Hello from Baguio, the City of Pines! I can’t believe that traveling in the
new normal can be complicated.
The requirements to enter Baguio are (1) a Travel Authority issued by the PNP in the place of origin; and (2) a Negative result of RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen test conducted within 72 hours before entry into the city.
To get the Travel Authority, the first step was to secure a health certificate from my barangay. My barangay required some forms to fill plus a quarantine certificate from my building administrator stating that I stayed in San Juan, where I live, for 14 days. I had to show my building administrator the result of the antigen test for her to be convinced to sign the document.
It took three days for my barangay to issue the health clearance which included a certificate from them and the health department of San Juan City. The barangay certificate stated that I have “undergone and completed the 14-day quarantine and not in the barangay’s list of probable, suspect and confirmed cases while the San Juan certificate stated that I am “not a COVID-19 patient nor a suspect under monitoring and currently has no signs and symptoms. With the clearance, the next step was to secure the Travel Authority from the Philippine National Police (PNP) of San Juan City. I encountered some delay because the PNP required an acceptance letter from the barangay in Baguio.
Travel Authority issued by the PNP of San Juan (without the QR code)
Then there’s the two-step Triage protocol before entering Baguio City. The police will check all the documents in a parking lot and then, escort to the triage center. All travelers must register online a health declaration form, including uploading the diagnostic test result, barangay health certificate, and the PNP travel authority. The triage will then issue a Public Health Advisory slip that states “no signs and symptoms at the time of consultation”.
with bride-to-be Karen Demot
Whew! That’s why I am thrilled to be here to support and bear witness to Karen and Subra as they tie the knot tomorrow. It is an auspicious day – a full moon on Halloween, which happens every 18 to 19 years. It’s also a blue moon as it’s the second full moon of the month! An ideal time for planting new seeds and ideas or looking to make a significant change in a specific area of your life.
It will be challenging to take advantage of the powerful energies of this year as we are bogged down in mental, emotional, and energetic clutter.
It’s just like clutter in your physical space. Energetic clutter may be old intentions, regrets, unexpressed communication, attachments to disappointments, unpursued dreams, persisting bad habits. I can go on and on.
We spend lots of time making a list of intentions and what we want to accomplish. But the bottom line is, there is no room for anything new unless we de-clutter the past. Holding on to the past leaves little room for new ideas and inspirations to come in. When we hold on, we create energetic boundaries that say no thank you to new dreams and experiences.
The Full Moon tomorrow will help open our consciousness to a new level to see things in a different light.
This period represents a turning point in the year and an opportunity to embrace any recent changes. A Full Moon usually symbolizes a time of releasing and letting go. As we let go of the old, this will help bring about a powerful transformative shift to allow us to move forward. Intuitive Astrology says, “Having a Full Moon on this night can amplify the thinning of the veil, helping us connect with our intuition and higher realms with greater ease.”
For November, I’ll be introducing a new five-class online series next week to Release Fear. And don’t miss the Coffee Talk with Madhur-Nain Webster, author of the Stressless Brain, who will share Tools to cope with Crisis.
I do hope that you find beauty in whatever endings that have come your way. That it’s possible for you to make peace with it and honor the new beginning that has now been paved.
In loving service,
Rosan
