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Boracay Travel Blog

Four years ago, it was on the eve of November 9, 2016 to be exact, when our Tatay told us that we, together with our grandparents, will be having a 3-day vacation at Boracay the following day. I immediately imagined what it was like to be there, thinking about going to the beach makes me even more excited than ever. I know it is really soothing and relaxing going to those kinds of places. However, I was worried of the three days of absence from school. But since the trip was planned by my parents eight months ahead and thinking of the fond memories that we'll be making during this trip, I thought that it would just be okay and just enjoy.

Fast forward to the day of our flight, I woke up early that day to prepare myself, wore simple lounge clothes and viola' ready to go! We got stuck on traffic for a bit before we finally got to the airport. It's been twelve years since the last time I travelled by plane. We waited for less than thirty minutes before we finally boarded. The experience was fine, Air Asia's crew was very kind and accommodating, they all looked good as well and they seem very professional, The flight took an hour from Manila to Caticlan it was also a quick flight.

The plane landed safe at Caticlan city, we rented a van to go to Boracay. I fell asleep during the trip which took almost two hours. It was a super long and boring moment for me that's why I did not have a hard time sleeping. I woke up when we reached Boracay. We still had to take two more rides, a ferry boat that brought us to the island in less than thirty minutes and a tricycle where the six of us fitted in and took us to our reserved accommodation. We rested a bit after checking in at the resthouse, a bungalow type of house with three beds, fully airconditioned, two bathrooms. It also had a kitchen equipped with complete utensils, pots and pans and a refrigerator so we were able to cook our lunch and dinner since breakfast came free with the accommodation. Wifi and TV were also available at the resthouse.

The three-day Boracay sojourn was spent daily with new happy memories. Every after breakfast, we would roam around the island, swim at the beach and enjoy the beautiful sceneries. Everything was very relaxing from sunrise to sunset. The white sand felt so fine while walking barefoot. Friendly tourists were all around, offering smiles and greetings when we walk past them. We trekked from station one to four, visited the grotto at station one. It was designed with rocks that were formed perfectly for Mama Mary. We had the chance to go to the local market and buy things to cook for our lunch and dinner. We cooked adobo for lunch and sinigang for dinner. Our family, less our grandparents, went helmet diving. At first, I felt a bit nervous and the need to back out, I felt my stomach turning around, scared of what could possibly happen underwater like water entering my helmet that would cause difficulty in breathing, but then, I still did it! Once underwater, all fears vanished. The sceneries were heavenly, I admired the sights underwater, we took videos and pictures, I fed some of the fishes that were too small and colorful, corals were everywhere. The feeling was surreal! I really had so much fun, no regrets that I did it!

Traveling really satisfies my whole being, I really enjoy traveling to different places especially when there's beach, I am really into doing fun activities, exploring great adventures and getting out of my comfort zone little by little. I must say I was very lucky to have experienced this vacation early on my life. A trillion thanks to my parents and grandparents! If given another chance to travel back to Boracay, I would surely grab it, no second thoughts. Hopefully with my loved ones for the second time around and very soon with my friends once our budget permits and when we got the time to travel. Boracay is one of the top beaches here in the Philippines, it is a small island known for its white sand and breathtaking views. It was definitely worth visiting.

𝓣𝓻𝓪𝓿𝓮𝓵 𝓲𝓼 𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓱𝓾𝓶𝓪𝓷 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓭𝓸𝓶𝓼 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓮𝔁𝓹𝓵𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓪𝓭𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓶𝓮𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓼 ✨

the short video includes pictures and video clips of our Boracay trip (loungewear ootd, family breakfast, grotto, helmet diving, my snapchat stories, beautiful views of Boracay)

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Online Distance Learning, APPROVE or DISAPPROVE?

Online classes can be doubting as far as its effectiveness is concerned. In my opinion, the “classroom type” of learning provides a much more comfortable yet efficient academic place for both students and teachers. Interaction is lot more easier since teachers are physically present and can immediately attend to their student’s concerns. Students can get explanations or answers right away unlike at home the environment can be different, you just have a certain space where you study and it can be easily distracting because of unnecessary noise that you can hear around your house. I think that reading instructions for an activity is not engaging as when it is explained to you face-to-face.

I am not for the implementation of online classes, it is not the normal for me. There is a higher chance that you are able to lose your concentration in online classes that can result to postponing in doing your activities.

Additionally, you don’t get to experience its full potential because at home there’s only limited school related stuffs. It also can be hard for younger pupils to adopt and perform in online classes because they are the one who got to be distracted easily, their attention span is only limited not unlike for high school students and older. Information is much more easier to retain when it is heard. Self-discipline is the key to be able to perform well but we have different approaches in studying. 

I can say that I am ready for it because I got all the things that I needed for this situation. My stand is not just for me, I considered other people’s condition especially because the Covid-19 crisis is still on-going and many students and families could not afford the things/gadgets that the online system of learning demand for. However, it is still better to be alive though.

