Are you bored this summer? Being a teenager is the most exciting part of your lives because you get to enjoy the life of being young and free. When summer comes, this is the time where most of us travel or hang out with our friends. Who wants to be stuck at home during summer? This is the time for us to enjoy and relax after all the stress and hardwork in school or work. So what are the top beaches in the Philippines where you can spend your summer with your friends or family? Here are some of them to help you decide which beach to go:

1) Boracay

Who doesn’t know about boracay? Boracay is the most famous beach in the Philippines that is visited mostly by actors/actresses and foreigners as well. It is located in the North West part of the Visayas area called Panay. It is a perfect description of paradise because of its white sand and cool waters. If you want to go to a beach and party with your friends, boracay is also the place to go. Boracay has several bars where you can drink, meet new people and hang out with your friends. This place will definitely make your summer worth remembering. As the saying goes, “What happens in Boracay, Stays in Boracay”.

2) Pagudpud

Pagudpud is another famous beach that you can visit this summer. This beach is somehow familiar with Hawaii because of the strong winds and waves. If you love to surf, then this is the best place to visit. It also has a continuous white sands and inviting waters. This place is more secluded that Boracay.

3) Mactan Island

Mactan is found in Cebu which is the queen city of the South. Mactan Island is a tropical island resort. If you are looking for a place for entertainment and night activities, then this is the best beach to visit.

4) Panglao

Panglao Island is a beach nearby Bohol. It is a popular tourist destination in the Philippines and includes several islands like Gak-ang, Pontod and Balicasag.

5) Camiguin

Camiguin is very famous in the Philippines. It is called as paradise because of its smell. Some people even consider this place as the “Garden of Eden” in the country. You can see a lot of beautiful sceneries in this place like waterfalls, and the hot and cold springs. This place will definitely tempt you to go back after your visit.

These famous beaches are some of the most beautiful beaches in the Philippines that you can visit. Spend your summer right and make it worth remembering. Visit these beaches now and experience something different and extraordinary.

All of us go through a stage in our lives wherein we fall in love. Well if you haven’t experienced being in love, I’m pretty sure you will soon enough. Relationships are what we value the most. I’m sure you have experienced the feeling of “Kilig” when you see your crush or the person you admire. This is just the beginning of what we call as falling in love. We grew up in a society wherein we were made to believe that every fairytale or love story ends up in happily ever after but as you grow up and experience falling in love, happy endings become so complicated and sometimes even impossible. As you grow up, you realize that relationships aren’t just as simple as learning how to read and write. There are a lot of stages you have to go through in order to achieve that happy ending you’ve been looking for. You meet that stranger at one moment of your life, you get to know each other, commitment issues and then you become intimate, time goes by and both of you get comfortable with each other and this is where problems arise. You experience different kinds of problems that would either strengthen or end your relationship. There is a tendency that most people give more than what they should in a relationship. Most people forget their self because of too much love for the other person. This is what makes your relationship unhealthy since there is a tendency that your partner will take you for granted. As much as you want to believe that the person you are with now will be the person you will be in twenty or thirty years more, in our society that we live today, it proves a lot that this belief is eighty percent false. So what are the things that you should do in order to survive a break up or even a divorce? Here are some tips to stop those tears and gloomy days:

1) Keep yourself Busy

One important thing you should know about helping yourself to move on is that when you take your mind off the problem or the situation, you tend to forget the pain and focus your attention and happiness to the things that keeps your mind occupied. Keep yourself busy like go to the gym or hang out in the mall. Have fun and find things that would keep you happy.

2) Go out with Friends

There’s nothing more fun and exciting than hanging out with the people you love the most. Your friends are the people in your lives wherein you could be who you really are infront of them. True friends are the ones who will never leave you and who will always be there to cheer you up and give you the best advices that you need when it comes to break ups. You will surely forget about the pain and the problems you are facing.

3) Go to different places

A place where you could have a peace of mind and away from your problems would be such a big help. Go to a place wherein you could go soul searching or just a quiet place that will relax your mind and body. This will definitely take your mind off the break up you are facing

There are just things in life that doesn’t last or work out. No matter how much you love a person, some of them will eventually leave. No matter how much trust you built, some of them will eventually lie or cheat. The best thing in life is to find happiness within yourself and the things that you love to do. It is not healthy to focus your happiness on one person because it will definitely destroy your care about yourself. There are still a lot of people around you like your family and friends who will always be there for you. And so, be happy and contented with what you have. Learn how to see happiness within yourself and with the people who deserves you.

How I miss the 90s. It was my own Summer of Love, during those years, with the toll of adolescence and then-contemporary culture seeping its influence on me. It has its highs and lows, but how I wish I had a time machine to live back during those glory years.

One of the highlights that I’ve encountered during the 90s years – the so-called Generation X years – was Pinoy music. And the best songs I’ve heard during the era was mainly from just one band – the legendary Eraserheads. I don’t know about you – if you are familiar with their songs – but just listening to their songs brings goosebumps in the back of my neck. What I like best about the band is that their songs are a good and genuine reflection of the Filipino culture, that everything is said just how life is. Man, I’m starting to reminisce again.

But back to the article. With the tons of songs that the band has produced (7 studio albums), almost every ditty of theirs is a favorite. But if you’d like to know more of the Eraserheads impact on the Philippine culture, you may want to check these songs out:

Pare Ko

Definitely a crowd-pleasure. Roughly translated as “My Friend”, the song tells of a young man’s trouble with love. The great – and come to think of it, funny – thing about this single is that almost every single Filipino male can actually relate to the song. With Pinoy males generally keeping things to themselves (we all have to be macho), all it takes to share and speak the pain is by simply drowning your tears with a good buddy of yours, in an old-fashioned drinking session. Pare Ko does come in two versions – one, featuring a clean, radio-friendly track; the other, filled with swear words that Pinoy love-rejected males seem to always scream to.

Spoliarium

What makes the Eraserheads such a great band to listen to is their diversity. This can be particularly heard in Spoliarium, a sombre and dark track. With no definite meaning to the cryptic lyrics available, tons of interpretations have sprung in the Philippines (including of a rape case between a sexy starlet and some known Pinoy entertainers). Yet, according to the band’s ex-manager, the song’s just about one of the band’s many drinking sessions. It just shows how great a lyricists Ely Buendia (the band’s frontman) is.

Kaliwete

Speaking of how talented a writer Buendia is, listen to Kaliwete. Roughly translated as left-handed, the song has also spun tons of interpretations among fans. It does have two varying meanings – either a love affair with a seedy masseur, or worse, a cross-dresser – but no one knows for sure. It’s better left out in the open, for the song is such a great track to listen to.

The Eraserheads have definitely made their mark in Philippine history. Though these is just a small fraction of their many hits, listening to the songs listed in this article will give you not only an idea on how Pinoy music sounds, but a great way to learn more about the culture.