A couple of weeks ago we stayed at Hotel Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila. We didn't go anywhere far or exciting this summer. Though the kids' activities were action-packed, we couldn't let this summer go by without a little treat so we went for a staycation instead of a trip. The universe conspired and we ended up at the Sofitel Prestige Suite for ( Read more... )

While summer has begun here a couple of weeks ago, spring is just about to start in my folks' home. My sister is stressing out over bunnies that made a love nest in her flower garden. My parents are going nuts about the mama squirrel that built a house on their balcony. We're having a nice summer so far. Knock on wood. Notice the cool breeze every ( Read more... )

Hope you all had a great weekend. We went to Tagaytay and had a fabulous meal at Antonio's. It's always lovely to see my old friend Tonyboy Escalante. He always has something amazing up his sleeve. Then we looked for something to do in Tagaytay -- and realized that there isn't much to do with the kids except eat in mid to high priced restaurants, ( Read more... )

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Its summer. And my 5-year old asked for ice skating lessons. Go figure. It's 33 degrees celcius outside. But there are two ice skating rinks in the city - both inside a mall.

My dad sent her brand new skates from Canada.


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