Gossip

Picture thanks to Nataliia Lytvin

Some people talk so much about other people lives without even figuring out how to live their own life. That is the problem with those gossipers. I don't understand why they even take any effort minding other people business.

To the gossipers: Let me ask you what do you get from gossiping? Does that bring anything good to you? Does that keep you from surviving? Well I guess so, because there you are still living. The problem with you all is when you get confronted you are suddenly silent and don't dare to talk. Know why? Because you know that all what you do is spreading lies, making up untruthful stories just to have some things to talk about the person.

It's funny how some people are. They'd talk bad things about you without even knowing your name. Maybe they think they know a name but what if it's not really your real name? In my opinion I'd rather keep my mouth shut because I'm sure gossiping won't make me successful at the end. It will only get you in trouble, remember: Karma doesn't sleep it is just keeping an eye on you when to have it.

So if you have nothing good to say about someone who isn't bothering your life at all, better to shut up! That is the best thing to do. Don't let your unstoppable tongue mock someone who does nothing to you!

School

Photo thanks to Alberto G.

Who says being in school is no fun? That's not true! What is more important to you all? Your ego for the next party or to have a DEGREE in college for a better future? Is it just the laziness that's stopping us to go to school?

In the Philippines, there are a lot more conditions that makes us stop to study. Not just lazyness! Family situations could be a reason, if your family needs you at home. It is sometimes not being able to pay for school, it can be the tuition fees or the price for the school dress.

For being a college student, first you need courage, a strong ability to be able to surpass any circumstances. Then you must be able to finance everything that is about school. The school time can be very depressing especially when it comes to paying for something suddenly in school, like fees for a field trip, and you cannot pay it because you have no money in your pocket. Students coming from a poor family, like myself, are often more motivated because we know about the financial burden for our family and we want to become more successful in the future ...

No matter how hard the times are in school, never give up, especially when you have parents to support you for your study. Don't let them down! Instead let them be proud of you surviving school! Don't ever degrade yourself to your family or to anyone that has no faith in your ability to overcome something, to prove something. Be positive and have faith that's what you needed most!

Life is unfair

When you thought everything was going well ... Why is life so difficult? There is a saying that if you work harder for something that you want, you'll have it. But I don't think that's true. Why is that even we try and work hard with something, at the end we still cannot have it? Why is that no matter how much we try to be in a better place, to be a better person, at the end we still fail? Why is that? Why do you we have to suffer for so long? That is so unfair! When nobody wants to be in that situation ... Life can be so disappointing sometimes!

How I wish everything was simple! So that nobody is struggling with their life. But I know that's impossible cause nobody seems to feel that way. Sometimes some people attempt to take their own lives because of too much depression. It's not that they did nothing for their life, it's sometimes because they can't take anymore those disappointments in life. Why life is so unfair? Even those richest people suffered before they had started their empire but that's another way around because they are already at the higher level. But many of the poor who are trying to reach their dreams always fall. At the end they give up because there's no way to continue working on something that you know you'll always get the same result.

Travel suggestion

I'm here to tell you all about a place, a tourist spot in the Philippines that you might like to visit if you decided to travel here to my country. Well this place is not as good as Boracay but I can guarantee you'll love the place if you are an adventurous person.

Inner lake with tiny island viewed from the mountain

The place is called Taal Volcano and is located on the island of Luzon. It is the second most active volcano here in my country with 33 historical eruptions that caused many lives. But don't worry, now the island is safe and there are families living on the Taal Volcano island the last time I visited the island. It is a complex volcano with a lake and an island inside the lake, which again contains a lake and a tiny inner island. Basically an island in a lake in an island in a lake (named lake Taal) in an island (Luzon). Got it? So now I'll tell you what are things that you can do when you visit the Tagaytay area with the lake Taal, which is the outer lake.

