I keep telling people that I enjoyed my stay in Bali and I keep getting questions in return. Why? What’s in Bali? If there’s one reason why you should visit Bali, the answer is in that photo.  We could always argue that we have a better sunset by the beach in Boracay, with the finest, white sand, but Bali makes up for it with its endearing, laid back and never-pretentious vibe.  No permanent structure can be found on the wide

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Yikes. I’ve been dreading the day when I finally do this, force myself to sit, and produce something. It does not help that more than a month ago I’ve abandoned this blog and my last words were represented by those of a sponsored post. Who does that? Guilty as charged. So here I am, bouncing back. Things need some changing around here. First, the layout needs a revamp. A little tweak here and there and it should be as good

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“I was thinking of buying an I ♥ Brunei shirt but I don’t love Brunei so I didn’t”, said the tourist who I first met aboard the hotel mini-bus on our way to see the Regatta competition. True. Wearing one would make you a lying endorser. I have been holed up here for almost three months now and though I have made friends and somehow unwillingly settled in the way of life, I still could not say “love”… because “love”

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I am going to go ahead and self-diagnose. This must be how homesickness feels like.  In the midst of this stump I’m in and instead of wallowing in this so-called sadness, I have resolved to turn things around and put this into good, and hopefully, constructive use. I will start by saying that the guy who first said “Be careful what you wish for” was a genius. You see, I have always wanted to experience working outside my home country,

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I’m a few days late from all the yearender and 2013 kickoff posts.The New Year is the perfect time to romanticize life and be cheesy. Kidding. 🙂 Though I am not a fan of New Year’s Resolutions, I do love looking back and seeing how the year went. I look back not to scrutinize and redo things in my head, but only to be reminded how fantastic 2012 was. Despite the low points that I’ve mostly brought upon myself, 2012

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