On the way home after three days in Tagaytay, we stopped at Sta. Rosa, Laguna for dinner. We decided three days earlier that we would eat at Pig Out and we did. The … [Read more...]
A family obsession, part 2
April 14, 2010 By 4 Comments
If you've seen the previous photo of Speedy, Sam and Alex all engrossed with focusing on some unseen object with their cameras, this was what they were focusing on. To be … [Read more...]
Water lily or lotus?
April 13, 2010 By 4 Comments
It seems that not ever flower that grows on water is a water lily flower. And it seems, furthermore, that there is a botanical difference between a lotus flower and a water … [Read more...]
Japanese Garden, Caliraya
April 12, 2010 By 18 Comments
On the morning of Maundy Thursday, after failing to get accommodations near the Pagsanjan Falls, we decided to head back to the town of Kalayaan for lunch at Exotik … [Read more...]
A Lenten re-enactment?
April 10, 2010 By 6 Comments
During Lent, there are re-enactments of the Passion of the Christ. People dress up as Jesus, the apostles, Mary and Roman soldiers and they walk on the streets complete with … [Read more...]
A family obsession
April 9, 2010 By 12 Comments
I've heard other parents say that when kids enter their teenage years, organizing family outings become problematic as teeners tend to prefer to be with their friends -- … [Read more...]
Culture, art and architecture: inside two churches in Laguna
April 9, 2010 By 10 Comments
Call me strange but old buildings fascinate me. One reason why I am so enamored with the setting of the Harry Potter books. You know, Hogwarts Castle. If someone gave me a … [Read more...]
I don’t think Andrew Zimmern saw him
April 8, 2010 By 4 Comments
When chef and television personality Andrew Zimmern came to shoot an episode of Bizarre Foods in the Philippines, he visited the Balaw-balaw Restaurant in Angono, Rizal where … [Read more...]
The billboards of Pagsanjan
April 8, 2010 By 14 Comments
You've probably heard or read about or seen photos of Pagsanjan Falls. When I was very young, my parents went with friends and did what most visitors to Pansanjan do – … [Read more...]
I bought horses and they are beautiful
April 7, 2010 By 10 Comments
When we drove south last week, I came upon a group of eight horses that I immediately fell in love with. I bought them all. It was tempting to go online with my iPhone and … [Read more...]
Carabao, the water buffalo, not Erap’s English
April 5, 2010 By 24 Comments
In October 2007, Sam took the photo below somewhere in Bulacan through the open window of our moving car. Just about everywhere we go, when I see a carabao in the rice … [Read more...]
The road to Pagsanjan
April 2, 2010 By 21 Comments
Before dawn yesterday, we left on a road trip. The plan was to drive to Paete and then to Pagsanjan via the Teresa-Tanay-Morong road. We'd check in at some hotel in Pagsanjan, … [Read more...]
When life was slow and, oh, so mellow
March 13, 2010 By 2 Comments
A mere few days before the incident that set a chain reaction and all hell started to break loose, we were in U.P. Los Baños and happily taking photos. It was the kind … [Read more...]
Ayala Land’s Greenfield Estates
August 11, 2008 By 17 Comments
One of my sisters-in-law has an aunt who owns property at Ayala Land's Greenfield Estates in Calamba, Laguna. As with most private subdivisions, a home owner is entitled to … [Read more...]
Look at Laguna Lake now
April 24, 2008 By 22 Comments
When publicists of businesses e-mail me with invitations to take part in this and that event, I rarely respond. On those rare occasions that I do respond, I say no thanks. … [Read more...]
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