Kes (Janice) and Tics (Jerome) visited Gelle and me in Singapore for four days starting Feb 20. We were batchmates in P&G, and now all of us are with different companies (with Kes owning hers). We rode the hippo tour bus for the first two days, visited Sentosa on day 3, shopped for pasalubong on […]
Rhea’s and April’s Stopover
Rhea and April ensured to book Sing Air for their trip home from Turkey so that they would have a stopover in Singapore and have the chance to meet Gelle and me. We spent yesterday talking our heads off, as promised. We also exchanged chocolates, had breakfast at the airport, shopped in Charles & Keith, […]
Another Ateneo Reunion in Singapore
Janine & Marjorie are in Singapore for a vacation, so last night, Cate, Tyne, Rodel, AA and I met them for dinner at Suntec’s Just Noodles (all set meals come with free flow ice cream & drinks). Rodel, Tyne, Janine, Marjorie When Ja & Marj met up with other friends after dinner, the rest of […]
Rona and Rino in Singapore
My friend Rona and her brother Rino had a 5-day vacation in Singapore. They and Rodel stayed at our place and Rodel took a leave in order to tour them around. We went with them when our schedules permitted, accompanying them to the usual tourist spots like Clarke Quay and Sentosa as well as Pasir […]
The Singapore Flyer
My high school classmate Chi visited her sister AA, who is also working here. Yesterday, Cate and I rode the Singapore Flyer (the biggest observation wheel in the world) with them and Chi’s boyfriend Punch, who also came with her. I loved the view, but as usual, I wasn’t too crazy about the height. Damn […]
AP Reunion in Singapore
Adette and Cezanne, former officemates in P&G, had their market visit in Singapore this week so we arranged to meet up for dinner. Since they wanted to buy pasalubong, they decided to go to Suntec City Mall, where my office is located (yeah, my office is inside a mall. Talk about tempting.). I led them […]
College Reunion in Singapore
College classmates and former housemates and officemates (in KPMG) Chu and Zenie, OFWs based in Thailand and Jersey Island, decided to have a short vacation in Singapore. With Rodel, Tyne, Cate and I working here, it resulted to a college reunion in Singapore. Who would’ve ever thought this would happen? Chu flew in first on […]
Berch Dinner in Manila
It’s a good thing Ira decided to invite me to dinner with our other high school classmates last night, a get together before Ilynne leaves for Japan with her hubby, she said. Luckily I had no dinner plans, so I was able to join them at Gloria Maris, Rockwell. We had coffee in Starbucks afterwards. […]
Home for the Holidays 2007
My Top 10 Must Try’s in ZC (not in order): 1. Morning Sun’s or Jimmy’s Satti 2. Antonio’s butong pie 3. Manang Terry’s chicken inato 4. Marinated bangus 5. Curacha (a kind of giant crab) with Alavar’s sauce 6. Cheap seafood (try kilawin, it’s my ultimate favorite dish) 7. Master Baker’s super cheese bread and […]
From Swimming Pool to Kitchen to Bed
Cate and Roni, two of my best friends in College who are still in Zamboanga, are both here in Manila right now for a vacation, albeit with different companions. A dinner get together was set up for last Saturday, but before that, I invited Cate to be my guest in the Mandarin swimming pool. Maya […]