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jasfhercallejo · 2 months ago

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We meet again, Bohol!

As beautiful as the Philippines is, many destinations offer mostly sand and surf. But not Bohol. This province is known for unique attractions that you can’t find anywhere else in the Philippines.

Sure, other islands in the Philippines are worth recommending, too, but most boast one or two of the following — white beaches, incredible sites, diverse wildlife, interesting history. Bohol has them all. From wild encounters with dolphins and tarsiers to the incomparable views of the Chocolate Hills, Bohol is a province that is easy to promote. It doesn’t need much sales talk.

We stayed at Coastal View in Panglao, then we transferred to On Board Beach Hostel and Resort for some quiet alone time near the beach. The wedding was at South Palms Resort, and I can attest that this is probably the most exquisite hotel here, next to Bohol Beach Club.

I was tasked with the daunting task of speaking in front of everyone. I wasn't really prepared to cry, so I let the "funny" me take over. Let me share to you guys my speech during the wedding.

"Kamusta naman ang lahat? Nakainom na ba? Kung Hindi pa, ito na yung time. Haha. For everyone's reference, I'm jasfher ako yung favorite friend ng groom and bride. Jk. Haha.

Nung sinabi nila na magssppeech ako, siyempre napressure ako kasi hello 'di ko naman sila close? Ano sasabihin ko dito? Jk. Haha

Okay kidding aside, sige maybe I'll just start ho I met the bride and the groom. Tagalog yung speech ko so pasensya na. To our foreigner friends, welcome to the Philippines. Haha.

Si brux and karla orgmates ko from UP travel society. Hindi ko din alam paano nabuo yung barkadahan namin, pero I guess we all just clicked and nagkakaayaan na lang kumain, gumala, tumambay ganyan, and the rest was history. So kwentuhan ko na lang kayo muna ng mga misadventures namin para may pulot naman kayo sa speech ko. Haha.

Sa mga travel namin, si karla isa sa mga main organizer, tapos si brux ang aming walking calculator. Sa tamad naming magcompute, si brux na bahala sa hatian, feel namin nagogoyo kami minsan, pero okay lang kasi wala naman kami nung math skills niya. Haha.

Nung nasa adventurous era pa kami, ang bonding namin ay umakyat ng bundok. Nagbuwis buhay trip kami sa Mt. pamitinan, tapos nagpapicture sa crater ng Taal, nakiparty sa Malasimbo sa Puerto Galera with hindi namin kilala, nagbackpacking kami 8 days sa Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand na natutulog sa bus dala bagahe, kumain ng scorpion at tarantula, kumain ng happy pizza, nagtemple hopping sa Angkor Wat at sa mga temples sa Thailand, tapos nag 8 days din kami sa Bali, Indonesia ewan ko din paano namin napupull off pero napakadami naming pinupuntahan tapos wala ako sa organizing committee so ang ambag ko talaga ay chumika at magpicture. Haha.

pero sa mga local travel namin, dalawa yung pinaka favorite ko: yung 1) Siargao at yung 2) South cotabato. Yung siargao kasi grabe talaga yun gabi-gabi kami lasing as in tumatakbo kami nina karla sa kalsada tapos hinahabol kami nina brux. Haha. Dun ko din naranasan maghanap ng GoPro sa dagat ng nakaflashlight lang kasi nalaglag nung nagsurfing kami. Grabe talaga yun. Nung South Cotabato naman, natry namin yung highest zipline in the South East Asia, may nadaanan kaming apat na waterfalls ganun kataas. Tapos ang dami naming change costume nag T'boli traditional costume kami, tapos nag abaya and hijab kami nung pumunta kaming Grand Mosque. Very dubai ganon. Haha.

Favorite memory ko sa kanila ay every travel namin, nagsusulatan sila ng postcards. Sabi ko grabe couple goals. Indeed a matchmake in heaven walang distance distance. They will really make way to communicate, and show their love for each other. The yin to each other's yang.

So medyo ang haba na no? haha so summary and summary? Haha. Nakita ko silang nag grow, both literally and figuratively. As in kung may masasabi akong couple na tested by time and distance ay sila talaga iyon. Proud na proud ako tbh na nakakakilala ako ng mga taong kasing galing niyo. sobrang supportive niyong friends, sweet, thoughtful, funny, smart, witty, amazing lahat na. In between those laughters, I know genuine love is there. Sobrang happy ko na nagkatuluyan kayo, and from day 1, alam kong kayo na talaga. I know madaming taon taon pa tayong pagsasamahan, at andito lang kami para sa inyo. Congratulations, Karla and Brux, and i only hope the best for you both. Mahal na mahal ko kayo 💕

Cheers to the brucals!" Probably the best and most heartfelt wedding I've been to. Cryfest. Literally shed buckets of tears. So this is how it feels like to see your close friends get married. I was so lucky to have witnessed this momentous event in our barkada (god and tanda na namin haha)

#travel #photographers on tumblr #original photographers #landscape #original photography #bohol #wedding

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allamericanb-tch · 4 months ago

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philippines recap !!

