Top Things To Do in Manila
I must’ve said Manila will always be home to me a hundred times –…
Author: Gretchen Filart
Gretchen is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and essayist from the Philippines, where she embraces life while managing bipolar disorder and ADHD. Her confessional pieces unpack the complexities of grief, healing, motherhood, love, and intersections, garnering recognition from the Greg Grummer Poetry Contest and Navigator's Travel Writing Competition.
Hurray for Romi Garduce for reaching Vinson Massif’s summit!
Amidst all the hype and media frenzy surrounding the imminent shooting of Bourne…
Tabang, Guiguinto: A Haven For Gardeners
IMPORTANT NOTE: I don’t sell plants. I bought mine from vendors in Tabang. …
The One Great Journey
New Year’s Eve was rather uneventful. The day was spent entirely on chores…
Butchie’s Recipes: Graham Crema de Fruta
The holidays won’t be complete without desserts, and this year, we’d like to…
Butchie’s Recipes: Lasagna
The New Year is fast approaching – another occasion that calls for those…
Witching Hour
Aside from the fact that I have to pee every 2-3 hours in…
A kick-ass wedding and Centertable’s delicious buffet
This year seems to be a year of marriage. One minute I have…
Ascott Makati and its breakfast buffet
At the heart of Makati’s hectic business district lies Ascott Residences, one of…
90s, I miss you.
Still hung over from that compound-exclusive mini-gig Jigs and his friends had last…
Break away.
I’ve always wanted to do this. Somehow, I couldn’t bring myself to do…
Babymooning: Capones Island
At 8:30 in the morning, it was still low tide in Camara and…
Babymooning in Zambales: Nagsasa Cove
Because the tide was still too low for our boat to dock in…
Pundaquit falls, sunsets and Camara Island
It was still early in the afternoon, but Mang Johny suggested we leave…
Tips and directions on how to get to Pundaquit
Here are a summary of tips from our Zambales (Pundaquit-Capones-Nagsasa-Pundaquit falls) trip: Our…
Review: Pundaquit Luxury Resort, Zambales
After a long-endured debate on whether or not I could handle a 3-hour…