Life’s Ideas

A trip from Canada to the Philippines entails a lot of spending. The fare alone already costs a lot of money. You also need to book your plane ticket way ahead of your trip because you might have a problem with the availability later because Christmas is peak season in the Philippines. This is the reason why balikbayans (returning Filipinos) would always make the most of the trip.

My husband and I are considering a visit to the Philippines before this year ends. Nothing is final yet but it is best to think ahead. Our old folks are still living and it is always a pleasure to have them around. They don’t want to travel so we really have to visit them whenever our budget would allow us to.
To make the most of our trip, we would like to visit local attractions and it’s Palawan this time. It will be our first time there and we are already very excited about it. We are both nature lovers and so Puerto Princesa Subterranean River is a must-see for us. It has always been our wish to be able to visit Palawan even before we left the country but we never had the budget then.

Philippines is a beautiful country with many unique scenic spots. We do not want to be strangers in our own country but travelling is expensive and oftentimes, when we have the money to spend, we don’t have time to go. For most of us, lost time also means lost income. Going on a vacation is a pleasure with a price but also inspires us to do more. This makes us feel better, think better and live better. Going on a vacation need not be expensive. I’m sure there’s always a good place to camp nearby. What’s important is that you take a break once in a while, take time to smell the flowers and appreciate what life has to offer and be grateful for it.

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I can’t believe the Dr. Hayden Kho and Katrina Halili (of the Philippines) sex video issue is still going strong. I think most people really believe the saying, Where there is smoke, there is fire. I think Dr. Kho is morally deficient, not only for taking videos of his sexual encounters but for even bragging about it to his friends. I’m beginning to believe that men who takes videos and photos of their sexual trysts are not that uncommon anymore. It seems that the more we hear about celebrity video scandals, the more people are drawn towards it. It has become so widespread that some teenagers are doing this.

I wonder how women can protect themselves from this nonsense. Women who are video-taped usually did not agree to it. How can you say no when your partner never asked for your permission? It’s usually secretly done without the consent of either one of the parties involved. I believe there is always some malicious intent on the part of the one video-taping.

I guess being involved in sex video scandals is just a matter of luck or coincidence. The only way you can be safe from this is when you never have sex with somebody else outside marriage but then, the world is not black and white. There’s a wide area of gray where most people are. This makes living life all the more exciting, don’t you think?

Tags: Hayden Kho, Katrina Halili, Philippines, sex scandal, sex video
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