I am Darwin Dalisay, and I completed the 82 Provinces of the Philippines on February 16, 2025.
You can call me Dharzie from Romblon. Previously a part-time movie extra and full-time in BPO. I love historical sites, nature, and outdoor activities like hiking, camping, and solo backpacking. At home, watching Travel Shows, Documentaries, and Korean Dramas is my interest.
Sirang Lente Description:
Sirang Lente is a Filipino word that means “a defective lens,” about my camera lens. I know you’re wondering why I'm writing and proud to have such a defective lens, correct? Here’s the reason: it was in 2012 when I started hiking and backpacking. At that time, I didn’t have anything expensive, like DSLR cameras, to capture high-quality photos or even knowledge of photo editing. What I have is an old 5-megapixel Digital camera and a smartphone with a 3.2-megapixel camera. They both have cracks on the LCD, so I thought that they had defective lenses, but upon transferring the photographs to my laptop, the images were beautiful. That's when I realized that there could be beauty in defects; it all depends on perspective.
I created this blog to list down the beautiful tourist attractions, tourist spots, and tourist destinations in all the provinces I visited, upload great photos (must be raw and may not be of high quality), and tell my stories. I may not have perfect grammar, but I do believe that: “learning is constant, and practice makes permanent!”
