Food Trip with Fr. Leo: A Celebration of Food and Family Ties
A cooking priest?! This is what came to my mind when our good friend, Jinky, texted us about an event that’s happening the next day. Forward to January 6, 2012. Yes, Fr. Leo
Chef Laudico’s Casa Filipino tries an uncharted path
Hubby and were just so glad that the rains stopped for a little bit today. It had been raining for days now so at the first sign of a less-rainy day, we called up Chef Laudico&
Sandra Torrijos gives us her arts once again (view her works at the German Club)
(Please visit the German Club and view the works of Ms. Sandra Torrijos, a feminist-artist and a Pinay expat who is based in Germany for half of the year. I promised to blog about
A Black Rose blooms in Tagaytay
[UPDATE (26-March-2014): The shop is no longer in Tagaytay. Please scroll down for the new location.] Let me tell you a story. Her beauty has struck me as feisty and enigmatic. Bac
A peek into my book list: “Winning” by Jack Welch
One of the best things in life is having the luxury of sitting (or lying down) in one corner with a good book and nice cup of tea or coffee. I cannot remember when my love affair w
Religion and beauty pageants: Why our Shamcey did not win the title
This is my first time to write about beauty pageants. I have nothing against this type of competition but I also think that the pageants can be a lot wiser and more gender-sensitiv
Engawa and suikinkutsu and my fascination with Japanese architecture
(Re-post of a January 10, 2011 blog in my old site) The word engawa led me to the blog of Mr. Ken Mori, Pursuing Wabi. It was on a typical work-at-home day when I was working on a
My niece asks her Mom, “Why are the rivers here in Aurora clean?”
We were on the way back to Manila from a family vacation in Aurora Province when my niece, Danica, suddenly asks her Mom, “Why are the rivers here in Aurora clean?” Eve