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Dear (now official ) goddaughter Freya: you nailed it with the shoes by not wearing one. If you're not (yet) walking, why wear one? :) You have so much to teach Ninang. Absolutely chuffed to have met you today, Frey! #housefrey #ninangduties #littleblairw
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My meditation area at Bolinao, last Holy Week. In a question on social media about meditation, Aurora Clawson wrote (rephrased for brevity by me): "It is our authentic nature to be high, free, light, happy, creative, loving and intelligent. One gravitates
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Today, I was searching in my phone for pictures I took in my class, so I can start my assignment (never-ending). And then I accidentally clicked on a shared folder (for those on iOS, try it!). And I found an album of pictures shared by a dearest friend cl
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Finals next week and I'm cooped up at home, for two days, memorizing over 300 worth of art pieces. Thanks @palea_ong for the hidden messages on my home made flash cards! It's gives me hope, after hours of freezing my brain with no end in sight. I will alw
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One of my favorite subject in school: furniture styles. With so many chairs I've drawn, whenever I sit down I am unconsciously feeling its arms, wiggling so I can feel the contours of the back, it's actually comedic to look at, my romancing of a chair. I
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Overflowing love to our dear ones who left our world to go to some place better. Hope everyone is having a joyful reunion this long holiday. #allsaintsday #allsoulsday
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"If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?" Rumi, Sufist poet, asked me this question while we were inside the bus stranded for almost 7 hours at the pier waiting for ship to take us back to mainland. It was sunrise when we sail
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Groupfie shot with the men who saved our lives, no exaggeration: Kuya Senoy and Kuya Joel. Waves too big for the boat? No problem! Let's traverse a mountain! (Yep in our flip flops! Beach wear ftw!). It's not seen in the photo, but Kuya Senoy brought a bo
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This is how to be spontaneous, friends. Oblivious to any storm, here we are, at a far-flung beach facing west Philippine sea, wondering why the sun is not out. No signal, completely disconnected, with possibly warships (they were huge!) from our neighbori
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Teacher Surindher-Jhi, changing my spiritual life one savasana at a time. His class is always fully packed, most of the time there is no space between mats. Ever since he started, he never advertises. Every pose for him is a spiritual expression. He laugh
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"I used to say, 'There is a God-shaped hole in me.' For a long time I stressed the absence, the hole. Now I find it is the shape which has become more important." - Salman Rushdie. I believe that we have an obligation to find our own happiness, without l
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Soul sistahs! Kim and Natalia, both loving, full of compassion and amazingly inspiring. Everyday, I strive to be like them. Some supportive selfie shot from these lovelies before I took the teacher's mat. #yoga #rishikesh #girlpower
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We have yoga when the sun rises. I come first in class so I can have a place near the window. My guru shared: science said that we are made of energy, not matter. It goes in circle outwards that's why sometimes you feel the vibration of another energy for
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So happy to be back on the mat! And so is this monkey :) In the middle of our yoga class, he came jumping from the window, went straight to our classmate's bag, found a banana, started munching on the banana...but no, that's not the impressive thing about
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"Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become. Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment." Paramahansa Yogananda. A q
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Cheese-balled kind of day and no better chill pill than a pregnant woman about to give birth in a few weeks giving you some perks for the upcoming solo psychedelic trip. Hallelujah to perspective! Trish, You are the zen in the extrajudicial stress of my
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After two years!! My dad and I planted this in a pot, a month after a good friend died. I named it GSFS. And the damn thing is now bearing fruit. 2 years!!!! And my neighbor is probably gonna have the first taste. I dig these vines. #GatheringStrengthFro
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"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!" - H
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Cramming my to-do list before the big adventure to India this month. Reading a chapter during some travel downtime at a house on top of uh huh, friggin' rice terraces!! How insanely different from the view I am used to everyday. #buscalan #welcometoheaven
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Charmed by this Eco-resort discovered by @financially_blonde . Conversation with their staff: "sir, walang NPA dyan sa mga bundok?" "Ay ma'am Wala po." #titaquestions #itsmorefuninthephilippines #clark #sisidlessons #ecoresort
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Remembering our best memories of our trip to Turkey, around same time this year. After harvesting fresh lavender, we made bunches to be dried in the sun. It smelled so heavenly. I'm cozying up here with @katmarcos , as the wind was strong, having some f
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The people you need to be with to enjoy-proof your weekend break. Happy birthday tsong @arub1n ! Ayan, you're the youngest na! #londonhasnotyetfallen #aquazumba #truewomanhood
