Travel

April 29, 2017

WPC: Wanderlust

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The months of April and May are the Philippines summer months. Classes are closed and everyone’s taking a vacation. My nephew from another region of the country visits us. Since we live in our country’s third-smallest island, beaches and hills surround us. In this photo my youngest son gladly accompanied his visiting cousin in a nearby hill. It’s only a forty-five-minute walk from our place. 
 
While on top they could see the big houses below. Ours is covered by lush trees so it isn’t visible from where they are standing. Located farther are the sea and another island. Hadn’t it been cloudy, the sunrise could have given a misty glow to everything around.
 
But the morning exercise and the sights made the boys’ eyes sparkled with awe.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Wanderlust

October 2, 2016

Three Days Three Quotes Challenge: Day 1

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Another amazing challenge for me! A big thanks to atrangizindagieksafar for nominating me for the 3 Days 3 Quotes Challenge. Please pay her a visit to check out her awesome poems.

It is a pleasure for me to share my own quotes that inspire me too.  Since I was in my teens I loved collecting quotes. Now, that I am a little bit ripe with experience, I come to create my own.

The challenge is to share your favorite quotes. I opt to share my own. 🙂

Here is my quote for Day 1.

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My nominees for today:

These are the rules of the challenge:

Three quote for three days.
Three nominees each day (no repetition)
Thank the person who nominated you.
Inform the nominees.

 

 

May 19, 2016

Looking Back At South Poblacion

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The thought had not occurred to me. That is, how my life has changed so much in the South. Yes, I have literally lived at a village called South Poblacion at the municipality of Larena, in the island of Siquijor. Most of the highlights in my life happened at South Poblacion. I had my greatest heartbreak in that place. I did recover, thanks to my God. Eventually, I met my other half from that village; the one who healed my broken heart and led me to move on with life again. It was there that he proposed to me too. We got married there and started our family. We have been blessed with two pretty boys. After three years of our marriage we moved to another location where we built our own sweet home. But we regularly visit South Poblacion because of my mother-in-law who presently lives there. My husband, too, used to be a barangay captain at South Poblacion. Now, he only serves as a barangay councilor.

It is fun living in South Poblacion. It is located at the heart of town. Actually, it’s only half of the center of town because the other half is called North Poblacion. The place is a mixture of residential and commercial spaces. And the people are all nice.

I am proud to say that our island, Siquijor, is one of the top tourist destinations in the Philippines. At South Poblacion, we regularly see these tourists because many lodging houses are located here, as well as the market and the ATM machines.

If you happen to visit this island may you enjoy your stay at South Poblacion.

Have a purposeful day!

~Nezel

WP Daily Prompt: South