CURRENT MISSION

to meet people of different cultures and backgrounds, in the hopes of understanding and appreciating differences and similarities. we all live in the same place afteralll.

ABOUT ME

OC-personified, mommy-o, freakyfeet, a day-dreamer yet realistic, pessimistic yet hopeful, constantly stressed-out, loves lazy afternoons (if i have the time), miser, girl-scout, sporty, dragon-lady, sassy-girl, simple, complicated...

PHILOSOPHY

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Dream. Explore. Discover."
~ Mark Twain

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I, together with my flatmates, usually host couchsurfers. I myself have never couchsurfed, only because I haven't tried traveling alone. If my couch is not available, I'm always ready for a meet up, but do please let me know ahead of time. :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

So far, most of our couchsurfers have become our friends, and we've welcomed them back into our home more than once. I've never had an untoward experience, and hope to never have one!

Interests

- reading fiction, travel books and magazines, current events
- sports: outrigger canoeing, dragonboating, diving, mountain trekking, running
- watching interesting movies: stranger than fiction, como agua para tsokolate, house of spirits, the matrix series, inception, lost in translation, being john malcovich

• books
• beauty
• dining
• chocolate
• bbq
• running
• partying
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• pottery
• hiking
• canoeing
• scuba diving
• sailing
• wakeboarding
• sports
• swimming
• beaches
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Books: Eva Luna, The House of the Spirits, Like Water for Chocolate, Hаrry Potter, The Scarlett Letter, The Bourne Identity, Bridges Of Madison County, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Love in the Time of Cholera, 100 Years of Solitude, Midnight's Children, The White Tiger, Living History, Eat, Pray, Love, Bridget Jones's Diary, Philippine Short Stories in English

Movies: The Age of Innocence, Vanilla Sky, Kung Fu Panda, Mulan, The Little Mermaid, City of God, The American President, Shall We Dance?, Kramer vs. Kramer, Like Water for Chocolate, Lagaan, Stranger than Fiction, IL POSTINO, Cinema paradiso, Becoming Jane, Being John Malkovich, Closer, Braveheart, Matrix Series, 50 first dates, Bridget Jones' Diary, ThunderCats

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've done and would love to do (in the Philippines. the list goes on for other countries/continents!):
1. Go white water rafting in Cagayan de Oro. >> check.
2. Visit Batanes.
3. See Mt. Mayon up close.
4. Swim with the whale sharks in Donsol.
5. Climb Mt. Pulag and be awed by its sea of clouds.
6. Dive, swim and explore Palawan’s underground river.
7. Hike and let the view of Mt. Pinatubo crater take your breath away.
8. Party in your bikini in Boracay. >> check
9. Surf’s up! Choose your wave—La Union, Zambales or Real, Quezon.
10. Missed out on the pristine beauty of Boracay 15 years ago? Visit Malapascua, Cebu. >> check. but i beg to disagree. Boracay 15yrs ago? It's Bantayan Island. >> Check
11. Dive and see the rich marine life of Anilao, Batangas. >> Check
12. Travel back in time—go to Vigan.
13. Let Bohol wow you with its many offerings—the Chocolate Hills, the tarsier, the Loboc River Cruise, old churches and the beach. Diving >> Check
14. Go high! Drive to the Mountain Province of Sagada. Check out the caves, the hanging coffins and enjoy the laidback lifestyle.
15. Grab a Viaje del Sol map, visit Ugu Binyan’s pottery studio, eat at Kusina Salud and unwind at Casa San Pablo.
16. Spend an entire week up north. Take a road trip from Manila to Vigan, Ilocos, Cagayan Valley, Aparri and Isabela!
17. Try wakeboarding in Camsur.
18. Check out Malate, Old Manila and all their secret spots.
19. There are many reasons to love Davao. Kublai’s artworks, its proximity to the beach, the tasty pastil (this is CDO's, not Davao's) and juicy suha, and DURIAN!. And did I mention that it’s a smoke-free city? >> check!
20. Spend a weekend roughing it in Anawangin and Capones in Zambales.
21. Check out our colorful fiestas and document them with your camera. Ati-atihan, Dinagyang, Masskara, Sinulog >> check, Higantes, Panagbenga and more.
22. Pick your own strawberries at the Strawberry Fields in La Trinidad, Benguet.
23. Go to Pampanga for sisig. >> check
24. If it’s too hot in Manila, grab a few friends and take a quick trip to Tagaytay. >> check
25. Enjoy a food trip in Iloilo. You’ll never go hungry in this city.
26. Skinny dipping in Amanpulo
27. Dive and discover one the of most diverse dive sites in the world: Tubattaha >> check (again! again!)
28. Rough it in Camaroan Island
29. Reach the peak of Mt. Apo.
30. Feed the giraffes in Calauit, Palawan
31. Discover why Cloud 9 is called Cloud 9 in Siargao, Surigao
32. Take a dip in the fresh water lake in Coron, Palawan
33. Capture amazing sunset and sunrise amidst long shores of white sand beach in Bantayan Island, Cebu. >> check
34. Spend a quiet moment on top of a jungle in CDO. >> check
35. Dive at Apo Reef.
36. Have a simple bbq lunch in one of the many uninhabited islands in El Nido, Palawan >> check!
37. Sky dive
38. Spend excess energy roaming around adventure island of Camaroan
40. Reach the peak of Mt. Apo

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Morocco, Philippines, Spain, Thailand

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, Singapore

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