A Birthday Bolt from the Blue

For a reason that I myself don't know, I stopped being eager in celebrating my birthday since college ended. I even hide my birthday from social media. But you see, my birthday is not only special to me but to my parents as well. I had a pretty dramatic entrance in this world, from conception to …

Captain Phillips, are you okay?

I avoid watching movies involving the ocean because 1. It only heightens my anxiety level every time my Papa is away and 2. Ignorance is bliss and having nothing to imagine helps in maintaining peace of mind especially if there are no means of communication for a few weeks while he is on voyage. This …

Iwag Festival 2013

Pototan, a town about an hour-ride away, takes pride on their own Iwag Festival. In December, the towncenter is filled with Christmas lights. It's the brightest town in Panay this time of the year. We arrived late and it rained so we did not have time to go around the other lighted figures. The whole …

Themed Christmases

It all started when we agreed to wear the same color on Christmas eve. We wore green, red, and white. Someone bought Santa hats so we put them on when it was time to take the mandatory family pictures. It was limited to colors until four Christmases ago when my cousin thought of pulling off …

Boracay Sunset

One simply cannot have enough of the view of the sunset. I cannot even put into words the feeling that I get whenever I catch it. It's one of the many things that I love about Boracay. The beauty of sunset over a wide horizon is something you just can't describe properly. The sunset on …