The spring season is upon us as the cherry blossoms festival have started this month all over the country. That also signals increased outdoor activities and goods on sale related to it. I've seen camping and picnic goods so far, along with fitness and exercise goods.
Realistically, there is a very minimal possibility of my need for those. It is a bit different from my dreamland though. I would like to be able to let my son experience more outdoor on his teen years with a little similar with mine. Those memories will surely be treasured as one grow older. Things that a person will learn beyond the pages of a book, outside the walls of a classroom are priceless.
Being able to complete a long trek, sleep under the starry sky, survive a few days of limited comforts of daily life and learning that one can actually live despite the situation will hopefully build a person to become stronger as one faces adulthood.
Sitting on the "throne" made me dream of an outdoor adventure with my son in the near future. It also made me think of an adventure tour of sorts -- a specialized one. What possible activities should be included? trek/hike/ pitching tent/ starting fire without match, navigation etc. My mind is starting to go wild again. I remember a UPian blogging about a course like navigation in UP.
I have to tame it down for a bit. I would also like to do beach camping. I know that my folks had taken my son on one when he was younger and I do hope to be able to do that as well. It may be just a casual one with just simply sleeping in a tent by the beach. I think there's this place somewhere in my friend's hometown where that is possible. Beach camping.
I think I can try that here for now and see how they work it here. I know some expats occasionally do that round here. What will I need? Tent, sleeping bags, portable stove and cooking pots. My dad would probably just bring his bolo, hammer, saw and nylon tarp for the sleeping and kitchen need.
Back to the beach camping that may be more possible...P with the neighbor brothers at Fione's place. Just chill for 2N3D. When will that be possible? Let's work it out.
Signing off for now.
Saturday, March 25, 2017
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Super Out-of-Town Target Destination NEXT MONTH!
I'm pysched! I will be taking my first round of level 5 test, without really studying but what I'm psyched for is driving there. Not this time but on my next test. Ha!
This is the second time that I am heading in the same location but my husband gave me a ride on my first. This time, he has no plan to do that again since I didn't really study well, plus he is also busy. I volunteered that I can perhaps drive myself but he totally refused to let me do that. Still a bit risk he says. Well, yeah...it's not my car. What can I do? Instead, I'll be taking the chance to take the public transportation via train which will take more than half an hour more compared if driving. I'm going ask my son if he's interested to go for an adventure (plus moral support) but if not, I'll be fine to go alone. I'll stake out the area so that next time, I can more confidently drive by myself. Hoho! That's the plan! :D
As for the test, well, I really have to study more seriously starting now. I've seen a well-used book yesterday by a Viet thru a common Fil friend and wow! I should be doing just that and perhaps, I'll be in a better position with this tests. I'm thinking of doing the studying in the car at the parking lot after my swimming class. I can also go out there early and do that. Or go there on weekend and do that. We'll figure that out.
I can do this! I know! But for now, I have to figure out the public transport going there this weekend.
This is the second time that I am heading in the same location but my husband gave me a ride on my first. This time, he has no plan to do that again since I didn't really study well, plus he is also busy. I volunteered that I can perhaps drive myself but he totally refused to let me do that. Still a bit risk he says. Well, yeah...it's not my car. What can I do? Instead, I'll be taking the chance to take the public transportation via train which will take more than half an hour more compared if driving. I'm going ask my son if he's interested to go for an adventure (plus moral support) but if not, I'll be fine to go alone. I'll stake out the area so that next time, I can more confidently drive by myself. Hoho! That's the plan! :D
As for the test, well, I really have to study more seriously starting now. I've seen a well-used book yesterday by a Viet thru a common Fil friend and wow! I should be doing just that and perhaps, I'll be in a better position with this tests. I'm thinking of doing the studying in the car at the parking lot after my swimming class. I can also go out there early and do that. Or go there on weekend and do that. We'll figure that out.
I can do this! I know! But for now, I have to figure out the public transport going there this weekend.
Monday, March 6, 2017
Morning Musings
This is the second day that my son goes to middle school. I've managed to let him eat a thick slice of bread and drink a cup of choco milk drink before he went downstairs at 7:45. I watched him from the window until he got on the bus. It was a bit of a wait for him out in the cold along with other kids who were also wearing similar uniforms. He thought it was going to be bulky if he just stuff the jacket in his bag later so he opted not bring one.
As the bus left, I checked what other buses come around this time online. I found that there are 1 or 2 more that he can take if ever he miss the 7:50. The tricky part is how long it would be walk from the bus stop to school. Bus ride alone takes 10-15 minutes, depending on time and passengers. I checked the buses coming and their locations as it is a bit tricky to figure out if the bus coming is going out or in since we only have one-sided bus stop. The one going the opposite way stops on the same bus stop. There is no way to know if the bus coming is going in or out unless I open another tab on the online menu or actually see the bus with it's LED out in front. Sometimes, even the latter can be wrong. The color-coded one online info is better. One can actually follow the bus' current location as it is updated real time, give or take a few minutes. It's almost creepy to think of that GPS thing on buses but it is pretty useful.
