Within walking distance of White Beach in Boracay is a market where you can choose the fresh seafood and have them cooked according to your specifications. This very colorful shellfish was among those for sale. It was very much alive when I took the ph…

In Legazpi City last year, I found these colored noodles which I thought at first were so colored just so they’d look more attractive. I chatted up the vendor, she told me the noodles were made with squash, carrots and malunggay, respectively. He…

Ok guys, here are the winners of the two cases of Real Leaf Green Tea. Thank you to all who participated and shared our promo on their Facebook and Twitter. If you’re wondering how I chose the winners, I listed all the names that qualified on an Excel sheet so they can be numbered. Don’t [...]

During our trip to Cebu, we spent a day in the city. There aren’t a lot of tourist spots to visit in the city so the next best thing is to try the country’s only sky attraction, the Skywalk Extreme and the Edge Coaster at the Crown Regency Hotel & Towers. The Crown Regency Hotel [...]

Remember the Balikbayans and pinakbet post where I wrote about my brother-in-law and his family, long-time residents of Chicago, who came home for a vacation and wasted no time in ordering dishes like pinakbet when we went out? Okay, here’s anoth…

An eye-catching illustration of just how fresh the fish burgers are in a burger joint along White Beach in Boracay. Catchy. Very. But the use of a shark instead of generic fish might be potentially offensive to those that believe sharks and all it&#821…

Ok guys, here’s a contest just for you where you can win a date with Enchong and Erich plus Sony HD Bloggie Cams courtesy of Real Leaf Green Tea. It is going to be like a treasure-hunt game running on a Facebook App. Check out the details of the Word Master Challenge below. Each day, [...]

It might seem as improbable as lightning striking the same family twice, but we find ourselves at a second Amanresort in less than three months. We are at Amanpulo on a private visit, by invitation of some wonderful hosts, so I will only provide s…

I was born in Cebu but left for Manila when I was just two years old. My parents weren’t obsessed with explaining who was who and how we were related to so and so, and with the added disadvantage of being the bunso or youngest of five kids, I thin…

One of my best vacations this year was our recent trip to Miniloc Island at El Nido, Palawan. It was a sweet 3 days and 2 nights stay at one of the best island resorts in Palawan, and probably the entire Philippines. To get there, easily, you might want to take the direct flight (chartered) [...]