@vbbaby-girl still no pics yet. also hoping and praying no one from my trip sees this because multiple people told me i seemed like i was like batman (in the sense that i am leading a secret double life) and i don’t need them finding this blog

stuff we did:

13 hour flight, then a 3 hour flight (they took our phones before we left but the plane had little tv’s so it was okay) (watched la la land, played plants vs zombies, journaled, read the secret history, talked to the guy (also on the trip) who sat next to me, slept a bit, and didn’t get up once.)

we skipped wednesday basically

met my twin (sat by him on both plane rides actually) (literally he looked exactly like me. it was so strange.)

went to the beach (SO FUN. except, there were sea urchins. i only saw one and it was already dead.) (we also played ultimate football. it was fun but also scary because i was worried about sea urchins.)

swam with whale sharks (not in captivity guys i’m not a monster) (it was scary but also cool. i am actually terrified of fish. but it was cool.) (the boat we took was like the ones in moana)

went zip lining (SO FUN so beautiful)

saw tarsiers (so creepy. so off putting. yet so cute? their hands were so.. human. but mini. it was so creepy. but cool.)

saw the chocolate hills (they looked like regular hills. i thought we were getting chocolate there and we did not. disappointing but also it was cool.)

went snorkeling (took another moana boat and the shorts i was wearing got SOAKED) (me and my cousin and one other girl on the trip were together and taken away really far from the rest of the group so we lowkey thought we were getting kidnapped) (part of our group came by us a little bit later and we were in fact not kidnapped and actually had the coolest guide ever. most of the guides wouldn’t let you take pictures of the fish and turtles and stuff but our guide took my cousin’s gopro and got AMAZING pictures.) (i had a wee panic attack bc fish are literally my biggest fear and there were SO MANY FISH. it was okay though.)

had the weirdest dream. (the words directly from my journal: “i was at a gas station and this lady got in my car and threatened me with a knife and i drove us to this warehouse where this massive guy and his kid were. then i woke up.” it was so weird and lowkey scary.)

worksite! moved a bunch of chairs and desk and stuff to the basement. so many spiders. so many cockroaches. also moved a lot of trash. so many spiders. we also bended rebarb, mixed cement, chiseled, and painted a mural. lowkey we did nothing except like odd jobs on the site. fun but like. meh. (most of the time we spent was at the worksite. 9 am to 4 pm monday-friday.)

had another crazy dream. “i was with [cousin] and [1] (the same 1 in the later story) and i left and went to this rinky dink circus. it was a big concrete pit with painted horses. then one of the horses got out and started running at us. i was freaking out and i was getting out of the way and pushed 1 off the circus pit thing and she fell down the stairs and her face got all busted up.” so basically i almost killed her in my dream.

canyoneering!!! so cool. so fun. lowkey scary, but i did all the cliff jumps and the rope swing.

mall! so fun.

free time!!!! it was so needed. a chill day that was not planned but the best day ever.

had another CRAZY dream. i was basically reading a fan fiction about me and my friend who i used to have a crush on.

saw an overview of the city. so beautiful.

had one last fun night with the locals. so sad but did lots of fun things.

had a meeting with my trip leaders. they got me ice cream.

fun goodbye ceremony at the school (the worksite)

food:

- we ate two meals on the plane. what meals those were? i have no idea. it was lowkey nasty and i did not eat it. also, im only writing down the meals i wrote down. i also mixed up the order so much in my journaling so it doesn’t really match up with the days.

dinner: pizza with mango and parmesan cheese. it was weird but good. mostly good.

breakfast: toast (untoasted bread), egg-beans (gross. i don’t know why i ate it. i hate eggs and beans.), mango (AMAZING. the mangoes in the philippines were the best ever.), and sausage (yummy)

lunch: floating restaurant (a boat) buffet. i do not remember what it was and i did not write it down :( OH WAIT this was the peppers!! we had these super tiny peppers and they were SO SPICY and we took a couple back with us and snuck them into each others pockets.)

breakfast: (we had a snack instead of breakfast because we ate breakfast at the snorkeling place) mango juice, this cake thing, and fake oreos

brunch: fried eggs (i gave mine away since i don’t like eggs), rice, chicken adobo, watermelon, and cucumbers

lunch: family style. lowkey i forgot what we had. we also got ice cream! but my stummy was hurting so i didn’t have any.

