Places I have been

It is my childhood dream to travel to different places here abroad, so here's a list of those I have been to. Hopefully I can make this list very, very, very long!!! :)

1. Malolos, Bulacan (Barasoain Church, Grade 6 field trip). This is actually my first field trip.
2. Tagaytay (MAR 2003--Mushroom place, Picnic Grove among others, Third Year HS field trip). And this is the second.
3. Corregidor (OCT 2004--1st year college, Geography field trip)
4. Puerto Galera (OCT 2007--My first IML sem-ender, 4th year college)
5. Tanauan-Taal-Agoncillo, Batangas (MAY 2008--Mostly historical sites like Mabini Shrine, 4th year college, 100 field trip)
6. Dubai Airport-Istanbul Airport-Antalya, Turkey (AUG 2009--1st year MS, ECCTD 2009)
7. Naga City-Caramoan, Camarines Sur (MAY 2010--HapEEEness Outing)
8. Baguio (JUL 2010--Familia Anniversary)
9. Fukuoka, Japan (NOV 2010--2nd year MS, TENCON 2010)
10. Cebu City (APRIL 2012--IML Sem Planning)
11. Singapore (APR 26-MAY 3, 2012--7-day vacation c/o Tito Larry)
12. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (AUG 14-AUG 18, 2013--Out of the country with Mark T, Lendl and Nina)
13. Ozamiz City (AUG 27-AUG 28, 2013--Hearty and Tone's wedding)
14. Dakak, Dapitan (APR 29-AUG 30, 2013--Post-wedding out of town)
15. Scotland (SEP 21-DEC 21, 2013--3-month business visit)
16. England (OCT 26-OCT 28, 2013--3-day leisure visit)
1. London - Oct 26
2. Southampton - Oct 26
3. Salisbury - Oct 27
4. Bath - Oct 27
5. Windsor - Oct 28
6. Watford - Nov 22
7. Oxford - Nov 23
17. Taal, the volcano itself (JAN 31, 2013--first solo out of town with Tayni)

The first post

I don't know what to say.

I love reading blogs especially if they are about topics that I enjoy reading, such as travel, current affairs, or just ordinary life, or if the writer has a talent is expressing his/her thoughts through words. I enjoy imagining what they describe or feeling what they share. I love reading their pieces, yet I don't know how to start my own.

I can think of several reasons why I feel this way:

1. I am not good in English. Yes, I definitely admit this. I've always loved Mathematics. You know what they say, those who love Math and excel in it fails in English as if they are really opposites. I was just a kid when this thought was engraved in my brain. I dreaded English classes, recitations, activities, and essay examinations. With that same intensity of dread, I loved solving word problems (e.g. if train A leaves the station at X kph and train B leaves the same station at the same time at Y kph in the opposite direction, then how many kms are they apart after Z hours?), algebraic equations (e.g. find the value of x in 3x + 4 = 12), and calculus (e.g. what is the limit of y as x approaches 2?).
2. I just loved reading, not writing. I cannot think of anything else to say, that's really what I am.
3. I forget easily which, I think, will definitely be a problem should I start having my own blog. When something happens to me during the day that I want to write in here, and given that I can only write during the night after work, I bet I will forget about it by the time I face Zenchi (my laptop). That will be the top reason why in the future will I sit here, wait, and get clueless on what to write.

I guess those are the first things I want to share here.

Welcome to the blog world, Yiyen! Cheers to the bright future!

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On the side note, I just passed my thesis v2 draft to my adviser. I really hope I can defend my thesis on May 3rd.

To God be the Glory!