Travel stories by Johanna Frejoles
Two years ago, my best friend and I’s NYE experience in Indonesia was a bit of a culture shock. This time, we decided to see what Malaysia has in store for us. I thought it would be nice to spend it in the food capital of the country – Penang. Penang is all about food and visiting this part of …
My piano teacher once told me that you will never forget the first song you learned on the piano. Perhaps it’s true because even after 18 years of not taking my piano lessons seriously, I can still remember how to play John Thompson’s Little Spring Song. I can even play it with my eyes closed! But what I really liked …
I never liked zoos. I’ve never been the type who gets fascinated by seeing animals in captivity. To me, it looks depressing when I see animals in them. But that is probably also because, in all my life, all the zoos I have visited were poorly managed. Not once in my life have I thought that captivity helps the conservation …
I’m turning 26 in a few weeks and I realized I’ve never written anything like this before. So before I officially mark another trip around the sun, I might as well write one. I don’t know about you, but being a quarter of a century old somehow made me feel like I’ve hit a milestone. After a brush with death …
Filipinos are known for a lot of things. And one thing that you can associate to the Filipino culture is the Pasalubong tradition. Pasalubong teaches us a lot about thoughtfulness, reinforcing bonds and friendships, as well as gift giving. But as nice as it sounds, this tradition is also toxic. Filipinos put a lot of value to this tradition, when …
I feel like shit these days. Blame it on the number of cookies I’ve eaten today. But seriously, I haven’t been doing great these past few weeks. All the inspirational books I have read and ice cream I have eaten simply cannot cure my demotivated ass right now. But don’t get me wrong. This is totally fine. I mean, I …
The world can be a scary place. And the Internet much worse. I have been creating content for the past ten years and I’ve had my fair share of moments when I just wanted to leave everything behind and live off the grid. I’ll be honest; I wanted to quit social media too. Gone were the days when social media …
I probably have mentioned this a lot of times – I am not the celebratory type. But today, forget about that. Today marks the day of my tenth year as a blogger! (To be honest, I forgot the exact date, but I know that it was July 2008) Goodness, 10 years. I actually did something that lasted for 10 years, …
This is my winning entry for Gabii sa Kabilin 2018 Blogging Contest. This year’s theme for Gabii sa Kabilin, Balangay, sparked a specific childhood memory for me. I was probably 9 or 10 years old when I questioned my Dad, “Why do we have to read the book of Numbers in the Bible? What’s in it for us?” At that age, …
I had a great childhood. Whenever I tell myself silently to think of a good memory, it would always bring me back to my childhood years. I grew up with a good set of parents who did their best to raise me well. Although there were a lot of times when we had problems with money or the lack thereof, …