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Aug 13
I confess that I grew tired of my bulky DSLR camera. I am now yearning to buy a more powerful yet handy point and shoot camera. I left my Canon P&S at home so they can still use if for special occasions. So I am stuck with my D60 during our weeke (read full article)
Photography
Aug 12
Lifting the Aug. 23 holiday for continuity of government services is a stupid reason. I don’t think Noynoy has ever visited a government office. Growing up in a family of politicians, I don’t think he needed to fall in line to get an ID or file f (read full article)
Politics
Aug 11
I used to plan and organize most of our trips and vacations back in the Philippines but the table has been turned here. I just go wherever they go. :)My friend Henry was kind enough to give me a list of the places that we shouldn’t miss in Minnesot (read full article)
escapades
Aug 09
After almost a day in and out of the plane and all the misfortunes that we’ve been through, Red and I finally saw the familiar faces in MSP airport. Zel, Marc and Donz picked us up at the airport and we went straight to our hotel. They gave us a fe (read full article)
gastronomic adventures
Aug 06
I think I am already finished offloading all my backlogs and it’s about time to share with you the beginning of my newest adventure.A once in a lifetime opportunity came knocking at my door but instead of being excited, I was really hesitant. I eve (read full article)
escapades
Aug 02
Boyet and I spent my last day in Manila scouting for possible venues for our wedding reception. I didn’t know it would be that exhausting and I wasn’t expecting to be hungry just before lunch time. It was too early for lunch so we decided to try (read full article)
gastronomic adventures
Jul 31
We wanted to make the most out of my last days in Manila before my US assignment so we tried really hard to spend a lot of time doing what we enjoy the most – eating. We planned to have dinner one Thursday night but Boyet was stuck in heavy traffic (read full article)
gastronomic adventures
Jul 29
This is me blogging from the USA! I am still getting used to a lot of things here so I haven’t been outside of the office that much. So I’ll just start to offload the remaining of my backlogs.Boyet and I did ocular inspections in some of the venu (read full article)
gastronomic adventures
Jul 23
You will notice quite a few changes in the contents of my blog. I am desperately trying to get my hands to as much things as I can to prepare for our wedding next year. But I have to put it to a halt as I set foot into a journey in which I believe is (read full article)
random
Jul 20
I just got engaged! ^_^I don’t get surprised. I credit this to years of watching CSI and other mystery-solving TV series and movies that I was hooked into. Boyet knows that I am a surprise buster. So when I accidentally found out that he was about (read full article)
love bug
Jul 18
Boyet and I had a very blissful and memorable stay at Taal Vista but we needed to head back home. But before doing so, we had to get a quick fix for Boyet’s bulalo craving. We didn’t particularly have anything in mind at that moment so we just to (read full article)
gastronomic adventures
Jul 13
Taal Vista can boast their great service and nice amenities. But more than these two, they also offer scrumptious gastronomic treats for their visitors. We were first able to try their food for dinner. We were supposed to try out their dinner buffet (read full article)
escapades, gastronomic adventures
Jul 11
I have heard so many nice things about Taal Vista from my cousin Hazel and my friend Mei. So imagine my excitement when I found out that Boyet picked this place as the destination for our first out-of-town trip together.We arrived a bit late than exp (read full article)
escapades
Jul 08
Boyet and I spent the weekend in Tagaytay. We were getting lost even if we’ve been to Tagaytay for countless of times already so I had to text my cousin Hazel for reinforcement. Aside from giving us directions, she also suggested that we try Bag of (read full article)
gastronomic adventures
Jul 07
I had dinner with my family at Shanghai Cuisine two Sundays ago after buying a suitcase for my upcoming “adventure”. I have been to Shanghai Cuisine with Boyet before and I have to say that they offer reasonably-priced Chinese food.My parents wer (read full article)
gastronomic adventures
Jul 06
After watching Toy Story 3, we decided to have a quick bite at Teriyaki Boy. Boyet was craving for some hot soup so I told him that I recently tried one of TBoy’s ramen. I don’t usually eat at Teriyaki Boy because of their slow service but we gav (read full article)
gastronomic adventures
Jul 04
Boyet and I wanted to have a quick lunch to make it in time for the first screening of Toy Story 3. We have actually been to almost all the restaurants in Robinson’s Manila except Kenny Rogers. I never really liked Kenny’s chicken in the few time (read full article)
gastronomic adventures
Jul 01
Our family celebrated Father’s Day by honoring Papa’s request to grab some Chinese food. We couldn’t argue after he chose to have dinner at Tang City. Of course, it was my treat once again.We’ve been to this restaurant countless of times that (read full article)
gastronomic adventures
Jun 30
I am a very huge Jacky Chan fan so I was anticipating the showing of Karate Kid. Unfortunately, I got sick on the week it was shown so I missed it. The following week, its screening has already overlapped with that of Toy Story 3. Of course I chose t (read full article)
movies
Jun 28
It was time to go home but none of us could decide what to have for lunch. So I suggested having lunch outside the resort, probably anywhere in Subic. We didn’t have anything in mind though Joie kept on saying to look out for Meat Plus. Unfortunate (read full article)
gastronomic adventures