Implications and intentions: A day in Manila’s biggest slum
A friend once said, “Slum tours are best left to those who know…
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A Summer Trip To Manila’s Resorts
While it can’t quite match Macau as the resort Mecca of Southeast Asia,…
2017: Of Places, People and Dreams
This is how my 2017 ended: a couple hundred pesos in my pocket,…
Seda Vertis North Staycation: The Art of Staying Still
There is something about staycations that attract families and young’uns today. I have…
Ombu, Quezon City: Upscale, but not really.
The mere mention of “fine dining restaurant” makes my cheap-o-meter fizzle. Such was my…
On 2015 and Being Home
At this time of the year, among a sea of year-ender posts, highlights…
Walk Through Heritage: The Santa Ana Walking Tour
“But there’s nothing to see in Santa Ana.” My sister and husband’s voices…
A Place of Love: Being 31
There’s a pins and needles feeling sitting on the nimble nails of my…
Tracing Back Steps To Hope
There are two kinds of days for those who have lost important people…
Of Ice Cream and Things Dead and Cold
On an arid and sunny Sunday, I arrived at Manila, nostalgic and sweaty…
Fort Santiago, Intramuros: Tot Realizations in a 2-Hour Walk
We mothers tend to underestimate our children. We’re reluctant to be away for…
Manila Sights: The Other Side Of Manila
Claire Danes called it a “ghastly and weird city”. Dan Brown fictionalized it…
Heima
To be back home was rare as rare as it is to be…
Photo Essay: Rekindling the Manila affair
I was supposed to draft a review about Dalampasigan Beach Resort in Sariaya,…
Top Things To Do in Manila
I must’ve said Manila will always be home to me a hundred times –…
Ascott Makati and its breakfast buffet
At the heart of Makati’s hectic business district lies Ascott Residences, one of…