So it’s that time of year again. I’ll jump right in, okay? Okay. I started 2014 on an optimistic note. The chosen Pantone color of the year was a shade of my favorite color, so I assumed that it MUST be a sign that it was going to be a good year for me, right? […]
Archives for December 2014
Overnight Reunion at City Inn Hotel
My friend Gay was arriving in my hometown on my last night there, so we decided to book rooms in City Inn Hotel for the night so we could just stay up late talking and I would not have to worry about how to get home after.
Reunion @ Palmeras {Foodee}
My Singapore-based friend Jeff had decided to fly home to our hometown for the holidays and asked if we could meet up with a couple of college friends for lunch before he flew back. Maya was busy at their family business so we decided to go to a restaurant near her so it would be […]
A Picnic @ Woodlands Resort
My brother decided that he wanted to go on a picnic on the day before Christmas so he could introduce his wife to his friends in our hometown. At first he wanted to go to Bolong Beach, but changed his mind and chose Woodlands Resort instead because it was a lot closer. He borrowed his […]
Reunion @ Jelly Citea
The bubble tea craze has finally trickled down to my hometown. While I’ve been riding around in tricycles, I’ve noticed several bubble tea shops with a clever play on the word “tea” in their names, like Serinitea, Frostea, and Jelly Citea. I had a chance to check out the last one with my college friends […]
Alavar’s Curacha {Foodee}
I thought this was going to be a happy post. Sadly it won’t be. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s start at the beginning. My brother brought his new wife home with us for Christmas. One of her friends who grew up in the same hometown as us had told us that she needed […]
Reunion @ The Fat Monk
I met up with a few college friends for reunion dinner in our hometown. We originally made reservations at a new restaurant called The Fat Monk. Then we thought it was too far and cancelled it, then decided to go to Village, then Cafe Zambo, then Daniel’s Hotel, where they had a karaoke room. But when […]
{Review} Garden Orchid Hotel
My friend Maya and I had the same dream – to stay one night in our hometown’s best hotel. We decided to fulfill that dream last night and booked a room to share with our friend Zenie. Now we hadn’t seen Zenie since our 2011 trip to Bali, so we were psyched to meet up. […]
Partyin’ at a Farm
On the day after my brother’s wedding, his wife’s family decided to hold an impromptu lunch “party” at their uncle’s farm. I am used to farms because my dad’s parents were farmers and we used to have reunions on their farm back when I was younger. Two of the major food groups. ;P To be […]
Extended Family Dogs
Now that my brother is married, he has gotten himself a new family. Since I am in his real family, I guess they are also mine now, by extension. I guess. Not really sure how this whole in-law thing works. I like my new sister-in-law and her family. They all seem like such nice, warm […]