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Capping off the National Rice Awareness Month 2021
November is National Rice Awareness Month. The Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Training Institute (DA-ATI) invited everyone to join and participate in a series of activities, campaigns and webinars that would help us gain a deeper understanding about rice and to become RICEponsibly healthy. NRAM 2021: Be RICEponsibly Healthy The theme of this year’s National Rice Awareness Month is Be RICEponsibly healthy. Part of this campaign is the #BeRiceponsiblyHealthy Virtual run. In this event, the registered participants have to run a total of 5 Kilometers for the whole month of November. More or less twenty content creators participated in the said campaign. We took turns sharing on our platforms our…
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Freediving Certification in the Philippines
Freediving certification course is more than just obtaining a certification itself. One may go on freediving without it but doing so is also choosing to dive with risks without knowing what these actually are; or knowing little about it yet not on how to deal with it. Being certified, on the other hand, may seem unnecessary but getting into it would tell you otherwise. It helps freediver understand Freediving even more as they elevate their skills, too. If you decide to level up your freediving skills and knowledge, here are the things that you need to know when getting a Freediving Certification in the Philippines! Importance of Freediving Certification Deeper…
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Getting AIDA 2 Certified by the Pinay Freediver
I’ve been freediving for years now and I had this thinking that I didn’t really need a certification because I’m only into recreational diving. Before, I thought that getting certified is for those who aim to teach Freediving or just simply a ‘status’. However, as my love for and knowledge about freediving grew, I realized that getting a certification is quite necessary. That’s when I told myself that I would do it this year. After few years, finally, I am now an AIDA 2 certified freediver. Thinking of starting your freediving journey? Here’s a Beginner’s Guide: How do I Start Freediving? A Beginner’s Guide Preliminaries I love how organized and…
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Team Kahoy ‘s Wonderland in the South
To be honest, I am one of those people who started giving our house (starting from my room) a revamp during the pandemic because of this Facebook Group called Home Buddies. It’s one of the greatest “budol” of the century that it even got a lot of us wrapping our stuff at home with wallpapers. One of the home design trends that I’ve been following since I joined the group is that of the Rustic Boho aesthetics. The community calls the enthusiasts of this design “Team Kahoy”. Just this year, I found these shops in the south where I bought stuff that would give my room that “Kahoy” look. A…
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How Freediving Changes Lifestyle
Just like any other sports taken seriously, Freediving also changes lifestyle. It may change the way you think, take care of your body, what you feed yourself, your priorities and more. People do so because this allows them to perform better in their chosen sports. After years of freediving, I realized that my lifestyle has gradually changed. This allowed me to hold my breath longer and dive deeper safely. It was possible as well as I coupled it with trainings and frequent dives. With that, allow me to share with you as to what and how mine specifically changed. The Body Avoiding Getting Sick Freedivers are not supposed to get…
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Tanaw sa Anilao: A Native Filipino Beach House in Mabini, Batangas
I’ve always wanted to take my family into my “playground“. They have seen a lot of it on my photos, even heard from my stories but never have I had a chance to take them with me especially now during the pandemic. When we all got vaccinated, I had a little courage to take them with me. Part of me was still scared; so I looked for a private beach house where we could have the place all to ourselves. When we finally had a chance to go out again, we took that much needed getaway and stayed at Tanaw sa Anilao in Mabini, Batangas. Arriving at Tanaw sa Anilao…
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Health and Fitness Myths Debunked
Health is wealth, indeed; that is why we invest on it. We spend time, money and effort for our health and fitness. However, have you actually asked yourself if you’re investing on it wisely or you are still stuck into the myths? Don’t defer your own progress! It’s time to know better. Learn the truths behind these health and fitness myths that you might have been believing into for the longest time. Disclaimer: I am no fitness expert nor a nutritionist. My health and fitness has been a work in progress for years now and these myths and truths are based on my research, own and a few fellow enthusiasts’…
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Traveling with Decathlon’s Itiwit Kayak
Recently, our family went on a camping trip in Laguna. Since the campsite is surrounded by a lake, we decided to bring a kayak with us. While swimming in the lake is quite fun, we deemed that it would also be fun to be exploring the calm lake with a kayak. With that, we got Decathlon’s Itiwit Kayak. If you’re thinking of getting one to, here’s what you need to know about it. The Itiwit Kayak We got the one-seater, sit-inside type Strenfit DropStitch Itiwit Kayak. It is an 18-Kilogram, inflatable and foldable kayak made of PVC and is good for both the beginners and intermediate kayakers. The kayak is…
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Choosing the Right Dive Buddy
Together with the fundamentals and basic skills, your Diving instructor or anyone in the diving community would always emphasize this safety principle: Never dive alone. Just like any other sports, diving also has risks. Hence, it is important that you have someone whom you can confide and entrust your safety into during your dives. The buddy system could help prevent some of these risks. However, there are important things that you may want to keep in mind when taking a buddy on a dive. With that, here are some tips in choosing the right dive buddy for you. Why Should you Dive with a Buddy? Your dive buddy is more…
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Balai Lawom: New Freedivers’ Chill Hub in Mabini, Batangas
Few months ago, we saw this hostel in Mabini being built. From a distance, it looked like the ones in Siargao or La Union with its Nipa roofing and hanging bamboo light fixtures. Its roof is the only thing we could see making us even more curious about what’s inside. Since we’ve been visiting Batangas for several months now, hopping from one budget-friendly resorts or hostels to another, we thought of giving this place a shot soon as it opens. After several weeks of looking forward to it, we finally had a chance to try it. I must say, the decision of staying in this place called Balai Lawom is…
