With the COVID-19 pandemic still not reaching its end, knowing how to manage your finances can be the difference between life and death; aside from getting the vaccine and adhering to strict health protocols for maximum safety. There are a lot of investment opportunities for the wealthy. Since Brittany Corporation has taken care of their clients for years, they know more than anyone in the field about making sure customers get their money’s worth for years to come; with timeless offerings in the real estate scene of the Philippines. However, there is no one right way to invest your hard-earned money so it is best to find what suits you and the lifestyle you chose to live. Investments don’t always mean profits, they can also be things that bring more meaning to your life! The wealthy stay the way they are because of smart decisions made in the most crucial times. With the situation at hand, it’s easy to give up and just spend money on whatever you want: while this is okay, it’s time to treat yourself to the good things in life. 

Are you getting tired of Googling the ways and getting distracted from the grind? Worry not, we got you. Use your time wisely! 

The ten investment opportunities for the wealthy

Alpine Villas, the luxury houses and lots of Crosswinds Tagaytay

 1. A condo unit at Alpine Villas in Crosswinds Tagaytay is one of the greatest investment opportunities

Quarantine protocols are ever-changing, but Tagaytay remains to be an accessible place for anyone in the Metro as well as nearby provinces in the South. With its marvelous view, weather, reputation, and convenience; it’s easily one of the best places to own a house and lot or at least a place you can call your own in the Philippines. It has the perfect balance between city and provincial life, there are a lot of places to explore and activities to do without the stress of busy streets and high-rise buildings that fill the skyline. Imagine waking up and overlooking 35,000 pine trees on your balcony? Being in Alpine Villas is as close as you can get to a Swiss wonderland at a luxurious yet more affordable price. Owning a condo in Tagaytay, especially one by Brittany Corporation, comes with extraordinary perks: nearby establishments with quality products, a secure living space, and amenities that are exclusive to tenants and their guests only. Your “new normal” doesn’t have to be repetitive, you can take charge of your reality!

There are three low-rise buildings at Alpine Villas inspired by the Alps: Bernese, Blanc, and Brienz. By December 2021, Bernese will be the first one to rise and the search for investors is on! Having a condominium is not something new to Filipinos, but Alpine Villas not only sells a unit but a lifestyle. The proximity to nature and the sense of community adds a personal touch to the experience. It’s surely the best investment even in a pandemic because having a home is an extraordinary blessing and it has to be your sanctuary. Real estate will never go out of style.

 A bonus: Brittany Corporation under Vista Land is a lead player in the real estate market of the Philippines with a good reputation: you (and your investment opportunities) will be taken care of. Inquiring is as simple as a click of a button, a testament to their service!

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Get healthy for the future!

2. Getting health insurance for your safety and security

You never know it’s too late until something unexpected happens: secure your and your family’s health and well-being by finding health insurance packages that work for everyone and can be flexible to your needs as a client! Make sure to study the inclusions and payment terms for the full effect of your investment. For a small price to pay every month, you get a good night’s rest knowing you are secured. With a global pandemic, any help you can get for your health is beneficial and should be taken with gratitude.

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3. A secret among investment opportunities: opening an emergency fund

Most banks offer different types of accounts for savings, and your money has an opportunity to be kept safe and grow with interest over time if you choose correctly! You can opt to have this account for emergencies or maybe even a trust fund that may be opened in the future. It requires minimal effort, especially with online banking being a thing. This type of investment is no-fail since you don’t have to rely on luck or skill: you just need time to do your job.

4. Learning about bitcoins and stocks

It sounds intimidating but most investors of bitcoins and the stock market are self-taught! Since not everyone can go out a lot, this is also convenient because you just need a simple gadget to keep things rolling. Some invest in high-end monitors or laptops just to participate daily in trading! The best part is even a student can learn with the various materials online or even social media groups with Filipino traders.

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Businesses are great investment opportunities

5. Starting an essential side business as one of your investment opportunities

Since online shopping is the new normal, there are also more opportunities for potential investments in small businesses on any platform. Easier payment transactions can be made as well! However, competition can be tricky…it’s best to invest in a business that is essential even in a pandemic, like food or disinfecting materials. This is an optimal option since shipping can also be easy, affordable, and door-to-door.

6. Purchasing the only quality items

Being in your house a lot can inevitably lead to costly repairs or desires for renovation. A prime investment tip is making sure of the quality of your food and things so that they serve you better and last longer! Get your furniture from AllHome, get groceries from AllDay, and even make it a part of your routine to get coffee at Coffee Project while getting some work done! The convenience also lies in the proximity of these places to each other! Did you know that AllDay carries furniture for any theme you might want to explore in your home, as well as ones that go viral or get posted on Home Buddies? AllDay also has locations and comes in supermarkets or convenience stores. It’s also a great place for quick and affordable snacks. Coffee Project can also get your creative juices flowing with each branch giving you visual aesthetics. You deserve only the best that your money can buy.

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7. There are investment opportunities in supporting local artists, athletes, or students

Sometimes investments can be for bigger things, even if they don’t really benefit you directly! Since Filipinos are highly talented, supporting young artists, athletes, or students has always been a great way to give back to the community. Following Hidilyn Diaz’s historic Olympic gold medal win, it’s evident that given enough resources and investments, the Filipino name will be elevated in the international scene. A global pandemic is tough on everyone, and a lot of people need support! If there’s extra money in the bank, sponsoring a deserving group or individual will not only feel rewarding, it will also change lives.

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8. Learning a practical hobby

With enough time in your hands, a new hobby in quarantine is something you can invest in, especially with materials so readily available! Whether it’s a hobby you want to do for yourself or with your family, no time is wasted in this endeavor. More so if it’s a hobby that’s practical and can be used for income one day like cooking, sewing, crocheting, baking, and a lot more! Having hobbies will also ensure that you spend less time on toxic interactions on social media and bring more positive energy to your home. Your life has just become more fulfilling and worthwhile! A new skill is the kind of investment that only comes with your passion!

Portofino Heights offers the Italian culture of beauty in everything.

9. Learning about other cultures and adapting to their lifestyle

We’re sure you miss traveling as often as you did before the pandemic, but how about bringing the lifestyle and culture of your preferred country to your doorstep? May we suggest: Switzerland! It’s a beautiful, luxurious country that only a few lucky people get to experience. Their food is one of a kind, their weather perfect, and their culture even more interesting! Luckily, the Philippines has Crosswinds at Tagaytay with their Swiss-inspired houses and lots, as well as condominiums. The entire area itself looks like a page out of a travel book!

10. The best of the investment opportunities on our list is having weekend getaways once in a while

Working efficiently will also require you to be in your best shape and state of mind: if you’ve made it here, you’d know that the best investment opportunity in this pandemic is real estate, specifically by Alpine Villas in Tagaytay! If you had made the big leap (or want to know more about the place!) then dedicating a weekend to going to Crosswinds might be the start of something new! What’s more: in Tagaytay, there are many things to discover and good food to eat from breakfast to dinner. Get your investment in experiences!

Of course, the best investment opportunity in these times is taking care of yourself and your family: your health is important! Other than that, making sure you live the best life despite challenges is what separates you from the rest. If you’re looking into following our #1 tip, don’t hesitate to drop Brittany Corporation a line today and expect fast results!  

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We must keep our overall health and well-being in check. This includes our brain health. Exercising the body is a proven way to boost our immune system and release happy hormones. But we should not forget to do mental exercises as well. Our cognitive health should not be neglected because as the famous maxim says “Use it or lose it,” we should keep training our minds so we can keep using it to its maximum potential.

Mental exercises enable a strong cognitive function and delay cognitive decline.

Mental exercises reduce the risk of developing cognitive impairments to our brain health associated with aging such as memory loss, Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and many more. Being at home during this lockdown can be an opportunity for us to sharpen our mental abilities. This article gives you online and offline ideas to curb your lockdown fatigue and strengthen your cognitive abilities. Let’s get to the list!

1. Solve A Jigsaw Puzzle for your brain health

Solving jigsaw puzzles can be fun to solve alone or with family.

First on our mental exercise list is solving a jigsaw puzzle. If you have a jigsaw puzzle lying around the house, this is your opportunity to finally solve it! Solve this by yourself or with your family to double the fun. You will challenge your brain and improve your visual-spatial reasoning.

Mental exercises like these will not only give you a sense of accomplishment but also promotes heightened levels of concentration and focus. Set a daily goal of how much part of the puzzle you want to accomplish so you can monitor your progress and inspire you to work on it every day. Once you’ve finished solving the jigsaw puzzle, you can display it in your luxury home so you can be reminded of your achievement and the experience you had solving it.

2. Play logical games and mental exercises

Engaging the mind with logical games keeps our cognitive functions active and sharp.

Playing online games is already the craze for the younger generation because it serves as their source of entertainment and sort of escapism. Contrary to popular belief, online games don’t shape kids to have poor attention problems. In fact, games encourage communication, creativity, strategic planning, and teamwork.

The second item on our list of mental exercises is playing logical games. Today, there is a deluge of digital games available that can also improve mental sharpness. Experts recommend playing logical games like sudoku because it helps people improve concentration, reasoning, and analytical skills. You can also find sudoku games in your local newspapers if you prefer playing with an actual pen and paper.

Another idea copped from Juan Ponce Enrile, he shares that he plays the application Bejeweled on his tablet “to exercise my diminishing intellectual capacity.” Games like these are said to keep the brain “young.”

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3. Solve mental exercises such as math problems to increase cognitive function

The third in our list of mental exercises is practicing mental math. You don’t need to be a math whiz to do this! Studies have shown that doing basic mental math problems physically bulks up your brain muscles. A researcher from Tohoku University in Japan revealed his research findings regarding the matter and proved that even simple equations stimulated both the right and the left hemispheres of the brain.

If you decide to pursue this technique, you can begin with easy equations and then build from there. You can also time yourself to see how fast you can solve the problem. You’ll be improving your math skills and working out your brain at the same time. Track your progress by noting them in your trusty journal or even on your phone.

4. Play Mahjong, it’s a mental and physical exercise

Don’t let your fear of numbers hinder you from sharpening your cognitive abilities!

The fourth on our mental exercises list is playing Mahjong. Mahjong traces its origin from China for hundreds of years and apparently, it’s not just a game but also a brain booster! This is a game about strategy and skill that actually delays the effects of dementia. Regularly breaking out Mahjong tiles can keep one’s brain sharp and enhance their cognitive skills. This is one of the best brain training games.

Playing this ancient Chinese game also has a social aspect that fosters the feeling of belongingness, sportsmanship, which impacts overall mental health. It’s easy to conclude that playing Mahjong is not only a good mental exercise but also an avenue to connect with your peers that encourages stronger relationship bonds with others.

It’s time to consider buying yourself a tileset with a matching Mahjong table. These would look good and compliment your luxury house. Just like a Brittany property, investing in premium items will be a bang for your buck because it’s both classic and timeless.

5. Learn to solve a Rubik’s cube and reap its health benefits

Perk up your mental agility by learning to solve a Rubik’s cube.

The fifth idea in our mental exercises list is learning how to solve the Rubik’s cube. Turns out, there’s actually a technique in solving this colorful box! You can try solving it on your own first and then you can look it up online and follow the steps to understand the strategy and rationale of the game if you want a lighter brain exercise.

Solving a Rubik’s cube is said to develop your problem-solving skills and enhance your observational skills. It’s unbelievable to think that this small gadget can enable us to strengthen our brain’s capacity. Although just a disclaimer, solving a Rubik’s cube can be frustrating at first so you’ll also learn how to be patient in learning this new endeavor. Remember, good things come to those who wait! We’re all a work in progress after all.

6. Enjoy group Brain Exercises like Board Games

Second to the last item in this list of brain exercises is playing board games. Who would’ve thought that playing simple board games can actually sharpen our mental skills? Any board games will do because they stimulate the brain’s problem-solving and thinking skills. Some suggested thinking board games are Scrabble and Mastermind.

Scrabble will test your vocabulary skills and critical thinking skills. The more you stretch the brain to think, the stronger and agile it gets. On the other hand, Mastermind is a code-breaking game. Although it is a game of trial and error, you’ll be able to formulate your own technique and methods in cracking the code of your opponent. Think of Mastermind as a way to test and hone your analytical skills.

