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Barely one hour left and I’ll be turning 20. Sad to say, I think I’m not yet read to accept that I’m going to be at the brink of teenage life…until the end of this entry.

Now, how do I draw this number on my sheet of journey called life?

1. My cousins who are above 20 years old have a lot of gimmicks in their lives. Some go bar hopping. Some travel alone. Some go out for a date with strangers. Should I push myself to the limits?

2. I’ve just heard the word CouchSurfing. I might dare myself to invite strangers online to accommodate them a sleeping place – my place. Promise, hospitality exchange won’t push me to extend my heir.

3. Apprehension must be erased from my dictionary. It has always been a hurdle towards my view of success.

4. I shall seek pieces of advice from older people who have proven a lot in their early twenties. I believe in redesigning the way they accomplished things and doing that based on my accord. Twenties is the time achievers got serious about their work.

5. Master in Science, maybe? Or go for Ph.D?

Any time sooner, I will no longer be a teenager. [...]

It was just hours ago when I watched Disney’s Alice in Wonderland in IMAX 3D in SM North EDSA. For preparation, I read some text in wiki on what exactly the latest Tim Burton film is all about.

For the past couple of months, I’ve always chosen IMAX 3D than Dolby’s. The previous’ developers are genius. For them to produce sharp 3D motions on the big screen, it is really a milestone.

I don’t want to spoil much of the plot, but here’s what happened during the next two hours of being inside the theater.

9:30 PM – “This is 3D again, I hope it’s as good as Avatar.”

9:35 PM – “Oh, their wardrobes give me ideas on what I’ll be wearing on Nyny’s debut. I can’t wait.” [...]

It was the usual morning ambiance as the my phone alarmed seven o’clock. The warmth of the knitted blanket still enveloped my shivering body, but my eyes already saw yellow light. I woke up from deep slumber, twitched, and stretched my torso.

Today is a big day.

I stood up, grabbed my towel, went to the bath room, and turned the knob of the shower. After fifteen minutes, I was done, and I found myself getting up in business attire. It was my third interview for serious internship program in a global company. I prepared much for this, and I trusted myself to do my best.

Scheduled at ten in the morning, the interview was as important as my life. Everything about my dream in the corporate world was at stake in the fifth stage of my application.

With all importance I give to my application, I still decided to attend my first class at eight. After all, academics will drive my way to earning a degree.

During class, my toes were already trembling.

Oh God, this is my interview day. I have to get there at ten o’clock.

I walked out from the class at nine, and gave my faith in the hands of the taxi driver who drove from EDSA-Ayala to G. Puyat Avenue. The HR personnel started to ring me.

“Can you make it at ten? Where are you now?” she asked.

“I’m still in Guadalupe. I guess I can make it at 10:05,” I answered.

It was a long way to Makati, but I never expected HEAVY TRAFFIC which was caused by the closing of roads in Camp Crame, EDSA. [...]

February 11-14 marked the days of the 15^th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta in Clarkfield, Pampanga. The exciting week-long event showcased numerous gigantic balloons, military tanks and weapons, and the Air Force’s jets and planes alongside with its brethren’s triumphs. The festival extends the history of Clark Air Base, having been the former United States Air Force and military facility based on Luzon for almost 90 years.

There was a lot more things to see and to do than to watch the balloons fly. There were skydiver flag jump, paragliding exhibition, aerobatic flight display, RC model aircraft demonstration, skydiving exhibition, light aircraft balloon bursting competition, kite flying exhibition, and [...]

For the next 100 days, I’ll be part of an online writing project codenamed 100Araw.com. It is a collaborative effort whose goal is to exhibit daily commentaries, analyses, and views that would help Filipino netizens raise the level of awareness in line with the coming national elections. While it is clear that this opens political views, it doesn’t limit its readers get informed from only one facade. Along with journalists, IT enthusiasts, activists, youngsters, and bloggers, this project extends its goals to make different voices be heard and to unveil different lights from the spectrum, each having a hope to bring dawn overcoming shadows in our minds to bring forth change.

Personally, [...]