There are still women currently in their mid-20s who are afraid of commitment.
They are still at a stage where they just want to grab opportunities for
introspective and adventurous experiences of singledom. They do have a backpack
of alibis or reasons why they still stay single but bottom line, they feel they
are not ready yet and worse, afraid of being “tied down”. Some would even avoid
it completely because the mere idea of being with someone forever scares them.
1. Real love makes us feel vulnerable. A new relationship is uncharted territory, and most of us have natural fears of the unknown. Letting ourselves fall in love means taking a real risk. We are placing a great amount of trust in another person, allowing them to affect us, which makes us feel exposed and vulnerable. Our core defenses are challenged. Any habits we’ve long had that allow us to feel self-focused or self-contained start to fall by the wayside. We tend to believe that the more we care, the more we can get hurt.
Banaue Rice Terraces — an iconic and ancient landscape of the Philippines that is said to be the greatest engineering masterpiece of the indigenous people in Ifugao.
Having been raised in the mountains of the Cordillera, I grew up knowing why I should be proud of being an Ifugao is our man-made terraces built thousand years ago by our ancestors and stood still to this moment and is popular among traveler and adventure-seekers locally and abroad.
I am a Cordilleran. I am proud to be one. I will talk about my culture with pride. I may not dance to the rhythm of the gongs with grace nor sing the song of our land in harmony, but I am forever proud of it. I will speak our tongue anyway I want and let them be amused because really, our culture is something quite fascinating, captivating and enthralling.
Situated at the heart of the Cordillera Mountains and a renown UNESCO World Heritage Site, you may want to visit Batad, a small village in Banaue, Ifugao and perhaps where once can see the best views of the centuries-old rice terraces, aside of course the view seen in Banaue proper itself.
At the highest peak overlooking the terraces of Batad
A Batad adventure wont be complete if you wouldn't visit Tappiya Falls, a 32-feet water falls hidden at the foot of the mountain. Though it is quite a difficult trail but once you get there, it will be a rewarding experience. If going down is hard, going back is harder. :)
