PLACES TO GO
Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort
After two and a half hours of driving from Manila, my brother and I found ourselves making our way into an imposing gate that looked more like an entrance to some exclusive or posh housing subdivisions. And another 5 minutes and thru a concrete road with a view of the vast plantation and towering coconut trees that touch the sky, we made it to the quaint and historic Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort. Read more
By: R. R. Calandria
There aren’t too many places in Manila where you can escape its chaotic traffic, the deafening sounds of jeepneys and buses, and the maddening crowd of the shopping malls. But there is this one place right in the middle of Manila where you can relax, have some peace and quiet, or even practice zen meditation. Read more
Camiguin - The Magic of Discovery
Come to Camiguin and explore its many wonders.
Home also to the sweetest lanzones in the country, Camiguin Island lies off the coast of Misamis Oriental. Read more
Chocolate Hills, Bohol
The Chocolate Hills in Bohol province has a unique formation like no other in the world. They look like a vast expanse of mounds of ‘chocolate kisses’ that cover as far as the Read more
Picnic Grove is nestled at the slopes of Tagaytay Ridge with a magnificent view of the Taal volcano. The place is made much more special with the mild temperature due to its high altitude. It is a popular destination Read more
“Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less travelled by.” - Robert Frost
Off the northern tip of the Philippines lies Batanes Islands. Read more
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FOOD
Flossing On Bread
Bread talking, ‘I may not be the prettiest bread in town, but I’m famous, hot and delicious.’ My nieces couldn’t agree more. Every time we go to Glorietta 4 Makati and pass by the brightly lit bakery house of Breadtalk, at least one of them would burst into ‘floss!, bili tayo ng chic floss.’
There is one entrée at Abe Restaurant which I find indelible for its name rather than its taste. Binukadkad na pla-pla! Try saying it fast a few times and you’ll have as much fun twisting and tangling your tongue up your whole mouth. I’m sure that if this entrée came out as Fried Crispy Tilapia or Special Large Deep Fried Tilapia on the menu, I wouldn’t have ordered it because it doesn’t sound Read more…
Chow down and show down. That’s the name of the game in the growing restaurants’ fierce competition to win the after office partiers, barkadas, families and all sorts of diners’ attention at the bustling seaside at San Miguel by the Bay. Read more…
I was at the Glorietta Mall one day when I spotted this compelling ad from Oliver’s Super Sandwich that displays a large glass of verdant shake or smoothie in the middle surrounded by nutritious Read more…
By: Rene R. Calandria
Pinoy Jokes
Marriage HumourWife: ‘What are you doing?’
Husband: Nothing.
Wife: ‘Nothing…? You’ve been reading our marriage certificate for an hour.’
Husband: ‘I was looking for the expiration date.’
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Recreation
Relaxing and Rejuvinating at Sanctuario SpaThe Sanctuario Spa offers indigenous Filipino as well as oriental treatments and therapies such as hilot and albularyo. The services are offered by male or female therapists, young and well trained. Okay, this is where I won’t complain about job discrimination in the Philippines. There’s perfectly nothing Read more…
Aerobics and Dancing at San Miguel by the Bay
I say go for it. Filipinos should compete in the Guinness’ record for the largest aerobics and dancing by general public. People from all walks of life, young, old, locals, foreigners, male, female and everything in between dance and exercise from the break of dawn until, I don’t know, maybe until the sun is hot and unbearable or until the last drop of stinky sweat falls off. This could well be Manila’s answer to Cebu’s dancing prisoners who shot to fame via the viral video ‘Thriller’. Read more…
Alchemy is touted as a one-stop-clubbing destination which boasts of three floors that offer a variety of music genres and styles, several bars and a first rate coffee shop . I thought, wow! Something like Lulu’s in Washington DC or the Embassy Club at the Fort? We visited Alchemy in Silver city near Read more…
Spa + Buffet
Quite unbelievable. How in the world would you get that zen experience and mind and body relaxation at the same time you indulge in an endless serving of food? I don’t think they go well together, personally in my opinion. What the Read more…