7. Learn a new language

Since we are in the middle of a stricter lockdown category, this is anchored to imposing a more stringent travel restriction. With borders closing, we don’t have a choice but to stay in our homes. A tip you can do to keep yourself mentally active and busy but at the same time also experience another culture in the safety of your own luxury home is to learn a new language!

Studies have shown that learning a new language helps in thinking skills and memory abilities. Learning a new language can develop new areas in the mind and elevate your brain’s focus ability. There have been studies conducted that prove the brain increases in size if one is learning a new language.

The explanation for this is that when you are learning a new language, you’re training your brain to become more receptive to new knowledge such as grammar vocabulary, foreign sounds, and many more. Not only are you expanding your special skills and brain training at the same time but you’re also exposing yourself to other cultures. Immersing yourself in a foreign language and culture is almost the same as traveling to the country itself!

In a way, you get to travel and brain training in the comfort of your own home.

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In summation, there are various ways in keeping your cognitive function healthy and active during this lockdown. This is the time to explore our creativity and stretch ourselves, both mental health and physical health, to reach and realize our fullest potential. While being stuck at home can be boring and bring about feelings of unproductiveness and anxiety, this article has given you some nifty ideas on how to keep the mind busy and sharp.

We talked about exploring our options in forging a sharper and “younger” cognitive functioning and they all comprised of a combination of online and offline activities. We are no longer limited to traditional channels as a source of entertainment and training because we also can rely on the digital sphere.

Learning how to solve Rubik’s cube, Sudoku and other board games just go to show how wide our options are. These activities not only improve our cognitive abilities but spark happiness and overall mental health. Learning a new language doesn’t only enhance our mental capacity but also allows us to travel the world in the haven of our homes.

Here in Brittany, our clients can expect to be transported to famous world destinations. With our luxury condominiums and properties, you can look forward to unmatched beauty and quality. To learn more about Brittany Corporation and our classic and timeless properties, click here.

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According to an insightful remark by Nazmiyal, “architecture feeds the imagination of what has been and what could be.” It is an expression. An ongoing project of echoing the designs and innovations of previous cultures to embodying the boldness and aspiration of new trends and interests. Architecture, although very methodic and mathematical, is also wholly artistic, cultural, and progressive. In a way, it is an attempt to capture how we, as a people, express ourselves—one that has been done over many centuries. And what better way to find such an expression of sophistication, luxury, and comfort than through Brittany’s Raffaello Model Home! 

Nazmiyal’s remark is a truth not so distant from Brittany’s vision of creating an affluent and luxurious community bespoke in the Philippines. In the South, Vista Alabang stands as one of the most luxurious developments in Daang Hari. Vista Alabang or Portofino exudes an intricate Italian living lifestyle close to nature. It offers homeowners a wide range of exclusive world-class amenities and properties that not only make Vista Alabang the convenient, comfortable, and practical choice, but also the ideal one. It is Brittany’s confident stride towards localizing a precious cultural gem in Europe; giving affluent families and business owners the opportunity to live in Italian luxury in the Philippines.

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The Pietro is one of Portofino’s luxury houses for sale designed with Italian features and colorful vibrancy that would definitely leave an impression.

Through the properties’ thematic Italian-inspired architectural design, Portofino combines artistic sophistication with practicality. Brittany carefully designed every luxury home to cater to all tastes and preferences, offering a selection of luxury houses and lots that may interest buyers who may be searching for meek and simple homes to grandiose and towering houses. Moreover, these luxury houses are finely designed with all the features of a luxury house, but also giving the homeowner the freedom to customize and layout the home.

Our Homes as Reflections of Ourselves

The robust, accented, and functional structural design and integrity of our homes is a testament to how well-founded our social and economic status is. Our home may exemplify our philosophical perspective and approach to life, such as that of a minimalist outlook or that of a pragmatic or practical point of view. In many other instances, our homes are the physical manifestation of our interests and personality, it is the flare that gives every home its unique feel and design.

The major defining features of any house that leave its first impression on anyone is the size and façade, with the interior design adding more to the awe-factor and impact. Surely, having guests over to see the grandiose exterior of your house would surely be a great topic to break the ice, especially once you share how you have infused it with your own style.

So, if you are looking to start an Italian lifestyle perfect for you and your family, one that is sure to leave a strong impression, then the Raffaello Model Home in Portofino is the perfect one for you.

What is inside the Raffaello Model Home?

The Raffaello Model Home is a 292 square meter (floor area) Italian-inspired luxury house distinguished for its old-world-inspired tower, lush landscapes, and grandiose stature.

The Raffaello Model Home is one of Portofino’s grandiose luxury properties with a lot area of 264 square meters and 292 square meters of floor area. It is a ready-for-occupancy property that is perfect for a large family, homey activities such as birthday celebrations, movie nights, and family or friend gatherings whether for personal or business reasons. 

Well Defined Italian-themed Facade

From the façade of the property, one cannot help but be in awe at how defined, unique, and impressive the three-story structure is paired with its fine entryway and landscape. Its boxy orange exterior with white windowsill and stone accents give it a robust yet modern Italian vibrancy. All of this melds well with its Italian clay roof tiles that not only look classical but are also practical because of their longevity, insulation, and durability. Moreover, the house is architecturally designed to maximize interior space and let in natural light through the installation of numerous pane windows. It also features a two-car parking space with a convenient roll-up garage door for ease.

Sectioned First Floor Plan

The overall layout of the first floor features an entry porch that could be entered through two different routes: (1) through the pathway leading to the main door of the house, and (2) through the 2-car garage for ease after parking. From there the main hallway connects all the major rooms of the house such as the main stairways, living room, courtyard, dining room, and kitchen. Other features of the first floor include a maid’s room, a driver’s room, a utility room, as well as storage underneath the stairs.

The Raffaello Model Home’s living room is a spacious and airy space designed to maximize natural lighting to give the home a more vibrant ambiance.

Complete Second Floor Plan

The second floor of the Raffaello Model Home has multiple rooms perfect for big families or guests. It is designed with four rooms namely the master’s bedroom fitted with its own walk-in closet and restroom, and three bedrooms with their own toilet and bath. The second floor also has a linen storage space located at the center of the house and a balcony perfectly located above the courtyard.

Attic

         The most unique touch to the Raffaello Model Home is its attic floor that functions as a family hall where family and friends could bond and spend meaningful time together. Of course, it can also be used as office space and serve other functions such as a mini-movie theater or a small function room.

The Raffaello Model Home’s attic space is the tower that could be viewed from outside.

The Raffaello Model Home is indeed the perfect space for luxe living fitted with numerous functionalities and spaces that make luxury not only a statement about affluence but also comfort and refinement.

You may freely explore the bespoke design of the Raffaello Model Home through our three-dimensional render of the property. Here, you can view every internal and external feature, design, and layout of the furnished property—all accessible at the palm of your hand. You may also preview the ready-for-occupancy build of the Raffaello through our video tour.

A detailed floor plan of the Raffaello Model Home.

Indeed, the Raffaello Model Home is the perfect luxury home for you and your family, whether as a hub to escape the bustling metropolitan or a long-term residence in the South fitted with all the conveniences you would ever need and more. From its carefully designed exterior architecture to its interior functionality, the Raffaello is the perfect expression of what it is to live in luxury, comfort, and ambition. With all these features, it is clear to see why and how the Raffaello Model Home is your next best investment for you and your family. 

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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to society, industries, and nations across the world. Now more than ever are we faced with underlying social issues and deep-rooted problems with the current systems in place. In many ways, it has forced us to reveal major human rights issues associated with healthcare and tackle them as humanitarians and as a community.

This list goes beyond the global humanitarian overview 2020. People aren’t limited to agencies when doing humanitarian work. The Filipinos on this list as strong in solidarity in protecting human welfare and aid. Global humanitarian action has got world leaders in a race to a fast emergency response to aid workers in the field.

With this is the rising empathy for the world and its people, as well as the environment and wildlife. New NGOs have emerged to bridge the gap between those who can give and those who are in need. Youth-led organizations have been formed to raise awareness on various issues as well, calling society to act with urgency. This drive for positive impact and community service might be the silver lining to the pandemic — one that we can sustain post-COVID.

Volunteer work and donations count as humanitarian work. Image by RODNAE productions.

Although it can be quite difficult to physically show up for humanitarian work in the time of lockdowns and airborne viruses, there are several ways to help those in need. But we’ll get to that in a bit!

First, let’s define humanitarianism and why it should be the next big thing in today’s society. By definition, humanitarianism is the active belief in the value of human life. It is the practice of benevolent treatment and assistance to other humans to reduce suffering and improve the conditions of humanity for moral, altruistic, and logical reasons.

Practitioners of this noble principle are called humanitarians. They are the people who have the passion to serve those in need. Usually, recipients are refugees, members of minorities, people with disabilities, orphans, victims of violence, and people suffering from famine and poverty.

There’s a misconception that you have to be a wealthy philanthropist to change the world, but that simply isn’t true. There are so many ways you can help, without that or super powers. In short, humanitarians are the real world heroes that we need to have and need to be.

Filipino Humanitarians Who Help Create A Better World

It’s no surprise that Filipino humanitarians are receiving unsolicited recognition around the world. We Filipinos are known for our good heart and hospitality after all. Let us get to know them in hopes that we may follow in their footsteps.

Ryan Gerseva, Founder of Virtualahan. Image by Good News Philippines.

1. Ryan Gerseva

Some humanitarians decide to fulfill a noble cause because of their experiences in life. Such is the case for Ryan Gerseva, who experienced employment discrimination for being diagnosed with Hepatitis B. From then on, he made it his life’s mission to make sure that others wouldn’t have to face the same discrimination he did.

In 2015, he launched Virtualahan. The goal of the company is to break down employment barriers for stigmatized people, including those with disabilities and recovering drug addicts. It does so by providing digital-focused job-skills training for roles that can be done remotely such as digital creative work and social media marketing. As of the present, he has helped over 600 Filipinos find work and a consistent source of income.

In 2019, Gerseva won the Inspired Leadership Award at The Performance Theatre (TPT) conference held in Seattle, the first Filipino to receive such a distinction. Previous winners of the said award include business magnate and Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson as well as American philanthropist Melinda Gates of Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He was also a Cisco Youth Leadership Award 2020 finalist, which recognizes the world’s most inspiring youth leaders. This year 2021, he was one of the few Filipinos who made it to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

Brenda Escalante with migrant children whom she helped transfer to an asylum. Image by UNHCR.

2. Brenda Escalante

Brenda Escalante is one of the many Filipino humanitarians working for the UNCHR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Currently based in the middle east, she goes wherever and whenever she is called upon to help refugees. From Serbia to Bangladesh to South Sudan, Brenda is a veteran in providing critical assistance to one of the worst humanitarian crises of our time.

Her advocacy as a United Nations Refugee Agency’s Protection Officer is for the refugee cause — to provide a dignified life for refugee families. She states in an interview with the United Nations that her inspiration comes from the refugees themselves, who possess unwavering resilience, courage, and determination to prevail over extreme hardships.

The Mediterranean migration routes to the European Union, based on Human Rights Watch interviews. Image by Human Rights Watch.

In 2015, Brenda was deployed to Serbia to help in the Mediterranean humanitarian crisis. The Mediterranean humanitarian crisis is a decades long world problem that remains to be critical. It pertains to the deadly Mediterranean voyages by migrants and asylum seekers who are willing to risk their lives to escape their violent, repressive, and warn torn countries such as Syria, Somalia, Nigeria, and Afghanistan. Their goal is to reach countries of the European Union in pursuit of better opportunities and generally a more humane way of life. However, these voyages are also the cause of thousands of deaths due to human rights violations, piracy, and the dangerous route itself, among others.

Brenda braved the harsh winter in Serbia that year, to ease the passage of refugees seeking asylum in a safer haven. It is her life’s duty to protect refugees from further abuse and provide them with a life they rightly deserve. She has been doing so for 10 years now.

Joy Amer conducting an information campaign on noncommunicable diseases in neglected areas in Mindanao province. Image by CARE Philippines.

