The hills and mountains in Cagayan de Oro conceal trails with green scenery and white waters, ideal for mountain bikers, trekkers, and to those seekers of nature adventures! The cascading waterfall in Sitio Mapawa is one of the favorite water destinations here in the city. You don’t have to be a great sports’ person for river trekking: you just need to have basic physical condition and know how to swim. No special equipment is required. Getting there only requires gutsy legs and a happy face.

These past few weeks, there were loads of projects worked lately, busy, bit stressful, giving me less time to rest. It was cluttered and needs to sort them out and somehow I felt a bit lonely. Am I walking too fast that I left everybody behind? Or did I just turned somewhere and was actually lost? Was it just my time that moves so fast that I wasn’t able to catch up?
Thinking about what to do on weekends - work on pending projects, checking todo lists, errands, biking and going …

Calamba, Misamis Occidental - the birthplace of my father. I went there not take a vacation. My Lola died at 90+. I never had the chance to get close with my Lola. During my grandma’s wake, I could not stop wandering around especially during the day. I can’t just sit still. I asked my Lola if I could just take a walk outside with my Kuya and cousin. She nods.. I think she just did, or I’m just imagining. She understands. Whenever I’m in that place, she knows I love …

The Philippines is known for its white sandy beaches, amazing sceneries  found almost in these thousand islands! One of these islands is Siargao, a tear-drop shaped island found in Surigao del Norte in Mindanao. Sometimes, it’s called Siargao Group of Islands, with lagoons and caves found within these islands, inviting a lot of people around the world, and of course that includes me!