Friendship is one of the most beautiful things in life. It’s not just about having fun together or talking every day. It’s about being there for each other, even when life gets busy or hard. Some friendships are easy when everything is going well. But real friendship gets tested. It’s tested by distance, by silence, and by time. And the ones that survive these quiet tests are truly special. Sometimes, we move to new cities or take different paths. We don’t see our friends as often as we used to. But true friendship doesn’t depend on being close every day. It’s about feeling close, even when we’re far apart. One message, one memory, or one call can remind us how strong the bond still is. Life also brings silence. We don’t always have time to talk. We get busy. But silence doesn’t always mean distance. With true friends, even after long gaps, we can pick up right where we left off. There’s no pressure to explain — just an unspoken understanding that we’re still here for each other. T...
Relationship & Travelling - Why couples who travel together stay together? I still remember the first out of town trip my then boyfriend now my husband went to. It was 2005, a few weeks after my college graduation. My boyfriend and I went on a trip to Puerto Galera. I was a fresh graduate and still unemployed and my bf has just started working. We had very limited funds and just managed to rent a room in the house of a local resident who sublets their rooms to tourists. We just had enough funds to have three decent meals per day for three days and enough for a back and forth transportation fare. Even though the budget was tight and the trip was simple, our time spent together was more important. The simplicity of the trip made it perfect! After that trip, we decided to have a trip together every year. We started to travel locally to places like Boracay, Bohol, Pagudpod, Palawan to name a few and when I was assigned abroad for work, we started taking trips outside th...