3. Joy Amer

The Marawi siege was a five-month-long armed conflict in 2017 between government forces and militant groups that forced more than 350,000 residents of Marawi and neighboring towns to flee and seek refuge in evacuation centers. The displaced families were then at a disadvantage, without access to basic rights such as health care and education. Like similar parts of the world, medical response and health awareness are often not prioritized in regions affected by disasters, conflict, and other humanitarian challenges.

Jhallelah Joy Amer is one of the dedicated humanitarians who work for CARE Philippines to address these critical humanitarian issues. She is the Project Officer of “Addressing Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) in Humanitarian Settings,” a joint partnership health program between CARE Philippines, Abbott, and The Abbott Fund. The said partnership is a 3 year medical mission benefiting the people of Marawi City and Lanao del Sur, critical areas in the Philippines marked by conflict.

Joy closely works with project participants and stakeholders from the Department of Health-Integrated Public Health Office of Lanao del Sur, City Health Office of Marawi, Department of Education, and other civil society organizations in Bangsamoro. Aside from providing medical care and assistance, she conducts information dissemination campaigns as well for a more sustainable approach.

Aside from this project, she was also the Nurse Community Mobilizer for CARE’s Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights program implemented in Marawi and Lanao del Sur. Prior to joining CARE Philippines, she worked as a Health Mobilizer for the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Department of Health-Northern Mindanao.

Qjiel Mariano, Founder and Executive Director of Streets To Schools. Image by the Varsitarian.

4. Qjiel Mariano

Qjiel Mariano and his cofounders were only 15 year old Junior High School students at the University of Santo Tomas when they initiated Streets To Schools. This project was their submission to the Young Bridging Leaders program. This program aims to empower young leaders to create projects that help fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations. On account of the estimated 39.2 million out of school youths in 2017, Qjiel decided to continue the initiative for years to come and has even established chapters outside his university.

Pre pandemic, Streets To Schools volunteers would teach street children in Manila North Cemetery and those along the PNR railways. They also organized benefit concerts and other activities to help raise funds for the benefit of the children they taught. Because of their good work, the organization won People Defender of the Year from the Global Institute for Youth Development NYLC and was the winner of the Jesse M. Robredo Foundation Be Like Jesse Youth Grant Competition.

This year, Qjiel was recognized by US based organization Youth Service America’s Everyday Young Heroes for leading the literacy program Ladders to Literacy for Streets to Schools.

How We Can Be Humanitarians for United Nations

From founding companies that benefit the marginalized sectors, to risking their lives to help the oppressed and providing free health care to those without access to such, to establishing NGOs to help alleviate poverty and illiteracy — Filipinos all over the world have exemplified what humanitarianism truly is. Notice that the list includes people of different gender and age from different parts of the Philippines, with some extending their efforts outside the country.

Established humanitarians help us understand that anyone can leave a positive impact in the world, and we can start by helping our local communities.

Here are simple tips to start becoming a humanitarian:

1. Discover your advocacy

Internalize what cause you are most moved by. Some examples of advocacies to choose from are forest and wetlands protection, wildlife conservation, sustainability, women empowerment, financial literacy, the LGBTQ movement, freedom of speech, and indigenous groups, among others. It’s normal to want to help in every cause but focus on one first. You’ll be able to help more this way.

2. Apply to an NGO or organization based on your advocacy

Being part of something bigger for the greater good is a lifetime achievement. There are various organizations available online to choose from, such as Streets To Schools, Save The Seas, and Pasay Pups. Make sure that you match the organization to your advocacy. There are also some NGOs such as The Initiative PH that have departments specific to an SDG (Sustainable Development Goal). They will usually have an application process that would require you to answer a few questions such as what tasks you can help with.

3. Be informed and actively participate in discussions

Once you join an organization, it will be much easier for you to find resources to learn more about your advocacy and its current situation. The group administrators will also inform you on activities you can participate in and assign you tasks that you choose to be a part of.

You can explore further by reading fact checked articles and even enrolling in short courses on issues you are interested in. Ivy league universities such as Harvard offer short courses on International Human Rights in the context of humanitarianism for example, but there are local institutions that offer these as wel like the Kaya Humanitarian Leadership Academy which only takes a couple of hours to finish.

4. Donate/volunteer/campaign for the greater cause

Donation drives are everywhere due to the pandemic. However, some institutions are always open for donation as well, such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). When it’s much safer to go outside and participate in on ground activities, you’d make such a difference as a volunteer teacher or cleaner for an ocean cleanup drive. You are also obliged to spread the word so that others can learn the good news and do the good deed. It always starts small, but the positive impact is a ripple effect that the world would thank you for.

If you want to read more articles from Brittany Corporation, we tackle several genres from lifestyle to investment and current events. Brittany Corporation is a luxury real estate brand that provides safe real estate investment opportunities to the affluent market. We specialize in themed developments that have the most beautiful houses in the Philippines. You can choose from luxury condominium developments to house and lot, lots for sale, and even mansions in the Philippines — all of which would decorate and diversify your investment portfolio.

There is nothing wrong with investing in yourself, so that you may invest in others. At Brittany, we promote a comfortable amount of luxury with a heart for the community. Check our properties today!

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With everyone staying home, there is a need for new things to keep us entertained. If you’re one of the lucky ones, it’s easy to find a hobby to keep you sane. For millionaires, even aspiring ones, there are so many things to do with wealth. However, the COVID-19 pandemic puts a stop to certain activities and only a few venues can cater to your possible needs. You can try exploring these hobbies yourself or just live vicariously through them; not just anyone can adapt to life so fast-paced! Some hobbies may be suitable, some could be done once in a while. The activities may vary from person to person, depending on their priorities and lifestyle. One thing is for sure: no one knows how to have a good time quite like millionaire hobbies. Since Brittany Corporation has been providing luxurious options in the market for houses and lots in the Philippines or condo units, especially in Tagaytay, we’re also familiar with the dream lifestyle lived by most of our clients. The exclusivity is exciting, and we can’t help but admire how well time and money are spent! There’s so much to learn about the world we live in, more so through the eyes of millionaires. It’s nice to know that these activities are not just for Instagram!

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Staying indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic is necessary and can save lives. However, if you have the means to stay safe, life can resume even in the new normal the whole world is in. Are you tired of the same old Netflix binge-watching or mall strolls? Sometimes, we also get curious about how the wealthy spend their time, especially if it’s away from the internet! For your convenience, we’ve rounded up the top 15 hobbies that millionaires enjoy; gather inspiration or simply feel luxurious by the proximity to class.

 1. Millionaire hobbies include investing in real estate

Real estate has always been a status symbol: it’s an investment for the reason that only a few people can afford it, especially multiple properties at once. There’s a reason why it feels so good to win at Monopoly, after all! Most millionaires don’t just have one home: some have beach or vacation houses, condominium units, housing for rent, or commercial spaces; in and out of the country. In our expert opinion, one of the best places to be in the Philippines is Tagaytay; and Alpine Villas condominiums in Crosswinds is the up-and-coming hotspot for the future community of people who enjoy the unique quality of life that only Brittany Corporation is known to offer. With the closeness to Metro Manila, the 35,000 pine trees surrounding the property, proximity to quality restaurants, and Swiss-inspired homes: it’s the perfect deal! What’s more: come rain or shine, Tagaytay remains beautiful and accessible. Not quite the beach house millionaire hobbies that are only used once or twice a year, but at least another home away from home.

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The Farm at San Benito is a luxurious medical wellness resort in Batangas.

2. Vacationing frequently

While exploring the world sounds fun, it’s also fulfilling to go around your country first to know more of the people, food, and culture in different provinces! Believe us: there are a lot more things to discover in the 7,640 islands. We have so many beaches, the most beautiful ones at that. Most places around the Philippines are reachable by land travel, depending on where you are. As mentioned above, one of those places is Tagaytay, which is close to a lot of provinces in the south. Life in the city is exciting and fast, but even millionaires need a break from the grind once in a while. It’s definitely a dream of a hobby to go around places and take artsy photos for Instagram. It’s also a good way to have experiences that you will always bring with you when you start going around the world.

ALSO READ: How Luxury Travelers Plan Vacation Trips

 3. Millionaire hobbies for good: Doing volunteer or charity work

Even millionaires know the importance of giving back to the community or to those who really need the help. While these activities are often not shown by the media, philanthropy is something close to the hearts of the wealthy. It’s also a joy to see how much a place has improved or how many people were helped by an act of kindness! This is not merely a hobby for some, but also a devotion to charity work and changing people’s lives. Some even start foundations or scholarships. As the saying goes, the more you give, the more you receive!

4. Shopping trips for days

Ariana Grande said it best, “I want it, I got it.” Since luxury items are hard to come by, it’s nice to have a private viewing or exclusive passes to the most coveted items. Bargains are also welcome because some obscure vintage items are found there! Even if most physical stores are closed, online shopping has made it more convenient with online payment options. There’s no limit to how many you can shop for! Some luxury brands like Burberry have released items like luxury face masks, appropriate for use during the COVID-19 virus timeline. Other stores like Louis Vuitton and Hermes, that provide perfect luggage for traveling by the way, stay on brand by keeping their exclusivity intact and their stores reachable. Besides personal shopping, even your groceries can be done online through delivery apps! Shopping will always be a favorite pastime, no matter the circumstance. Walk-in closets and fridges don’t stock themselves.

5. Millionaire hobbies love getting into casual sports

Sometimes exclusive country club memberships encourage people to have an interest in sports like golf, yoga, pilates swimming, or tennis, allowing them to socialize with other people with the same interests. It also gives us an excuse to buy the proper clothing and equipment for these fun activities! It’s everything rolled into one: fashion, exercise, and socialization. This makes for a fun hobby that not everyone can relate to. What’s more: you don’t have to be an expert to participate, you just have to enjoy yourself and make friends.

The National Museum in Manila houses some of the most expensive paintings in the Philippines.

6. Supporting the local or international art scene

Art has a way of bringing people together or allowing you to express yourself through a piece. A good hobby is going to museums to widen your art studies knowledge or openings in the hopes of acquiring a unique and expensive artwork for your home. This even translates into furniture, especially since a lot of local artists make beautiful pieces that can fit any aesthetic. Enrolling in art classes about painting, sculpture making, or pottery also seems to be the range! Making your home beautiful with art is one way to break the ice with guests.

7. Learning a new language or instrument as a millionaire hobbies

With the constant traveling or capabilities to pursue a degree abroad in countries like Japan, Paris, or the United States, it seems fitting to learn languages that will help you communicate with other people! For this hobby, sometimes private tutors are hired, or lessons at the university of their choice in a foreign place come in handy. Knowledge is everywhere for those who seek it! Our pro-tip, though: know at least another language from the Philippines! With instruments, it’s also an indication of well-bred individuals and talented ones all over the world. Lessons for languages or instruments don’t come cheap: they’re definitely for the rich!

8. Starting a collection

Another status symbol to admire is having the capacity to buy a lot of kinds of the thing you’re so interested in! It could be jewelry, cars, mugs around the world, Barbie dolls, action figures, flatware, handbags, etc. the choice is limitless! Take Jamie Chua from Singapore who has the largest collection of highly exclusive and expensive Birkin bags. Dedicating a place for your prized possessions inside your home is also an invitation for guests to admire them.

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Food is a great investment anywhere!

9. Wine and dine

Everyone loves good food and drinks, but some places are exclusive and hard to get into for the usual crowd! Knowing restaurants will help in making meals enjoyable. We suggest places like Cafe Voi La or Napa at Crosswinds Tagaytay that serve a wide variety of beverages and cuisine! Of course, one of life’s best offerings is delicious food, even millionaires with personal chefs like to go out once in a while to wine and dine!

ALSO READ: Best Staycation Activities in Tagaytay

10. Sailing around the world

Have you ever dreamed of summers on a yacht somewhere in Italy? Millionaires, especially overseas, take pride in having their own boats. If not, at least a trusted friend who has a boat and can cater to the occasional swimming or fishing trips, as well as the parties. Some even join sporting events like a regatta to show of their sailing skills and expensive boats!

