Why You Should Travel Alone Before I left for the Big Blog X trip (to Italy) and what we now fondly call the Big Blog Xtension (the Paris, Iceland + Amsterdam leg), I met up with most of my friends as if I was going to be away for a couple of years. Hahaha. One […]
Note: This blog post was written last November 7 while I was on a train en route to Florence. Thank god for trains! Here in Manila, when I have to go on roadtrips, I need to stay awake as Ponggo’s navigator / driver but for a change, you will find me sitting down, staring into
When they initially announced the typhoon name, I initially thought that “Ruby” was the international name while “Hagupit” was the local name. We now have a big typhoon with an international name in Filipino which literally translates to the “lashing of a whip”. If you’ve been living here in the Philippines all your life, then
Sorry for taking to long to post this 2nd half of Bohol and because of that, I’ll put it here a few words and some pictures from Baguio as well, ok? But first things first: Bohol On this second post about Bohol, I’ll show you a little bit of the night life in Alona Beach,
You know you’ve truly fallen in love with a country when you still dream about it almost every single night a week after your trip. I swear, this is weird but when I wake up every morning, my last vivid memory is that of myself at a random place in Iceland looking for a shoot
The first thing I do when I wake up is check my phone. (But yes, I know I need to change that habit soon to meditating or practicing how to be grateful or something.) Anyway, I was scrolling my feed and stumbled upon the #VSFashionShow hashtag thanks to the fact that I’m stalking a couple
If you’re a Filipino, then you probably know that when your friends (and most especially your relatives see you), they love stating the obvious: “Oh my gosh, you’ve gained weight!” “You’re so thin. Have you been eating?” My favorite though is, “Oh my gosh, you’re here.” to which I’m so so so tempted to reply,
So I was having a conversation with my dad the other day. I noticed that our lines were familiar. It’s practically an old discussion repeating itself. I told him, “Why are you so kind? You always forget what they’ve done to you!?” I told him to forgive but never forget. Well, of course, I sounded
Hello! I’m back! It feels good to be home. Well, technically, I’m not yet in Manila but in cyberspace, I am finallyyyy hoooooome! Anyway, the Big Blog Exchange asked us only to blog thrice but containing all the awesome places in Italy in 3 posts is a bit impossible for me. To start with, I
In my humble opinion of someone who only got to know 1% of the Philippines, I have to say that Bohol the best place over there and it is the reason I’m in love with the country. In only 2 to 3 days, Bohol manage to win my heart like no other place did. Beautiful
Cebu City After Manila, my second stop was here in Cebu City, the oldest city here in the Philippines. On the night on the 1st, I landed in Mactan Airport and had the amazing surprise of a flash mob!!! I never saw one in my life! It was great! Here’s a preview of what was
Like some of you already know, me and Tipsy will blog on each other’s blog for 10 days. I’m from here in Asia and Tipsy from Europe. First of all, I would love to introduce myself properly. My name is Marcela Faé, I’m a Brazilian/Italian photographer based in Berlin and I have Fotostrasse with my
We’re counting down the days to the actual exchange that will be happening soon! Marcela will be arriving from Germany on the 31st and will be meeting up with Ponggo and fellow Big Blog X finalists Chichi, Aia & Hazel. Since it will be Halloween, I’ve whipped up a version of Trick or Treat for
Hello Everyone! Tipsy here. I’m leaving you guys with Ponggo today. He’s the game expert! In fact, I think he spends more hours in a day gaming than talking to me. *Oopsies!* Here are some signs that you are a gamer. How many times have you wanted to get a game but did not have
So I pretty much have a week to go and I’m off to Italy thanks to you & the Big Blog X! So far, my life has changed in fun & funny ways. First, I’ve been meeting up with high school friends, old and newfound kindred souls on Instagram. I’m actually amused that I will be back in
Whoa! I haven’t been able to blog for a while! The past few weeks have been crazy but the past few days have been very exciting thanks to Type Kita. More about that soon! Meanwhile, here’s the last workshop for the year: it’s a basic watercolor & brush lettering workshop. We have the following schedules:
Hello!!! I’m back. I wasn’t really on a blogging hiatus but if If there’s anything I’m good at doing lately, it’s panicking, making my brain freeze & my heart beat really fast. I’m just so overwhelmed with all the pending things I have to finish in all aspects of my life. *Ahhhh* No matter how
I was recalling how I stopped eating chocolate cake for a week after visiting the cake studio where my wedding cake was being made. Ponggo’s aunt asked me to sit down & wait as she mixed her ingredients. Then, she opened a box from the freezer & took out a cube of butter. By cube,
