The Breakfast Journal

Chasing Waterfalls

 We walked along the river and balanced on rocks on a random Monday morning to get to Tangadan Falls in San Gabriel, La Union After the hour-long trek, this is what greeted us: the maj...

Travel Diary: Florence Fonts & Finds

I just got back from a month-long trip to Europe, and Florence was the 6th city on our itinerary. Each member of the family chose a city to visit, and this was my sister's pick. To be honest...

A Creative Week in Davao

One thing I love about Davao is how laid back every thing and every one is. The second thing I love about it is how the beach is so near the city!! I spent a week of work + play w...

Travel Diary: An Empty Day to Create and Dream

P a s t   m o u n t a i n   l a y e r s   d e e p   i n t o   a   s e a   o f   c o c o n u t   t r e e s f o r   ---  a  m u c h  n e e d e d C R E A T I V E   R E T R E A T ...

Timeout & Craft Shopping in Bangkok

I celebrated my birthday with a lunch with family, dinner with best friends at Hillside, and a time-out  trip (a.k.a. non-working, real vacation) to one of my fave cities: Bangkok! PJ and I...

Another Coral Alphabet

P l a n e  r i d e s a r e   m y   e x c u s e   t o   g e t   c l o s e r   t o   t h e   c l o u d s  . (look at that bed of cotton!) Lounged on the beach all weekend, which was ...

Travel Diary: FanMode, ON!

5 flights, 3 road trips, 9 cities. Our US itinerary was packed, so we decided to plan it one city at a time. In between holiday get-togethers and touristy trips, we made sure to check out so...

Travel Diary: That Grilled Cheese Sandwich from The Movie 'Chef'

In between museum trips and touristy spots, I try to squeeze in a bit (okay, a LOT) of craft shopping. On our first week in LA, we visited the trendy Line Hotel along Wilshire Blvd (Koreatown) to ...

Travel Diary: Back in Hong Kong

We landed in Hong Kong on Tuesday, right when storm signal no. 8 was over the island. Yup, we were on PR300 that morning, on which we experienced the scariest airplane descent. Even before we depa...

Thank God It's Monday! :P

Just got back from a week in San Vicente, Palawan where Kat, PJ, Bevs, and I helped Mayor Pie Alvarez and the local municipality set up a livelihood project for unemployed women. In between ...