Amidst the recent outcry over the Hong Kong government considering to require visas for Filipino passport holders, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy going to Hong Kong every now and then. It’s the only other country I’ve had the privilege of visiting more than three times, but even though I don’t speak a word of Cantonese it’s not at all difficult to communicate with the locals. I either switch to Mandarin or English and the moment’s confusion of them thinking I’m a local thanks to my Chinese looks is gone. This year we spent the long Halloween weekend in Hong Kong after so many years, and I…
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{Zamboanga 2013} Cruising to Sta. Cruz paradise
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} One day in Sentosa Island
It was an oddly gloomy day when we decided to go over to Sentosa. The whole trip was in fact filled with rain, and it annoys me when the weather is like this during a trip abroad. And yet we can never let a little rain stifle our sense of adventure, can we? There’s a peculiar feeling being at this height when the weather is like this. It put me in a pensive mood as I stared out the window, watching the greens of the trees and the multicoloured buildings pass me by. You can get to Sentosa by land, but for me the best way to get to there…
