Back in the Island of the Gods. The island that always seem to connect the dots… in dance music, beach, nature, food, art, culture, and vibe!🩵 __________________________________________________________________________________ Nature, music, life, and spirit find their way into…
INSPIRED ACTION IS THE MOMENT YOU STOP THINKING AND START. If grounding keeps you rooted and imagination cracks the door open then inspired action is what walks you through it. It’s not a concept. It’s a moment where thinking stops…
After reflecting on grounding in art, the moment when the brush touches reality… it’s time to write about the other force that drives creation: IMAGINATION. Artists live between two worlds. One is the physical world of materials,…
Last year, I lived in El Nido for six months without ever feeling the desire to fly out or leave the island. I didn’t need a long-term or work visa to say I was living there, and I never had…
A snapshot from a session at one of my favorite coffee spots in El Nido. I go there for the captivating view and for a Filipino breakfast that’s actually worth it, without me having to touch the kitchen. I…
The finale of the Snake Year was personally compelling. The universe has its own astounding timing. And frequency is real, in the most tangible, physical sense: something I witnessed in real life, with my own eyes, in an actual moment,…
While doodling my unicorn again, I found myself thinking about fantasy. Not as magic, a pause button. Comfortable. And, at times, dangerous. Fantasy isn’t always harmless. It becomes a problem when it replaces action. Fantasy gives the mind what reality hasn’t…
I attended a sound bath at a yoga studio in Makati just before Christmas. It was my first time, interestingly, not on an island, not in Bali, not anywhere ocean-facing. You’d think that’s where it would have happened first.…
Hello, 2026! I checked out a cafe here in Makati last month and the place proved just how much artworks on the walls can make a difference to a space. I couldn’t stop staring. Somehow they’ve managed…
Whenever I meet someone new and feel my system go on alert, I pause and ask myself, is this a reaction from past trauma, or is my intuition sensing red flags? The answer usually comes in an instant, which…
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