The Philippines is gearing up for one of the most anticipated events in the world of online card gaming—the GameZone Tablegame Champions Cup (GTCC). This prestigious Tongits tournament is set to take place in June, bringing together 135 of the nation’s top players in a fierce competition that showcases skill, strategy, and the rich Filipino […]
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It’s time for a (belated) review of how my year went in 2024 and what my plans for 2025 are. I am currently travelling overland in West Africa; it’s some pretty hardcore travel that requires a lot of mental bandwidth. So, instead of rushing this review and doing a shoddy job, I have written in
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Picture this: You’re hitting your stride on a long run, feeling strong, focused, and ready to crush those miles ahead. Then suddenly, the dreaded cramps kick in, your energy levels plummet, and you’re left wondering if you’ve made some rookie mistake in your preparation. As someone who has battled through countless runs in the unforgiving
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Most stories that start with “It was a dark and stormy night” promise to deliver a lot from the start. They can also have the potential for an anticlimax and even cause a bit of an ‘ick’ response to those privy to the storyteller’s love for the dramatic hook. Still, this was the poetic and
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Running 5K every day for 30 days was the perfect challenge for me to celebrate the end of the burning season in my adopted city Chiang Mai. With the fresh air and gorgeous views back to enjoy in all of their glory, I had also recently finished a 100-day no-alcohol challenge. Determined not to fall
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What’s up everyone, I plan to run a sub-19 minute 5K; that is 5 kilometres on foot in under 19 minutes. This message will self-destruct on August 1st, 2024. Actually, no – it will still be up and I will have either publicly failed or succeeded in my goal. It’s been a while since I’ve
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Last year was the first time in 5 years that I did not write my annual review and in all honesty, I feel like it had quite a negative effect on my following year in some respects. Even though I am very grateful for the more positive chapters of 2023, which I will be discussing
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Learning how to train for high-altitude hiking is one of the smartest choices that you can make if you truly are committed to undertaking this often physically and emotionally demanding challenge. On this blog over the years, I have documented a nice handful of successful high-altitude hikes/climbs in all corners of the world, however, there
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What exactly is a wellness retreat? It seems like a loaded term and it’s often misunderstood and misrepresented by the media and people who snicker at the idea of one. So let’s get this straight, I will bring to you all of the different types of retreats around the world and I’ll also try my
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Can you bring protein powder on a plane with you, when you jet off to your next destination, to flex those glorious pecs on the nearest beach? Will you, for the love of God; maintain all of those precious gains on your trip? Or are all of your worst fears about to be confirmed; with
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I genuinely worked out how to start a lifestyle blog and make money by accident. Way back in 2010, I started this blog ‘Man vs Clock’ as a journal of my quarter-life crisis and personal accountability for the mammoth goal of turning my life around. The concept; I put a digital clock in the sidebar
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Originally published: August 3rd, 2015. (Edits at the end of article). I wasn’t sure about writing this post and I’ve stalled on it for many months. I’ve always been very open and candid about my financial situation, but then again – I’ve always been broke as a joke and it’s weirdly a lot more socially acceptable
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This post about reading letters from World War 2 was originally published in 2012, shortly before leaving my hometown forever. I still stand by these life lessons and I’m forever grateful for my grandfather’s sacrifices/suffering and to have had an insight into his mind when he was a young man in a difficult situation. In
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Originally published: October 13th, 2014 “Do you ever get lonely?” This is one of the most common questions I get asked regarding the disadvantages of long-term travel. Lonely when by myself? Hard nope. Lonely in a crowd? Hard, HARD yes! After running out of reasons to leave my hometown after years of living with a Black Sheep
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“Life hacking” is making people lazy and entitled and you should stop believing hacks that want to make a quick buck off you while you cascade into a depressing pattern of failure after failure. Before a seething mob of butter-in-coffee drinking, Tim Ferriss fanboys come and (ever-so-efficiently) burn me at the stake at the next TED conference –
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“I’ve got nothing to do, I’m so bored…” Kids say it all the time and they can be forgiven, as they’ve yet to discover the fruits that the tree of life has to offer. Fully-grown adults who say it, though; I’ve got some bad news for you. You’re not bored… you’re actually boring. It’s time to step up. We
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How long does it take to run 100 miles? How would you fare in a 100 miles ultra? What are the world records for running 100 miles? The third question is a lot easier to answer, the first and second requires a bit more nuance such as lifestyle factors, age, experience, training and terrain of
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An ultramarathon packing list for running 100 miles comes down to the weather, personality, and personal goals amongst other factors. When I ran The Marathon des Sables I just wanted to survive and get through the race. Although I did just that I learned that I took way too much gear and therefore I was
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Are you a keen runner who wants to know how to run 100 miles and still live to tell the story? After completing this challenge for the first time in the brutal Thai sun I decided to put together the ultimate guide on how to run 100 miles for those wanting this massive running milestone
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2021! The year of more lockdowns and the unbearable peer pressure to watch Squid Game and buy an air fryer. How did you get on? It’s that time of the year again where I bare my soul, writing the unfiltered truth about how I got on in 2021 and how I plan to tackle the
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For obvious reasons, 2020 has been an unforgettable year that many will try to selectively obliterate from their memories. On a personal note, it started weird for me well before the global pandemic kicked off. Not just surface level weird, but A Clockwork Orange kind of weird. After starting the year visually impaired, with frost-bitten
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I’m a little late to the party here, but I do have that old chestnut of an excuse of going blind on a massive mountain on my side. We set off for the Aconcagua expedition on the 29th of December 2019 but as the vast majority of it ran through into 2020 I will omit
Hello folks! It’s that time of year again when us bloggers think to ourselves; in a world where I already put my name to a brand, in which I put myself and my opinions out there on the internet – how can I quite possibly become higher on the narcissism spectrum? The answer is, of
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The quote “happiness is only real when shared” derives from the cult travel movie and book ‘Into the Wild’, by Jon Krakauer Based on a true story, the film documents young, fiery and free-thinking Christopher McCandless’s less-than-conventional road trip into the Alaskan wilderness, in search of life’s true meaning through the lens of his own
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Usually, my journey to work resembles a ‘Smiths’ album. I saunter to the train station and in my sombre mood, I begin to pick faults with everything around me that I am taking as the universe telling me; these are more reasons why you should leave your hometown as the feelings of dread in my
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