Festival of Lights at the Ayala Triangle Gardens

Merry Christmas.

Condè Nast Traveler picks Christmas lights display in Philippines' central business district as one of the best in the world. It is listed as one of the seven places where you could see spectacular Christmas lights together with Tivoli Gardens (Copenhagen Denmark), Champs-Elysées (Paris, France), Somerset House (London, UK), Silver Dollar City (Branson, MO), Kobe Luminarie (Kobe, Japan) and Christmas Market (Jena, Germany).

3D/2N Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte Itinerary

Almost ten hours of land travel to explore the Northern Philippines. Three days on non-stop fun, adventures and new discoveries. One memorable summer escapade. The best travel experience of my summer 2014.

The 5th Philippine International Pyromusical Competition

The 5th Philippine International Pyromusical Competition is an annual event of lights and colours that brightens the sky of Manila Bay, it opens every February in SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. Each Saturday, two countries will showcase their spectacular firework displays accompanied by music using the theme of their choice. I was able to witness the third instalment of the competition wherein Japan and France showed their awesome and breathtaking pyromusical masterpieces. You should go and watch this event, it's worth the money and time.

Sto. Niño de Malolos Fiesta

Every last Sunday of January is the feast day of Sto. Niño de Malolos, the patron saint of Barangay Sto. Niño or formerly known as the Kamestisuhan street where old houses and mansions can be found. The event was organized by the Sto. Niño de Malolos Foundation and attended by almost two hundred images of little Jesus in different form and sizes coming from different parts of Bulacan and nearby provinces like Pampanga and Nueva Ecija. There are also images coming from Manila, Cebu, Dumaguete, Isabela and in the other part of the globe like America and Canada. The feast day is a celebration of light and colours as seen in the beautifully designed and lighted carrozas. Sto. Niño de Malolos Fiesta is said to be the most celebrated procession and the greatest tribute to the Child Jesus in Luzon.

Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

A weekend of everything that flies - the tagline of the longest running balloon event in Asia. The Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF) is an annual event in Clark, Angeles City, Pampanga that exhibits colourful hot air balloons in different form and sizes, kite flying activities, paragliding, skydiving, aerobatic show, Breitling Jet Team and many more.

#PHthankyou | The Philippines says Thank You!

On November 8, 2013, the strongest typhoon ever recorded in the history devastated a large portion of the Southern Philippines. Cities and towns were largely destroyed and thousands of fatalities were confirmed. 

Binondo Foodtrip

Established in 1594, Binondo in Manila Philippines is the oldest Chinatown community in the world. The place offers you some of the best Chinese food houses in the country.

Upper Right: The Filipino-Chinese Friendship Arch.
Lower Left: Welcome signage to the Manila Chinatown.

Crumpler Sebang Outpost

I’d been looking for a new travel bag that could fit my iPad, DSLR camera, passport, wallet, mobile phone and other stuff for my South Korea trip this March. Luckily, Crumpler Philippines is having their end of season sale until January 31, 2014. Imagine, you can get your favourite Crumpler bags at 30% to 80% discount, WOW, big savings. The Crumpler sale is happening in their Trinoma, Shangri-la Plaza, Robinsons Magnolia and Bonifacio High Street branches.

Happy 2014

Another year, another chance to fulfil my goals and dreams.

I've joined the craze of using Statigram to capture the highlights of my 2013 Instagram post and my top 5 best moments were all part of my out of the country travels - Hongkong and Macau with the family  and Singapore with college friends.