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At Pico De Loro, first time. If you come here for the beach, I'd recommend San Juan /Laiya, clearer and so much cleaner waters (a LOT of candy wrappers and plastic bags floating in the waters at pico!) and you'll have more freedom to swim. Don't be fooled
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Bucket list Checked! Attend a presidential candidate's Miting Di Avance :). Here's to a peaceful election, Philippines!! #Halalan2016
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"Don't take life too seriously. It's not like you're going to get out alive." - some Chinese proverb I think. #dontsweatthesmallstuff #beachforever
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We kept planning to meet and it never pushed through. We decided not to plan instead and here we are. To spontaneous summer meet-ups with high school buddies for life. #hakunadventures #glorificationofbusy
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From the baul circa 2011. I miss traveling badly. This was in the streets of Cuzco, Peru, day before our great hike to Macchu Picchu. We found a baby alpaca with my travel buddy Nikki. It's liberating to have no itinerary, and to just walk around the town
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"I'll show you my scars. Choose your favorite." First time to experience Spoken Poetry, invited by Clai with @solofly and . It's different pala compared to listening to live music, here you have to listen to every word, else you lose the poem. Beautiful w
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My first duel is with tsong @arub1n. I-popost ko ba to kung talo ako? Lol! (Peace tsong bin!) Laban Pilipinas! Absolutely no thought of form, basta lang makapoint. Wag tularan hahaha! #fencing #kingsguard #sirselmy #fencingisthenewgimik #newyearsresoluti
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A Game of Thrones is such an inspiration hence this. Coach Luis on the left. What's so nice is in just one session, we really got to duel among each other. Complete with sword (epee o ha), straightjacket-like costume, head mask that feels like a bee mask.
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Beach camping! This tent has it all: three beds, blankets, towels, electric fan, charging station, fridge, trampoline...joke lang on the last two! Upon arrival, who do you think was the first to comment: "ang init pala dito!" ? Me! I'm not that hardcore a
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The instructor kept telling me to close my other eye to focus. Umm...what does he mean?! This comes naturally, I only have one eye! Go me, thank you mother nature, God, for this prominently unfair advantage, lol! Yellow / bulls eye range hit! You need st
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My sister gave me this gift this Christmas...a 5-year journal where I just indicate the year of each day when I decide to write. It's a derivative of those one line per day journals..it has life questions you can answer depending on your perspective now.
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In my country, this is a backdrop of a typical family reunion this holiday season. A blessed, fetching 2016 to everyone. #theislandthatneversleeps #happynewyear
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Frenemies. These munchkins are here for the holidays and all they do is amuse or annoy me. I do the same of course. Mostly latter. Ginigising ako ng maaga eh! #nephews #terribletwos #disneyjunior #hotdog
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Calamansi muffin and coffee and soda crush. In my opinion, the perfect way to start the Christmas recharge. #guesswhereiam #happyholidays
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So much better if the glass walls were removed. But I'll take whatever green I can find :) #breathethroughthetraffic #yoga #christmastraffic #roadrageproblems
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To Kat...the one who told me we should try out Turkish bath on our first day in Turkey, but almost backed out on our last day: here's to us snickering because we had this super bawal shot inside this Turkish structure where people go commando. Here's to
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"Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, and so I chose to tell myself a different story from the one women are told. I decided I was safe. I was strong. I was brave. Nothing could vanquish me." Cheryl Strayed in my thoughts while f
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When you're awake and ready to swim as promised the night before with your friends..and yet they're still sleeping. Some friends. #dreamcometrue #sleeponstilts
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There's nothing quite like traveling with parents: goodbye couchsurfing or camping. Resort it is. #siquijor #savethereef #beachbum
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This wall is now...wall-e! Happy 1st day hewlett packard enterprise! #newhpe #day1selfiephl #alonanotfollowinginstruction
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One of my best experiences in my last Japan trip with my mother. Outdoor hot spring bath! I told my mom to prepare to go fully naked days before our trip. It's quintessential Japanese! She refused even as we already checked in. After so many arguments, I
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Eto na talaga ang touristy sa touristy. For all my annoying travel elitism, walang magagawa pag utos ng kinauukulan magpapicture. I did not hold a Japanese doll, its just too much, lol. This village is famous for its Gassho-style huts, na Hindi namin nap
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Japanese cuisine is a must to understand this country! Japan is famous for Kobe beef but we went to Hida region known for their beef, and for the locals, much better than the Kobe meat. It melted in our mouths! One of the best dining experience I've had.
