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Recap: 2017

January 06, 2018 / BY Jess Austria
Let me tell you how my 2017 was but honestly, I barely remember what happened. January. I remember hating my job, my schedule, and the people around me. I remember going to work before the sun rises and heading home after all the establishments closed. I remember not being able to eat and sleep properly. I remember not seeing my housemate, who is my friend, for a week and the only interactions we had were...

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2018: Renewed Life

January 05, 2018 / BY Jess Austria
Hello! I've been trying to catch up with all my travel diaries but I realized that I'm having a hard time writing my thoughts. It has been quite a while since I let out all my thoughts. 2017 was a confusing year, a year of low self-esteem, a year of discoveries, and a year of learning. I quit my job, got stuck at home being completely useless for months, going back to school to face...

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Malaysia: Day 1 and 2

January 04, 2018 / BY Jess Austria
Disclaimer: Hi, if you've stumbled upon this blog to research on your next trip, I'm gonna go ahead and apologize because there's not much information here. The tourists spots that we visited were briefly described since it can be easily searched on the web. Have a good day! This is a very long overdue post. I went to Malaysia in March of last year (2017) for my parents' wedding anniversary but got too lazy to...

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Ilocos Norte: Madongan Dam

May 22, 2016 / BY Jess Austria
A few days (12/30/2015) before 2015 ended, my cousins and I took a short trip to Marcos to witness this man-made falls that my neighbors were all talking about. Everyone who told us about this place said "nagpintas" (ang ganda/maganda) so we had to see it. And it was just an hour away from our hometown, Batac. I actually visited this place 4 years ago for my high school batchmate's graduation party but it didn't...

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Quezon Province: Pahiyas Festival x Kamay ni Hesus

May 22, 2016 / BY Jess Austria
(Note: A photo-loaded post) A week already passed and it was just yesterday that I got to post-process and write a bit. I went to Lucban, Quezon with my workmates for Pahiyas Festival last May 15th. It's one of the most famous and most visited festivals in the country and is known for its iconic aranya. Aranya is a three-layered chandelier made of kiping. The festival is being celebrated in honor of San Isidro Labrador,...

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