8 min readAlways, an overwhelming wave of gratitude fills me when I get to travel. Even more so when I travel with great company. I’ve had the privilege of visiting two exciting places at the start of this year. Two destinations, two contrasting profiles. One local, one international. One can be described as a summer paradise, the…
6 min readAlways, an overwhelming wave of gratitude fills me when I get to travel. Even more so when I travel with great company. I’ve had the privilege of visiting two exciting places at the start of this year. Two destinations, two contrasting profiles. One local, one international. One can be described as a summer paradise, the…
3 min read1 “Hey, see you soon?” Read a text from E, 36, Spanish, 183cm tall. I was at NAIA Terminal 2 having breakfast with Gino and Makie at Jollibee. By pure coincidence, he and I were both traveling to Siquijor, taking the same 8am PAL flight to Dumaguete. It could have been the perfect meet-cute but…
5 min readThere are places in this world that are far too beautiful for words to describe. Mount Bromo is one of them. Four hours after we set out to ride at dawn and climb steep hills in pitch darkness without anything to hold on to for dear life, we find ourselves standing witness to something truly…
5 min readRan and finished. 42.197km. 4:46:35. Months of gruelling training culminated in a moment that stretched into the early afternoon of the 6th of October when I crossed the finish line at Praça do Comércio, in front of an incredible crowd of spectators and supporters. Among them were two of my closest friends, Vanessa and Tina,…
2 min readI turned 35 today. Frankly, I feel indifferent about my age these days. Sometimes I need a minute or two to remember how old I am, giving the adage “age doesn’t matter” a rather altered meaning. I feel young—except when my back creaks from a mistimed bend, or when I reach for the appropriate strength…
2 min readI am, as of this writing, binge-watching the popular TV series. I never watched the show when it originally aired, so I am only catching up now that Netflix is streaming it. Sometimes, I am glued to the story as if I, too, am lost in the island’s mystery. Other times, I just let it…
2 min readPlans are taking shape. Friends are making the necessary arrangements to come and support me. In that regard, I am very lucky. I have somebodies who are willing to back, if not match, my freak. There’s a tiny bit of anxiety building up inside me. I have tried to follow my training plan as religiously…
9 min readYes Taylor Swift, it certainly did. I’ve been meaning to write about the most wondrous time I’ve had visiting a couple of my favourite cities in Europe plus a new one, meeting up with many great friends, and experiencing the joy of being at the Olympic Games for the very first time but other commitments…
5 min readWhen a series of unfortunate events confound a certain plan, it would lead one to ponder whether soldiering on is a wise choice. I found myself in this situation two weeks ago when I decided that perhaps it is a wise idea to go back to Marbel to run a half marathon as part of…