joy

zenhabits is a fantastic blog! One of the things I picked up is - don't just empty your life, put some joy into it!

I was prompted to ask myself, what truly makes you happy? Been asked that question many times, came up with several answers, and now I vow to ask the question and wait for the answer. One sprang already! I remember the first camping trip I had as a girl scout when I was in grade 5. I loved the adventure! The thrill of "treasure hunting" for our lunch; putting up the tent, sleeping in the tent, making the bon fire, and having fun in the evening all wrapped up by blankets, sitting by the fire with fellow girl scouts! It was really fun!

Okay, I will go and camp with my fellow girl scouts, just like the old times....

But wait! Another answer came! And this really hits the nerve. Spend a lot of time with my children. Just being with them. Doing silly things. Eating together, strolling. If it's with Vince, then it's playing with him on the computer, if it's Ayel, it's watching his football games and shopping for shirts and board shorts. It's as simple as that. But time well spent.

the world is small

in the past few days, i'm being introduced to a lot of fellow travellers. the more i read about their adventures, the more i get itchy to travel and travel.

new discovery - travel blog that's interesting - zen habits.

a great resource for budget travels - attitude travel. They have all the non-advertised LCC's. wow!

circle pacific fare - staralliance

my books talk to me

i picked up deepak chopra's book the spontaneous fulfillment of desire. it has been sitting on my bookshelf for months now because the first time i read it, i found it "heavy". but now it made sense.

i am a travel researcher!

I've a new job description! I am a travel researcher. Man I can stay online for a long time doing my research about travels!

Here's one i found today. 40 most useful travel websites that can save you a fortune. Thank you to wisebread.com for this!
http://www.wisebread.com/travel-resources

mantigue island - go there next!

wow, now i don't know where to go next! after being exposed to fellow pinay travellers for the last few days, I now hunger to explore and explore our beautiful country!

today i was just introduced to beautiful camiguin, thanks to a pinay backpacker, travel mistress. http://www.silent-gardens.com/index.php

i will visit these places!

Anapafsa Monastery, Meteora, Greece. Picture courtesy of Tom Dempsey.

Maldives!

davao hotels

October 2009, I went to Davao together with two of my business partners, Eric and Lynn. We went there to help our new business partner get started. Prior to the trip, I researched for available accomodations. I was looking for something with a homey appeal. I found these two. While we didn't end up in any of these places, it was good to know that there exsists some nice and affordable accomodation - saving up the list for future Davao trips!

This is azienda meo

Bagobo house