11. Skiing and hiking

While millionaires usually go to Europe for their skiing needs, the Philippines also has a lot of mountains you can climb for leisure and exercise. Anything to get close to nature is a good hobby for millionaires looking to have usually once-in-a-lifetime experiences turn into regular summer activities for the family. In Switzerland, for example, the high peaks of the Alps can be explored, as well as their various lakes and villages. Locally, you can get a similar experience in Crosswinds Tagaytay, sans the snow. If you own an Alpine Villas condo unit, it’s an added bonus because even your interiors feel like a Swiss wonderland!

This antique could be passed down as a family treasure if it is conserved and judged valuable.

12. It is part of millionaire hobbies to indulge in rare items

Who else would have access to rare items, clothing or food-wise, than millionaires? Whether it be the finest truffle oil, or the latest La Mer creme, or the luxury car that’s only sold to a select few all over the world, indulging in rare items will always be one of the hobbies of the rich. For jewelry, especially, they can be passed down to future generations of the family!

13. Horseback riding or going to the races

Having an interest in horseback riding requires years of training and the upkeep of horses in a stable, the same goes for going to the races or participating in them. Think Eliza Doolittle’s first outing to society in My Fair Lady (1964) to the races in her most elegant gown and new accent. Polo events are also important to millionaires, and while gowns aren’t really the proper attire nowadays, there is still pressure to look pristine even under the heat.

14. Throwing parties to expand the network as a millionaire hobbies

Whether it be in exclusive bars, restaurants, hotel or condo function rooms, beach houses, or simply the backyard or dining room at their mansions: the rich know and like to party. Their circle might seem small, but their network should be wide for business opportunities. Most millionaires would opt to host these events, bringing out their finest clothes and the best catering money can buy. It’s not exclusive to birthdays either: any regular Thursday could be a day to host a party if they wanted to. It’s a little trickier now in the pandemic, but not impossible.

It’s important to always look good.

15. Making the effort to look good

From skincare, makeup, to fitness: the rich can do whatever they want or think is necessary for their perfect image! Some of them don’t even seem to age, and losing weight is easier than normal. Looking good and trying out new methods like a new facial or investing in a home gym or a personal trainer is both a fun and practical hobby for millionaires, and even the ones aspiring to be one of the lucky ones.

Whatever hobby you may like or explore, make sure you have a home you can call your own and customize to your heart’s desires! Peruse this list anytime you’re bored, do research on your favorite millionaires, and tick off the top one on the list: real estate. Contact Brittany Corporation today to explore your options and find your dream home in a beautiful place like Tagaytay. No hassle, more time to work and strategize for the lifestyle you deserve. Let us worry for you and cater to your needs! After all, you deserve it.

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With everyone staying home, there is a need for new things to keep us entertained. If you’re one of the lucky ones, it’s easy to find a hobby to keep you sane. For millionaires, even aspiring ones, there are so many things to do with wealth. However, the COVID-19 pandemic puts a stop to certain activities and only a few venues can cater to your possible needs. You can try exploring these hobbies yourself or just live vicariously through them; not just anyone can adapt to life so fast-paced! Some hobbies may be suitable, some could be done once in a while. The activities may vary from person to person, depending on their priorities and lifestyle. One thing is for sure: no one knows how to have a good time quite like millionaire hobbies. Since Brittany Corporation has been providing luxurious options in the market for houses and lots in the Philippines or condo units, especially in Tagaytay, we’re also familiar with the dream lifestyle lived by most of our clients. The exclusivity is exciting, and we can’t help but admire how well time and money are spent! There’s so much to learn about the world we live in, more so through the eyes of millionaires. It’s nice to know that these activities are not just for Instagram!

ALSO READ: Mental Exercises To Maintain Sharpness

Staying indoors during the COVID-19 pandemic is necessary and can save lives. However, if you have the means to stay safe, life can resume even in the new normal the whole world is in. Are you tired of the same old Netflix binge-watching or mall strolls? Sometimes, we also get curious about how the wealthy spend their time, especially if it’s away from the internet! For your convenience, we’ve rounded up the top 15 hobbies that millionaires enjoy; gather inspiration or simply feel luxurious by the proximity to class.

 1. Millionaire hobbies include investing in real estate

Real estate has always been a status symbol: it’s an investment for the reason that only a few people can afford it, especially multiple properties at once. There’s a reason why it feels so good to win at Monopoly, after all! Most millionaires don’t just have one home: some have beach or vacation houses, condominium units, housing for rent, or commercial spaces; in and out of the country. In our expert opinion, one of the best places to be in the Philippines is Tagaytay; and Alpine Villas condominiums in Crosswinds is the up-and-coming hotspot for the future community of people who enjoy the unique quality of life that only Brittany Corporation is known to offer. With the closeness to Metro Manila, the 35,000 pine trees surrounding the property, proximity to quality restaurants, and Swiss-inspired homes: it’s the perfect deal! What’s more: come rain or shine, Tagaytay remains beautiful and accessible. Not quite the beach house millionaire hobbies that are only used once or twice a year, but at least another home away from home.

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The Farm at San Benito is a luxurious medical wellness resort in Batangas.

2. Vacationing frequently

While exploring the world sounds fun, it’s also fulfilling to go around your country first to know more of the people, food, and culture in different provinces! Believe us: there are a lot more things to discover in the 7,640 islands. We have so many beaches, the most beautiful ones at that. Most places around the Philippines are reachable by land travel, depending on where you are. As mentioned above, one of those places is Tagaytay, which is close to a lot of provinces in the south. Life in the city is exciting and fast, but even millionaires need a break from the grind once in a while. It’s definitely a dream of a hobby to go around places and take artsy photos for Instagram. It’s also a good way to have experiences that you will always bring with you when you start going around the world.

ALSO READ: How Luxury Travelers Plan Vacation Trips

 3. Millionaire hobbies for good: Doing volunteer or charity work

Even millionaires know the importance of giving back to the community or to those who really need the help. While these activities are often not shown by the media, philanthropy is something close to the hearts of the wealthy. It’s also a joy to see how much a place has improved or how many people were helped by an act of kindness! This is not merely a hobby for some, but also a devotion to charity work and changing people’s lives. Some even start foundations or scholarships. As the saying goes, the more you give, the more you receive!

4. Shopping trips for days

Ariana Grande said it best, “I want it, I got it.” Since luxury items are hard to come by, it’s nice to have a private viewing or exclusive passes to the most coveted items. Bargains are also welcome because some obscure vintage items are found there! Even if most physical stores are closed, online shopping has made it more convenient with online payment options. There’s no limit to how many you can shop for! Some luxury brands like Burberry have released items like luxury face masks, appropriate for use during the COVID-19 virus timeline. Other stores like Louis Vuitton and Hermes, that provide perfect luggage for traveling by the way, stay on brand by keeping their exclusivity intact and their stores reachable. Besides personal shopping, even your groceries can be done online through delivery apps! Shopping will always be a favorite pastime, no matter the circumstance. Walk-in closets and fridges don’t stock themselves.

5. Millionaire hobbies love getting into casual sports

Sometimes exclusive country club memberships encourage people to have an interest in sports like golf, yoga, pilates swimming, or tennis, allowing them to socialize with other people with the same interests. It also gives us an excuse to buy the proper clothing and equipment for these fun activities! It’s everything rolled into one: fashion, exercise, and socialization. This makes for a fun hobby that not everyone can relate to. What’s more: you don’t have to be an expert to participate, you just have to enjoy yourself and make friends.

The National Museum in Manila houses some of the most expensive paintings in the Philippines.

6. Supporting the local or international art scene

Art has a way of bringing people together or allowing you to express yourself through a piece. A good hobby is going to museums to widen your art studies knowledge or openings in the hopes of acquiring a unique and expensive artwork for your home. This even translates into furniture, especially since a lot of local artists make beautiful pieces that can fit any aesthetic. Enrolling in art classes about painting, sculpture making, or pottery also seems to be the range! Making your home beautiful with art is one way to break the ice with guests.

7. Learning a new language or instrument as a millionaire hobbies

With the constant traveling or capabilities to pursue a degree abroad in countries like Japan, Paris, or the United States, it seems fitting to learn languages that will help you communicate with other people! For this hobby, sometimes private tutors are hired, or lessons at the university of their choice in a foreign place come in handy. Knowledge is everywhere for those who seek it! Our pro-tip, though: know at least another language from the Philippines! With instruments, it’s also an indication of well-bred individuals and talented ones all over the world. Lessons for languages or instruments don’t come cheap: they’re definitely for the rich!

8. Starting a collection

Another status symbol to admire is having the capacity to buy a lot of kinds of the thing you’re so interested in! It could be jewelry, cars, mugs around the world, Barbie dolls, action figures, flatware, handbags, etc. the choice is limitless! Take Jamie Chua from Singapore who has the largest collection of highly exclusive and expensive Birkin bags. Dedicating a place for your prized possessions inside your home is also an invitation for guests to admire them.

Suggested Read: Most Expensive Comic Book Sold | Luxury Homes by Brittany Corporation

Food is a great investment anywhere!

9. Wine and dine

Everyone loves good food and drinks, but some places are exclusive and hard to get into for the usual crowd! Knowing restaurants will help in making meals enjoyable. We suggest places like Cafe Voi La or Napa at Crosswinds Tagaytay that serve a wide variety of beverages and cuisine! Of course, one of life’s best offerings is delicious food, even millionaires with personal chefs like to go out once in a while to wine and dine!

ALSO READ: Best Staycation Activities in Tagaytay

10. Sailing around the world

Have you ever dreamed of summers on a yacht somewhere in Italy? Millionaires, especially overseas, take pride in having their own boats. If not, at least a trusted friend who has a boat and can cater to the occasional swimming or fishing trips, as well as the parties. Some even join sporting events like a regatta to show of their sailing skills and expensive boats!

11. Skiing and hiking

While millionaires usually go to Europe for their skiing needs, the Philippines also has a lot of mountains you can climb for leisure and exercise. Anything to get close to nature is a good hobby for millionaires looking to have usually once-in-a-lifetime experiences turn into regular summer activities for the family. In Switzerland, for example, the high peaks of the Alps can be explored, as well as their various lakes and villages. Locally, you can get a similar experience in Crosswinds Tagaytay, sans the snow. If you own an Alpine Villas condo unit, it’s an added bonus because even your interiors feel like a Swiss wonderland!

This antique could be passed down as a family treasure if it is conserved and judged valuable.

12. It is part of millionaire hobbies to indulge in rare items

Who else would have access to rare items, clothing or food-wise, than millionaires? Whether it be the finest truffle oil, or the latest La Mer creme, or the luxury car that’s only sold to a select few all over the world, indulging in rare items will always be one of the hobbies of the rich. For jewelry, especially, they can be passed down to future generations of the family!

13. Horseback riding or going to the races

Having an interest in horseback riding requires years of training and the upkeep of horses in a stable, the same goes for going to the races or participating in them. Think Eliza Doolittle’s first outing to society in My Fair Lady (1964) to the races in her most elegant gown and new accent. Polo events are also important to millionaires, and while gowns aren’t really the proper attire nowadays, there is still pressure to look pristine even under the heat.

14. Throwing parties to expand the network as a millionaire hobbies

Whether it be in exclusive bars, restaurants, hotel or condo function rooms, beach houses, or simply the backyard or dining room at their mansions: the rich know and like to party. Their circle might seem small, but their network should be wide for business opportunities. Most millionaires would opt to host these events, bringing out their finest clothes and the best catering money can buy. It’s not exclusive to birthdays either: any regular Thursday could be a day to host a party if they wanted to. It’s a little trickier now in the pandemic, but not impossible.

It’s important to always look good.

15. Making the effort to look good

From skincare, makeup, to fitness: the rich can do whatever they want or think is necessary for their perfect image! Some of them don’t even seem to age, and losing weight is easier than normal. Looking good and trying out new methods like a new facial or investing in a home gym or a personal trainer is both a fun and practical hobby for millionaires, and even the ones aspiring to be one of the lucky ones.

