Spending a Day in Club Manila East

Friday, 27 May 2011, 15:18 | Category : Road Trip

(Sorry for the  late post…) I was channel hopping last Friday (May 6) when I heard the weather forecast – a storm is brewing. I was like “What the ….? A storm in the middle of summer?” Well, it’s freaking hot so I can’t seem to get what they were reporting and I didn’t mind [...]

The View from our Window

Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 18:45 | Category : Philippines

Sunset after the rain. Taken 2minutes ago. Listening: Photographs by Nickleback (I miss this) Reading: Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief

Staying Connected with Your Loved Ones Here & Abroad

Tuesday, 10 May 2011, 16:14 | Category : etc, SPR

One thing I’ve noticed every time I was out of the country is the need to communicate constantly with my sister, my Mom and my aunt. Whether I am on a vacation or on a business trip I need to make sure that I let the people back at home know of my current location [...]

Yummy Palitaw

Friday, 6 May 2011, 20:59 | Category : Food, Philippines, Road Trip

When we were in Don Salvador Benedicto last April, we decided to drop by St. Therese Retreat House for a cup of coffee, fresh fruits and palitaw. Palitaw is a small sweet flat rice cake eaten in the Philippines. It is made from sticky rice (malagkit) washed, soaked, grounded and molded. Then it is dropped [...]

Picnic at Don Salvador Benedicto

Sunday, 1 May 2011, 23:33 | Category : Philippines, Road Trip

It has been a long time since we had a family outing and I’m so happy to say that last April 22 we had one at the Nursery in Don Salvador Benedicto for my aunt’s borthday. It was not a planned outing as we didn’t even know if the trip will push through until the [...]