First you have take a boat ride on the lake Taal to get to the island. It takes 15 minutes on the boat as I've remember, and you should do it in the morning since the lake's waves are rough in the afternoon. Then you can rent a horse to climb the mountain, or you walk. Once you get to the top of the mountain you'll see the view of the erupted Volcano with sulfide water in it and that you cannot drink the water. You also see the tiny inner island but since the water is poisoned, there is no boat to go to the inner island. 

The horseback riding is very risky yet challenging. I guarantee you'll love it and it's way better than Boracay horseback riding. On the lake Taal are also water activities, jetski and windsurfing and I think there were more. I couldn't try either of those water activity when I visited Tagaytay because there was a professional windsurfing competition and water activities were closed. But for sure everything is there and working when it is summer. So I hope that you take a visit and look around the island ... :)

About a friend

I have something to tell to you all. This is about a friend of mine from Facebook which I've met several times in person. She's quite charming with a lot of tattoos on her body. Well I dislike her tattoos as I am not a fan of tattoo. She is more of a wild girl, she loves to party and to hang around with friends. I won't mention her name as a privacy concerns.

So this is what happened to her last year. I wasn't aware she was doing drugs and that she was addicted to it. One time one of her friends which is also my Facebook friend posted photos of her along with the caption saying she was in barangay hall and she didn't calm down and she lost control of herself. That's all I know. This post went viral on social media, at least among all people in my neighborhood. All the people that are friends with her were shocked about her being addicted to drugs.

The rumors about her stopped.  I haven't heard anything about her since last year. Last month  I was out with friends, I saw her sitting on a table along with her friends. She was looking so well, even gained weight, chubby cheeks. Until now I'm still wondering what she had been doing those past months as she weren't posting anything on Facebook then. My only idea that came up my mind is maybe she went to rehab and she overcome the addiction and is now trying a new life. Good luck to her!

TV shows

After finishing both seasons 1 and 2 of Hannibal, and seeing episode 1 of the 3rd season, I have decided to stop watching it. It's a fantastic drama with great actors and a great script but it's just too scary and horrible to just keep watching it. In my opinion, it's probably the most horrific thing content-wise to hit the TV screen ...

Now I'm focusing myself on this new TV Show which is the Shannara Chronicles. For me, this TV Show is the best as I am more of a fantasy person. I love fantasy movies, TV show, etc. To those who love to watch fantasy movies or shows you might as well check this show. Sure you'll like it. Plus, the leading man is quite charming and so are the girls. I've been watching the show ever since I found out about it. The show is on season 1 with 10 episodes. I'm looking forward for the next season 2. I just can't wait. I hope this show will have more seasons and episodes.

Right now, I cannot recommend anything except the Shannara Chronicles which is one of many TV shows of 2016. Though the Walking Dead show for me is getting boring since Karl got shot through the eye. It's just disappointing. What's next he'll be dead? I hope not! Because if that happens, sure there would be a lot of people gonna stop watching the show since Karl has been a big part of the show ...

Bad luck with banana boat

Sunday March 06 2016. I got invited by friends to Subic for a trip. So we headed there straight to my friend house. We rested for a night and we decided to go to the beach by morning around 10am. I was having fun and comfortable talking to everyone, we even played volleyball after a while. Everything was planned: the family would stay overnight at the beach since there were cottage and rooms for everyone. During day time we ate, played volleyball, swim and my friend's family rented a banana boat for everyone.

So here it goes about the banana boating moments: at first I wasn't planning to ride on it, because I prefer jetski. But they got me a banana boat ride and I didn't want to offend anybody so I did it. I got myself a life jacket. It was fun when we were running on the water but when we fall down on water I got banged onto someone's head really bad. The impact was really strong. It hit my left eye. I felt like I was dying. I couldn't even move myself. I was hurt, it was really painful and the side of my eye up to my eyebrow was in pain. I told myself that I will never ride a banana boat again. The guy on the jetski drove me back to the beach so I got off the jetski and run to get ice so I could put it to my eye. I thought it would heal quickly but when I woke up in the morning I had swollen eye. Even now I'm still having this black eye. I couldn't even go out because I'm shy that people would think I got punched on the face. I'm always unlucky. Always ...