how someone hacked my page and a detailed guide on how you can avoid it or how to recover a hacked Facebook account.…
After a year of traveling around the Philippines and Southeast Asia, the day of going back to work has come. A part of me feels that I failed in becoming a full-time freelancer. When I quit my job last September, my main goal was to leave the corporate world. Though…
You might have heard that traveling can broaden the mind but have you ever considered the truth behind this statement? Traveling is something everyone should do as there are a whole host of mental and physical health benefits associated with jetting off and seeing the world. It truly is an…
Disclaimer: You are about to read a “too personal” post as I am going to open a chapter of my life when I started dreaminag not just for me, but also for my family. This post was triggered when I recently walked inside the watch section of a department store.…
Don’t get me started with mangoes. So far, nothing beats those of Guimaras. Nobody can prove otherwise. They’re the best I’ve ever tasted! I don’t regret choosing this island as my new home. But besides being the producer of the sweetest mangoes, Guimaras Island has a deeper, more meaningful effect…
A smile from an old Ivatan lady I never thought that I would see the beauty of Batanes this year. Many people kept asking me before if I had been to the northernmost part of the country. I would always say that it was my ultimate destination in the Philippines…
The Island of Guimaras Once, I dreamed of packing my stuff and leaving the city life. I wanted to move to an island, reset my life and spend my days savoring the ocean, watching the sky, and inhaling lungfuls of fresh air. I wanted to replace chaos with island vibes,…
“We rise by lifting others” It’s been a year and a half since my first time to join a volunteer trip with an NGO called Young Focus at the Smokey Mountain where I saw the extreme level of poverty and social injustice in the Philippines. Recently, my friend Shin of…
