The Breakfast Journal

Workshops in Davao

Each time I visit Davao, I find new reasons to love the city. Weddings were what brought us there the last couple of trips, and we spent most of our time on the beach. This last weekend in Davao wa...

My Love Affair with NYC

My love affair with The City began in 2004. It wasn't my first visit, but it was the first time I truly experienced it with friends, and a lot of times, on my own. We had just graduated from colleg...

The First Craft Camp

I still can't believe the weekend already happened. Craft Camp was too much fun! Mansy, Isa, Mikko and I spent the weekend in San Narciso, Zambales with 20+ participants making crafts all day, and...

Rainbow Beach

I spent the past week in Boracay with our Hilario clan (31 in our party!), but in spite of our huge number,  it was a pretty relaxing trip. We were there for my Tita Florian's 60th birthday ce...

Travel Diary: Batanes

Their airport is probably the most peaceful one I've been to. With only one flight into Basco (which turns around back to Manila right after it arrives), the airport is only busy in the early hour...

Design to Travel, Travel to Design

I don't consciously count the number of times I travel in a year (and I know there are people with "itchier feet" than mine), but I make it a point to get out of the city at least once a month. I...

A Date with Myself in Hong Kong

Flew to HK for a couple of days last week. Been back thrice in 5 months, but I can't seem to get enough of it. I'm super lucky to have a husband who supports these 'solo trips' of mine. ;)   An...

All {Crafty} Piggies Should Go to The Market

Whenever I travel, the local market will always be my favorite destination. I blame it on the shopping gene I inherited, and maybe because Markets = Veggies + Crafts. ;P I love it because market sh...

Sunday7: Boracay

ONE: By plane, the island is less than an hour away from Manila, which is faster than the commute to anywhere within the city with this mad holiday traffic.   TWO: I like walking on combed ...

Sunday7: More of Hong Kong (Typography Snaps & Foodie Finds)

ONE: Vegan Resto Crush -- Mana In the future, I predict that vegan hipsters will rule the world. Because they will be the only ones alive! Haha. And in Hong Kong, this is where they all converge...