Hi, I'm Alessa, and I'm an art materials addict. The thing about arts&crafts materials hoarding is that you feel like what you have is never enough. I'm lucky that I use them for m[...]
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Creative Retreats
Having balikbayan relatives in town is always the perfect excuse to live like a tourist myself. Although not everyone in our family is vegetarian, all appreciate clean, healthy, and well-prepar[...]
Ever since I stumbled upon Restaurant André's gorgeous website, I had been wanting to go there. On our recent trip to Singapore, this was first on my agenda. PJ had a full weekend of conferenc[...]
If only Baguio were a few hours closer to Manila, I would probably head up there every month. I love going there to experience cooler weather, to go market shopping, and to re-visit my favorite[...]
Last Saturday, PJ and I, together with 30 others, hopped on a bus and headed to Baler, Aurora for the 7th FLOW SurfYogaSamba Weekend. It was a 6+ hour trip, which began after midnight, so[...]
If you know me, then you know about my unexplained anger towards ants. But this weekend, I finally met an ANT that I like...no, LOVE. After half a day of airport madness, I finally reached Ceb[...]
We skipped breakfast at the beach and headed back to Subic earlier than planned. Don suggested we try the giant tacos at The Coffee Shop, a hotel restaurant along the National Highway just ou[...]
Muffin, Don, PJ & I spent the weekend in Zambales. We drove early out on Saturday morning and went straight to Pundakit, San Antonio (land of my favorite surf break) and hopped on a tiny bo[...]
I spent the weekend in Baguio to see the Panagbenga Flower Festival, but every afternoon, my mom and I would squeeze in some time to shop at the market. Here are some of my favorite finds fro[...]