The moon was still out when we awoke the next day. The resort was practically deserted and I took the chance to snap this quick panorama. There was nothing but stillness and silence as far as the eyes could see and the ears could hear, but there was a thick energy in the air. It was the day we were to visit the beach on the Great Sta. Cruz Island, and because you have to admit that’s a highlight of summer, we were all extremely excited! But first, a hearty breakfast to prepare us for a full morning of swimming and frolicking on the beach! Fried milkfish and corned beef…
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{Zamboanga 2013} La ciudad Latina de Asia
Zamboanga. Not exactly the top-of-mind location when one hears the word ‘vacation’, or better yet ‘beach’. I must admit I never really considered it a must-go place, let alone a place I bothered to get to know at all. When my Dad booked the family for a long Easter weekend vacation to Zamboanga, I wasn’t overly excited, but due to my desire to explore more of my home country, I was game. There are only two domestic flights to Zamboanga a day and ours was at 4 in the morning. The flight took about an hour and a half from Manila– ample time for a nap, if you ask me.…
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{Singapore 2012} Around the Merlion’s kingdom
Ahh sweet Singapore… The last time we saw each other I was 10, I think. Last time I was here some very unpleasant things happened, but because I constantly try to be a time-heals-all-wounds I-don’t-want-to-dwell-on-a-sad-past kind of person, I am not going to go into details except to say that I have wiped my slate clean when it comes to Singapore. Coming here, I wanted to see through brand new eyes. Luckily, when a country is constantly developing itself, that’s not difficult to do at all. I don’t remember a lot of the places we went to last I was here, but I do remember Singapore to be an extra…
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{Malaysia 2012} Bringing out the Lego Geek in me
I’ve always loved puzzles. There’s just something about putting loose pieces together using your hands to form a thing of beauty that is utterly satisfying. I once went through a phase wherein I bought boxes and boxes of 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles ranging from Disney-themed ones to Final Fantasy VII and I would finish each puzzle within a day. The hallway leading to my room is full of framed puzzles, and a couple are still in the storage closet, just waiting. This would have been the same scenario for me if I had easy access to Legos, which are virtually block counterparts of jigsaw puzzles that create something three-dimensional rather than…
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{Malaysia 2012} Theme parks and monuments at Kuala Lumpur
Ahhh Kuala Lumpur, home of the Petronas Twin Towers. But as I’m sure you are aware, Kuala Lumpur also houses gigantic establishments mostly geared toward leisure (theme parks) and consumerism (malls). I didn’t find much to buy from the malls that weren’t available back home, although all the kids (myself included) were pretty psyched about the fact that we get to visit three theme parks on this trip. One of those three is located right here in Kuala Lumpur– the Sunway Lagoon. I’ve been to plenty of theme parks before, the most notable ones of I’ve ever been to are in the US and in Australia (where I also got…
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{Malaysia 2012} A dose of heritage in Malacca
I’m still alive! In case anybody was wondering. I’ve just been soooo tired, mostly mentally and psychologically, which is why there hasn’t been any new stuff on the blog lately. Even though I’ve still been baking, it’s been a bit of a challenge for me to settle down in front of a computer to write, so I thought it would be nice to pull something out of the archives as I try to push through this little “blogger’s block” of mine. I think it’s beyond ridiculous that I am only now writing about a vacation I had last Christmas. And yet here we are. I’ve been struggling quite a bit…
