Jamrell Buynay - Filipino Digital Nomad

Jamrell Buynay - Filipino Digital Nomad Former OFW turned full-time Content Creator ✈️
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This is what a Boholano weekend by the beach looks like. The whole family, the sea, and zero resort prices. 🏝️Everyone t...
30/08/2026

This is what a Boholano weekend by the beach looks like. The whole family, the sea, and zero resort prices. 🏝️

Everyone thinks Panglao means resort rates and beach clubs charging you just to breathe. But this is where us Bol-anon families actually go.

Momo Beach, where it's less about the "aesthetic" and more about being together.

Let me paint it for you. Crystal-clear water you just walk right into. One ₱500 cottage split between everyone. A bilao of rice in the middle, grilled fish fresh off the coals, fruits, everyone reaching over each other for the same plates. My auntie's karaoke machine blasting because she will NOT leave the house without it, and by lunch everyone's got a turn on the mic, whether they can sing or not. 😂

Cousins, titos, titas, lolo, and lola. Everybody eating, singing, swimming. Nobody glued to their phone. Just family and the sea.

This is what a real Boholano Saturday with the family feels like.

I vlogged the whole day and what it's really like to spend a weekend the Bol-anon way.

🎥 Watch the full vlog on YouTube 👇
https://youtu.be/IV9TzMItkjc

27/08/2026

Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder. 🌻

Everyone romanticizes quitting the 9-5. Nobody warns you that you might become your own worst boss. 😅When I left my corp...
26/08/2026

Everyone romanticizes quitting the 9-5. Nobody warns you that you might become your own worst boss. 😅

When I left my corporate job in Bangkok to build an online career and travel, I thought I was escaping the grind.

What I didn't expect was that the hardest boss I'd ever answer to would be ME.

Most days, I'm at home doing client work or editing vlogs. But when I finally take a break, it's surrounded by breathtaking views. 🌅 It's the kind I'd have seen for one week a year, had I stayed climbing the corporate ladder.

There are things I genuinely miss, like the stability and the competent colleagues who were hungry for growth.

I haven't lost that competitive spark, but I've had to learn to embrace the chaos of my own mind since becoming self-employed. 🧠

I thought my boss was strict. Turns out, I'm far harder on myself.

Take a competitive risk-taker out of the guardrails of a 9-5, and she'll work 12-hour days without blinking. ⏰

Journaling pulled me back. 📖 It taught me to slow down, enjoy the view, and remember that life is meant to be lived. But it's also been a mirror, reflecting the parts of me I don't always want to see.

Like the insane hunger to win and the drive to stop at nothing until I hit my goals.

And underneath all of it: the desire to be present, to be surrounded by the people I love and who love me back, my family. ❤️

Maybe that's the real lesson travel and the digital nomad life taught me.

It wasn't how to escape the grind, but how to finally meet myself and choose what actually matters. 🌻

What's the cheapest way to get to Bohol? 🤔Hint: it's not flying. ✈️I found a way to get there for a fraction of the pric...
22/08/2026

What's the cheapest way to get to Bohol? 🤔

Hint: it's not flying. ✈️

I found a way to get there for a fraction of the price, and honestly, it turned into one of my favorite travel experiences in the Philippines. 🚢

Watch the full video guide here 👉 https://youtu.be/rYuuvH_v5Es

I took the overnight Trans-Asia ferry from Cagayan de Oro all the way to Tagbilaran City, Bohol, and in my latest video I'm breaking down exactly what it costs, start to finish. No fluff, just the real experience.

If you're a first-time ferry traveler or planning a Bohol trip from Mindanao on a budget, this one's for you.

Here's what I cover so you can skip to what you need:
✅ Where to book your ticket (and how much it costs)
✅ How to get to the boat
✅ Overnight ferry experience
✅ Where to grab dinner onboard
✅ And more!

20/08/2026

This video is for the woman I want to become. 🌻

Whenever I feel down or forget my "why," this is what I'll come back to. It's a promise to myself to keep showing up and keep building that self-trust.

19/08/2026

I grew up thinking Bohol was just… home. It took moving across the world to realize people save all year to see what was in my backyard the whole time. 🌊🇵🇭

What I saw as ordinary, the world calls paradise. And I just get to call it home.

📍Bohol, Philippines. No filter, that's really the water.

17/08/2026

I used to think it was weird how people went crazy over turquoise waters and white sand. 🏝️

I mean, it's just the beach, right? 🤔

Growing up in Bohol, I went to the beach all the time with my dad. The ocean was never a "holiday" or a "vacation." It was just part of everyday life. 🌊

When I moved to Thailand and lived in Bangkok's concrete jungle, I finally understood why people long for the beach.

The natural sun, the salty wind on your skin, and the turquoise of clean, untouched water hits different when all you see are rows and rows of buildings.

For a long time I thought getting another citizenship or a stronger passport was the goal.

I thought leaving this archipelago and its corrupt government was the endgame.

Turns out, living in an actual island paradise isn't so bad.

Being a Filipino citizen means I can freely buy property and live here for the rest of my life without stressful visa runs.

Here's to loving my home. Here's to loving the Philippines. 🇵🇭 🌻

Is Alta Vista Beach Resort in Samal Island actually worth it? 🏝️That's the question I set out to answer, and I decided t...
16/08/2026

Is Alta Vista Beach Resort in Samal Island actually worth it? 🏝️

That's the question I set out to answer, and I decided to give you the honest version. Not the sponsored one. 😅

We packed seven of us into this trip. My mom, my dad, my sister, my uncle, my auntie, and her nephew. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 That's the best way to really test a place, not just for one person but for a whole family with different expectations.

In this video, I walk you through everything. How we got there from Davao, what the rooms were really like, and the full cost breakdown down to the last peso.

I also show you the moment that almost ruined the trip, and the surprise side trip that completely saved it. 👀

Here's a little preview: the place is peaceful, the parking's free, and it's so easy to get to from the port. 🚗 But there's one thing about a beach resort that really matters, and that part left me with mixed feelings. 🌊

So before you book your own family trip to Samal, watch this first.

Click the link to catch the full honest review on YouTube. ▶️ https://youtu.be/DLxSsVjJEdM

14/08/2026

What does it mean to be rich? 🤔

Growing up Filipino, the "goal" was simple: finish school, get a diploma, go abroad, and earn in a stronger currency. 🎓✈️

My parents did that. So did I.

For almost 4 years, I worked an office job in Thailand while juggling a YouTube channel and freelance writing on the side. 💻

I thought working more meant earning more, and earn more I did.

But what I gained in money, I paid for with my health and my relationships.

Looking back, I can see how many money wounds and insecurities I was carrying, things I still needed to heal from.

It became a never-ending cycle: work hard, get sick, break out in bad acne, then work even harder to pay off the medical bills I'd basically inflicted on myself. 🔁

Eventually I hit a point where I knew something had to give, or I'd literally overwork myself to death.

So here I am. Still recovering, still relearning what it actually means to be rich. 🌱

Rich in physical and mental health. Rich in relationships. Rich in material wealth too. ✨

I'll always thank my early 20s self for building an ironclad work ethic, but that version of me got me here.

This version has to take me further.

It's time to slow down, think smarter, and know what actually matters.

Because being rich was never just about the money. 🌻

11/08/2026

They say food carries sentiments and emotions you thought were long buried.

And yeah, it brought back memories.

But more than that, it made me realize what really makes Filipino food delicious.

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