breakfast: pancakes (i put nutella on mine) with fruit cocktail

lunch: rice and this tomato chicken with pineapple

dinner: the most DELICIOUS potatoes i’ve ever eaten and chicken and rice

lunch: chicken adobo and rice

dinner: spaghetti

second dinner: we were at a members house and had dinner there too. we had pasta with a creamy sauce, pizza, and this filipino drink thing. it was cream with mangoes and green jello. it lowkey made my stummy hurt but it was SO GOOD

breakfast: waffles (with nutella)

breakfast: eggs (did not eat), hash browns, and grapes

lunch: rice, orange chicken, and pineapple. (SO GOOD. top 3 meals.)

breakfast/lunch/dinner: i only ate crackers because i was sick oops

breakfast: nutella sandwich. so yummy. mango juice, but it was lowkey bad.

snack: granola bar thing. so yummy. also this fried banana thing. so yummy.

lunch: vegetable rice and grilled chicken. i only ate the rice.

dinner: mall stromboli. so good.

breakfast: hash browns, eggs (did not eat) bacon, grapes.

lunch: chicken, rice, and the delicious potatoes.

breakfast: chicken nuggets (did not eat), pancakes, and mangoes. i put nutella on my pancakes of course.

lunch: rice, rice noodles, orange chicken, and oranges

ice cream! so yummy. i got strawberry.

dinner: spaghetti with chicken parm

had the most delicious chocolate cookies.

breakfast: hot ham and cheese with oranges

lunch: rice and beef stroganoff

dinner: tacos (i slept through this and lowkey i was so sad about it)

breakfast: waffles (with nutella) and mangoes and one pop tart

lunch: sweet n sour pork, rice, rice noodles, and cinnamon rolls. SO GOOD

dinner: chicken, rice, and rice noodles

breakfast: french toast and mangoes

lunch: this one i wrote so much about. “holy moly i just had the most scrumptious meal i have ever eaten. we had rice, potatoes, pasta salad, this fried meat thing, and red velvet cake.” and then i wrote about how delicious it was.

dinner: pizza and fries. then we got ice cream and cake for a birthday.

bonus things

so many bug bites.

was so sick for 5 ish days

got my ears pierced at the mall for 250 pesos with all but two of the girls in my group (the company office called all of our parents because it is “against the rules” even though there was no official rule (we checked) and the trip leaders both knew and were okay with it)

cried on my cousins shoulder and she thought i was drooling on her (i was sick, literally so nauseous, but i still was at the evening activity (going to a basilica and then going to get halohalo (which i did not eat because i was so nauseous. this was the day i only ate crackers.) because i didn’t want to be left out again because we were pushing day 4 of me being sick at home.) and i felt SO sick and i felt like no one really wanted to be around me and everyone was getting close without me and like i was just on the outside of everything. we were on the bus and i was laying on her shoulder and then i was crying and my tears were rolling down my face onto her shoulder and she thought i was asleep and drooling on her.

learned 2 card tricks

filled up 44 pages in my journal (so far.. i haven’t done today yet.)

did karaoke (love story) (with 4 other people)

played a filipino game (we passed a spoon and a fork around and said “this is a spoon/fork” and “ah spoon/fork” and if you messed up or had both at the same time you had to do a talent)

played john the baptist (the person in the middle had a cup of water and a spoon and was thinking of something in a category. everyone in the circle had to say a thing from the category and if they said what the middle person was thinking of or repeated something that was already said they got water poured on them and became the new middle person)

made a list of all the foods i won’t eat (will share later upon request)

“[name] is a quiet girl with strong opinions. such as her love for taylor swift and dislike of many foods.” (we did a spotlight every day and at the end of the day we went around in a circle and said what we like about them. one guy wrote a little paragraph for each person and that was the first thing he said about me. i did in fact cry, but it was when i was saying what i like about the other spotlights.)

we couldn’t flush the toilet paper. i am not used to flushing it now.

we also couldn’t use the tap water to rinse our toothbrush. it feels weird to do it now.

left someone at home (the drive was an hour because of traffic and then we realized we forgot him. the drive back was only 15 minutes.) (we are always supposed to be in a group of three and we left him by himself at home. it was so silly because the guy we left behind was high key everyone’s favorite person in the group.)

tried balut! it wasn’t bad. i was lowkey terrified to eat it but i ate the whole thing. the soup just tasted like chicken broth and the duck tasted like a bite of chicken and the egg tasted like a hard boiled egg. all of it with no flavor except salt really. not bad but mostly likely would not eat again.

