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Every child is brought up to think that they are beautiful and handsome.

places

Ok, it's March and it's nearly (if not already) Summer in the Philippines. Season to wear a tank top, a pair of short shorts, and the comfy flip flops in the dusty streets of and sticky-floored SM malls.

When I was younger, my family always took trips to nearby tourist destinations around the Philippines. I guess, the love to travel came from that tradition. We're the type where we wake up in the morning and we're just told to put on appropriate clothes because we're headed to the beach or something.

I always loved that.

We frequented Laguna (Pansol, Calamba, Los Baños), Batangas (usually Nasugbu), and Baguio (of course!) But in between that, I got a chance to learn about different towns and provinces as we passed them and stopped to check out the goodies that each town would have to offer. Those were quite great experiences.

Now that I am a bit older and working, I don't think I lost the passion for traveling. I love going to places and still aim to travel within the Philippines to see places that I haven't been to and just experience the many natural wonders that God has bestowed in the country I grew up in.

In the years after we stopped traveling as much, I still have had the chance to visit some places in the Philippines such as Ilocos, Sagada, Banaue, Palawan (I need to go back, visit was too short), Cebu, Bohol (I love it!), Zamboanga (pink sand beaches at Sta. Cruz!) and Davao. Each place had its own charm and well, I've come up with a list of Philippine places I want to visit next.

(1) Batanes

(2) Donsol, Sorsogon

-and other parts of Bicol

This calls for a road trip

(3) Palawan

- a proper tour this time

and

Coron

(4) Dumaguete

-envious of that nice white beach in AJ's blog.

Sooo beautiful..

Anyway, will post some drool pictures next time...

On Conquering the Other...

Someone once asked me if my dream in life is to become rich. Odd as it may sound, I've never dreamed of being rich, just well-off, or stable enough to finance the things that I would like to have.

It's always been amazing for me how some people would have goals in life, whether it's to become rich, be the president of a country, be the next CEO in 10 years, be a family person etc. When I was younger, it never occurred to me that I had to be rich, or that I had to have a goal. (long term), I just lived life as it is. Day to day, long term would be planning at most one month ahead for the next project and that's because a deadline has already been given. Even so, I'd cram it in the last week.

What's the point? I believe I've written about this several times. Goals. But a few weeks ago, I've had conversations with 2 friends that seemed to have made impressions on me. And it's about getting someone you want.

Note: Someone NOT Something.

Now, getting things you want seem easy. You either brat someone to get it for you, or get it yourself. Some work harder to get it, but eventually, if you really want something, you will get it. After all, you have the means to do so.

Now, getting someONE is another thing. It quite reminds me of philosophy lectures in AdMU where we were taught over and over again about the "Other". Conquering the "other". I can't remember which class it was, nor could I remember which philosopher was it, but getting someone is like conquering the other. And much alike to conquering countries probably during the years of war, there will always be resistance.

And there are no factories either to mass produce that particular someone for you.
My two friends have said the same thing about this topic, "so far, I've always managed to get who I want..."

Wow, lucky streak.

But I guess that's just the game right?

Oh well, wonder if I'm up for such a challenge.