This post is the result of Thursday night’s thoughts on cooking. Photo from http://www.zazzle.com You see, cooking, next to dancing well, is at the bottom, of my skillset. I have cooked a few dishes in my life but I would rather eat it by myself than share, except for some some occasions when I prepared something more than a bowl of instant noodles for others. Yesterday, in an attempt to lessen dining out and make my food intake a little bit
Author: Ruby
Dear Dumaguete, Sometimes things don’t go your way. This video sums up what turned out to be a day’s stay in your place. Forgive the disheveled, almost dying look. I was frustrated. But really, there’s no arguing with the screaming human body. We had plans laid out for a 2-day stay– go straight to the Twin Lakes of Danao and Balinsasayao on the first day, roam around your streets at night, and visit Bais for dolphin watching on the second
Choosing Cagayan Valley was a hasty decision for a Holy Week destination. I can no longer remember what convinced us to choose the province of Cagayan but I’m certain we almost did not push through because of the long lines at the terminal. Luckily, Victory Liner now has an online booking and reservation system for trips to Tuguegarao. Several airlines offer flights to Tuguegarao with a travel time of 1hour but if you plan to take the bus, prepare your
And our past tells us that our geography dictates our destiny. That was one great insight that I got from Carlos Celdran’s Walk This Way Intramuros Tour. The walking tour is a great way of introducing Manila to visiting foreigners, and that was highly evident from the number of them in the group, but more than that, it also served as an eye-opener for Filipinos like me who have, in a way, neglected to see Manila for what it is. Come
No matter how awe-stricken I was when I stood in the middle of the huge Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, it did not prepare me for the experience that I was to face the next day. We took the overnight bus from Yangon to Bagan and arrived in the wee hours of the morning. The group spent some time having coffee and tea at a shop which was luckily open at that hour. A few drivers and their horse carts were