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National Museum Of Natural History: The Things We Miss While Scrolling
Most people don’t make it past the first paragraph. You probably won’t either. Or maybe you’ll just stop to look at the photos from the National Museum of Natural History, Philippines. That’s how we’ve been programmed these days. We are rewired to scroll, pause, swipe, and repeat. The algorithm decides what matters now. And if it doesn’t flash, move, or shout in under eight seconds, we move on. That’s why museums feel so irrelevant today. And it’s not because they’ve failed to evolve and adapt. They’ve renovated, rebranded, and redesigned entire exhibits just to hold our attention a little longer. But still, we scroll past them. Because museums offer depth,…
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Mt. Kupapey Proved That Burnt Toast Can Lead To Something Beautiful
What if everything that went wrong was actually going right? What if a cancellation was actually a redirection? What if the setback was really just part of the setup? Most of us have goals and trips we’ve mapped out for months or even years. We plan for months, picturing how everything should unfold. And yet, it takes just one storm, one cancelled flight, and one shift in the weather to throw it all off course. That’s what happened to us. We were meant to take the mighty multi-day Kibungan Cross Country hike. That was the dream. But the Universe had other plans. And somehow, we ended up hiking Mt. Kupapey…
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Mt. Kabunian: The Sacred Mountain That Secretly Changed My Perspective
I sold my soul to the Devil. In exchange for a small fortune and a taste of worldly happiness, I lost bits and pieces of myself. I didn’t even realize I’d made a deal with him until I noticed I no longer had time for the things I once loved. Then, one day, came Mt. Kabunian. Here’s the thing about mountains. They’re not just giants. Some are called gods or deities who will exorcise your demons and unveil the hard truths you never wanted to hear. And Mt. Kabunian, named after the sky god in Igorot culture, was the mountain that finally made me see how far I’d lost my…
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Lusno Falls: The Hidden Cebu Waterfall That Taught Me The Truth About Happiness
There’s a version of this day that went exactly as planned. This wasn’t it. The original plan had all the right details. It felt safe, structured, and made sense on paper. But the Universe had other ideas. One message and everything shifted, quietly and suddenly, like most real things do. I could’ve stayed home and waited for another perfect day. Instead, I ventured toward Lusno Falls, a middle-of-nowhere waterfall I barely knew, with no concrete plan at all. I didn’t know what the trail looked like, how far the falls were, or if I was even going the right way. I just kept going. And I wasn’t alone on this…