strap in for this story guys. so this girl (1) shared a room with this other girl (2). 1 had seen this towel in the bathroom and had been wiping her butt on it after showering or using the bidet (they ran out of toilet paper a lot) or whatever. so basically 1 had been wiping her but with this towel for three days. THEN 1 sees 2 wiping her face with the towel. as it turns out, the towel is 2’s face towel. 1 steals the towel and hides it in another group of girl’s room. 2 has no idea where the face towel went and has no idea that it was being used to wipe 1’s butt for three days. 1 tells everyone in the group (including the trip leaders and trip parents) so we ALL know except 2. then a few days later, the girls are all together in one room and the boys are all together in another. the adults are all having a meeting. the boys pass the girls a note under the door saying “pooker is coming” and the girls respond “do you want the towel” and the boys respond “yes”. so, they take the towel and throw it in the boys room. the towel lands on the pillow of the trip dad. he finds out and is PISSED. he strips all the sheets with everything on them off of the bed and leaves them in the living room. the sheets and towel end up in my closet and were still there when we left at the end of the trip.

i haven’t pooped in like 5 days

passed around my copy of the outsiders between 4 people (they each finished it completely on the trip)

had the most delicious strawberry oreos. i have thought about them every day.

pillows!!! my favorite filipino snack. my love. my everything.

so many mango flavored things.

everyone was so friendly. they always waved at us and smiled at us. one time i was on the bus and we were stopped for a bit because of traffic and i played rock paper scissors through the window with a filipino kid on a different bus.

used a bidet for the first time. lowkey scary and did not feel like i was clean. but there was no toilet paper.

went to church for 5 hours

counted how many times my trip leader said “like” during one sitting (84)

did the cube ladder field test. i think i messed it up lowkey.

took so many naps. (i am not a napper ever)

played 4 kings. so fun. so basically each king is a dare. you decide the dares before the game starts. each card is spread out on the table and everyone takes turns picking the cards. the other cards decide who picks and there’s like mini games and stuff. so fun.

was deemed the third flattest person in the group (i mean. it was true.)

had a super in depth conversation about harry potter lore with my trip leader

for some reason i could not wash my hair. the back was greasy every day.

all the girls did nightly debriefs.

lived the same day twice. my flight landed two hours before it left because of the time difference, so we time traveled basically.

SO MUCH MORE STUFF HAPPENED but i can’t write it all out

#it is 5:30 am and i have not slept #so much for trying not to be jet lagged

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not-so-rosyyy · 2 years ago

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I am going to the philippines for about a month is there any places you would recommend. For the first two weeks we'll be based in manilla and then we might visit some other places in the country.

hi! sorry for answering this late. I'd like to say that Metro Manila is certainly not on the list of places I would recommend for tourists 😅 I love this city, it’s my birthplace and hometown, but I personally think the Philippines is best experienced outside of the capital.

still, since you say you're staying here for two weeks, these are the places around the metro that you can visit:

If you’re into art and museums:

National Museum of Fine Arts / National Museum of Natural History - they're close by each other so it’s possible to visit in one day

Ayala Museum - love their exhibits and dioramas

Pinto Art Museum - best for contemporary art; 1-2hrs from Manila depending on traffic

If you’re into culture and history:

Binondo Chinatown - oldest Chinatown in the world. pretty cool melting pot of chinese, filipino and western cultures. cheap food.

Intramuros – if you want a taste of the country during our Spanish colony era (NOTE: try to look for tours of Binondo and Intramuros so you’ll get the full experience and context into our history)

If you're into the nightlife

Poblacion, Makati

BGC

If you’re into shopping

Glorietta

Greenbelt

Mall of Asia

SM Aura

Greenhills

outside of Metro Manila, there's a loooot (and I mean, A LOT) of places to visit because we literally have 7,000+ islands lol. these are, I would say, a few of the easier ones for tourists to go to and enjoy:

Palawan – crystal clear waters, hidden lagoons, seafood. the landscape views here are BREATHTAKING, I swear you won’t regret it. go to either Coron or El Nido if you do choose to visit.

Siargao – lovely, laidback island globally known for surfing. the people and vibe here are perfect for those who would like to take a step back from the daily grind.

Bohol – white beaches, adventurous activities, natural wonders. you can find the Chocolate Hills and the Tarsier (also known as the world’s second smallest primates) Sanctuary here

Cebu – this province is huge so there’s lots of things (diving, whale shark watching, canyoneering: you name it) and islands to go to.

Boracay - okay, so this is perhaps the most popular beach destination here, so it's definitely more expensive than other places. the upside is it's also more developed and tourist-friendly (the nightlife on the island is great!)

there are pristine beaches and magnificent views here almost everywhere you go, and all the places I listed above are ripe with those. the Philippines is beautiful, and I hope you're able to discover even a portion of that beauty during your stay. enjoy your trip here!

