At first, I thought vinyl was just one of those “old-school things” people hype up for nostalgia. You know… like cassette tapes making a comeback or people suddenly loving film cameras again. There’s something about vinyl that quietly pulls you in… and before you know it, you’re hooked. Then...
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Scrolling through old photos and look what I found. Our two boys back then, just playing in the sand with their friends (also our neighbors). This was around 2005, somewhere near where Panguil Bay Bridge is now. Funny thing—I can’t even remember the name of the beach anymore. Just...
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I found myself nodding in agreement with a decision I didn’t overthink—but somehow knew was right. To give our backyard a facelift. I honestly couldn’t tell if it was a major renovation or just a bit of tweaking. But that didn’t matter. What mattered was this: it was time...
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They say being a seafarer—or an OFW in general—means living life in reverse. We spend more time away than at home. More birthdays missed than celebrated. More video calls than real conversations. And if you measure life purely by time spent under one roof… then maybe, just maybe, it...
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We safely docked at the port of Alta last night. Temperature? A solid minus 1°C—just enough to remind you that you’re definitely not in the tropics anymore. One of the main reasons we’re here is to catch the northern lights. Good news: they didn’t ghost us. When I started...
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There’s a word people don’t like to say out loud. Not because it’s hard to pronounce—but because of what it carries. Cancer. Or as many call it, the dreaded “C.” And recently, it came close again. A beautiful soul I knew—Vanessa—passed away just two days ago. Ovarian cancer. It...
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Two days ago, my wife shared something that quietly shook me to my core. The kind of news you never really prepare for—no matter how old you are, no matter how much life experience you think you have.
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I’ve started more blogs than I can remember—and I’ve abandoned almost just as many. You’d think that after nearly two decades of blogging (I started back in 2006), I would’ve figured it out by now. A niche. A clear audience. A solid direction. But no. Here I am again,...
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Just Sharing Life as It Comes
Welcome to Dexter’s Digest—just a space where I share bits of life as they come. Some days it’s travel, music, or random thoughts —other days, just moments that feel worth writing down.
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