This is the second part of my Ilocandia holiday journal. Click here to read the first part. After a two-hour flight delay, Mom and I finally landed at Laoag International Airport, just outside Laoag City in Ilocos Norte. We took the free shuttle service from the airport to the city proper, which dropped us off …
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My Journey through Ilocandia – An Intro, a PAL Story, and Day One
Mom and I are armchair travelers – we like to talk about travel and we have a lot of destinations on our shared travel bucket list. But we don’t get to gad about as much as we want because I have a busy work schedule and, frankly, long journeys are expensive. Vigan City in Ilocos …
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I’m Still Alive, or Dealing with Disappointment
Like any xennial, the first thing I do upon waking up is to log on to the Internet to check my emails and my Facebook feed. One particular morning, I chanced upon John Maxwell’s status update, wherein he shared a quote from Robert Anthony: “When you blame others, you give up your power to change.” …
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Reflections After One Year of Blogging
People say time flies so fast when you’re having fun. I’d add that time flies quite quickly too when you’re too busy to look up and take notice. The last few months have been hectic for me, what with my brother’s wedding, my Significant Other’s recent visit for Valentine’s, and my numerous projects that I …
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Sunrise, Sunset
Sunrise, sunsetSunrise, sunsetSwiftly flow the daysSeedlings turn overnight to sunflowersBlossoming even as we gaze Sunrise, sunsetSunrise, sunsetSwiftly fly the yearsOne season following anotherLaden with happiness and tears — “Sunrise, Sunset,” from Fiddler on the Roof My brother got married last Saturday, February 9. While other people were celebrating the Chinese New Year, my family and …
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