It made me reflect on how a parent would try to push the kid out in the world while still trying to keep the strings on him. He has been keen on taking the bus himself since day one of middle school and we've tried to teach him the basics. But as I chatted with him last night, he said he'll just follow the crowd. Ha! I guess he's not that ready yet? Even if I tried to let him find the stationery store to buy his supplies, he flat out told me that he doesn't know it, he's not good at navigating and he might get lost. Good or bad? I guess he won't be going anywhere except school anytime soon. I should be contented with that view for now.
We should do some more navigation trips later when we can. I noticed from our last trip to Seoul that he has stepped up a bit in navigating unlike our previous ones before where he simply didn't care and just relied on me for directions unless I try to push and ask him. This time, he was more involved although when I remarked that getting lost and navigating is fun, he tells me that it's the opposite. Where has his sense of adventure (a.k.a. Amazing Race spirit) has gone? Let's see what other changes will come these coming years. It would be totally nice to have him plan a whole trip by himself one day. I managed to let him do a bit of route research this time. He was the one who researched the trains and buses schedules and cost to COEX and this was because he wanted to go there in the first place. I'm not sure what other destination places would encourage him to do such. Or do so even if it wasn't a trip that he would like to take.
I actually like planning trips and such. But as I am a free spirit, I am very flexible. I have a plan, yes, just so that I will be on the safe side but at the same time, I can also tweak some on the fly provided that I have an extra info as back up. My son, at his age, is still a work in progress. It would be an interesting life trip ahead for him and see him navigate on his own in this so-called life.
My husband had his literal life trips on his own but it's really amazing how he did it considering that he suck at navigating streets. We've lived for more than ten years together in four different cities in between and he is like a homing-pigeon. He will only be be familiar with a couple of routes. That is probably why he ended up in Coron when his final destination was supposed to be El Nido when he first came to Palawan eons of years ago! I should've known better. :) He managed without his luggage and survived to tell the story and it's still a good one to remember now.
This reminded me about the interest to travel abroad soon together. Destination: Vladivostok, Russia. We all came up with possible interesting places. P, for Italy. Me, Greece. But both are a bit far for starters so Hubs kind of zeroed in Russia. Kid was interested in Russian language last year, and German this month due to hubs' encouragement mostly. Crossing my fingers that some family trip will happen soon!
Got to get to that uniform shirt for handwashing now, though.
As the bus left, I checked what other buses come around this time online. I found that there are 1 or 2 more that he can take if ever he miss the 7:50. The tricky part is how long it would be walk from the bus stop to school. Bus ride alone takes 10-15 minutes, depending on time and passengers. I checked the buses coming and their locations as it is a bit tricky to figure out if the bus coming is going out or in since we only have one-sided bus stop. The one going the opposite way stops on the same bus stop. There is no way to know if the bus coming is going in or out unless I open another tab on the online menu or actually see the bus with it's LED out in front. Sometimes, even the latter can be wrong. The color-coded one online info is better. One can actually follow the bus' current location as it is updated real time, give or take a few minutes. It's almost creepy to think of that GPS thing on buses but it is pretty useful.
It made me reflect on how a parent would try to push the kid out in the world while still trying to keep the strings on him. He has been keen on taking the bus himself since day one of middle school and we've tried to teach him the basics. But as I chatted with him last night, he said he'll just follow the crowd. Ha! I guess he's not that ready yet? Even if I tried to let him find the stationery store to buy his supplies, he flat out told me that he doesn't know it, he's not good at navigating and he might get lost. Good or bad? I guess he won't be going anywhere except school anytime soon. I should be contented with that view for now.
We should do some more navigation trips later when we can. I noticed from our last trip to Seoul that he has stepped up a bit in navigating unlike our previous ones before where he simply didn't care and just relied on me for directions unless I try to push and ask him. This time, he was more involved although when I remarked that getting lost and navigating is fun, he tells me that it's the opposite. Where has his sense of adventure (a.k.a. Amazing Race spirit) has gone? Let's see what other changes will come these coming years. It would be totally nice to have him plan a whole trip by himself one day. I managed to let him do a bit of route research this time. He was the one who researched the trains and buses schedules and cost to COEX and this was because he wanted to go there in the first place. I'm not sure what other destination places would encourage him to do such. Or do so even if it wasn't a trip that he would like to take.
I actually like planning trips and such. But as I am a free spirit, I am very flexible. I have a plan, yes, just so that I will be on the safe side but at the same time, I can also tweak some on the fly provided that I have an extra info as back up. My son, at his age, is still a work in progress. It would be an interesting life trip ahead for him and see him navigate on his own in this so-called life.
My husband had his literal life trips on his own but it's really amazing how he did it considering that he suck at navigating streets. We've lived for more than ten years together in four different cities in between and he is like a homing-pigeon. He will only be be familiar with a couple of routes. That is probably why he ended up in Coron when his final destination was supposed to be El Nido when he first came to Palawan eons of years ago! I should've known better. :) He managed without his luggage and survived to tell the story and it's still a good one to remember now.
This reminded me about the interest to travel abroad soon together. Destination: Vladivostok, Russia. We all came up with possible interesting places. P, for Italy. Me, Greece. But both are a bit far for starters so Hubs kind of zeroed in Russia. Kid was interested in Russian language last year, and German this month due to hubs' encouragement mostly. Crossing my fingers that some family trip will happen soon!
Got to get to that uniform shirt for handwashing now, though.
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