April 26, 2022
After 2 years of COVID lockdown, my family really wanted to get out of the house and just chill by the beach. We desperately needed a change in scenery. But, we also weren’t gutsy enough to fly yet. This meant Read more…
January 23, 2022
I got my 2nd vaccination (Sinovac) last July 2021, so technically was eligible to get my booster shot on January 2022. Lo and behold, the Philippine government announced in December that you could get vaccinated after 3 months of your Read more…
December 30, 2021
As COVID is still running rampant, international travel is out of the picture. Even local travel that require planes is out of the picture as my family is still a bit leery of plane travel. That leaves us with limited Read more…
December 29, 2021
Shangrila had this really nice 50% off promo if you use your Golden Circle points to book. Since I have a plethora of points and really, nowhere to go, I decided to book Shangri-la the Fort for a Christmas staycation. Read more…
November 14, 2021
FREEDOM! OMG – so technically, I have been eating out the past few weeks but mostly in the Banawe area where the restaurants are practically empty, standalone, and so overall feels pretty safe (but rather lonely). Today, I made it Read more…
November 7, 2021
Like many of you, I’ve been cooped up at home ever since ECQ started last March. I do go to the office everyday, so it’s not like I’m going crazy staring at the four corners of my room, but still. Read more…
October 9, 2021
Did you just have an awesome vacation in Bacolod and now you’re trying to decide what pasalubong to bring back? Or maybe you just want to make sure you check out all the famed Negrense delicacies while you’re there. (Note: Read more…
June 20, 2021
My family regularly goes to Anvaya Cove during summers – it’s a family tradition of sorts that spans a decade plus now. Of course, with COVID, this tradition was disrupted. Now that travel seems more palatable and restrictions have slowly Read more…
June 11, 2021
As part of stringent travel measures, many provinces require negative RT-PCR results before they’ll allow you into their locale. RT-PCR swab tests are readily available and are offered by many private laboratories across the country. However, these are normally priced Read more…