Interests

Travel
Art
Walking around a new city on foot to the non-crowded places where i can take nice sunset photos.
Photography
Climbing up a mountain to pitch a tent and stay there overnight or a few days
Cooking
Making paper mache masks

• arts
• photography
• cooking
• walking
• traveling
• rock climbing
• swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:

I got stuck in 80s and 90s rock and alternative mostly. If it has a nice guitar solo, that would be great. If it has a nice riff, it's also great. If the riff is so-so but the imagery in the lyrics is great, it's also great.

Being Filipino, we're drowned in ballads. And as much as I hate to admit it, I listen to it too. We were programmed as a kid.

For the more recent bands/artists (non-80s and 90s), I'd listen to Florence+Machine, MGMT, Passion Pit, Ed Sheeran.

Movies:
Probably one of those where I could steal a line or two. Like V for Vendetta. Or Meet Joe Black. I did like some origin stories like Batman Begins. And I prefer Amazing Spiderman than Sam Raimi's Spiderman because it's closer to the comics. I do watch anime. And Miyazaki's Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle.

Books:
I now read business books and self-help types because it's more the ideas that i want to absorb. I used to read some fiction. I'm tempted to say that I loved LOTR books but havent finished it. I stopped after reading the Battle of Helm's Deep, which was book 2 and Sam and Frodo were walking along the boring marshes. Reflection books that I did like would be Henry Nouwen's Prodigal Son. Little Prince would also be nice. I can still be as angsty as Holden Caulfield. Will fill this out more later.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swim with the 14 whale sharks in open water.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Philippines, Portugal