Temples again? Well, yeah. In almost every country we go to, it is almost a must to see a temple or church or two. Religion is a very huge part of culture. I am not religious, mind you, but I find that getting a feel of a people’s religion is essential to understanding who they are. […]
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The Best Way To Get
The best way to get from Point A to Point B is with a comfortable pair of shoes, and a lot of willpower.
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The Perfect Excuse to Write
The perfect excuse to write is that it’s the first of December. And that I’m listening to Norah Jones while drinking white wine. And that the last time I wrote was almost two months ago. I’ve been running around, and running from, and running after things – deadlines, personal goals, people’s expectations, things like that. […]
Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and its second largest city. We went there just last month, after fate has allowed us to purchase a tour package on Groupon coupled by a Cebu Pacific seat sale. Our first choice was actually to visit Ho Chi Minh – for some reason, it felt like the more […]
Surprises are lovely things, we all know that. But nothing is lovelier than the glimmer in the eyes of a person who has just surprised herself.
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The Streets of Hanoi in Black and White
The streets of Hanoi, Vietnam are usually bustling with motorcycles, bicycles, small cars and people walking in those distinct conical hats which they call “non la” or leaf hat. I was fascinated with this fact when I went to Vietnam a couple of weeks back, and so here is an experimental collection of photos showing these […]
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Because Toes Get Fingered Too
I guess I was just a bit too excited that I’m finally back on the mats. Three weeks is a bit too long and my training sessions have been sporadic lately so I got a few “Hey Pena’s back” faces again which is usually my cue to shriek “Hello!” with my usual “Yes I know […]
In the spirit of gamification – yes I have come to that point of geekiness – I am awarding myself an Anti-social Badge! And for those who don’t know why, it’s because this day marks my 30th consecutive day without social media consumption. Whoopee! I’ll be opening my social accounts for the first time after […]
I’ve been getting a lot of queries as to how much budget should be prepared to stay in Eskaya Beach Resort after my posts the past couple of days, so now I’m doing my homework so I could give everybody a rough idea.
It was August, but we were fortunate enough that the weather was all fine and sunny when we went to Eskaya Beach Resort in Bohol. Maybe the sky thinks we’ve been good and we deserve some sunshine and that’s what we got.