The Getaway

DOCUMENTS

• Passport, Visa, I.D. and some extra 2x2 / 1x1 / passport sized photos
• Plane tickets and other passes
• Confirmation for your hotel accommodation
• A photocopy of all your travel documents
• Clearance / Permit for younger travelers
• Money

• Moisturizing Cream 
• Shampoo and conditioner
• Hairbrush
• Toothbrush and a small tube of toothpaste
• Deodorant
• Skin care products
• Sunscreen (both for your face and body)
• Sanitary Pads (if necessary)
• Small towel
• Insect repellant lotion

Welcome back to our blog!

I'm here to share some productivity tips to help you survive this week (—and this heat).
I am not a super productive person, but these things help me finish my day. Hope this helps you too!

1. Start in the morning

- It is vital to start your busy day in the morning, just right after you've had breakfast and morning ritual. This will help you be energized and inspired for the rest of the day. You have to get up, eat, work out or whatever your routine is, then go straight on with your important activities. 

2. Take little breaks 

- Give yourself a break every once in a while. While you're focused with studying or getting your work done, you'll be drained if you don't rest. I've read about this 50/10 rule, wherein every 50 minutes of studying/working equals to a 10 minute rest. :)

3. Make a list

- This is something essential whenever I start working! Making lists is effective when you've got so much to do and so little time. With this, you get to write down (or type) your to-do's, and it prevents you from forgetting a task. This simple list may get you through your rough day. 

4. Create a system

- Since we want to be as time-efficient as possible, you create a system of what will you be doing. For example, when you get to work, what do you do first? You could do similar tasks (like answering emails, making calls) for a specific time, then go on to the next task. This brings focus with what you are doing.

5. Prioritize

- Last but definitely not the least, learn how to prioritize! Do the important homework or deliverable first. After finishing this, you'll see that you won't cram in doing the minor ones, and would probably have enough time for it.

1. Japan

For our first post, we would like to share the important events of the past year as a little introduction/view of our lives.

2016 had its fair share of ups and downs. I welcomed the year a little quieter than before, but still with a positive attitude (and cute Husky puppies).

It was a year wherein I had only six months left in college, wherein I tried to maximize the time I spent with friends - one significant event was when I got the chance to go to Germany with my best college girlfriends to present our paper. It was when I attended my last Socialization Night as a Political Science student, and graduated from UST. 

2016 was a year I appreciated my family so much more, determined to make time for them. They were my motivation to find a job and eventually give back - in which God gave me another blessing when I was hired and of course that feeling when I had my very first hard-earned money. I finally felt that thing called "Adulting" with all the bills to be paid, ID's to be acquired, and the leisure time spent with family and friends. Which brings to mind my amazing high school best friends; they've proved that after almost six years, it can take you back to the time you were just having fun (and a little immature).

Lastly, and maybe the greatest blessing that ever happened in 2016 was the birth of my gwapo nephew, Kyrie Levin A. Ching (I'm at work right now, and I miss him terribly :( )