*all photos in this post are NOT mine, i just stole them from google lol. credits go to all their respective owners*

#ask #philippines #travel

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rinzay · 10 months ago

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Random fun fact: The Philippines has hills that we call "Chocolate hills" :D

#rinztext #brain be doin flips

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brookstonalmanac · 2 months ago

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Holidays 9.2

Holidays

Atlas Shrugged Day

Aylan Kurdi Day

Badger Badger Badger Mushroom Day

Battle of Albulena Anniversary Day (Albania)

Bison-Ten-Yell Day

Bowling Shirt Day

Calendar Adjustment Day

Community Day (Ceuta Day; Spain)

Day of Russian Guard Units (Russia)

Democracy Day (Tibet)

Dia de Ceuta (Spain)

Good Society Day

Gregorian Calendar Adoption Day (UK; 1752)

International Actuaries Day

International Vulture Awareness Day

Lemon Day (French Republic)

Mariamoba (Republic of Georgia)

Mindfulness Day

National Beheading Day

National Cinema Day (UK)

National Indoor Air Quality Day

National Live Fearless Day

National No Patrick Day (SpongeBob)

National Short People Day

Notaries Day (Ukraine)

Old Timer’s Day

Onliners Day

Patrol Police Day (Russia)

Pierce Your Ears Day

Sedantag (Sedan Day; Germany)

Spalding Baseball Day

Victory Over Japan Day (US)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Beer & Can Day

National Beer and Wings Day

National Blueberry Popsicle Day

National Cacao & Chocolate Day (Mexico)

National Espresso Martini Day

National Grits for Breakfast Day

World Coconut Day

Independence & Related Days

Artsakh (from USSR, 1991) [unrecognized]

Nagorno-Karabakh (from Azerbaijan, 1991) [unrecognized]

Nueava Ecija Day (Philippines)

Transdniestria (a.k.a. Transnistria; from Moldova, 1990) [unrecognized]

Vietnam (from France & Japan, 1945)

1st Monday in September

Burning Man ends (Nevada) [1st Monday]

Emotional Labor Day [1st Monday]

Great Bathtub Race (Nome, Alaska) [1st Monday]

Green Season begins (Fresh Hop Season; Pacific Northwest) [1st Monday]

Labor Day (Bermuda, Canada, Palau, U.S.) [1st Monday]

Luxembourg City Kermesse (Luxembourg) [1st Monday]

Makeover Monday [1st Monday of Each Month]

Meatloaf Monday [1st Monday of Each Month]

Meditation Monday [Every Monday]

Monday Musings [Every Monday]

Motivation Monday [Every Monday]

Mouthguard Day [1st Monday]

St. Giles Fair begins (Oxford, UK) [1st Monday]

Wakes Monday [Monday after Wakes Sunday]

Workers Day (Puerto Rico) [1st Monday]

Yard Art Day [1st Monday]

Weekly Holidays beginning September 2 (1st Full Week of September)

National Suicide Prevention Week (thru 9.8) [1st Week]

Umhlanga (Reed Dance Week; Eswantini) [1st Week]

Festivals Beginning September 2, 2024

Dancefestopia (La Cygne) [thru 9.8]

West Indian Day Parade (Brooklyn, New York)

Feast Days

Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Agricola of Avignon (Christian; Saint)

Allen Drury (Writerism)

Antoninus of Pamiers (Christian; Martyr)

Benny Hill Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Brocard (Christian; Saint)

Castor of Apt (Christian; Saint)

Coughing and Spluttering Convention (Shamanism)

Day of Revelation of Koran (Islam) [Malaysia]

Diomedes (Christian; Saint)

Eleazar (Christian; Saint)

Feast of All (Nussairis, Asia Minor)

Feast of Bishamonten (Japan)

Feast of Osiris (Egyptian God of Agriculture)

Feast of the Son of Semele (Honoring Dionysus; Ancient Crete)

Festival of the Grapevines II: Dionysos (Pagan)

Goddess of the Moon Festival (Honoring Ariadne; Ancient Crete)

Grape Vine Festival (In Honor of Ariadne & Dionysus; Ancient Greece)

Hieu (Christian; Saint)

Ingrid of Sweden (Christian; Saint)

Justus of Lyon (Christian; Saint)

Lill Tschudi (Artology)

Margaret of Louvain (Christian; Saint)

Maxima of Rome (Christian; Saint)

Nipple Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Nonnosus (Christian; Saint)

Princess Tizz (Muppetism)

Romare Bearden (Artology)

The Song of the Soul (Celtic Book of Days)

Stephen, King of Hungary (Christian; Saint)

Walt Simonson (Artology)

Watt (Positivist; Saint)

William of Roskilde (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Historically Bad Day (Great Fire of London, September Massacres in France, Anne Frank sent to concentration camp & 7 other tragedies) [8 of 11]

Shakku (赤口 Japan) [Bad luck all day, except at noon.]

