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Destination: Marinduque
DECEMBER 2, 2011 – For our annual family vacation to celebrate our wedding anniversary this year, my xxGF and I brought Marielle and Johan to a still undisclosed place somewhere in Marinduque (i.e. the kids did not have any idea … Continue reading
A Taste of the ‘Suite Life’
MY FAMILY had a taste, albeit briefly, of the “suite life” one weekend in July 2011. It was July 9, a day after Marielle’s 8th birthday. About a month from that particular weekend my sister Kiddo gave us a Gift … Continue reading
A visit to Villa Escudero. Finally
I’VE LONG wished to visit Villa Escudero but somehow never got the opportunity to do so. Until May 22, 2011 that is. Villa Escudero is not a new attraction. I remember that the first time I heard about it (and … Continue reading
A taste of Brazil!
(This posting is delayed by almost half a year. I kinda lost the photos, and then found them recently when I was doing housekeeping on my old white MacBook.) FOR our 10th anniversary dinner date my xxGF treated me to … Continue reading
Bohol Resort Hopping. 2nd Stop: Amarella Resort
NO IT IS NOT related to Amorita, the first hotel we stayed in during our Bohol vacation. Yes it is another beee-a-u-tiful resort-hotel. I will have to tip the hat to my xxGF for finding great resort-hotels. The credits are … Continue reading
Crossing rivers to the Beautiful Wawa Dam
FOR OUR extreme trail ride on March 26 we planned to check out Wawa Dam. Wawa Dam is nestled in between two peaks in the mountains of Rizal. From a distance it is quite difficult to visualize a dam at … Continue reading
“Near Death” Experience at Mt. Amaya
“That was the closest to a Near Death experience that I ever had!” THAT WAS how our new riding buddy, JM, described our extreme trail ride on March 12, 2011. I meant to caution him from making premature declarations. But … Continue reading
Resort-Hopping in Mactan Island. Second Stop: Plantation Bay
FOR the second stop of our family’s 2-nights-and-2-days resort-hopping in Cebu we went to Plantation Bay. My xxGF and I first visited Plantation Bay in 2000, right after we terminated our “going steady” relationship and went “permanent.” No we did … Continue reading
Resort-Hopping in Mactan Island. First Stop: Crimson Resort & Spa
FOR our annual family vacation this year we took advantage of my xxGF’s PAL Mabuhay Miles and booked the whole family a trip to Cebu. We were to stay in Cebu for approximately two nights and 1.5 days only. Nevertheless, … Continue reading
A rare reunion. A send-off for Dyk.
Exactly a month ago today, I attended a rare and almost impromptu reunion with former colleagues and good friends from my ACI/IBM days. A very dear friend, Dyk Raymundo, was to leave the country for New Zealand in less than … Continue reading
Revisiting and still enjoying Manila Ocean Park
We recently learned that Manila Ocean Park has new attractions to offer. We went back there on New Year’s Eve to try some of them. Joining me, Marie, Marielle and Johan were Nanay Paz, my bro Gin with his wife … Continue reading
A wedding in Cana (a photo blog)
It was December 8, 2000 when I lost my mind… I mean my singlehood. To those who have always wondered, that was also the day my girlfriend became my ex-girlfriend. On November 12, 2010, less than a month before our … Continue reading