Whatever hobby you may like or explore, make sure you have a home you can call your own and customize to your heart’s desires! Peruse this list anytime you’re bored, do research on your favorite millionaires, and tick off the top one on the list: real estate. Contact Brittany Corporation today to explore your options and find your dream home in a beautiful place like Tagaytay. No hassle, more time to work and strategize for the lifestyle you deserve. Let us worry for you and cater to your needs! After all, you deserve it.

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Everybody misses traveling. Anyone who is reading this can definitely relate because we have been stuck at home for quite some time and the idea of traveling is something that each of us  has surely thought of in the last couple of months. But what is it about traveling that you miss the most? Is it the opportunity to relax and recharge? Is it a place that you would like to explore and discover? Is it a new culture that you would like to learn? Or is it as simple as trying out some unique cafes that offer the best and most flavorful coffee? How about travel through coffee?

A coffee press can be a great investment for anyone that enjoys their morning brew.

In this time of quarantine, we are left with nothing to do but to stay at home and travel virtually through our sofa, to escape and wander in the comfort of our own home. ​​But did you know that you can also use coffee to travel while staying at home?

Whether you’re a coffee drinker or not, there are a lot of ways that drinking coffee can enhance your “virtual” trip, and enjoy the quarantine in an entirely new light.

From fast food chains to sidewalk stalls, you can surely buy coffee anywhere if you’re in need of a caffeine fix while traveling but there’s something that makes it so special in having a deliberate trip to a neighborhood coffee shop where the locals enjoy their morning brew. There is no better way to get a sense of how the locals start their day especially if you have an itinerary to follow during your trip.

You might be reminiscing about the local coffee shop that you have visited in other countries and you might be carrying that love for coffee wherever you go, even in your own home. This community quarantine, why not recreate that experience and coffee recipe at home? Now might be the best time to get global with your caffeine fix.

But before that, some reasons why a local coffee shop should be a can’t-miss item in your travel list include sightseeing as a new way to start your day, learning and getting a local feel of the place that you are visiting, getting a chance to discover and explore a new neighborhood, and shopping for souvenirs.

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If you love coffee, then you will surely love learning about the different caffeinated drinks and preparing them by yourself in the comfort of your own home. Travel the world, get global, and get your caffeine fix by recreating different coffee recipes from around the world.

Here are some fun and unique ideas on how to make easy coffee-based beverages that you can enjoy at every meal. Whether you are looking for a new way to enjoy a morning cuppa or want to learn about different coffee drinks, you should read this.

The type of milk you use can affect the final flavor of your barista-style coffee | Photo by Ketut Subiyanto from Pexels

Travel to Korea with the Whipped Coffee (also known as Korean Dalgona)

You can now make the popular whipped coffee on Tik Tok in your own home.  This coffee is fluffy and creamy, with Korean-style twist that you can easily prepare and drink as your everyday coffee. You only need 4 easy ingredients to make whipped coffee, which are instant coffee, sugar, water, and milk.

The instant coffee, sugar, and water are first whipped up to create a sweet frothy yet thick foam. You can serve the milk and whipped coffee over ice or heat up the milk for a hot coffee.

Enjoying your coffee is a key part in your barista-style coffee. It’s the reason to make the perfect, barista-style coffee at home | no attribution needed

Travel to Morocco with Moroccan Spiced Late

You can spice up your morning with this fragrant Moroccan coffee. The aromatic spices that are added to the ground dark coffee beans bring a unique flavor, and a nice balance for the natural bitter flavor of coffee.

The Moroccan spiced coffee is best for brewing in an automatic drip maker or French coffee press. If you don’t have a coffee/spice grinder, you can substitute ground coffee and ground spices and stir them together to mix.

All you have to do is gather the ingredients and place them into a coffee grinder and process. Remember that the spiced coffee is best used immediately. In case you don’t need all of it, you can store the remaining coffee in a light-proof, airtight container.

Use the spiced ground coffee – one to two tablespoons of the mixture per serving, but keep in mind that the ground spices may clog the filter basket in electric espresso makers, so other brewing methods may be considered such as a french press, pour over, or drip coffee machine. You can serve the spiced coffee black, or with sugar and hot milk, depending on your preference.

Travel to Italy with Affogato

Italian affogato is one of the easiest coffee desserts to whip up when you have guests at home. You need only 2 ingredients for this elegant treat, which is made by pouring brewed espresso coffee over a bowl of vanilla ice cream.

For a change, you can add a splash of Italian amaretto or Irish cream liqueur for a unique and decadent coffee dessert in a snap.

Travel to Vietnam with Vietnamese Iced Coffee

Vietnam is known for being the world’s second-largest coffee-producing country. During hot summers, Vietnamese like to cool down with iced coffee which combines the strong and bitter coffee and sweetened condensed milk.

You can use the pour-over method or save time by using a French coffee press for this easy-to-make drink.

Travel to Ireland with Irish Coffee Cocktail

Ireland is known for brewing good beer but did you know that they are also known for its iconic Irish coffee that makes a great choice on cold evenings.

You can make this treat by combining hot coffee, the best Irish whiskey you can stand to buy, a little brown sugar, and fluffy whipped cream to top it all off – as simple as that!

Different spices can be the key to your homemade barista-style coffee. | Photo by Anastasia Belousova from Pexels

Travel to the USA with New Orleans Coffee

New Orleans is famous for its unique, eclectic culture, not to mention its unique and delicious way to enjoy black coffee. The special ingredient they use is Chicory, which transforms an ordinary pot of drip coffee into a thick and rich brew with a distinctive chocolate-caramel flavor.

Travel to India with Delhi-Style Cold Coffee

Delhi-style cold coffee is a refreshing, cold coffee drink that is very popular in India, to beat the scorching summer heat. It is essentially a caffeinated milkshake that is made by blending instant coffee with milk, sugar, and ice.

Travel to Sweden with Swedish Egg Coffee

While you can’t travel to Sweden due to the pandemic, you can still enjoy their traditional Scandinavian coffee. You can make it in a saucepan, by adding a raw egg to coffee grounds, add water, boil, and strain, for an incredibly smooth, non-bitter cup. It is best paired with your morning bagel or cinnamon roll.

Travel to Thailand with Thai Iced Coffee

Who says blending up your own iced coffee at home isn’t easy and fun? You can try making this  Thai iced coffee that is creamy and super-easy to stir up in a pitcher. This does not require the use of a blender, all you need are strongly brewed coffee, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk or heavy cream.

Travel to Spain with Cafe Con Leche

The Spanish-style cafe con leche (literally “coffee with milk”) is a hot espresso drink with steamed milk. You can make this by simply heating milk in a saucepan and combining it with strong brewed coffee from a stove-top espresso maker.

Travel to Mexico with Mexican Coffee

If you have any treat combining coffee, cinnamon, and chocolate, you’ll surely flip for Mexican coffee. It tastes like the perfect combination of hot chocolate and coffee with added cinnamon spice.

You can make it with any coffee maker and a saucepan for heating the vanilla-infused milk then top with whipped cream and chocolate shavings for an indulgent treat.

There are so many types of beans to choose from. Find your favorite flavor and get your beans! | no attribution required.

Travel to Hong Kong with Yuanyang (Coffee with tea)

Yuanyang is a popular coffee drink in Hong Kong. This sweet and creamy coffee drink has a powerful double dose of caffeine from a unique blend of strong drip coffee and Hong Kong-style milk tea. Need some energy boost? Try it first thing in the morning especially when you are working from home or any time you want to recharge yourself.

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One of the many things to consider when it comes to retirement planning is determining which retirement places you should consider living out the rest of your life in. For many retirees, the place where they want to retire is often a place where you always wanted to go but do not have the time to visit, or a place with better weather. For others, relocating to one of your retirement places of choice means getting an amazing retirement income and lifestyle. Some think about moving near their grandchildren, even if it means spending a little bit of extra if it is in a prime location.

Looking for retirement places? We list the reasons why they are the best places for retirement.

But how do you know if the location you chose is the best place for retirement? Here are some characteristics of a great place to retire.

What Makes the Best Retirement Place?

Some retirees will opt to have a retirement home that offers a lot of social interaction and a sense of community.

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1. A variety of homes just for retirement places has a good retirement income

Sure, you can invest in the most beautiful house in the Philippines, or check listings for

most expensive houses in the Philippines or mansions in the Philippines. But retirees are empty nesters, meaning they only have themselves (and their partners) in their retirement home. This means the location should offer not only luxury properties that you can be proud of, but also luxury real estate that has age-friendly features. One-level properties like a luxury condo or a one-level luxury house and lot are ideal. If the location has multiple-level homes, like most mansions in the Philippines, retirees will choose those that have very convenient modes of transport like ramps and elevators, and those that do not have multiple entries (ex. Open-plan homes).

2. Excellent public transportation

Having a car to go to and from wherever you need to be is great, but there will be instances where you need to rely on public transportation. Excellent public transportation is great for you to maintain independence. They are also great alternatives if your car is unavailable. In order to determine whether a transportation system of a city is excellent, you need to look at the available modes, accessibility, infrastructure, and cost.

Some of the questions you can ask yourself are:

● Can you go to and from the supermarket using more than one mode of transportation?

● Are there too many or too few transfers?

● Is the ratio of transportation modes to commuters greater or smaller?

● Are the transportation hubs a few minutes away?

● Does it have elevator facilities and transportation personnel to help guide you?

● Are there ridesharing options?

3. Nearby health care facilities.

As you age, being near to healthcare facilities and services is an important consideration. You would want to live near a doctor or a clinic that can provide you with emergency health care and triage, especially if you are not aware of any medical issues that you may have in the future now. Access to a major pharmacy chain will be helpful so it is easier for you to get your prescription medicine. A major hospital nearby can make it easier for you to receive medical care and comply with a treatment plan.

A lot of retirees also consider health insurance premiums. They would want the place where they retire to have good hospitals with modern amenities and social security benefits. Some countries, like the Philippines, even have a local office for the World Health Organization.

4. A good economy and state income tax

If you do plan to work after your retirement, make sure that the location offers a lot of job opportunities. On the other hand, the Internet already allows just about anyone, even retirees, to work from anywhere at any time, so physical location may not be a factor. But the physical location is a factor when it comes to your retirement fund. You would want to choose a place that has a significantly lower cost of living and allows you to have the basic conveniences and enjoy a little bit of luxury now and then. The state income tax goes into play still. A country with a good state income tax can really help boost the reason of retiring in a place.

5. Great public services and social security benefits

It helps if the local community you choose to settle upon retirement has services and facilities that are free or at a discounted fee for senior citizens. They would want to see their state taxes used for good. They would also want their social security income maximized. Some neighborhoods have a sponsor program for senior citizens that offer free activities such as movies and concerts. Some neighborhoods also have policies in place where they provide free groceries, multivitamins, and even a birthday cake on their special day.

6. Year-round weather you can actually tolerate.

Weather forecasts may be helpful, but sometimes, first-person accounts and personal experiences matter. You can schedule a long-term vacation at the locations of your choice in order to get a feel if you can tolerate the weather. It also pays if you schedule your vacation days before the shift in the season. Who wouldn’t want to walk around a national park randomly?

7. Socialization opportunities.

Sometimes, it can be bothersome to change a lightbulb or have no one to look after your houseplants. In these cases, a good neighbor or living in a street with equally sociable people will help you live and enjoy your retirement life without worry. Although social distancing is encouraged, knowing the fact that you have people in the neighborhood to rely on can be comforting. Whether it be locals or foreign residents, as long as there is a good community, it will surely be a popular retirement destination.

8. Proximity to family members.

Retirees consistently want to move in with their family, and if they have grandchildren, the better. This means either relocating to where their children and grandchildren are, or residing in a home that is just enough for them but can still entertain guests. It would also helo is the state sales tax is good where their families are close. Social security is really important.

Consider these retirement places when you plan to

1. Vietnam

Retirees and even travelers who visited the country love Vietnam because of its low cost of living.

Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country located at the eastern edge of the Indochinese Peninsula.

Known for its beaches, rivers, Buddhist pagodas and bustling cities, Vietnam is both a tourist destination and a best place for retirement for some retirees, simply because of the median home price cost of living comfortably. Moreover, the cuisine is one of the fascinating and unique cultural features offered by the country.

Also, more and more people in Vietnam speak English. Retirees will not have a hard time adapting to the local language as English is becoming more popular and important in Vietnam.