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Making Japanese desserts (one of them is mochi) with Momski. Our teacher Hayashi-san thoroughly explained how each dessert design is inspired by a kind of Japanese literature, must be in harmony with the season it is served, and should never overshadow th
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It's her first time to ride a cable car! Look at mom's excited face! It wasn't like that minutes before the ride. She prayed, mumbling as we were lining up: "Lord please protect us from harm, cover us with your mantle of protection.." "Mom!! Walang mama
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The greatest travel of my life: traveling with my mother, just the two of us! I prepared for this trip for two months, I've never done that in any of my trips. I wanted my mom to experience the culture so there she is, proudly hacking the hike to see a c
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DIY painting grills with dad. The grills are now slathered with toxic chemicals (why is there no lung-friendly paint for metals?), sweat (dad's) and rain water. It's not as fine if real painters have done it, but a story to tell to those who will touch it
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I think it's a good place to surf for beginners like me. No rocks, no corals, safe to jump off from the board. No waves though at this time of the year. #gubat #bicol #surfing #itsmorefuninthephilippines
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Heard about this beach with pink sands at the bottom end of Luzon. I confirm that it is indeed pink. #matnog #bicol #subicbeach #tiklingisland #itsmorefuninthephilippines
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I'm going to yoga class today and I remember the one time we did it, with the morning sun amidst rolling hills of olive trees. #banana #yoga #turkey #urlahasat #helpx #sunsalutation
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If I have even just a 10sqm of a garden, I'd install an outdoor stone oven. Our homemade pizza, cooked to perfection by Mama. Mama is a super chef, she does everything from scratch for all the turkish cuisine we've been eating. Kat is a pastry baker so sh
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Making Turkish pizza! Dough prepared by Mama (from scratch!). #thingsnottaughtinschool #turkey #organicfarming #helpx #pizza
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My bed in my first ever farm volunteer experience. The sun rises behind the hills over that window, I always watch it rise every morning and each time it takes my breath away. I want my travels to be like knowing a person I want to get to know it - not
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Al fresco breakfast made by Mama with the help of her daughter Sibel and Kat. Turkish pancake (from scratch!), tomatoes salad with herbs from garden, peppers from the garden eaten raw (learning: eat it young, not very hot), yogurt mixed with olive oil and
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Morning at 7 task. We take turns comforting the sheep while the other milks it. The milk is for the family's personal consumption (for our food: to make yogurt, cheese, buttermilk) not for sale. We were taught how to squeeze to get as much milk and how to
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Part of the chores is to take out this pregnant donkey to drink water everyday. Nobody knows when he is due to give birth. At one time, while I was trying to bring him back to the fields after drinking water, the donkey started digging the soil with his r
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Gardeners ang peg. One of my favorite moments - this is Mama's garden. We felt so inept in every task they give us so I thought watering the garden would be something we can impress them with. I volunteered to do it! It turned out there is a Turkish way o
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One of the chores in the farm is to soak the chickens in an organic solution to avoid pests. For me who is afraid of touching any animal, this is seriously a great achievement. At one time, one chicken thought it was a duck and waded in the small pool. Co
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