Dear Ate, I can’t begin to tell you how we miss you. The mention of your name, a post of your picture, the thought of how it was having you around, makes everyone nostalgic (as one of your friends put it). You compressed a life, solid friendships, a complicated sisterhood, a loving relationship, and your…
While waiting for my friends for a coffee get together
In honor of my sister’s 33rd birth anniversary tomorrow, I am taking down my own profile picture to remind our friends and relatives that up until this day, Justice has remained ELUSIVE. Let’s continue to call for this government to execute the UN Resolution that found the charged parties GUILTY BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT for the…
So, part of the ultimate date that Joy prepared for, was to watch the conclusive Breaking Dawn 2. I have turned down every invitation to watch the movie that weekend because it was meant to be watched with Joy. Well, there was only one other invitation =) I’m a very practical person. I don’t really spend…
Samal Island is a dream destination for anyone who lives in Davao and the nearby places. When I was young, when one can go to the Paradise Island, one of the pioneer resorts in the island (even before it was chartered to be a city in 1998) that means that person “can afford”. When I…
Well, I learned that Colasa’s also has a branch somewhere in QC but the Original Colasa’s BBQ in Davao is a legend. It is located very near the San Pedro Cathedral, a police station, and a park. The BBQ they serve here is very humble, yet has a very powerful and distinct taste than even…
When in Bacolod, it’s impossible to miss their signature inasal chicken. But the thing is, it’s not the usual inasal experience we have in Manila. Welcome to Manokan Country. Here, a strip of eatery that serve chicken inasal and other grilled food, line up and illuminate the dark street. It is right at the center…
In the morning following the 7 falls conquest, I walked around Mambukal at 6am since I wasn’t due to leave until about lunch time. The Ishiwata Bathhouse was a little eerie during that moist Monday morning. This Roman-Greek inspired structure has been there for 85 years and was named after its architect Kokichi Paul Ishawata. The…
After spending a night in Bacolod, I checked out of The East View Hotel after breakfast and rode the regular bus to the town of Murcial. It is around 45 minutes of travel and I bought a whole roasted chicken before leaving, for lunch (and dinner) later at Mambukal. When I got to Mambukal it…
Our first Visayas trip together, the Bacolod trip was not perfect. And that’s why we wanna go back there whenever. Okay, so because I am fond of falls and she is fond of beaches, we got into a little debate and I won that round. It’s not that I regret going to the Mambukal Falls,…
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