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A Sustainable Country

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I arrived home in Manila with 1 sack of rice, 6 kilos each of pork and chicken, 4 kilos of seafood variety, 3/4 sack full of green bananas, 2 boxes of quail eggs, 1/2 sack of sweet corn, 1 box of romaine lettuce, and other fruits and vegetables. All of these came from my province in Batangas. Not all of them came from my land though. Some were given as gifts from fellow farmers and some were bought at a very low price. Believe me, it took almost half an hour just to unload these farm produce out of our car. These produce by the way will last for more than a week for me and my family. Not only we save some money, but we are secured to know that we are eating fresh and organic food. Wouldn’t it be nice if all of us have  “Free Food”  from our source of land not so far away from our home? Wouldn’t it be nice that we don’t have to go to the grocery that often? Wouldn’t it be nice if the food that we are eating is potent and organic? Giving us the healthy lifestyle that w...

The Best Travel Partner is... your Mother!

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“Why traveling with your Mom is probably one of the best decisions that you’re ever gonna make”. Is traveling with your parents a good idea? Allow me to share this story… We accept guests from our Rental Property almost every day. Whether they are foreign or local, they mostly come in pairs. And why not, traveling with your special someone is the most ideal travel plan (not to mention romantic). We accept guests from different forms and sizes. From newlyweds, to senior citizen retirees, to boyfriend-girlfriend types, we even have individuals who bring along their mistresses. They always come in twos… always as lovers. Recently, I received a message from Belgium. Her name is Mael. Mael is such a doll. She got the smile that could melt any guy’s heart. So Mael called and indicated that she is coming over with a partner. We assumed that it’s going to be her boyfriend or husband. But lo and behold, she came in with an unexpected partner… Mael came in with her Mother. I was s...

Don't Let Distractions Drown You

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So how was the start of New Year for you? Not so good I bet… Most people had a bad month in January. In just a span of 4 weeks, there were calamities from different places. The Australia Bushfire, the Airplane Crash in Afghanistan, Flashfloods in Indonesia, Kobe Bryant’s death in a Helicopter Crash, the almost War between Iran and the USA, and of course, our country didn’t take any exemptions. First, there was the big Earthquake in Mindanao. Then the Taal Volcano Phreatic Explosion. A few days after lowering the Alert Level of the Taal Volcano, the Wuhan Corona Virus penetrated our country. That was just all in 1 month… Geesh! During the 2019 New Year festive, all of us were filled with optimism and hope for the coming 2020. Our resolutions were all listed and scheduled according to plan. Little did we knew then… We were distracted by all of these catastrophes. We were buried with all of these unfortunate incidents. We are drowning and can hardly breathe. What do we nee...