The Wandering Savant

"Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books." John Lubbock "How prone poor Humanity is to dam up the minutest remnants of its freedom, and build an artificial roof to prevent it looking up to the clear blue sky." E. T. A. Hoffmann "And when the day arrives I'll become the sky and I'll become the sea and the sea will come to kiss me for I am going home. Nothing can stop me now." Trent Reznor "Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment." Morihei Ueshiba "For true love is inexhaustible; the more you give, the more you have. And if you go to ...

I always consider holidays to be a welcome treat-a time to spend for oneself away from the rigors of daily living.  It was with extreme gladness that I had the chance to take a few days off from work. And, what better ways to spend one's holiday than by going to some far-flung place quite foreign to not a few of people's knowledge. I always have strong beliefs in the potential of lesser known places when it comes to travel and tourism.  This time around, we chose the province of Biliran. Biliran is one of the least known provinces in the Philippines when it comes to tourism. Nonetheless it has great potentials to boot. It is my firm belief that with strong strong infrastructure support and marketing schemes, the province could pave the way to becoming a retirement haven for Filipinos and foreigners alike as evidenced by its laid-back, country-like atmosphere. Naval, Biliran is, in fact, slowly becoming a haven for several expatriates. Take time to check out ...

How fast time flies. Indeed! It seems like yesterday that we bade 2011 goodbye and ushered in a brand new year. Today, we are once again given a brand new start. Today is the first day of the month of March. IT’s time we bid goodbye to February, when we had been shaken in many ways-like the anxiety that we all have to endure or the physical shaking of the ground as in the case of an earthquake. For most of us, we had been subjected to intense emotional anxiety when rumors of an impending tsunami started to  spread like wildfire that fateful day in February 6th.  No one ever anticipated anything untoward would happen that day. For most of us, it was a one fine day, ideal for going out to the beach or malling perhaps. For me that was the  day for self-absorption. That was the last day of my workweek and I was quite excited to be able to  take my days off. I was excited to finally rest my soul after a week of hard labor. On the contrary, what followed afterwards were days of mental and ...