Premieres

All in a Nutshell (Disney Cartoon; 1949)

Battle of the Sexes (Film; 2017)

Beezy Bear (Disney Cartoon; 1955)

Ben Bolt, by Thomas Dunn English (Novel; 1843)

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (Disneyland Attraction; 1979)

Buddy’s Day Out (WB LT Cartoon; 1933)

Carefree (Film; 1938)

The Cruel Sea, by Nicholas Monsarrat (Novel; 1951)

Designs on Jerry (Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 1955)

The Ducksters (WB LT Cartoon; 1950)

Eight Men Out (Film; 1988)

Express Yourself, by N.W.A. (Song; 1989)

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, by The Dead Kennedys (Album; 1980)

How to Have an Accident at Work (Disney Cartoon; 1959)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Film; 1923)

The Iceman Cometh (Play; 1946)

I Shall Wear Midnight, by Terry Pratchet (Novel; 2010) [Discworld #38]

Little Brother Rat (WB MM Cartoon; 1939)

Monkey Business (Film; 1952)

Paprika (Animated Film; 2006)

Pickled Puss (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1948)

Porky’s Hotel (WB LT Cartoon; 1939)

Prince Violent (WB LT Cartoon; 1961)

Puppy Love (Disney Cartoon; 1933)

Race Riot (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1929)

Rear Window (Film; 1954)

Return to Forever, by Chick Corea (Album; 1972)

Rose Marie, by Rudolf Friml (Operetta; 1924)

The Shape of Things to Come, by H.G. Wells (Novel; 1933)

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold, by John le Carré (Novel; 1963)

Tales of the Wizard of Oz (Animated TV Series; 1961)

The Third Man (Film; 1949)

Three Is a Magic Number (Multiplication Rock; Schoolhouse Rock; 1971) ]1st Version]

The Zero Theorem (Film; 2013)

Today’s Name Days

Ingrid, René, Salomon (Austria)

Ingrid, Just, Kalista, Mladen, Ostoja, Oton, Prosper, Višnja (Croatia)

Adéla, Patricie (Czech Republic)

Elisa, Maria (Denmark)

Maive, Maivi, Taive, Taivi (Estonia)

Justus, Kukka-Maaria, Maaria, Maija, Maiju, Maikki, Mari, Maria, Marika, Meeri, Riia, Sini, Sinikka (Finland)

Ingrid, Martinien (France)

Franz, Ingrid, René, Salomon (Germany)

Mamas (Greece)

Dorina, Ottó, Rebeka (Hungary)

Bernardino, Elpidio, Maria (Italy)

Dauma, Elīza, Elīze, Ilvars, Lauma, Lizete, Vineta, Zete (Latvia)

Gantautė, Ingrida, Jotvingas, Marijonas, Protenis, Steponas, Vilgaudė (Lithuania)

Kjartan, Kjellfrid, Lisa, Lise, Liss (Norway)

Absalon, Bohdan, Czech, Czechasz, Czechoń, Czesław, Dersław, Dionizy, Eliza, Henryk, Julian, Stefan, Tobiasz, Wilhelm, Witomysł (Poland)

Mamant (Romania)

Berta, Linda (Slovakia)

Antolín, Bartolomé, Bernardino, Íngrid, Marcia, Raquel, Urbano, Vidal (Spain)

Justina, Justus, Rosa, Rosita (Sweden)

Brock, Brook, Brooke, Brooklyn, Brooklynn, Brooks, Cassidy, Cassie, Castor, Kassidy, Kassie (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 246 of 2024; 120 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of Week 36 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 3 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 30 (Ji-Si)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 29 Av 5784

Islamic: 27 Safar 1446

J Cal: 6 Gold; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 20 August 2024

Moon: 0%: New Moon

Positivist: 22 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Bernard de Palissy]

Runic Half Month: Rad (Motion) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 75 of 94)

Week: 1st Full Week of September

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 12 of 32)

#Holidays

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foreignerunhinged · 1 year ago

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Chocolate Hills, Bohol, Philippines

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thunderstomm · 1 year ago

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HI, CAN YOU PLS SEND ME A SCREENCAP OF THE CHOCOLATE HILLS WHERE XULI, LARS, AND FOZ ARE WAITING FOR THE CHOCO HILLS?! I WANT TO SHARE THIS TO MY FRIENDS THANK YOU!

Hi there! Happy to be of service as Tumblr’s local Go Jetters fanatic. I assume you meant the scene where Xuli, Lars and Foz wait to be served Kyan’s treat version? So, I got a few different screenshots from that scene, both before and after being served. (:

And as a double bonus, I made you some GIFs, too!

Hope that these were the right ones and that they helped! If you ever want to talk to me about Go Jetters, don’t be scared to give me a DM, I’m always happy to talk !! (:

Source Episode for all Screenshots & GIFs - Go Jetters, Series 2, Episode 48: Chocolate Hills, Philippines. All GIFs were made by me, and are free to use. (: Thank-You !!

