As we bid farewell to 2021, let us not forget to thank everyone around us especially those who helped us survive this difficult year - unscathed. And if you marked yourself as “Safe” from C19, other health scare and from typhoon ‘Odette’ - then that’s a whole lot to be grateful for. The year 2021 was definitely a challenging one for me. I started the year in quarantine, ... READ MORE
The Plantdemic and How I found Joy in Gardening
Let's talk about plants! Like you, I was not immune to the 'plant craze' or 'plantdemic' that made people discover the joy of gardening during the pandemic. In just a year, I have not only bought new plants but also new pots, plant stands, loam soil and even gardening tools! I have learned how to re-pot plants, trim them and even propagate some. Unlike others though, I ... READ MORE
Our Lady of Fatima Faith Pendant
This post has been sitting in my draft folder for a year now. If you have been reading my blog for some time, you would know that I am a fan of enamel faith pendants. I don't actively collect them but whenever a good piece comes along at a a good price and it just connects to me instantly - then I might just get it. I have no plans of buying another pendant but the ... READ MORE
Binondo Chinatown Museum
The last museum visit we had was 2 years ago at the newly-opened Chinatown Museum inside Lucky Chinatown Mall. We just got back from the UK and was shopping at the mall when we saw the escalator leading to the museum. In this museum one will learn (or, in our case, re-learn) the history of Binondo and of our Filipino-Chinese ancestors in a very modern way - through ... READ MORE
This is #MyNewNormal
434 days have passed since the Philippines announced the #ECQ #lockdown starting March 16 last year, and here we are - still at it. The community quarantine classifications have been modified so many times already but because I am praning, I still behave and move around as if we are still under ECQ. One reason for adopting this pragmatic mentality is my own experience with ... READ MORE
Christmas in the Time of Corona
I honestly thought that Christmas is canceled this year. Which suits me just fine because I don’t feel like celebrating. I lost my daddy last May, and this is our first Christmas without him. I missed his cooking: his penne pasta, the famous lumpiang shanghai and sometimes he would whip up meatloaf that we will later on eat with pandesal. If Liam is here in Manila, am sure ... READ MORE
Product Review: Lasco UV-C Germicidal Lamps
My shopping splurge during this 9-month community quarantine was not on clothes, shoes and bags but UV-C germicidal or sterilizer lamps – all purchased from Lasco Security Home Security and Automation via their online store at Lazada. I’ve read lots of online-published articles and studies about how UV-C light can kill 99% of coronaviruses and it helped too that there are ... READ MORE
Kyoto Food Hits
I've been watching a lot of Rion Ishida's Youtube videos about Japan lately. He's the perfect local tourist guide in Japan, and I enjoy all his videos like a virtual tourist albeit I cannot smell, taste and touch the interesting food that he's been sharing with us through his videos. His day trips to Kyoto and Osaka were my favorites, and I was really fortunate to have ... READ MORE
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