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A Very Filling New Year’s Eve Dinner

I still have a New Year’s post, how’s that? lol. Our New Year’s eve dinner was not one you can easily forget! So, we made sure some photos were taken of the fabulous dishes that were included  in the set menu we chose for our family’s last dinner for 2011. We chose Set A (1) [...]

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Catching Sunset while on the Guimaras Strait

Guimaras… I’ll never tire of going back to the place again and again…

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Raymen Beach Resort Get-away

The Raymen Beach Resort is located at Nueva Valencia, Jordan, Guimaras. It is a popular beach destination and has become a good and affordable alternative to Boracay, at least insofar as our family is concerned:-). From Iloilo, one can take the ferry boat going to Jordan at Ortiz. Upon arrival at the Jordan port, it is [...]

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Deli Puto Bumbong from Cafe Laguna

A friend treated me to a snack at Cafe Laguna in SM City, Iloilo. She highly recommended Puto Bumbong: I love the buttery taste of the sticky rice topped with sugar and grated coconut:-). I never thought it could taste so good with brewed coffee!

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An Afternoon of Fun and Laughter with the Late Statesman Doy Laurel

My first job with ACCRALAW was supposed to give me a good start in the legal profession, lol! But I am now legal head of my own household, hahahaha. Anyway, that part of my life gave me good memories and good experiences. One of which was the rare opportunity to work with Nick Joaquin (yes! [...]

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from the Eastwood Countdown: Happy New Year!

Yay! I know this is such a late New Year’s post. Anyhow, we had a taste of the metro way of greeting the new year… and we chose the Eastwood countdown with a Gary Valenciano concert. At exactly midight, Eastwood promised to have its Star Drop: and we were part of this crowd who cheered [...]

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Feasting on Peking Duck at the Choi Palace

The last time (and the first time) I had eaten Peking Duck was in Beijing… and that was almost four years ago! So, it was a pleasant surprise that the set menu that hubby chose for our New Year’s eve dinner at the Choi Palace in Eastwood included a Peking Duck served 2-ways. The skin was [...]

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My New Toy from My Generous Santa

Of course, I had been a good girl for the past year! And my own Santa Claus just proved it: Thanks, Santa!

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