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eunoiaaaivy · 1 year ago

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Hiii! Heard from your event from a moot and decided to join if that's okay <3 I'll be taking the premium economy ticket 🥰 As for my personal description, I really love singing, music, Sanrio, barbie, and Disney. When travelling, I tend to overreact and bring lots of things (headache pills, plastic bags for when someone feels nauseous, bandaids etc) and since I don't usually use data or hotspot, I'd bring books or other things to keep me entertained on long trips but end up not using them. I really love cats, dogs, and most animals but you'll also find me screeching my head off in the presence of a spider and cockroach. I love sweets sm but I don't think it's enough to say I have sweet tooth 😅 I spun my wheel to choose who'd be my loved one but I ended up choosing Reiner from AOT. My favourite artist is Taylor Swift. My favourite colour is pink, and my destination is Palawan, Philippines (Always wanted to go there) and my favorite food is either pizza or chicken but honestly jury's still out and my favorite drink is without a doubt, chocolate milk. I'm all for sweet, cheesy, romantic fluff🥰 THANK YOUUU <33

PREMIUM ECONOMY: A TRIP TO PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES WITH REINER! @officialparentofadrien

╰┈➤thank you for visiting eunoia airlines! palawan is indeed a beautiful place! i too would like to visit palawan one day as a fellow filipino! eat some pizza, boom loud music with reiner and relax! allow yourself to breath and pamper yourself as you enjoy the breeze with your loved one.

listen to this: i. ii. iii. iv. v.

cw- fluff, a trip to palawan, petnames (love), cheesy stuff, tinge of angst.

a/n: hi guys, im sorry for being inactive for a few months. my mental health went down hill. but i hope you enjoy this one!

Lover.

he never thought about love. no. love was something...indescribable to him. reiner thinks it's something cheesy. something that hurts. he thinks it was just another emotion in this world full of chaos.

love to him was something hurtful. reiner thinks it wasn't worth it. to him, it was a whirlwind of emotions, something people found euphoric and...what was the word again? yeah. bittersweet. he thought it was something of convenience, an emotion to past time.

love was something...he didn't receive as a child. reiner dismissed the thought at a young age. he dismissed the thought of an emotion something so fleeting- something so wild at the age of 7.

he remembers being interested in literature at such a young age, he found it wonderful. something that fed his curious mind about the world and how human minds work. how emotions work.

he remembers only knowing two emotions as a child. anger and sadness.

two emotions- even when he reads those of love poems and stories with happy endings, he only can understand two. he could never understand why blushing was something to gush over about. it was just another human function where adrenaline rushed through our cheeks.

he couldn't fathom why, how do humans feel emotions called 'happiness and love.' wasn't it just another emotion? he couldn't comprehend...why he couldn't feel such a thing. he felt like space, something vast, something wide, dark. empty. he was only filled with meteors and stars and other space objects.

but no, reiner changed his mind at the age of 10. he wasn't space. he wasn't filled with shining stars or meteors that were ignited once they try to collide in to something. rather, he thought he was just...something empty.

days and nights reading and reading about stories with happy endings, he still didn't understand. even in the middle of his parents fighting, even when he could hear from outside of his room the shouts and the clashing of broken vases hitting the ground, his only thoughts were "what was love? is this love?"

reiner thought love was something the would hinder him in his goals. like a rocketship in space, he thought that love was a meteor striking his spaceship.

he could still feel the sting when his mother's hand went into collision with his cheek at the age of 11. what was love? was it really like the vast, empty space? was it like the meteor who tore down the dinosaurs?

yes. he thought love something was useless. but no, it wasn't anymore. not until it was 10th grade did he understand what love was.

he could remember...the way his heart ran many miles like that meteor that struck earth many years ago. reiner could remember the way his hands went clammy on that exact spring morning, just looking at you.

the reiner braun remembers how stupid he looked talking to you.

he thought he was sick. but he remembers those years of reading his favorite literature. "know thy self." socrates said, but in that spur of moment- every moment with you, he didn't know who he was.

but he found himself, along with the meaning of love. never in his life, had he thought about loving someone. most especially you.

the you- who was just fleeting, so euphoric and as bright as the sun. was this how eros felt when he saw psyche? was this how eros wounded himself? because he found psyche so beautiful, ethereal and enchanting? so gorgeous that he unknowingly fell from a high place already?

he felt like icarus staring at you. you were the bright, shiny and yellow sun he was drawn to. you were a star, in contrast of his bland, vast and wide universe.

was this the love he secretly yearned for years?

reiner became more desperate to know what this emotion called 'love' is. but he learned along the way.

