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Makeup Tip: Declutter
1. Stick With It Palette 2. Z palette 3. UNII Cosmetics UNII Palette 4. Z palette Women are complex species. On the average, we spend three years of our lives primping up to go out. We own too many...
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Interesting Curio Finds at the Sarusar Shop
Along the unique vibrant culture of the Filipinos, most especially the people of Ilocos Norte, novelties such as this ethnic toilet paper holder and lamp made out of katukong (Ilocano hat created from...
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Binakol fairytale swans and more at La Pomme
screenshot via La Pomme for kids I’m going gaga over this online shop for kiddie stuff. Too bad my four kids are all grown up and Alexa is starting to create things for herself as well. The shop is...
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NYX of the 21st Century: New makeup reviews
Since I’m always on the lookout for great stuff without breaking the bank, NYX is one brand I constantly check. If you Google NYX, you’ll come to know that the soaring cosmetic brand named after the...
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About the Things I Love by Brandon
My son Brandon showed this to me. He says on the first day of school this year, he was tasked to speak about gender equality. He failed with a “believable” score of 50 something out of 100. At his...
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Sunday Best: El Sto. Cristo Milagroso de Sinait and Sinanglao Lunch
Reny and I found ourselves in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, on a Sunday morning. It was our initial visit at the Sto. Cristo Milagroso Sanctuary, St. Nicholas of Tolentino Parish. A fine day! Devotedly referred...
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Hope in Some Awesome Poresome
If you’re blessed with plus-size pores, it’s a constant struggle to keep it at bay. My skin is overly sensitive, so I’ve streamlined my facial routine to sugar scrub with my favorite soap to slough...
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Hot Ilocos Miki with Chicharon Recipe
Happy to be back in the kitchen for today’s post. Time-honored Ilocano miki noodle soup with Chinese influence is one food you should not miss in Ilocos. Lynne and I made a quick guide for you to...
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My state of mind: Yearning for the beach
As Ericke says, home is where the waves are. And so is unspoilt beaches. I am reminiscing the blithe times I’ve had with the family at the beaches we frequent. Click here to see my other beach posts....
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Native Ilocos: Tiempo ti Tienda
The lifestyle in Ilocos remains to withstand the looming urbanization. To me, the mellow living, that hint of quaintness, the folkways are the charms of my hometown. That anotherness especially in...
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Revisiting Casa Armas Tapas Bar Y Restaurante
An unexpected short trip with the hubby to Manila afforded me time for new food adventure. Not brand-new, though never been blogged here, is a revisit to my favorite Spanish restaurant along J. Nakpil...
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Luneta Photo Walk
If Luneta could talk, it would tell an outstretched volume of words, like a fabric spun out in threads of momentous historical events, intertwined with stories of ordinary lives. An important tourist...
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Some Kind of Strange Bliss in Salted Duck Egg Ice Cream
Going to the Manila Hotel for ice cream only is an oddity, but not anymore when the ice cream is flavored with salted duck egg. At the Mabuhay Palace Chinese restaurant, I finally reveled in the ice...
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A Glimpse into the Temple of Taoism
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe -Laozi Two or three blocks next from the groovy Nakpil neighborhood in Malate lies the Temple of Taoism. Taoism in the Philippines arrived together with...
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BonChon in a Chicken-Loving Country
The hubby and I were treated to dinner at BonChon, the Korean fastfood with more branches in the Philippines than in Korea. I hear the name often from Martine and Ericke. Delving into the flavors of...
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The Yummy Convolution: Ying Ying, Wai Ying and Lan Zhou La Mien
Even a part-time Binondo resident can get lost in the centuries-old labyrinth of a plethora of establishments in Chinatown. The food adventure story starts when I ask the hubby to take me to Wai Ying....
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Snow Cone Under the Ilocos Sun!
Hello, my dear readers! It’s been a hot, hot two days now. I was culinary touring a new food show, cutely titled Food Prints, which is yet going to air for the first time on the Lifestyle Channel,...
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The Lifestyle Network’s FoodPrints with Sandy Daza traces the Ilocos Norte...
Ilocos Norte welcomes celebrity chef/restaurateur/gourmand Sandy Daza, host of FoodPrints, a crisp lifestyle show that opens on the Lifestyle Network, the 7th of September. So mark that in your...
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FoodPrints Off-Camera in Ilocos Norte
They came, they traversed the extreme northern province. I hope the Ilocos Norte down-home food culture will leave a mark in their hearts and minds. I don’t mind repeating the solid 5-day food...
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GoUNLI25 with Unli Viber Chat! Hello!
I’m stoked whenever I watch the Globe GOUNLI25 ad on TV. The ex-LEAD sandboards are everywhere and the final scene is just so coooool! Manong Benny Arce must be smiling in heaven! Sent to Manila were...
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