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 […]
Mason Jar Cookies, Etc.
So my friend Chi had a brilliant idea for a Christmas gift – homemade chocolate chip cookies or crinkes in mason jars. Isn’t it super cute? She made them herself. Only the cookies, obviously. I’m sure it’s hard to form glass. I was supposed to help but I fell asleep instead. Oops. Sorry! All I […]
My Father’s Hometown
After going on a road trip to meet up with relatives from Mom’s side, it was Dad’s turn. After touching down in our home city’s airport, we went home to leave our stuff and I grabbed a couple of hours of shut-eye then we were on the road again. I rode a bus with the […]
Mindanao Road Trip
After traveling to Hong Kong and Cebu, we finally landed in Mindanao, but not in our hometown yet, oh no. We had to make a stop in Cagayan de Oro first so we could visit with our relatives from Mom’s side of the family. It had been four years since she last visited them, and […]
Cebu City, Philippines {Deetour}
Our flights to and from Hong Kong were from Cebu, so I had around a couple of days to enjoy the city. On the first day, we didn’t do much, just had lunch and rested for a bit. We had lunch at Mang Inasal in Robinson’s mall. I had chicken inasal with rice and halo-halo […]
Girls Night Out @ The Peninsula Manila
When I suggested going on an overnight with my friends Drew and Kes while I was on vacation there, Drew said he had a free voucher for a night’s stay in The Peninsula Manila hotel, so off we went! The Manila Pen is a 5-star hotel, so it’s really spiffy and beautiful. I highly recommend […]
Nurture Spa @ Tagaytay
Ngangi decided that we needed to de-stress and pamper ourselves and booked us massage appointments at Nurture Spa, highly recommended by Chi who had been there before. This is in Tagaytay, one of my favorite places to visit in the Philippines. This was last month during my vacation there. So after our fantastic late lunch […]
Luzviminda Trip Kickoff
Well I’m off to a swell start. I locked my luggage and the combination won’t work so now I can’t get it to open. Great. How many possible combinations are there to a 3-digit lock? This isn’t the problematic luggage. This is my handcarry one. I have a whole ‘nother luggage that I checked in. […]
Sonya’s Garden, Tagaytay
Last March I finally got to go to Sonya’s Garden in Tagaytay, thanks to Candy, my friend from the review days. When I found out that Tyne had the same dream as me – to visit the famous Sonya’s Garden – I suggested we go there with Candy, who had gone with me to Tagaytay […]
Basyang and the Blackout
The second day of my Manila vacation began with us leaving Keso’s bridal shower to be met by the howling wind and rain falling in sheets – it was typhoon Basyang, who was so strong that she singlehandedly brought down Meralco (the electric company). Right after Keso dropped me off at Caloy’s place, there was […]