he learned love because of you. he remembers the spark in his heart when he hears your joyous laugh. reiner could remember the way his heart was sent running miles per millisecond everytime he thought of you, everytime he thought of loving you.

he learned the likes and dislikes of a person one could never imagine to be his. you were a blessing sent by God himself.

he could remember the way your round cheeks would puff with aggression when pre-calculus was getting on your nerves in your second year in senior high. he thought, how could he be so blessed and lucky to have you? you were so cute!

reiner, surprisingly even when he was so embarrassed- his first gift to you. sanrio clips and pins that fitted perfectly on your hair. it added more contrast to your already beautiful face.

reiner thinks he doesn't deserve you, but everytime you calm his heart down, everytime you shush his woes with your hands caressing his face- he thought about how could someone be so beautiful and kind?

you were an angel sent from heaven, from God himself.

reiner thinks that his love for you was stronger than his fear. it wasn't a thought, because it was true. he left those fears in the dark, and went to your bright and shining light.

he thought about a future with you. a future where mornings were filled with comforting hugs and smiles. nights were the warmth you radiated lulled him to sleep. he thought about it all-

"love! come on let's dance beneath the sunset. palawan is much more special if we do that!" rang in reiner's ear as he hears your joyous laughter. up till now, he thought you were just amazing.

reiner could see the way your hair glistened under the rays of the sun setting. he could smell the waves of palawan, and he could feel the way the sand was conducting it's warm and cool heat beneath his feet.

but he doesn't care. reiner doesn't care about how beautiful the vast ocean was waving at him, or how the paddings of his feet blew sand behind him. he could only focus on you.

the way your hands perfectly fitted in his as you both ran along the sand of palawan, or the way you would look at him with that bright smile, reiner thinks that you're quite beautiful again as your dress sways along the warm breeze of philippines.

this felt like paradise as reiner closed his eyes, the paddings of your cheek was on his chest and your hands wrapped around his middle. his chin was propped on top of your head, a contented sigh leaving pass his lips.

"were you thinking again?" oh that beautiful voice he loved asked him. he knows, and he hopes that you could hear his heart beating. an indication that reiner's heart only belonged to you and only you.

"mhm, a few stuff, love, but it's nothing." he hummed softly as he swayed your bodies under the setting sun, his large hand on the small of your back. it was a lie, he thought a lot of stuff.

"don't think too much, your head would hurt." you reminded with a small chuckle as he peers down at your face gazing at the sunset, still on his chest. he could see those sanrio clips he gave you, and even now he still thought you looked so cute.

"ofcourse, i wouldn't wanna miss boracay for a headache." he could hear your small chuckle again, making him smile. he felt like you guys were teenagers again, madly in love without a care in the world.

it was true. no thought of love, or questions of it as a child can replace the way he feels now. it was greater than anything he's ever felt. anger and sadness was no more the moment he fell at the sight of you.

now he was just filled with the emotions he thought he could never feel. love and happiness.

"isn't the sunset beautiful?" you asked him, face turned away. but he was only staring at you, "yes, it is." he only replied.

reiner could remember those heartbreaking scenes in those books he loved. that was the line of those thick books he read, where the characters part.

but no, it was an understanding between both of you only. it wasn't a declaration of "goodbye" or "i love you, but im letting you go." no it wasn't any of those.

it was the complete opposite, it was the meaning of- atleast in his wording, that even in the woes or the fact that this world is cruel, there'll always be that emotion that will connect you two. love.

love something was eternal to him now, like space- the universe rather, his life was vast, big and spacious. but it was now filled stars, nebulas and meteorites filling his head. like the shining sun, a big object in our solar system, so bright and shiny, there was you. his one and only star.

if he could, he would give you the stars across the universe.

love was something that words couldn't describe. no "ilys" or "mahal kita" or any i love you's in many different language can describe the word love.

love can be in any form. be it agape, the love of God to His people or eros who wounded himself, reiner's love for you would always be special.

he thinks if he was eros and you were psyche, he'd definitely wound himself too. love was something greater than people had described. it won't always be wild like fire, or calm like a steady pond. love is unconditional.

to reiner, love is you and only you.

"i love you, my dear love." he voiced out as the sun finally sets behind the vast ocean of palawan, the waves were always waving to both him and you but all he could think about was that;

he was finally home.

"i love you too, rein." you replied back, giving him a big smooch on his cheek. now he could understand why people gush over adrenaline rushing up to our cheeks.

because they felt something- some thrill.

"always and forever?" he asked in a small voice, as you glided him back to the restaurant above. "always and forever." you stated back and grinned at him, now reiner could confirm, love was real.

"come on now! i want pizza and i think i wanna buy too!" you shouted as you ran away from him laughing, with him chuckling and quickly chasing after you.

love was really real.

because he has you.

his one and only lover.

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