The Hidden Paradise I am living in, Philippines

I was born and raised here in Cebu, Philippines. I've seen a lot of changes happening in our city, good changes of course, and the economy started to grow where you'll see high rise condominiums, establishments, and etc.

This is located in SM Cebu, there are currently lots of new rise buildings going on there.

Cebu is one of the oldest city in the Philippines, that's why it is also considered as one of the fastest growing city. It is known as "Queen City" of the Philippines, and I am blessed to live in a paradise place like right now.

This is just part of the place I am living, I could see like half of the city here.

I've been receiving lots of comments like, "You're place is good" "I wish I could live in a place like that", etc, and it flatters me every time I read comments like that.

We transferred here in our place year 2008 since my family was just renting a house for 10 years. We moved here also because my grandparents are living here too, so that we could take care of them also.

My first year wasn't good. I was not used to walk in a muddy road, since our previous apartment was like a village. I remembered going into the school with a super muddy school shoe and my classmates would stare at me.

I started to appreciate my place more since the start of pandemic. I remember myself going out for the first time ever since the Lockdown started, I felt a new person and that time, I realized how amazing my place was.

This is one of the biggest and oldest Acacia tree here during Summer season.

Acacia tree during falling season. Took this when the sun was setting.

Imagine living in a place as good as this. I considered this as a hidden paradise. Not people know this place, so the people living here got to enjoy the place, privately. That's why I have the motivation to exercise because I have a good place to do it.

I also enjoy the city's view here, both day-time and night-time.

I also got to see kids playing, animals running, people's talking, teenagers dancing and so on.

I always considered myself lucky for having a good place to stay whenever I feel exhausted, down, and stress from life. Not all people live in this kind of place, most people living near the roads or in a place where 'peaceful' is not known.

I thank my grandparents for choosing this place, I didn't knew a paradise like this is real. Now, I am living here now. This is the luxury I have.

Thank you for reading my post! Hoping to read comments here.