The Great Taiwan Escapade 2023

Taipei, Taiwan - Every year since 2015, we see to it that we go overseas to take a much needed yearly vacation. Last November 2023, we set out to go to Taipei, Taiwan!

Inside Taipei Main Station Day 1

Aurora's Finest: The Alluring Baler

BALER, AURORA - I guess the province of Aurora is indeed a seductive one. This is the second time I get to visit the province (first one being Dingalan, Aurora) and first time stepping foot in Baler, which is way more famous than Dingalan. 

Diguisit Beach Baler, Aurora 2023

The long zigzag road of Mount Aurora makes you dizzy more than Baguio does. I should know since I've been a frequent visitor of Baguio for several years. Yet, this long winding road paired with great skilled driving of the bus driver of JoyBus Premiere, makes it more interesting though. We came in a time where its rainy season and I say that it's been burdensome. 

Post Pandemic Trip: Back To Bangkok, Thailand

I wanted this blog to be short and concise. But let's see, I'm a bit excited sharing our story of our recent trip to Bangkok, and it happens to become our second time around. 

Goodbye, IO horror stories LOL

I uploaded a vlog about this now and named it as "revenge trip" to Thailand. I don't know though, probably because we promised to get back to the country ASAP. And since pandemic stopped the world for two years, it became a reality. And Thailand so far is the first Asian country to open it's borders to everyone, making it an attractive destination.

Anyway, here we go. Our second time in Bangkok, Thailand!

Spontaneous Trip to Bangkok Thailand

2019 has been nice to me. That year gave me another reason to smile, and gave me an important boost spiritually. I've been fighting depression (not clinically diagnosed) for the past couple of months and having to travel again on a far away land made me feel loved all over again. Not to mention that I traveled once again with my mom for this spontaneous trip, both of us benefited on this.

Why call it spontaneous? Yes, it's not planned for a year, but it was planned just two (2) months. We were able to book a cheap flight via Cebu Pacific Air going to Bangkok last August 2019. This is the first time we're doing this because we're mostly fond of planning a year ahead. Especially on an international trip, which is risky. 

For the record, Bangkok, or Thailand itself was never in my bucket list. I never wanted to go there, because I know upon research that it was quite similar to Manila. Scams are rampant, some people saying that the locals are very similar to Filipinos. Neither of this I cannot tell as of the moment during pre-planning, because at the back of my head one thing that I kept reminding myself that we should not be scammed.

Map of Thailand and neighboring countries

Southwoods Mall: The Latest Mall Experience In The South

I thought of blogging this one as I recently dropped by Southwoods Mall's month-long grand opening celebration. It was fun and exciting as they present tons of surprises throughout the whole month of October of 2017!

Photo grabbed from (c) Megaworld

West End's The Sound Of Music: Philippine Leg

Last week, we had the chance of a lifetime to watch London West End Productions The Sound of Music. The Philippine leg of the production, is showcased at the The Theatre at Solaire, Paranaque City.

@ The Theatre at Solaire

Working For Yourself and Future

I've been contemplating a lot these past few days.. Tinkering some ideas -- most of all a path for my future, and my over all life.

Every now and then, I get to browse and read a lot of articles mostly about life. I've been carefully examining myself (tbh) if I have a lot of flaws by the way I interact, the way I socialize, the way I look at things and events -- in short, my perspective.

(c) Owner from LinkedIn

Dingalan Aurora Escapade: Batanes Of The East

We always knew that whenever we hear the province of Aurora, we automatically remember its famous surf spot, Baler. Last April 23, we get the chance to venture one of Aurora's unexplored wonders, Dingalan -- which was now termed as "Batanes of the East".

Breathtaking view of Dingalan's Batanes Scene

TravelBook.ph Announces First Trip to Japan Winner

TravelBook.ph, the leading online travel agency in the Philippines, announced on their official Facebook page today their first Konnichi-WOW promo winner. Erwin Sarmiento from Quezon City is set to have an all-expenses paid trip to Japan.

Earned My First Online Marketing Certificate

I just wanted to share my certificate of online proficiency c/o The Digital Garage. This is my first online marketing certificate since I started digital marketing as a profession. Thank you Lord for giving me something in return..

Discover Paradise: Caramoan Islands

Heya, readers! I want to apologize for having to publish this adventure soooo late! I've been doing some stuffs personally which deals with my future, so I wasn't able to update this blogsite. 

Jumping right off the bat, I'm going to share our adventure in the beautiful Caramoan islands!

Manlawi Sandbar during low tide

Discover Paradise: Balite Falls Amadeo Cavite

Planning to go on a nature trip near Manila? Here's one of the ideas you were looking for! Just a few hours drive away from Manila, you might want to visit this hidden gem situated in the town of Amadeo in Cavite.

(c) KC Mangubat

Visiting Kamay Ni Hesus

It was a spontaneous trip, nonetheless. But it's something worth while, because visiting the Quezon Province is not something me and my family do most of the time. I've personally been to Lucban once since 2000's. 

Kamay Ni Hesus - Lucban, Quezon