Everywhere, Nearby, Somewhere in the Philippines

***Location: Pinayun-an, Bato, Mabinay, Negros oriental, Philippines Pinayun-an is a sitio of baranggay bato. It is about 10 kms from the mabinay city proper. It is surrounded with hills and embellished with a wonderful view of sugar cane plantations and diverse greenfields. It is an awesome destination for those wanting to appreciate nature and immerse with the people in the sitio. Hikers and runners frequent the place as it provides challenging and picturesque trails. *** Since we spent our night at Bais, from there we drove to Mabinay at 4:45 am and arrived at the center at around 5:30. We started our trek at exactly 6:15 and descended from the Hill at around 7:30 (It was already very hot and we had to go home before lunch.) Our climb was just around 30 minutes. If you have bad knees and you walk slow then of course your time would be longer (lol). Pinayun-an village is still far from where we were but we only needed to climb one hill to get that majes...

Singapore: What Everyone Calls Fine Travel Dates: September 19, 2014 to September 21, 2014 A Very Very Brief Background:  Singapore, ahhh Singapura, small Southeast Asian city state that you are! I’ve always wanted to go to Singapore because of incessant Facebook pictures I see from some friends going there with their Universal Studios, Merlion, and Marina Bay images. Yes, these things excited me towards seeing the famous country known for its high GDP and expensive cost of living. But I was more excited with the fact that I was going to have fun in a different country. Additionally, we prepped ourselves for some precaution while traveling to SG. We made sure we knew very important rules there such as no eating of bubble gum, no smoking everywhere, no throwing of trash everywhere and no eating on trains and other public transportation. Other rules include no bringing of guns otherwise you will be hanged. Their rules are so strict and if you break any of its r...