*Here is Sherlyn Mae the Podcast’s Spotify page. So, what are some new things you planned to pursue this 2021? I have been contemplating on two things since 2019: quitting Instagram and starting a podcast. Since putting up my Instagram travel account last 2017, it has so far gathered 17,000 followers and I found myself…
Macau deserves to be appreciated more as a travel destination. Just saying. With a show of hands (assuming I’m TED-talking here), how many of you have actually traveled to Macau? With ‘actually traveled’, I mean not as a day tour from Hong Kong. I’m asking because a lot of people I know treat Macau as…
“Why are you posting photos at the beach in a swimsuit? Aren’t you teaching in uni?” Some people had the audacity to intervene with my life and asked me this question. I just finished watching the reality show @thecirclenetflix and I could relate with what @itsssammiee said about someone questioning her on posting photos in a bikini despite having…
I was born and raised in a small town south of Manila with an abundance of mountains, a beautiful lake, and forest areas. I remember my adventurous spirit spans back as early as my primary school and high school days where I would go on a random excursion with friends and classmates where we climb…
Daaaamn, 2021 is fast-approaching! As I have mentioning in my old social media accounts and in my previous daily blogs here, one of my goals for 2021 is to quit social media for good. For one, I want to look at another perspective on my own creativity without consuming a lot of inspirations. Second, I…
[THE BENEFITS OF GIVING TOURISM A BREAK] As you are reading this, most of our favorite travel destinations might be rehabilitating on its own in the absence of tourists. We all have been seeing it in the news and social media: bluer skies because less cars are on the road, clearer waters because less to…
TO ME, 2020 HASN’T ACTUALLY STARTED YET. But as they say, “The show must go on.” Are you spending quarantine in your hometowns? If so, tell me about these places, and convince me to see them. ☺ January was when Taal Volcano erupted and my hometown (which is by the Taal Lake) was directly affected….
10 photos of Southeast Asia food I was able to try in each country, and here are their back stories: SINGAPORE: Chilli Crab, Mantou Buns, and Teh Tarik 🇸🇬 Chilli crab has been on my SEA food bucket list and had it for my solo celebratory dinner (‘coz I rock and roll solo 97% of…
If I’m being honest, I don’t have a super fixed ‘morning routine’ (or whatever you wanna call it). A lot of friends of mine would know that I hate routines, so much. I hate repeating things, I am a person of spontaneity, and I always look forward to surprises that could happen every single day….
Have you always thought of traveling somewhere? Not in my case. Honestly, until now, I am still surprised with myself in terms of how I got addicted to traveling like I do today. I created a short film expressing how traveling came as an afterthought to me:
To those who have been to Cambodia, what was your favorite part of the trip? ☺ I’ve been reading a lot of travel blogs and guides before coming to Cambodia, and I always see it as MOSTLY ONLY A PART OF the “Indochina Backpacking Adventure” or “Banana Pancake Trail” itineraries, but not a destination of its…
I might be practicing an academic career in one of the most formal disciplines there is (read: Politics and Foreign Affairs) where being prim and proper, being diplomatic, and being at our most educated and cosmopolitan selves are the basic norms. At the same time, I can be the quirkiest and most passionate (self-proclaimed and…
Here’s another short film because I’m feeling so extra today. 😎 Yes, there are indeed no rules. There are no rules on how to be creative and how you’re supposed to live your life. Trust me, I know how liberating it is to live your life in your own terms. I still have some things…
I’m trying so hard to combat my laziness and make brisk walking and photo walks a regular thing. Today I was able to pull myself out of bed to go outside and walk around. Boy, Manila is so back to its usual weekday craziness. 🥴 I have a lot of passion projects in mind, and…
Ten years ago, I started embarking on a journey to go around the Philippines and Asia to take photographs of beautiful landscapes, museums and historical sites, architectural wonders, street art, and the candid daily affairs of people, all while keeping a full-time job. Ten years after, here I am. (Travel and street) photography still sets…