A super typhoon called Odette (international name: RAI) hit us just a week before Christmas. Cebu has always been “lucky” in terms of typhoons. They normally slow down after passing through the outer islands (Cebu is smack in the middle of the Philippines), and the older, more religious generation would say that Cebu is protected […]
November was a breeze. Here’s a rundown of the month in photos! Click one and scroll to see the captions! November was a perfect mix of business and pleasure. I managed to go outside the city for a getaway with friends, met up with work friends even just for a while, destressed over mahjong, ate […]
This isn’t really news given the actual purchase happened back in 2017. A friend of mine (and you’ll see him later in the video below) who is a real estate broker showed me some properties that were on pre-selling back then and I thought it was time for me to get my own place. I’ve […]
I had to search for the actual meaning of the word and the first definition is “something done or made in a hurry”. So no, it’s not what you think. Haha! After almost a year of not seeing any work mates, my friends from my previous group was able to stop by Cebu for a […]
Instagram finally deployed its latest features to this side of the world and despite eagerly awaiting for them to do so, I ended up hating it. I found myself scrolling through Reels and basically, 80% of the things you see there are trash. And then it made me realize how social media apps have evolved […]
I am in the process of cleaning out my photos from Flickr and transferring them to Google Photos in order to save money. Because of this, I’ve rediscovered some old memories from a time when I enjoyed taking photos on my DSLR. And, it’s such a waste for these photos to sit on my private […]
This post is inspired by the latest Banana Q Podcast episode entitled Why Do (Most) Cebuanos Hate to Speak in Tagalog. As a true blue Cebuano who happened to end up in Manila right after university for work, I can totally relate to this topic, 100%. And because I have so much inputs, I decided […]
Getting vaccinated in the Philippines is quite challenging, especially if you’re not part of the prioritized groups. For the past few months, the government has been prioritizing senior citizens (those over the age of 60) and essential workers. As an individual belonging to the “Other Workforce” category, despite signing up for the vaccine early on […]
Last May, I took my mom and sister to a flower garden in Mantalongon, Dalaguete called Mt. Talongon Flower Garden. It was a spontaneous trip really, we decided to go for a road trip to Mantalongon, and then we just happened to pass by the signage that pointed us to this plantito/plantita heaven. Before that, […]
I just wanted to quickly update that I was able to go home to Cebu (yay!). I needed a change of environment because I really was getting super depressed in Manila. I missed my family, and I thought we should be with family during these tough times. So, as you may have read from my […]