life

7 Lessons from My First Month on the Road

I didn’t realize it’s been a month since I took a flight from Manila to Vietnam to start my backpacking journey in Southeast Asia and become location-independent. I travelled to Ho Chi Minh City and Mui Ne in Vietnam, Siem Reap in Cambodia, and Bangkok in Thailand.

I didn’t maximize the number of days before my passport expired for each country as this month was more of a vacation than anything else. Despite the sudden change of locations, I came across a few realizations and learned some lessons along the way.

1. Stay healthy!

I overdosed on spicy food in Thailand but I still kept eating them. I also didn’t watch what I ate that I ended up having diarrhea for a couple of days.

I can’t afford to get sick. Aside from the cost of medicines, I also wasted time trying to recover my health. I could’ve used the opportunity to work on other jobs that would allow me to generate more income. Or I could’ve used the time to explore other areas in Bangkok.

Thai Food – spicy!

The past few days, I was able to watch Around the World Travel videos which made me realize how much more of the planet there is to explore. Aside from the traveling aspect in these videos, they’ve motivated me to hone my skills and pursue my passions. Let me share these videos to you.

Where the hell is Matt? Dance

Matt Harding
wherethehellismatt.com

Where the hell is Matt? was supposed to be a funny clip of him dancing but after a few edits, the idea of this dance in different international locations became viral which gave him widespread coverage of his travels.

This is the third installment of his video series. He started dancing in postcard photo locations in the background when he thought it became boring for him and decided to include people to dance with him.

counting the hours left

till I go back to school, till I go back to work. It’s going to be another busy day,Â a busy week. This will be for the next three months though. I still have some projects to make. I’ve been delaying it ever since I got this much-deserved break. Now I’m cramming for exams and … Read more

transit

Because life is fast, we drown ourselves in lights. We don’t care what’s going on, or that’s what we’d like to think.

Rich Dad Poor Dad

I got Rich Dad Poor Dad as a present since I posted it as one of my wish lists during one of our exchange gifts. I’ve heard a lot of talks about this book and how it helps a lot in breaking the mold of what we used to think would make us wealthy in … Read more

kinabuhi

Estudyante by day, Callboy at night. >Beach bum on day-offs, Bangag in between. spoke (2) 1. Nicole left… Thursday, 14 June 2007 1:56 pm Ed. Buhi pa diay ka? Hmmmm, visit us… 2. e d left… Thursday, 14 June 2007 8:51 pm yeah, kaluoy sad sa ginoo, buhi pa. hehe. still in davao nuke?

a lifestory

so this is the project i had sa first semester in 1st year coll… NOTE: this project is addressed to my social orientation teacher whichshe said that i didn’t make but was a good thing that i saved it samail ko… and be aware na lang agad na sa last part, maypagka-suplado yung tono ko… … Read more

“don’t dig up too much of reality, you’ll end up nothing. no one can find the meaning of life. they die trying.” ____________________________________________ from my father’s wacky but awesome mind… posted Friday, 28 November 2003

transition

Change is inevitable. Life must go on. There’s no turning back. Gotta face what’s in store for me. Though my heart is aching from leaving. I have to move on. Goodbye… posted Monday, 20 October 2003A visitor made this comment,talaga marisian karin cooooollll!!!! hmm x na ako eh.. i was in stellatill 2nd year unfortunately … Read more

no such thing

i know that it’s a bit too late to share my opinion about this song…it’s just that i want to share what i think about it. NO SUCH THING “Welcome to the real world”, she said to meCondescendinglyTake a seatTake your lifePlot it out in black and whiteWell I never lived the dreams of the … Read more

confused

People change. I am in our room, thinking. Wonderingdifferent things and reminiscing the past. My 4th year term has ended.Or in act, High School life is over. Finish. Done. Certain “what-ifs”enter into my crazy mind. Like “what if I didn’t do this on aparticular situation” or “what if I did that on another”. But then, … Read more