Ang Simula

They say "Write what you know." Well, the truth of the matter is that there's really just one thing that I know about, It's about being Filipino. So I'm gonna write about it.

Born and raised all over Pampanga, my close friends call me an NPA (No Permanent Address). But I've been around North and South of the Central Plains. I'll write about traveling in the Philippines in a shoe string budget. I know a couple of things those Lonely Planet writers have no clue about.

I'm proud of being Filipino, but not just in the pinoy-powah, Manny Pacquiao, 3 stars and a sun kind-of-way (not that there's anything wrong with that), but I really am proud, happy that I am Filipino. I'm happy to be a Filipino in the Philippines, despite all the corruption, poverty and general state of chaos. I am proud to be a Filipino.

Well if I'm so proud of being Filipino, then why am I writing in English? It's simple, to reach a wider audience, those who can already speak Filipino(or Tagalog) already have a better idea of what it means to be a Filipino, Me? I'm just trying to reach out to those who don't.

It kind of sounds pretentious to sum up Filipino lifestyle in four words, maybe. But that wasn't my intention, I just want a quick, witty way of summarizing what I would (probably) be writing about: Filipino Interests like Pinoy Food, Traveling, Local Entertainment, and Vice; that is, the things we love to do while we're on god's green earth.

So look around, I'll be writing a lot, maybe there's something that might appeal to you. Maybe not.