The Breakfast Journal

Happy January Annoucements

My cousin Ate Ria gave birth last night! Another new niece in the family! Congratulations, Ate Ria and Marc!  Welcome to the world, Amelia Salud Rivera Faust! Here's the watercolored poster I ...

Visayas Honeymoon: A Date in Boracay

Haha, sosyal! But it really was how PJ and I felt because going there wasn't originally part of the last leg of our Visayas Trip. By this time, we had already been to about 20 different towns and w...

Sonya's Garden

Sonya's Garden has been around for quite some time now, and many beautiful things have already been written about the place, the food, and the owner herself. I've attended a number of weddings he...

Hello, 2012!

I bid 2011 goodbye with a grateful heart. In 2011, PJ & I got married and had our dream wedding. We traveled to Hong Kong, Singapore, and all over the Visayas for over 2 months. I spent a mont...

Jose Rizal Typography

Jose Rizal was a badass calligrapher. Aside from inscribing the original manuscript in cursive AND in Spanish, Jose Rizal also designed the cover of Noli Me Tangere Bored to death in Dapitan...

I'm Stingy Like Jose Rizal

  By Guest Blogger: PJ Lanot ------------------------------------ I start this article with a tweet from my wife Alessandra Lanot: And to make us all feel better, he published El Fili at ...

Chateau Hestia

Went to Tagaytay with my family the other day, and PJ and I took them to one of our favorite spots there: Chateau Hestia. It's an Austrian restaurant / bed&breakfast surrounded by lush greens, ...

"Extra Gift" Giveaway!

This year (like most years, haha), I made most of my Christmas presents, some of which are these Bracelets made out of climbing rope. I made a few too many, so I've got some extra ones that I'm gi...

Our Cacao Tree

On one side of our house, there is a cacao tree. When it's bright red, it means the fruit is ripe for picking. It is cracked open, and the cacao seeds are taken out, dried and ground. As ...

Easy Appetizer: Roasted Garlic

Make this yummy appetizer tonight! When garlic is baked this way, it pops out easily and spreads like butter! ;) - Chop of top part of garlic to expose all cloves. - Slowly pour in 1 Tbsp of...