Whatever you do, safety first! That’s a rule in life, especially when one is going on adventures. You’ve probably heard that “People don’t plan to fail, rather fail to plan” that saying applies to a big part of the population, no wonder only a certain percentage make to the top…success! You wan’t to have a successful vacation trip? Then plan your trip.
Make sure you know the destination you’re going to enough for you to plan a safe yet fun filled trip. Set aside a budget and stick to it. Read reviews of airlines and its services, look for the best rates if you have the time or pay for the luxury if you can afford it, make sure your passport is valid for travel for the next 6 months at the very least and valid longer than your trip, have a travel insurance, take necessary vaccinations, bring enough clothing, and protective clothing (ex. rash guard) if you will be exposed to diving, trekking and the likes, bring vitamins and your medicines (plus first aid kit).
Bring written emergeny and important phone numbers, print outs of your airline and hotel/services bookings, extra batteries for your gadgets, enough cash and credit card. What else? Ah, anti mosquito repellants if you will be in the outdoors and your sunscreen. Make sure your family back home knows where you will be, shoot an email to them of your hotels and airlines. Then when at the destination, get them informed when you can, preferably with pictures of who you are with or met along the way for safety too.
If you enjoy writing, try to make a journal and bring your camera to capture the moment.
I got to listen to the Necrological Speech while sick in bed (fever) and got to know more about out former President Cory Aquino. My Mom and I can’t help shed a tear at the loss of a great person and leader who led by example. She is probably the only state leader who has touched her people deeply and personally and made the most sacrifice. The People Power EDSA Revolution in 1986 was the very first political activity that I got to witness. At first year high school and very apolitical, I wasnt there for politics, it just so happened that friends of the family went there to bring boxes of “Pandesal” (Bread) to the soldiers and I came along with permission from my parents of course and handed bread to hungry soldiers who were dutifully serving the nation.
If there is something that God wanted the nation to do, it is for her to humble before Him and Pray. This is exactly what Pres. Cory did. She prayed for the nation and believed in it, to them, Filipinos worth dying for. A lot of Filipinos (including myself) is in one way or another guilty of saying negative things about our nation and our people, I ask God for forgiveness about that. Instead of us saying negative words, we should pray and bless our nation, believe God to bless her. To find the good about the Philippines and talk only about the positive things and our hope for the Philippines.
I thank God for seeing in action a great person in this lifetime who was passionate about her Faith, her Nation, her Family. There are so many one can learn from her.
1. Faith in God. Always came to God about anything.
2. Faithfulness and love for her husband, Ninoy. The loyalty, the dedication was there to the very end.
3. Love and Care she gave her family. She is very hands-on in caring for her children and their families.
4. Self-lessness in serving others. Even no longer a President, she continued to serve the country as a private citizen.
5. Honesty and Integrity. I like the story about her grandson asking about a jar of chocolate of it belonged to the Filipino People, and when Pres. Cory said “no, i bought them for you”, its the only time he took a chocolate from the jar. And her not asking for even a free ticket or an upgrade at the Philippine Airlines.
6. A wonderful friend. Not the fair weather kind who is around only during good times, but always willing to support.
7. Humility and. A lot of those who shared talked about the display of her humility
There is so much more…
I’ve been wanting to write and express my deepest sympathy in my blog since several days ago but couldn’t finish it coz i was feeling really sick. Thank you Madam President for being a positive impact to me and to the Filipino people, you are such a role model. Thank you for being the instrument of bringing our country democracy.
Photo (Statue of late Pres. Cory and Cardinal Sin in Baguio City – 2008)
Pres. Cory and the Cardinal are very good friends. Cardinal Jaime Lachica Sin is my grandfathers first cousin, we used to attend church at the Manila Cathedral a lot to listen to him when i was little. Only Archbishops are allowed to hold a funeral service at the Manila Cathedral but exception to this is given to honor Pres. Cory for the honorable life she has lived.
Alta Vista De Boracay developed by DMCI Homes, Inc is now operational. Alta Vista De Boracay is a Triple A Resort being managed by BRCYL International, a hotel management company also operating resorts in Hawaii. Rental Rates vary from $120 to $180 per day. It operates as a resort and a residential condominium unit. Unit owners have the option to live in it or enroll in the Hotel Operations to earn from rental incomes.
Investing in a Condominium Hotel or Condotel is one of the best real estate investment in the Philippines especially to Foreigners or Balikbayans and Filipinos who are based abroad because this kind of property allows you to enjoy your unit for vacation and earn the rest of the time that you are not using it. If you own a condominium unit in Alta Vista De Boracay, you can enroll it in the Lease back program where in your unit will be rented out to Tourists 350 days a year and 15 days is allocated for you to use, Free of charge of course because it is yours.
There is a corresponding rental sharing between the unit owner and the hotel operator. And the earnings are given periodically.
How nice it is to have a property in a world class destination, especially Boracay which is dubbed Best Tropical Beach in the World with its prestine white sand and crystal blue waters. And how awesome that you can have a property that will be maintained to tip top hotel standard.
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