𝓔𝓭𝓾𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓲𝓼 𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓼𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓲𝓯𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓷𝓽, 𝓰𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓫𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓼𝓮𝓲𝔃𝓮 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓸𝓹𝓹𝓸𝓻𝓽𝓾𝓷𝓲𝓽𝔂✨

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Quarantine made me...

Well I can say that this home quarantine definitely made me do a lot of things I did not expect that I would enjoy doing and things that came out of my mind suddenly. The following do not include reading or studying but I must say that these things made me even more productive throughout this quarantine period. It really feels good that we are able to discover new things that we never imagined we are capable of doing and enjoy it as well.

The very first thing that I learned was to take care of my body, I watched out my diet, I also tried home work outs because it is important to keep our muscles and bones strong and healthy to avoid complications. However, when our online classes started my time for it was lessened but I still exercise during my free time.

I also learned to sew and redesign my old clothes. I did not think of doing this until I saw my old clothes that I no longer use very much.

Just like any millennials, I am sure that I am not the only one in this situation but I started to shop online and sell as well. I encourage everyone to try this venture since transactions are safe, contact-less and super easy although we should also be careful and inquisitive of who we are dealing with. On the “selling” side, together with my friends, we began selling our preloved & brandnew items through instagram. I learned to earn and save my own money and It could even prepare us to become successful entrepreneurs or businessmen if we opt to pursue this path in the future

During the quarantine, I also had the time experimenting on make-up looks that I post in my Instagram account, I learned to enhance my skills at the same time I do my hobby. Of course, If you put on makeup you also need to take care of your skin. Now that I have the time for myself I learned to take better care for my skin, I invested on skincare products which made my skin a lot healthier today.

My quarantine days became much more exciting when we decided to foster a puppy we named him Covido. It came with different responsibilities, that is why I learned how to take care of a dog, you need to feed, clean and pet it, you need to keep an eye on him too so he would not destroy or meddle the things at home. 

Speaking of responsibilities and I am just at home I do chores more often and now I enjoy cooking, I learned to cook several dishes for my family and I even learned experimenting on it.

When I have free time I watch movies and series on netflix and I recently discovered that there is a part of me that is into action, war and historical films. I saw myself enjoying those kind of film genres. I learned to expand my interests when it comes to those things and it really provided me knowledge and information on history.

Lastly, since I use my phone most of the time I learned how to edit photos for our IG shop and also for blogs that I posted the photo above is just an example of it. I am enhancing my editing skills little by little.

I am very glad that during this pandemic I am able to learn, enhance and unlock some activities in my life. I feel proud and relieved of what I have achieved for the past months. 

Doing such activities I learned that it is very significant to take care of your body, do brainstorming to exercise your brain, be able to earn money for yourself, enhance your skills, give time to know things that happened from the past and enjoy it and be more responsible and aware.

𝓓𝓸 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓫𝓮 𝓪𝓯𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓮𝔁𝓹𝓵𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓻𝔂 𝓷𝓮𝔀 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼, 𝓫𝓮 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓭𝓾𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓸𝓷 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝔀𝓪𝔂𝓼 ✨

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My knowledge towards Covid-19 Pandemic in the Philippines

Its been seven months since the Department of Health confirmed the very first Covid-19 positive here in our country. It was all over the news but it was not acted upon immediately not until March 2020. The Philippine government declared health emergency that resulted on implementing lock-downs within Metro Manila along with the entire Luzon because the cases were continuously increasing and contagious. Enhanced community quarantine was enforced on the 16th of March till Apr. 13 2020. However, even before Apr. 13, it was extended till May 15 due to the increase turn-out of positive cases. Today, we are now under the General community quarantine.

While adhering to the laws and going through community quarantine, keeping up with the news and staying home most of the the time, I observed that our country is really at the edge. Government, frontliners and other people involved failed in reducing cases of Covid-19. There was still a daily increase in the number of positive cases. The virus was indeed inevitable but despite that I can see that Filipino frontliners were working so hard for our country up until today to be able to surpass the pandemic. I also think that our government should improve in doing their job and not only that, every single one of us Filipino people should be disciplined because this on going crisis needs to end as soon as possible. Still hoping that we can all go back to normal someday.

𝓟𝓻𝓪𝔂𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓸𝓯 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓽𝓻𝔂✨

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This song reminds me of a special event in my life because Christmas is the time for giving and sharing. Like my childhood I received many gifts vice versa give gifts to others also during these days my relatives, families are gathered.

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If I could be any character from a book I would choose to be Katniss Everdeen of The Hunger Games because she is extraordinary, intelligent, full strength and strategy.

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TAKE ME PLEASE! 😍 If I were to choose I would go to Paris, France and go see and take selfies with the Eiffel tower, i really want to go there! Who wouldn't? Well someday maybe. 😊😍💞

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