After our year-end hike to Mt. Apo last year, I took a few months of hiatus from hiking. Suddenly, the thought of getting toasted by the sun and tracing new trails no longer did interest […]
Category: travel
Lake Holon: Proof that Faith Can Indeed Move Mountains
Lake Holon has been a long time dream of mine. And sometimes, fate has it’s way of answering some dreams that were left at the back of our heads – resting, waiting to be finally get acknowledged.
Mt. Mandalagan: The Plight of Limatiks against Stereotyping
The driver. When commuting, I usually sit behind the driver’s seat for this sacred space allows me to peacefully fall into slumber while the rest of the population complain about traffic. Yesterday, I wasn’t able […]
Few Thoughts on Waiting
Traveling has created among us the restless urgency to move. While going on adventures requires motion, I have lately realized how keeping still is as equally important on this journey. For some reasons, there is […]
13 Reasons Why “Martial Law” is Good
Several minutes after it was posted on Facebook, CCTV footage showing an SUV running over a man and leaving him dead went viral. The video drew thousands of furious reactions from viewers, many expressing outrage […]
The things we are told NOT to talk about
I was so overwhelmed over the weekend after reading books about Martial Law that I began to narrate a number of good and bad things that occurred during such a crucial time of history to […]
What Happened to the Millennials?
January. February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. Whew, we’re now down to the ninth month of the year, and in a few ticks, we’ll be bidding goodbye to another year full of adventure […]
Why Dakilanglaagan?
Of all the screen names in the world, why choose “laagan”? The dictionary provides a number of words that can come together to produce a domain name that would be both catchy and suggesting on […]
If ‘Goyo’ was a Millennial
If Goyo was a millennial, he would be just like you. His breakfast would be spent scrolling among his newsfeed, searching for funny puns and memes to brighten up his day. He’d scrutinize one by […]
The Curious Case of the Missing Phone and all other stories
For someone whose line of work revolves around social media, I find it strange how people suddenly give up the power of connection in exchange for solitude. No man is an island, right? I often […]
Dakilanglaagan 