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It's A First
What Has
Been
After
perennial adjustments and getting-to-knows, it’s official: Happy 1st birthday, blog! HAHAHAHA. No kidding, would never have thought that
this blog will survive a year without being injured by laziness and boredom.
Thankfully, the blog camped out long enough to celebrate travel and life
(mis)adventures. Now, it has survived the incubation period of every small-time
and unheard-of blogs (yes yes, I know it’s still a bona fide small-time and
unheard-of blog hahaha)! This blog dared to gain experience and exposure –
and.it.sure.did. THANK YOU!
Would
have to admit that the first few months of intermittent blog entries and silent
viewership were really funny… bordering to hopelessness! (especially the part
when there were days when I was the only viewer of this blog) HAHAHAHAH It has
endured some
high moments, personal
ones, relatable
stuffs, and low blows. aaaaahh, those were the days.
But now:
with 20,000+ page views from all over the UNIVERSE (!?!?) – from Philippines--
to as down under as Australia --- and to totally somewhere as Estonia, Russia,
Brazil – continuing to share personal photos from different places and
experiences, and to share interesting life-reads are really worth the time. I’m
no pro-traveler and certainly not a pro-writer; but indeed, life is good. Man,
all along I thought the maximum number of views would only be 1000!!! AND AND
AND half of which would come from me!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Just genuinely humbled
and happy to see how this little thing has grown in terms of entry, wanderings,
and viewership. THANK YOU!
So what
are the “has beens” in terms of travel, experience, and life?
Travel
The year
that passed was about homeland adventures. The Philippines is a beautiful
country to discover, I tell you. It’s worth the time and adventure. I know it
doesn’t make sense because of all the “danger” that the rest of the world is
telling about this country; but I am hopeful that in its rightful time, it will
bring some sense to the rest of the world. I myself was a skeptic, but last
year’s adventures helped me become a fan. The Philippines is my kind of
“danger”.
Highlights:
- Let’s Fly Away: The
Airport Way
- Traveling is worth it
because?
- Coron - The Time of Our Lives
- Things You Need to Forget When Traveling
- Let's Travel Some More
Experience
and Life
Changes
became so influential last year. Everything about last year was about CHANGES.
Big changes, painful changes, expected changes, welcome changes: All I could do
was to hold on tight. Every moment became a chance for me to (re)focus on
learning from the changes and experiences. I held on to DIRECTION and
DRIVE with so much intensity and hopefulness that slowly, the god of luck took
pity and cut me some slack! HAHAHA It was a great awakening to experience
everything that “has been”. Those things became my sources and reasons to
continue searching and sharing about learning, experience, and life.
Highlights:
- The Value of Leaving
- Let’s Go Pledge,
Congratulations
- Making the Most of the
Meantime
- God Bless You
- Brunei
What Will
Be
To
be honest, I don’t know. Last
year’s account taught me a great deal about humility and living life. It’s
excellent to dare and chase adventures and learn for life, but: it’s important
to be humble enough to let faith and adventure do its own thing. Preparation
and drive can go a long way, but the rest is still up to Mr. Divine
Intervention, Mrs. Unknown, and Ms. Risk. All I
know now is that I want to continue moving forward – wandering, taking photos,
sharing.…
and yes, this time more than ever. I
am interested to hear a thing. Or two. From ALL OF YOU.
[PHILIPPINES TRAVEL] Read the rest of Explore Philippines
Travel Blog Series:
Las Casas
Filipinas de Acuzar Heritage Resort By The Sea
Life has many surprises indeed. Happy 1st. More travel for sure. Share your daily life as well. People may relate in your entries more this way. Perhaps, you may talk about love.
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