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How time flies so fast. My first day, my first post, and my first year in Hive seemed just like yesterday, and yet here I am now, happily stepping into my THIRD YEAR! It was two days ago when @hivebuzz

Hi garden lovers! While we are enjoying our summer vacation, I finally have plenty of time to check our backyard and little garden at home. Although some of our plants are a bit withered because of the

It's tropical season here in the Philippines, and I cannot help but drool every time I see my favorite tropical fruits posted on Facebook. While these fruits can be bought in the supermarket but I prefer

We really have to be careful when making promises to our kids because they have memories like elephants. They'll remember things we say and promise them even after a long time, and will suddenly bring

If you were to choose between (1) setting simple decorations, a DIY one that you will do personally, with only a shoestring budget or (2) hiring professionals to set up grand decorations, which, of course,

This is my first ever blog about food that I personally cooked, so please bear with me if this is nothing fancy. I am no chef. I don't cook either. But this summer, somehow, I had this sudden urge and

As a girl living in the province, I only heard updates about the development of the city through TV News or Social Media. One of the developments I heard about that trended in the socmed was the renovation

There are only a handful of waterfalls in the north of Cebu that you can count on your fingers, if there are, they are not as towering and mighty in flow compared to the majestic falls of the South. Surely,

It was one afternoon before the school year ended that I was intrigued by the buzz and laughter outside my classroom! It was a joyful noise, and so I wonder what made my Grade 12 extremely happy on this

I always make it a point to go outside every weekend morning to have my walk. As much as I want to do it on weekdays too, I just can't, because I need to be early for work. Since walking and hiking in

It's summertime now in the Philippines, and so the heat index has skyrocketed again. Though in the countryside it is not as scorching hot compared to the cities, thanks to our surrounding mountains here,

Thinking of where we can make the most of the breezy weather? Mhmmm. To the beaaaccchhhh!!! Riding our trusty purple family jeep, we found ourselves heading to the silent and secluded corner of Bogo, the

Finding out that I'm pregnant with our Baby Number 2 brought a mix of joy, wonder, and quite a reflection to me. Though I've always been open to my husband about my dream of having five children 😊, the

It's not too long since my students and I have been working on cultivating our garden. It was never hard because of the teamwork and enthusiasm of my students in preparing and growing our garden. Instead,

We always look forward to our parents' birthday every year. Aside from the good health and happiness of our parents that we always prayed for, we siblings anticipate with excitement their birthday as it

It's the time of the school year again to roll up our sleeves as we prepare those beds and plots for our garden in school. Each class section needs to do its best to develop and produce a lush and thriving

We always have that peculiar beauty in our town, waiting to surprise us with its simple wonders, rain or shine!

I caught myself wondering why my fondness for mountains has grown even stronger. My neighbors and sometimes even my family ask me already "taga-bukid naka, peru ganahan gihapon ka musaka ug bukid?"

They said "No Trespassing", but the Beach said "Come on In!"

Climbing is without a doubt an adrenaline pump. You'll feel the blood pumping through your veins as your body starts to sweat. This is always what I feel which energizes me every time I go to the mountains.