2. France

France is more than just a country of love and romance.

For the most part, France is a country that has a temperate climate. But if retirees are seeking warmer climates, they can always look towards the Midi, which is a French term for the deep south of the country. The Provence and Languedoc regions are great for retirees who can tolerate mild winters and very hot summers. Paris, on the other hand, has cool and fairly winters and hot summers, while the mountainous regions of the Alps, the Pyrénées, and the Massif Central and the eastern regions of Alsace-Lorraine have colder winters.

The real estate in country towns and villages is fairly cheap with a good median home price, and if you are not satisfied with your townhouse or a bungalow with a garden, you can always go on a road trip towards the next beautiful town via the country’s excellent road systems. Moreover, the healthcare services are the best in the world and are considerably lower than in the US.

3. Spain

Spain is another well-developed country with excellent yet affordable living and an accommodating climate.

Warm weather, excellent cuisine, a welcoming culture, and a relaxed lifestyle – that is Spain for you. No wonder plenty of retirees are considering Spain their retirement home. But what mainly attracts retirees to Spain is the median home price. Compared to other European countries, Spain is considerably lower. Even if you choose to live in the city center, you can snap up a retirement home and enjoy a comfortable life. Moreover, the friendly locals and the breezy lifestyle in Spain make it enticing for retirees who wanted to spend their golden years in peace. Popular expat locations in Spain include the Canary Islands, Madrid, Barcelona, Marbella, the Costa Del Sol, and Alhaurín El Grande.

4. Malaysia

Malaysia has, and continues to attract retirees thanks to its warmer climate and proximity to vacation hotspots.

Malaysia may have all of the elements you need for the best place for retirement, but its year-long climate and access to over 878 islands with “white-sand beaches” take the cake. Moreover, it is a huge bonus for retirees to be able to travel cheaply, easily, and quickly to other countries in Asia. This is because Kuala Lumpur, which is the capital of Malaysia, is an international hub, with flights going to Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and even Australia in under 4-6 hours.

The average year-round temperature in Malaysia is 82 degrees Fahrenheit, and you only have two seasons (wet and dry) to mind.

Of course, being able to integrate into the community using a common language, which is English, is another plus.

5. Philippines

Made up of 7,107 islands, the Philippines is a formidable choice when it comes to retirement places.

The Philippines may not be the first country retirees think of when considering locations as their next retirement home. But it checks all of the boxes and more.

In the Philippines, retirees can lead a comfortable life for less than P50,000 per month. This amount already includes median home price, accommodation, dining out, local travel, and transportation. Moreover, the great weather and the people’s hospitality, and family-centered culture can entice anyone to settle down in the country. The cost of living may be a little bit expensive in certain areas like Makati City but are significantly less in neighboring and suburban locations. Also, you only need to plan and take a short trip to visit and enjoy any of the multiple beaches in the Philippines.

If you wish for a mountainous retreat as your retirement home, cooler locations like Tagaytay are perfect for you. Tagaytay, which is just 20 minutes from Metro Manila, sits on a ridge 2,100 feet above sea level, has both commercial and residential developments that make it easier for property buyers to invest in the most beautiful house in the Philippines or choose any of the most expensive houses in the Philippines.

Crosswinds Tagaytay calls to mind a picturesque Swiss town. Rows of chalet-inspired luxury homes sit on a lush terrain located at one of the highest points of Tagaytay.

Crosswinds Tagaytay, for example, is a hundred-hectare Swiss-inspired community surrounded by the sight and scent of over 35,000 pine trees, the picturesque view of the lush terrains of Tagaytay City, and the commanding Swiss-inspired luxury house and lot units, which are all situated along the natural slopes of the exclusive community. Crosswinds Tagaytay is also home to a wide array of Swiss-themed properties that can be your next retirement home, including The Crosswinds Grand Quartier, a Swiss resort condotel with luxury condo units for sale or rent; The Terraces of Lausanne, a residential development that promises sweeping panoramas, with views of Laguna de Bay, Manila Bay, and the lush hills of Tagaytay; and Alpine Villas, home to six to eight-story Swiss chalet-inspired mid-rise villas hidden from the hustle and bustle of the Tagaytay City proper.

Final Words

Retirement planning is the process of determining your retirement goals, and the actions and decisions necessary to achieve those goals. Choosing the best place for retirement is just one aspect of retirement planning. You need to put in considerations that are meaningful to you, especially as you age.

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While the world is not yet over the COVID-19 crisis, most of us are certainly desperate for a semblance of normalcy. Now, more than ever, people need to have a source of optimism — of hope. We do our best to keep up with our friends as well as current events, like the Tokyo Olympics held just this past month. With that out of the way, what should we expect this Summer Paralympics 2021?

The Summer Paralympics, more than just a symbol of unity, have long since inspired us with its message of overcoming adversity in achieving excellence. Amid this border-spanning adversity, this message is even more relevant as the world struggles with challenges that have ended millions of lives and upended international economies.

In today’s article, we at Brittany will discuss the upcoming Summer Paralympics 2021 and why you should be excited about it.

What are the Summer Paralympics?

Tokyo summer Paralympic Games logo © WorldParaVolley

History of the Summer Paralympics Games

Also known as the Paralympics, this is an international event composed of multiple sports competitions made for participants with disabilities. The Paralympics accommodates many differently-abled athletes, including those with muscle power impairment, vision impairment, intellectual impairment, limb deficiency, short stature, and much more. These games are held every four years and are organized in parallel to the same city as the Olympics. It is governed by the IPC or the International Paralympics Committee.

According to the IPC website, there are ten categories of Paralympics athletes allowed to compete: impaired muscle power, impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency, leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment, and intellectual impairment.

To give you a sense of where the Summer Paralympics began, Brittany will provide you with a summary of the Paralympics’ history.

The first Paralympic Games in Italy, 1960 © Paralympic.org

Sports for athletes living with disabilities have existed for over a century. Even during the 1800s, there were already sports clubs for deaf people in Berlin. However, it wasn’t until after the Second World War that the concept took hold.

1944: Dr. Ludwig Guttman’s rehabilitation center

At the request of the British Government, neurologist Ludwig Guttman opened a rehabilitation center in the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, England. The center was mainly to help treat many WWII veterans with spinal injuries, most of which suffered disabilities that left them partially paralyzed. One of the center’s main activities for rehabilitation involved sports.

1948: Stoke Mandeville Games

Four years later, in July 1948, Dr. Guttman organized the first competition involving WWII veterans, taking place in his rehabilitation facility at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital. This was a milestone for the disabled and would soon pave the way for the modern Paralympics games.

The competition was small, involving only 16 injured veterans (14 men and two women) who took part in an archery competition against each other. The event happened at the same time as the first post-war Summer Olympics in London.

At the next Olympics in 1952, Dutch war veterans joined the competition, cementing the start of the movement’s spread. The event was then dubbed the International Stoke Mandeville Games and had occurred every year until 1959.

1960: First Paralympic Games

A short time later, in 1960, the Stoke Mandeville Games, which began with a single sport and 16 participants, became the first Paralympic Games. Held in Rome, Italy, the international event now has 400 differently-abled athletes from 23 countries competing in 8 sports events.

Since then, the Paralympics have taken place concurrently with the Olympics every four years. The first Winter Games was also held in 1976 in Sweden and has also followed the Olympics. Both Paralympics games also have an Opening and Closing ceremony.

After the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul, Korea, and the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville, France, the Paralympics organizers and the IOC (International Olympics Committee) agreed on the “one bid, one city” practice, which dictated that whichever city bids to host the Olympics will also hold the Paralympics.

Establishment of the Paralympics

In the same year that the first Summer Paralympics games were held in Rome, the International Working Group on Sport for the Disabled was created to investigate sports problems for people with disabilities.

This resulted in creating the International Sport Organization for the Disabled (ISOD), which made a standard for accommodating athletes who could not enter the International Stoke Mandeville Games: athletes with vision impairment, amputees, people with paraplegia, and those who have cerebral palsy.

The ISOD primarily included 16 affiliated countries. Soon enough, other international sports organizations catering to differently-abled persons cropped up, such as the CPISRA (Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association) and the IBSA (International Blind Sports Federation).

Soon, the logistical challenge of hosting the Games and the increased need for regional and national level representation demanded creating an overarching, more comprehensive international organization with the sole purpose of hosting and continually improving the Paralympics.

1989: The IPC was born

On September 22, 1989, the International Paralympic Committee was founded in Dusseldorf, Germany, to govern the Paralympic Movement internationally. It has since then organized the Paralympics to significant effect.

An Overview of the Summer Paralympics 2021

Richard Colman during the 2012 Paralympic Games © WorldAtlas

After a year of delays because of the pandemic, the world is more excited about the Summer Paralympics than usual. With a basic understanding of the Paralympics movement, we can now better appreciate the coming Summer Paralympics 2021 event in Tokyo, Japan. From August 25 to September 5, 2021, Paralympics athletes will compete in 22 sports across a whopping 537 events.

With that, here are the things to look out for in this upcoming Game.

Paralympic Numbers

168 teams

More than 4000 athletes

22 different sports

537 events

21 venues

As the Paralympics Movement evolves, two new games will be added this year: taekwondo and badminton. However, this also entailed removing two other games; there won’t be any 7-a-side soccer and sailing for this year’s Paralympics.

Para taekwondo is a relatively new sport; it was only in 2005 when the Para-Taekwondo Committee was formed, and only in 2009 when it held its first world championship. On the other hand, badminton has been around for longer. Both games debuted in the Parapan American Games last 2019.

Opening Ceremony

The Tokyo 2021 Paralympics will begin a month and a day after the Olympics. An opening ceremony will herald it with the same amount of grandeur as its counterpart. Representing the entire world across ages, sexes, and even disabilities, the opening ceremony has traditionally celebrated the moment with large displays and concerts.

Local interest in the Paralympics was already at a boiling point before the pandemic, with 3.1 million bookings for only 2.3 million available tickets.

Strict COVID-19 restrictions may have eliminated large-scale in-person gatherings, but they didn’t manage to remove the hype. Officials are planning the opening ceremony to accommodate safety practices. You can watch it from the safety of your luxury house with your family or through an online watch party.

Paralympic Stars

Record-breaking Indian javelin thrower, Devendra Jhajharia in 2016 © BBC

Of course, the Paralympics wouldn’t be complete without its roster of Paralympic stars. All eyes are focused on world-renowned Paralympics achievers, most notably the USA athletes, who won a total of 115 medals in the last 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio. Gold medalists such as Deja Young for Track, Shown Morelli for cycling, Allysa Seely for the triathlon, and Jessica Long for swimming will be competing again in Tokyo, adamant in defending their well-earned medals.

Specific athletes to keep your eyes on are Oksana Masters, who already earned her medals in the winter rowing, and Nordic skiing, who is now setting her eyes on this year’s medals for cycling after she finished the fourth last time in Rio.

Chuck Aoki, a star of wheelchair rugby, aims for a gold medal after winning both silver and both from the last two Paralympics events. The US team for wheelchair basketball and volleyball will be defending their championship status in the Tokyo tournaments.

Of course, the Paralympics wouldn’t be genuinely complete without the appreciation of our athletes, who will no doubt be aiming for the top in swimming, taekwondo, and athletics events.

Women’s Marathon

The marathons are one of the Paralympics’ most-watched events, and the one coming up this September is one of the most anticipated.

With a total of 16 medals throughout her whole career, Tatana McFadden from team USA is a star on the tracks, with a victorious and exciting record during her career. She has garnered a total of 22 wins in marathons from Boston, Chicago, London, and New York competitions and has swept the foursomes from 2013 to 2016. She’ll be gunning for the gold in Tokyo.

Men’s Marathon

On the men’s side, Daniel Romanchuk from team USA has recently become the world’s top marathoner, championing competitions in Boston, Chicago, London, and New York before going to the Tokyo Paralympics with the singular desire to win the gold.

One of his fated competitors for the gold is Micheal Roeger, which has so far held the men’s world record in all of the four marathons that he’s raced to date, including T46 5,000m and 1,500m tracks. How will he fare against team USA’s Romanchuk?

