France and Spain Vacation. My 1st time in Europe and my 3rd continent. I spent a few days in Paris before heading to Granada to meet my favorite person in the world. We then traveled through Lanzarote and Tenerife, one national park at a time. We got engaged at the end of April. What a…
Tag: leisure exploration
Travel Notes: 16-DAY PALAWAN BACKPACKING TRIP
In November 2019, I was blessed to experience an epic backpacking trip that lasted more than two weeks. Regardless of the length and season of my visit, Palawan never disappoints. Its beauty is eternal. In fact, it is the only local travel destination I have visited twice in one year and spent the most days….
OT-Approved K-Dramas for Disability and Mental Health Awareness
I finished #ItsOkayToNotToBeOkay 2 weeks ago and it has easily become one of my all-time favorites. That is saying a lot as I’ve been watching Korean dramas for about 2 decades now. Growing up, I witnessed how k-drama just started as ripples that turned into the Korean wave that swept Asia and the rest of…
My Favorite Luxury
I am not really a fan of fancy things. I still use my 8-year old laptop. My smartphone is not even the latest model. But if there is one luxury that I am guilty of, it would be traveling. I was 21 when I started being head over heels in love with it. Six years…
Travel Notes: SAGADA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
We arrived in Sagada exactly on Independence Day. It was a nice switch of scenery from city skyscrapers to mountains. My first visit was 4 years ago. But its beauty has not faded at all. Although it seems that the patience of its people is wearing thin. Maybe they too need a detox from the…
Of Elections, Writer’s Block and Reading Marathon
I think I’m on writer’s block. I am not that motivated to write. I did not open my laptop for weeks. Even if I thought of something, I could not even jot it down with pen and paper. I missed days in my planner/gratitude journal. Beyond the routine running notes for every OT treatment session,…