twentysumthing

A few weeks back, some of my friends in the Philippines were complaining about the chilly weather there (which was around 20 degrees Celsius) and I wanted to tell them, believe me, it could be a lot worse! As much as I want to be more like Elsa (of the Disney movie Frozen) and say that the cold never bothered me anyway, it just ain't happenin ' in Canada. It's hard not to let the cold bother you, especially if it's biting cold outside (around -20 to -40 degrees Celsius) and you have to shovel up to 20cm of snow. To ward off the somber mood that the cold season is bringing, besides starting a countdown to Spring, I find myself always looking at photos of the beautiful places I've been to in the Philippines last year. Since I'm a tropical baby, having been born in the Philippines and lived there for 20 years, it's not too hard for me to imagine how warmth actually feels like. Hehe . I've read somewhere that thinking about good thoughts or reminisc...

I've seen a lot of  people posting year-in reviews on their social media accounts. Facebook even bothered to pick my 20 biggest moments in 2013 for me. I found that most of them weren't really the highlights of my life since FB's way of selecting those "biggest moments" was based only on the number of likes or the virality of my posts.  I've learned and experienced a lot in the past year, gained new wisdom too. I think, more than anyone else, I know myself a lot better, and I feel like I should be personally picking what I feel are the most significant events in my life -- not Facebook or not some app. As we all face the New Year and say goodbye to my year, the Year of the Snake, join me in reminiscing my greatest experiences in 2-0-1-3! Number 1: Coming back to the Philippines There are two primary reasons why I came back to my home country. My first reason was all thanks to the Department of Tourism's famous social media campaign It's M...