Swimming

All eyes are on British Alice Tai, following her amazing feat as a multiple world record holder for the S9 category. The tail also holds the record for three different strokes in the 50m category (backstroke, freestyle, and butterfly) and two records in the 100m category, and another in the 200m category. Everyone’s on edge, wanting to see how many medals she would bring home for the year.

Filipino Tokyo 2021 Summer Paralympics Athletes

Filipino Paralympic athletes Bejino, Gawilan, Sabido, Relay © CNN Philippines

Of course, our overview of the Tokyo Paralympics wouldn’t be complete without our bets in the game. Our own country has five qualifiers for the Games across three sports. Brittany wants you to join in rooting for national pride, so here’s an introduction of our Filipino Paralympics athletes for the upcoming Summer Paralympics.

Ernie Gawilan for Swimming

First up is the top Filipino Paralympics swimmer from Davao City, Ernie Gawilan. A native of Davao city, the athlete has recently cemented his entry in the Summer Paralympics after winning the Bronze medal in the IDM (Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften) international para-swimming competition Berlin, Germany.

Ernie has participated in the 2016 Rio Paralympics, won the three gold medals in the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia, and bagged the silver in the 2019 World Para Swimming in London, cementing his legacy as one of the most decorated para-athletes in the country.

Gary Bejino for Swimming

Another one for the swimming events, Gary Bejino from Albay, is a silver and 2-bronze medalist from the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia — a qualification that finalized his eligibility to join the upcoming Paralympics.

He will compete in the 400 m freestyle in the S6 category, 200m individual medley SM6 category, 50m butterfly S6, and 100m breaststroke SB.

Allain Ganapin for Taekwondo

With the first-ever Taekwondo competition in the 2021 Paralympics games, Asian Taekwondo Paralympic bronze medalist Allain Ganapin from Marikina is the country’s best for the sport’s maiden launch in the Tokyo Paralympics. He will compete in the men’s K44 -75kg division.

Jerrold Mangliwan for 400m Wheelchair Dash

Veteran para-athlete Jerrold Mangliwan secured his entry for the Paralympics after qualifying in the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix 400m wheelchair race in the T52 category, conducted at Nottwil, Switzerland.

Mangliwan, a native of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, exceeded the Paralympics qualification standard for his category after finishing in a blazing 1 minute and 2.17 seconds (the average is 1 minute and 3.27 seconds). He is also a Rio Paralympian and won gold and silver medals in the 2015 ASEAN Para Games.

Jeanette Aceveda for Discus Throwing

Another Filipino bid for a Paralympics athletics wins, Aceveda will make her Paralympics debut in the women’s F11/12 throw this year after meeting her qualifications standards.

The Summer Paralympics 2021

More than a sports competition, the Tokyo Paralympics is a symbol of hope and national pride. From the struggles and victories of our Paralympics athletes, we can draw lessons of perseverance and determination despite overwhelming challenges: a message that we need in these trying times of a worldwide pandemic.

Here at Brittany, we want to share hope and national pride. One of the best ways to enjoy the upcoming Paralympics is by watching the grand from the safety of comfortable luxury homes with your immediate family. In Brittany’s various exclusive developments, we’ll make watching the Summer Paralympics from your luxury homes safer and more enjoyable.

Sports is a time-tested way to provide a sense of unity and hope even in difficult times. In the upcoming Summer Paralympics 2021, let’s all unite to root for our athletes.

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It takes genuine passion and innovative ideas for one to be a part of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. This list is released every year by Forbes, to shine the spotlight on young entrepreneurs, leaders, and game-changers. These trailblazers have to be under 30, hence the list title. So how did this list come to be and when? It takes genuine passion and innovative ideas for one to be a part of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the digital age. This list is released every year by Forbes, to shine the spotlight on young entrepreneurs, leaders, and game-changers. These trailblazers have to be under 30, hence the list title. So how did this list come to be and when?

Official poster of Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021. Image by Forbes.

As the world’s leading business media brand, Forbes is known for its lists. It ranks wealthiest billionaires, top universities, leading women, and entertainers, to name a few. In 2011, it launched the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, focusing on millennial leaders of their respective communities and/or genres. Although an American brand, over time, it expanded its lists to Asia, Europe, and Africa. The potential of these new regions surely diversified and added color to the impressive collection.

To be an eligible member you have to be first nominated by a member of your committee who believes that you and your work should be recognized. The nominees are interviewed, fact-checked, and background-checked to see if they qualify and if, of course, they consent to be recognized. These individuals must also embody the entrepreneurial spirit that is synonymous with Forbes, the brand itself. They can only be eligible if they are 29 years old or under in the year they are nominated. Then, the Forbes 30 Under 30 committee shifts through hundreds of thousands of nominations to shortlist and rank the nominees by category and by country.

The categories are Art and Style, Consumer Tech, Education, Energy, Enterprise Tech, Finance, Food and Drink, Games, Healthcare, Hollywood & Entertainment, Law and Policy, Manufacturing and Industry, Marketing and Advertising, Media, Music, Retail and Commerce, Science, Social Entrepreneurs, Sports, and Venture Capital.

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The final panel of elite judges then select the final few from the shortlist. This year’s judges include accomplished and acclaimed entrepreneurs and business leaders such as Mickey Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten; Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Executive Director and CEO of HCL Corporation and Trustee of Shiv Nadar Foundation; JP Gan, Founding Partner at INCE Capital; Kaifu Lee, CEO of Sinovation Ventures; Kishin RK, Founder, and CEO of RB Capital Group; Jixun Foo, Managing Partner at GGV Capital; Nisa Leung, Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners; Kuok Meng Ru, CEO of BandLab Technologies; Nicole Warne, Founder of GaryPepperGirl; Jennifer Wai-Fun Liu, Founder, and Chairwoman of The Coffee Academics; Anna Fang, CEO of ZhenFund and Patrick Grove, Co-founder and Group CEO of Catcha Group.

This year marks the list’s 10th year in looking for the best and boldest young leaders, creators, and thinkers to join the dynamic Forbes 30 Under 30 community. It’s another year to empower the youth to be disruptive, innovative, intelligent, and successful in their fields of passion. In return, listed members are integrated into the Forbes community, a global network of the world’s best leaders across all sectors. This expands the horizon for high-level meetings, business fundings, mentorship, once-in-a-lifetime partnerships, and exclusive deals.

Who Are The Filipino Leaders In the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 List?

The Philippines made it to the list even in the first Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List back in 2016. It included 10 Filipinos in the roster total of 300. Featured in that year’s list is Amin Hataman, who was 15 at that time, under the Healthcare and science category for inventing a type of biodegradable plastic made from coconut.

This year, 8 Filipinos made the country proud for being part of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia List. Let’s get to know them and their impressive works.

Gab Mejia, conservation photographer, and environmental storyteller. Image by Forbes.

1. Gab Mejia (The Arts | National Geographic)

Gab Mejia is a 24-year-old explorer, conservation photographer, and environmental storyteller for the National Geographic Society. A Civil Engineering fresh graduate last July 21, he was a member of the Environmental and Energy Engineering Research Group of the University of the Philippines Diliman. He is also a member of the WWF Philippines National Youth Council and a columnist at The Manila Times.

His work focuses on raising awareness about the environment, particularly the wetlands, endangered wildlife, and indigenous communities. In 2019, he was awarded a filmmaking fellowship by the Jackson Wild Media Lab, which is considered the Oscars of nature filmmaking. Mejia is also a co-founder of Youth Engaged in Wetlands, a youth network across 30 countries launched in 2018 focused on the conservation of wetlands and migratory birds.

Edward Christopher Dee, COVID-19 Task Force in the Philippines. Image by Forbes.

2. Edward Christopher Dee (Healthcare and Science | Harvard Medical School)

Edward graduated from Harvard Medical School this year, after taking up Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University. When the pandemic broke out in the Philippines, he served on the Covid-19 task force, which used social media to combat fake news about the virus. He also used his medical expertise to increase public awareness by contributing articles to the likes of Philippine Daily Inquirer and Rappler.

He continues his service for others by working as a research fellow at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, finding ways to deliver better care to disadvantaged populations in the U.S. and the Philippines.

Carmina Bayombong, Co-founder and CEO of InvestEd. Image by GenerationT Asia.

3. Carmina Bayombong (Finance and Venture Capital)

Carmina Bayombong saw a grueling problem affecting the Philippine youth and tried to solve it. Until today, Filipinos suffer from a lack of financial literacy and access, beginning at a young age. This continues a cycle of poverty and continued adversity. In 2016, she cofounded InvestEd, one of the country’s top educational loan providers.

The startup has its own credit rating and risk control algorithm for lending to financially disadvantaged youth in the Philippines. In short, it allows members of the underprivileged Filipino youth to maximize their potential in a data-driven and post-pandemic world, building a window to a future of financial stability.

For this, she has previously won multiple awards such as The Philippines Outstanding Women in Nation’s Service, Cartier Women’s Initiative Laureate for Southeast Asia, Dubai World Expo’s Top 120 Global Innovators, and Asia Pacific Leader at Obama Foundation.

No Rome in his Narcissist music video featuring The 1975. Image by Billboards.

4. Guendoline Rome Viray Gomez (Entertainment and Sports)

If you haven’t listened to ‘Narcissist’ by No Rome and The 1975, this is a sign that you should. If you’re into lo-fi and indie-pop artists such as Joji, then you are going to enjoy his music. In fact, his music is so good, he’s a Forbes 30 Under 30 member.

Known as “No Rome,” 23-year-old Gomez was born into a musical family. He began producing and releasing his own music at the age of 12 and received attention in the local Philippine scene, before gaining an even bigger audience when he moved to London in the UK. Presently, he is the first-ever Filipino to perform at Coachella in 2019, the largest annual music festival in the world.

Ryan Gerseva, Founder of Virtualahan. Image by Good News Philippines.

5. Ryan Gerseva (Social Impact)

Ryan Gerseva experienced employment discrimination in his life for being diagnosed with Hepatitis B and decided he wanted to change the system. In 2015, he launched Virtualahan. The goal of the company is to break down employment barriers for stigmatized people, including those with disabilities and recovering drug addicts. It does so by providing digital-focused job-skills training for roles that can be done remotely such as digital creative work and social media marketing. As of the present, he has helped over 600 Filipinos find work and a consistent source of income.

In 2019, Gerseva won the Inspired Leadership Award at The Performance Theatre (TPT) conference held in Seattle, the first Filipino to receive such a distinction. Previous winners of the said award include business magnate and Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson as well as American philanthropist Melinda Gates of Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He was also a Cisco Youth Leadership Award 2020 finalist, which recognizes the world’s most inspiring youth leaders.

Rexy Josh Dorado, Co-founder of Kumu. Image by Rappler.

6. Rexy Josh Dorado (Media, Marketing and Advertising)

In the time of digital transformation and online interaction, Rexy Josh Dorado saw a grand opportunity. He founded Kumu in 2018, an app that proudly enforces a positive and lucrative space for Filipino content creators. Today, it is a household name and one of the top-grossing social media apps in the Philippines. More than 6 million registered members use the app to watch and live stream themselves performing talents, chatting about their interests, or absolutely anything.

However, Dorado isn’t finished yet. Right now, the Kumu team is working on integrating an AI-powered interface for e-commerce and partnering with global organizations for expansion.

Angela Chen and Aurelien Chu, founders of Eskwelabs. Image by Forbes.

7-8.  Angela Chen and Aurelien Chu (Social Impact)

Eskwelabs was launched by the power duo Angela Chen and Aurelien Chu in Manila in May 2019. It began as a part-time data science program that utilized project-based learning and offered one of the first job guarantee-backed upskilling programs in the country. It lowered the cost of a data science education and accelerated employment opportunities by connecting learners directly with employers.

Right now, Eskwelabs is still an ed-tech startup that shows promising results already. It aims to help underserved members of the Philippine community such as stay-at-home mothers and individuals without a high school or college degree by providing training and access to remote work opportunities. It has taught more than 3 thousand people who are now in stable employment.

They won the best startup in the “Building the Digital Skills of Employees” category at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) 2019 Digital Week hackathon. In January of this year, the company joined forces with EduSpaze, a Singapore-based ed-tech accelerator program.

