2012 retreat

Well, I'm currently here in the office and I have just finished a day's work despite the fact that I have just came from a nasty flu. Since I finished before my time-out, I think I can manage to put a new entry here.

I realized that I've been into a lot of travel spree lately. Thanks to my Girlfriend. :)

But seriously, I think I have gained some new experiences and knowledge be

cause of these travels. And I think it's time for me to take travelling seriously.

I have already some travel plans for next year and I'm proud to say these expeditions are on the next level! Haha!

Wanna see the Itinerary? Then

here it is:

Ilocos Norte, Philippines

I've been here before, and the experience is really awesome. Old Houses, Old Churches, Old Traditions, Hospitable locals and awesome cuisine! The reason why I wanted to go back there is that I need to bring someone there so that she might as well enjoy the experience. This would probably be during the early months of next year.

Sagada, Mountain Province, Philippines

We were supposed to go there in Sagada last August. But much to our surprise, Mina(a tropical storm during that time.) wanted us to stay in Baguio. She did succeeded. We stayed in Baguio for the rest of our travel. We really wanted to push through but some locals have informed us that a 9-kilometer long landslide have blocked the main road going to Sagada. We have no choice but to go back to Manila half-fulfilled, half-unsatisfied. This might be also on the early months of next year.

Calaguas Island, Camarines Norte Philipines

We've been here as well last June. We had some technical difficulties before we finally had the chance to be on the island. We experienced being reprimanded by the coast guard because me and my office mates were really eager to get on the island despite a bad weather. But in the end, we had the prize. The Island was really pristine. The sands were more fine than what Boracay Island boasts. The waters are as clear as the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. I would probably take Calaguas rather than Boracay. I believe Calaguas is the best beach in the Philippines as of now in terms of of its natural features.

Boracay Island, Philippines

This is the most famous Island beach here in the Philippines. It is a world-renowned Island which is famous to foreign tourists. I believe it is divided into 4 stations and each of it has a designated purpose for the island. Personally, I've been here and the experience is quite ok, pristine sands, clear water, etc. But Boracay being famous would make it quite over crowded as well especially during peak-seasons like summer(We went there in February2006 and trust me, it's really crowded.).

Incheon, South Korea

To tell you honestly, I don't have enough info about South Korea except for its cuisine(Kimchi, Kimbob, etc.), and its pop-culture(K-Pop) which is really a hit here in the Philippines during these past few years. But I was informed by my girlfriend that we were already booked on a flight bound to Incheon, South Korea. Wow, so this means another travel experience! Yehey! Hahaha! Well, I really need to prepare all the requirements needed for the Visa application(Since SoKor reqiures Visa). I alo have to prepare for the culture I have to deal with. I'm starting to read some articles and net journals about Korea and I hope it may help me one way or another. lol.

These are the places I am scheduled to go this year. It's quite exciting to think that I would be going to these places. I really love to travel, my parents have traveled with even when I was still a kid(they also love to go to other places). That's why I believe that my destiny was to travel the world, from the grandest place to each and every nook of it.

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"Go with me and let's see the world"

Lessons

Here I go again. Another entry that would separate my personality from my job to my actual human intellectual profile.

I can really say that writing is one of my own way of masturbation, in away that it gives me an out of this world pleasure and sensation. Haha! Parang ambastos nung pagkakadeliver ko ano?

Well, anyway, I would just like to share my thoughts and experiences during the last time I made an entry up to this very moment while I am gracefully flipping my fingers to what my old man defined as "TICLADA". If that words is quite unfamiliar to you then worry not, because even I have knew that term only a while ago when my Erpat told me that "TICLADA" is the Filipino, or Spanish term rather of the English word, "Keyboard". Ooo Haa, trivia yun mga mare at pare. Haha!

As of now, I prefer to trample some lyrics and melody unto my ear through Ziggy Marley's A Lifetime. The guy really have impressed me through his musical exploits. He is one of the very precious offspring of the great Bob Marley. And for me, He is the best of Uncle Bob's children. But so much for those.

I have been living my life lately in a very different way. Well, different in a way that I can feel that I've been gradually weaning from the final stages of being an adolescent to adulthood. But hey, I can say that I am really getting used to it. And I really love it in a way that I view it as a reward and a challenge. Reward because I have finally surpassed the stage of irrationality, and a challenge because, I have to act and live like a man who have really surpassed that stage. And hey, I won't hold back. I won't reject nor quit the challenge. I will prove to my self that I am a strong dork made by Jah himslef.

I 've been to some places I never been to, and it's really enjoyable. Like what an article I have skimmed in the net, "Travel breaks the cycle of mediocrity and monotony in an individual's life." Quite true. Since I was just a kid, I've been dreaming to travel the world alone. But I think my dream have been already modified. This time, I want to travel the world together with my sweet girlfriend. She taught me that travelling will not only nurture your soul but will also make you a more compassionate and culturally-aware person. I really love that lesson I have learned from her. That's one reason why I don't want her out of my life. She is like a living and a loving lesson book which can be used to slap me as a disciplinary punishment for my errors and mistake, and may serve as well as the best lesson reference so that I may learn emotionally and intellectually. But more than that, she is my loving partner. The one that I may offer and share my love with(Then I started to sing Somebody by Depeche Mode.. Hahaha!).

She also taught me the real importance of trust and being trust-worthy. Trust is like a Helium balloon that when you did not took extra care of it and you let it fly, it would be next to impossible for you to recover it. Well, that's one reason why I look up unto her. She is one of the greatest people I have met in my life.

I just have to make her see that her lessons have not went in futility. I just hope she may see that her lessons are very helpful in me per se. I want her to see that she have really nurtured and nourished my life. I pray to Jah that He may keeps us stronger together and live a happier life together.

Ahh.. Until then guys, the year is heading unto its end. This year have been so generous and great for me. I just hope that next year would be more generous and great, or at least the same as this year.

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Thanks Jah.