Category: Destination

  • Happy Merdeka, Malaysia!

    With more than 8 hours of sleep, we were all in good spirits today. It was made even better with our first stop: an impromptu tour of the Beryl’s Chocolate Factory in Imbi. It’s not where the chocolates are actually made, but it’s a whole store devoted to nothing but Beryl’s wide selection of chocolates.…

  • Getting to know Kuala Lumpur bit by bit

    Today was actually a pretty off day for all of us. The one-hour delay in the flight meant we didn’t land in Kuala Lumpur International Airport until 9pm, and inside our rooms until midnight. We were all exhausted, but there’s work to be done. The result: none of us went to bed earlier than 2am,…

  • Oh hai, Malaysia!

    So many things to write about, but I’m too pooped and I have to be up in less than 8 hours so here’s a short post in bullet points: Laksa!

  • Rain, rapids and racers

    The weather has been crummy last week in Manila. While the cooler temperature is a much welcome relief from the sweltering tropical heat, rain isn’t what I want when I’m spending the day outdoors. But as Eric, Rotch, Rael and I found out, the rain doesn’t stop the fun and activities at Enchanted Kingdom (though…

  • Travel Budget: Singapore

    I’ll start this entry off by saying that this travel budget is rather inaccurate, since I pretty much stopped writing down my expenses when I got to comfortable in Singapore. So there were items that I missed, and items that probably shouldn’t be listed. I’ve included the cheap airfare to and from Singapore in this…

  • One on one with Mother Ricky

    Warning: Girly post ahead. One of the things I’m kinda regretting not doing while overseas is to get a haircut. To be honest, I’m wary of getting my hair cut by someone who can’t understand English. Then I realize, that’s the novelty; you either walk away with a fabulous new ‘do or sporting a hairstyle…

  • Power, palace, a shot of beer and Ivan Man Dy

    On a sunny Saturday afternoon, I, along with Eric, Ferdz, Oggie, Dong and Omar found ourselves inside La Cocina de Tita Moning. We were there upon Ivan Man Dy’s invitation to get a taste of his relaunched Palace, Power and a shot of beer walking tour of the Malacañang Palace. The Philippine flag in the…

  • Travel Expenses: Malaysia

    Unlike previous post-trip accounting posts, I’ve consolidated all legs of my Malaysian trip into one spreadsheet. Admittedly, I started getting lazy listing down every expense (which is going to be hell when I start working on the Singapore leg). For a six-day trip, it still came down to a pretty decent amount, specially since I…

  • Finally home

    While I have been back in the Philippines since July 6, I haven’t really been “home.” My sister who lives in Australia arrived on the same day that I did, and I stayed with them in their rented flat until yesterday, when they left to go back to Melbourne. Since I came back from my…