Renga Lending Library : A gem of a lending library in Chennai
During the first trimester of my pregnancy, I fought off dizziness by staying horizontal most of the time. Since I wasn’t big on watching TV, I kept boredom at bay by reading. In a...
Category: Travel
TTF 2017 : Travel and Tourism Fair 2017 in Chennai
One of my resolutions for 2017 is to travel more, so I took Motito with me to the 2017 Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) in Chennai to shop around for travel deals. Calling...
Getting a reduced travel tax certificate at the TIEZA Makati office
*Please note: As of March 1, 2018, the TIEZA Central Office has been operating at the 6th & 7th Floors of Tower 1 Double Dragon, Meridian Tower, Diosdado Macapagal Ave. cor. EDSA Extension, Pasay...
Museum of the Filipino People: The National Museum’s other museum in Manila
On June 30, 2016, while the Philippines inaugurated a new president and vice-president, Motito and I were admiring the vast collection of cultural and archaeological artefacts at the Museum of the Filipino People....
National Museum of the Philippines: The National Art Gallery
Housed in the old Legislative Building along P. Burgos Drive in Ermita, Manila, the National Museum of the Philippines stands proudly among the historic sites in this part of the 445-year-old city. With...
CFO Seminar and Emigrant Sticker: How I finally got mine
After nearly 12 years of marriage, the birth of my son, and more roundtrip journeys between Manila and Chennai than I care to count, the CFO Seminar requirement caught up with me at long...
A no-occasion staycation in Tagaytay City: Our Tagaytay trip
Standing on a ridge that rises 2,080 feet above sea level, Tagaytay City enjoys an invigorating climate, a thriving local food culture, and multiple vantage points to marvel at the scenic Taal lake and...
A DIY Singapore stopover? Just do it!
Perhaps no place in Southeast Asia takes tourism promotion more seriously than Singapore. As a top-notch destination for business, leisure, education and healthcare, Singapore practically ropes them in: tourist arrivals exceeded expectations at 15.2...
Our Kuala Lumpur stopover holidays: Kuala Lumpur stopover highlights
My son and I travel to India at least once a year to spend time with my husband, who prefers to work there, and my father-in-law. In the ten years that we’ve been traveling...
A dino-mite time at Dinosaurs Island in Clark, Angeles City Pampanga
Forgive me for sounding like I’m perpetuating gender stereotypes, but I’m going to assume that boys tend to have two obsessions when they’re young: cars and predators. With my son, it was cars and...