"The first time you do a thing is always exciting."
- BP
- I am a Bicolano by birth and choice. By any standards, I am a slow runner but I like it that way. I look at running as a healthy and exciting way to make a difference. Together with my fellow runners from our family, school, office, and the community, we use running to give back.
RUN JAKE RUN: A Double Dose of Natural High
To the uninitiated, waking up early on a Sunday morning, driving for almost an hour to reach the starting line of a fun run and then sweat for close to two hours finishing that fun run sounds like a crazy idea.
MANGROVE LOVING PENGUIN: Wet and Barefoot Men for Others at Cabusao Wetlands
"Contemplativus simul in actione"
Latin phrase means "contemplative at the same time as in action."
FUNDACION PACITA: A Sweet Treat at Cafe du Tukon
"Success is its own reward, but failure is a great teacher too, and not to be feared."
These wise words on success and failure are attributed to the fearless US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor .
2024 BATANES 360 MARATHON: Uphells for Breakfast but Nobody is Complaining. Not even Poor Old Slow BP
The jargon in the colorful world of marathoners can have a generous dosage of bravado. One such jargon is "Eat those hills for breakfast."
MANGROVE LOVING PENGUIN: Much to Like about Leganes Integrated Katunggan Park (LIKE)
It's been almost 5 months since the Mangrove Loving Penguin (MLP) visited the Leganes Integrated Katunggan EcoPark (LIKE) but the memory of that visit to an award-winning mangrove park is still fresh and riveting.
MANGROVE LOVING PENGUIN: Serendipia in Barcelona
"Beautiful Sorsogon! Where Beauty is Everywhere."
One of the more progressive provinces in our beloved Philippines, in my book, is Sorsogon. The things happening in the southernmost Bicol province are both inspiring and promising.
MANGROVE LOVING PENGUN: Mangroves of Rompeolas, Sorsogon City
"Belief is the breakwater against despair."
MANGROVE LOVING PENGUIN: Planting Tungog in Kawas Marine Sanctuary
"The more the variety, the better the society."
Variety is diversity. Biodiversity is the diversity of life in a given area.
MANGROVE LOVING PENGUIN: Feeling Good & Hopeful in Bula Mangrove Forest, General Santos City
Let me tell you a feel-good story.
MANGROVE LOVING PENGUIN: Planting in the Shadow of Mt. Quiasog
The Bicol Region abounds with tales of epic heroes and mythical beings.
ILOILO DINAGYANG MARATHON: 2-day Food Marathon & 8-hr Full Marathon
"It's not the destination, it's the journey."
TBR DREAM MARATHON 2024: Pace it Forward
#PayingitForward
Awake already in the way too early morning hours of the 18th of February, I found myself running behind a bunch of runners dressed in funky dinosaur suits on the asphalt roads of Filinvest Alabang. Hashtagged on the back of their yellow shirts were the words "Paying it Forward." These sane individuals are, after all, acolytes of The Bull Runner herself who preached about building a running community where members pay it forward.
Row5Bulalo: Something New & Reinvigorating at Feliciana
"One of Naga City's well kept secret is not secret anymore. Feliciana is simply the favorite of many discerning diners in the Heart of Bicol."
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