This weekend, I booked an overnight stay at one of the best resorts in the island. My sister’s birthday was a perfect excuse to splurge because otherwise, my mom would complain about spending too much money. Yes, maybe it’s a lot of money to burn for 2 days, especially when we already live on the […]
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 […]
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, […]
You might be seeing a pattern here – I’m actually creating blog posts for vlogs I’ve already posted on YouTube! But this is for a reason! I also want to promote Filipino culture on this site, given I am Filipino first before a Japanophile so expect some posts like this in the future as well! […]
Last January, I took the family to our first real vacation since the pandemic started. Some of my friends also decided to take their families with them on vacation that same weekend, so it was a bit of a reunion after being locked down for almost a year. From our hometown in Dalaguete, which is […]
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 […]
Last week, I had quite an anxious experience with trying to send my car from Manila to Cebu via rolling cargo. I’ve tried searching the internet for a step-by-step guide but I couldn’t find anything, so I thought I’d lay it down here for anyone who wants to ship their vehicles from Manila to Cebu, […]
It’s Christmas day – but for Filipinos, most of the celebrations and parties happen during Christmas Eve. December 25 is when things slow down and people take a rest from all the partying. I got bored at home so I was happy when my friends also wanted to go out for drinks this night! We […]
Every year, my college barkada (a.k.a., Azure Society) has an annual gathering for Christmas. It used to be an outreach program, followed by a Christmas Party – but for the past two years (and because we’re already doing our own outreach programs separately), we’ve tried to make our Christmas parties a bit more creative (and […]
Monday is WFH day. I woke up early after having slept almost the entire day yesterday. I did all of my morning meetings at home, and planned to work from a coffee shop after lunch because the heat was unbearable. My new favorite coffee shop is Starbucks because they serve Breve Latte (Keto-friendly) and I […]