Solo journeys is not about loneliness
Lovers are not alone, and a real lover never destroys your aloneness. He will always be totally respectful toward your individuality, toward your aloneness. It is sacred. –Osho They said that no trip to India will be complete without getting diarrhea – which is what happened to me on my last day in Bangalore (also...
Radical Change
Text and photos by Prime Sarmiento I celebrated my first Chinese New Year in a country which, despite its sizable ethnic Chinese population, has no Chinatown to speak of. Nevertheless, the first day of the CNY was declared a public holiday (not that I benefitted from it as I was on holiday duty). Most...
Singapore 2014: Nostalgia
Text and photos by Gypsy Prime I don’t live here anymore. I am never sentimental about Singapore. It might be because despite living there for nearly five years, I never considered it as my home. I have always treated Singapore as a luxury hotel – a wonderful place to be in where everything is...
Reflections 2014: Commitment
Text by: Prime Sarmiento Photos: Prime Sarmiento and Avie Olarte "We can only feel happy and fulfilled if we're engaged in our (soul's) purpose.” – Doreen Virtue For the past two years I've been setting an intention of the year as this guides how I conduct my life, career and relationships. Like the...
Reflections 2013: Let Go, Let God(dess)
Text and photos by: Prime Sarmiento “What we held onto holds us back. What we release allows us to fly.” – excerpt from the poem Shattered by Leza Lovitz I never thought that releasing and letting go of old energies will mark my 2013. I after all, started the year with a bang, with...
Christmas Reflections: How to be grateful when things are not working out
Text and Photos by Prime Sarmiento " The darkness is an invitation to light, calling forth the spirit in all of us. Can you reach within yourself for enough clarity, strength, forgiveness, serenity, love,patience and faith to turn this around?" – Marianne Williamson I love Christmas if only because this is one one day...