Forbes Recognition of the Philippines: A World-Class Leader

Based on the above-listed youth leaders, we can observe that Filipinos are making an impact across all sectors. With this global recognition, it is evident that local talent, ideas, and unique experiences are a source of inspiration for the world.

Two other industries Filipinos also lead in are real estate and architecture. The country boasts a rich history of integrating convenient home living and appreciation for nature in house structures. This value of combining beauty and comfort is still present today. In fact, some local companies incorporate this into the organization’s very core.

The Grand Quartier Condotel at Crosswinds Swiss Luxury Resort in Tagaytay

This is the case for Brittany Corporation, an award-winning world-class luxury residential brand by Vista Land. A Filipino brand by heart, it embodies the Old World charms of classic Europe and America. It is a pioneer in romantically thematic developments, an industry leader with a very strong history of excellence.

Timeless beauty and success are evident in every Brittany development, which rises in value with each passing year. These interesting times of uncertainty and lockdowns are no exception. In fact, there is a new appreciation for nature, space, and beauty due to the pandemic — all of which is what Brittany specializes in. Master-planned developments — such as the pine estate Crosswinds in Tagaytay, the Italian town community at Vista Alabang, and the stately manors of Promenade in Laguna — have only increased in popularity during these times. Moreover, it is only the beginning of its massive expansion, which is expected to be launched to the public very soon. Investors and home seekers alike are highly anticipating this, looking forward to these promising investment opportunities.

Brittany recognizes the talents of the Filipino youth, creating a young and attractive environment for disrupters and game-changers. It also appreciates local artisans and craftsmen, employing their beautiful architectural works in the sprawling landscapes. Each structure is truly a sight to see, yet safe, private, and exclusive just for the discerning few.

Own a piece of your own paradise at Brittany today, the leading luxury residential brand in the Philippines. Reserve now!

UP NEXT: Home Among The Stars: The Billionaire Space Race

The space race has been around much longer than social media, but it recently has become the focus of prominent personalities that the world is paying attention to as well. No longer reserved to governments and interstellar agencies, the space race is now dominated by the world’s famous billionaires and their ventures.

But what is the space race anyway? Why are some of the rich’s most recognizable faces pour in so much money and time to finally reach the stars? 

Space Race: An Overview

What started as a competition between two countries became a unified cause to journey through the stars.

In the 20th century, the Space Race was born out of a competition between the United States and the former Soviet Union. The Space Race was seen as a way to exert dominance as the superpower: achieve superior spaceflight capability. From missile rockets, it gradually escalated into sending satellites, animals, and eventually, men into space and other neighboring planets. The Space Race is also credited for the formation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA, and the installation of the International Space Station (ISS) in low Earth orbit, which is home for the selected few who have ventured to outer space.

The ISS may look like a futuristic luxury home, but it is designed specifically to do many things. In the initial agreement between NASA and Roscosmos, its Russian counterpart, the ISS serves as a laboratory, observatory, and factory while providing transportation, maintenance, and a station for possible future missions to the Moon, Mars, and asteroids. Since the 2010 United States National Space Policy, the ISS also serves commercial, diplomatic, and educational purposes.

Enter the billionaires space race

Elon Musk is leading this ultra-exclusive club, thanks to his SpaceX venture. Image from Wikimedia Commons.

In the press, there are at least three names who are making the headlines for the following similarities: One, they all made their fortunes in other industries, amassing (and sustaining) billions of dollars and then settling their sights on space ventures. Second, they all founded their companies within a few years of each other, which makes them the current frontrunners in the 21st century-version of the Space Race. While there are a number of startups all over the world who have been working on space solutions, they through their companies have largely benefited from strategic partnerships with government agencies. Moreover, they occasionally partner with legacy aerospace companies.

1. Elon Musk

You cannot mention his name without associating Space Exploration Technologies Corp or SpaceX, which was founded in 2002 as an aerospace manufacturer, space transportation services and communications company. The company was established by Musk focusing on a single goal: to reduce space transportation costs in order for humans to make Mars our next home. 

After making a fortune in online payments and electric cars, Musk has made headlines thanks to the many milestones his space company made. Many of these milestones include building rockets that are capable of shuttling satellites and other cargo into Earth’s orbit, which is a considerable achievement for a commercial company given the fact that one trip requires speeds topping 17,000 miles per hour. SpaceX also built a 1,500-piece constellation of internet-beaming satellites as well. SpaceX also debuted the most powerful rocket in operation and showed the world synchronized landings of its boosters. The company also developed a spacecraft that successfully carried astronauts to the ISS. 

SpaceX also came up with a solution on how to land and reuse much of its hardware after space flights. Beyond that, SpaceX’s expertise, solutions, and operations scale allowed them to win massive business contracts with both NASA and the US military. Moreover, SpaceX is focused on creating a spaceship that will take humans to the moon and Mars.

The milestones Musk and his SpaceX achieved created a fervent following who always champion the billionaire and his company’s efforts. And why shouldn’t he, when his company has almost single-handedly disrupted the rocket industry, which was considered fairly stagnant and somewhat uninteresting for a couple of decades. The commercial space sector was also born, and grew, largely thanks to SpaceX breaking records, making history, and accomplishing things that industry experts once thought impossible to do. 

But if you are willing to bet if Musk is planning to build his next luxury house on Mars? Don’t plan on it just yet. Musk said on one occasion that he’d “like to die on Mars, just not on impact.“

2. Jeff Bezos

One cannot think of Jeff Bezos without the number one e-commerce marketplace in mind.

Jeff Bezos is our second billionaire on the list mainly because of the SpaceX vs Blue Origin rivalry. Bezos, who founded and grew Amazon into a multinational technology company that forays on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence, also established Blue Origin, a privately funded aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company out in Kent, Washington.

Similar to Musk’s goal, Bezos has said that his space company aims to help create a future where people live in space. The difference is that while Musk believes in colonizing planets, Blue Origin is focused on solutions to make lush, rotating manufactured worlds in orbit a reality.

On the other hand, Bezos and his company has made considerable efforts to disassociate itself from SpaceX. While SpaceX made achievements thanks to its speed and trial-and-error process, Blue Origin wants to take it slowly and meticulously in order to eventually send people to live and work in spinning, orbital space colonies in order to extend human life once Earth reaches a theoretical, far-off energy scarcity crisis. Since founding in 2000, Blue Origin has developed cheaper rocket and spacecraft technologies towards building the extraterrestrial housing Bezos envisioned. The company also laid out their plans to develop a lunar lander and build a moon base called Blue Moon with NASA. It also shared its plans for a huge orbital rocket named New Glenn and  a constellation of internet-beaming satellites. 

However, it can’t be helped that Bezos’ Blue Origin is compared to Musk’s SpaceX, from its ambitious technologies down to the number of coveted contracts won. Musk, on more than one occasion, has called Bezos a “copycat.” SpaceX also bested Blue Origin in competitions for several government contracts, one of which is the lunar lander project with NASA, and is currently being contested by Blue Origin. Also, Blue Origin’s goals seem to lean more on tourism, thanks to its 

New Shepard vehicle project. The New Shepard, and its capacity to go above the Kàrmàn Line at 100 kilometers (62 miles) altitude, which is the internationally-recognized border of space, is said to create a very exclusive niche of tourism: suborbital space travel. 

3. Sir Richard Branson

The 21st century space race is not complete with Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Atlantic in the mix.

Sir Richard Branson, who owns an empire of Virgin-branded businesses, is definitely not afraid of staking his claim as the space baron. Enthusiasts found that Virgin Galactic shares similar business plans with Bezos’ New Shepard at Blue Origin: both wanted to sell tickets to any thrill seeker who wanted to go on supersonic flights to the edge of space. 

On the other hand, the technology used by Virgin Galactic is far too different from Bezos. Instead of a vertically launched rocket and capsule, Branson’s company aims to fly people to space using a winged, rocket-powered spaceplane instead. While Bezos and his team were successful in their spaceflight test, Branson actually beat the Amazon founder to it. It also made some of the Virgin Galactic employees who were tapped as crew members in the flight as newly-minted astronauts.

But the road towards that successful spaceflight (and edging out Bezos in his claim in the process) was arduous and hard. The 2014 test flight of the SpaceShipTwo tragically killed a co-pilot. Moreover, there were other technical difficulties that Virgin Galactic needed to iron out before the company deemed the spacecraft safe enough to fly its Branson to space. 

It remains to be seen who will emerge as the final victor in the Branson vs. Bezos battle, but Branson has another notable achievement up his sleeve. The Virgin Orbit, which spun off from Virgin Galactic back in 2017, sent its first batch of satellites to orbit in January this year. Although it is not as powerful as Musk’s Falcon 9s or Bezos’ planned New Glenn rockets,  Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne, which takes off from beneath the wing from a Boeing 747 jet, is considered an industry leader in a niche race to develop rockets designed specifically for hauling small satellites.

Virgin Galactic is not just focused on developing solutions for space ventures. It intends to use its solutions to improve our way of life on Earth. For example, Virgin Galactic aims to use its suborbital, supersonic jet to shuttle people between cities at breakneck speeds in the future.

Earth: Still the best one we got vs the space race

Space and multi-planetary living may be a dream close to becoming a reality, but for the rest of us, the dream is already at home.

Musk, Bezos, and Branson: all three have similar but distinct extraterrestrial ambitions, and share a common goal of making space flight cheaper for people to travel and live in space. However, as much as the rest of the world also wants to share the dream, the 21st century space race can be very well a very expensive hobby. 

After all, why pour so much money, time and technology seeking a home in the stars, when you can have your very own heaven on earth? In an impassioned writeup by astrophysicist Paul Sutter, he listed four important reasons why Earth is still the best home, and that you don’t need to become a billionaire to enjoy it.

1. Air

Want to travel or live in a home where the climate is always cool and the oxygen is free? That’s Earth for you. As the only planet in the solar system that hosts an abundant supply of oxygen, you do not need to don that extra-heavy spacesuit in order to breathe fresh oxygen. 

Moreover, if you want to truly live in a colder climate, you only need to head to a location that offers that 24/7. Locations that are full of vegetation ensure that you get fresh air, and a cooler climate.

2. Water

Water is another resource that is harder to find in space. While it is ridiculously common in the universe, it doesn’t mean you get the right quality in space. Water in space and on other planets are either frozen ice or are blasted in high-temperature pieces.

It is also one of the most important liquids to man. It is nice and liquid on the surface, and indicates a better viability to host life, thanks to our proximity from the sun.

3. Land

Seeking rugged terrains? We have lots of them here on Earth. Moreover, our mountains are a welcoming sight for the sore eyes, and are home to a multitude of interesting flora and fauna.

Earth has a nice, stable tilt, such that we at home are not subject to what Sutter calls “climatological gut-punching resets.” This means that you and your luxury home, for example, will not be subject to deadly environmental changes like periodic earthquakes and negative climates.

4. Stars 

You do not need to go to space to experience the stars. You just have to be strategic when you choose your home. You can even invest in one in an exclusive location, just like these luxury homes at Brittany.

Brittany offers themed communities that not only inspire, but allow you to bask into the beauty of the natural surroundings, including the ever-changing skies.

Brittany Corporation by Vista Land is a high-end property developer in the Philippines that seeks to address the demand for such definitions of beautiful luxurious properties. 

From lush, luxury house and lot residential communities to high-end condominium enclaves, Brittany Corporation aims to offer a slice of heaven every day. The beautiful residential communities that offer luxury properties for sale; each rich in character and sophisticated in their thematic appeal, are inspired by the most scenic destinations in the world. Crosswinds Tagaytay, for example, is not just a luxury residential community but a beautiful, exclusive destination itself for both future homeowners and vacation renters alike. Imagine being surrounded by the sight and scent of over 35,000 pine trees, the picturesque view of the lush terrains of Tagaytay City, and the commanding Swiss-inspired homes, which are all situated along the natural slopes of the exclusive community under crisp, open skies. 

The best part of it all? It is far more reachable, believable, and achievable than plans for an extraterrestrial lifestyle in the stars. Explore more heavenly properties at Brittany.

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