The year of the wood horse had finally and officially kicked off! To invite abundance and prosperity, we had a little family dinner in our humble home. Though the preparation is not as lavish as we always have every new year’s eve (Dec. 31, that is), at least there is food in the table to […]
Month: January 2014
Whimsical Wednesday: When I Spent Chinese New Years with You
Whimsical Wednesday shows my fancy in a myriad of beautiful things. When I spent Chinese New Years with you, you taught me how to make dumplings…… Laoshi Zhu Jing and Her Dumpling Tutorial Dumplings are cooked balls of dough with meat, vegetables, and sweets filling. These are traditionally eaten on new year’s eve […]
Feeling Old and Sentimental on Catholic Teachers’ Day
“Becoming a teacher was the least mental imagery I ever had in my entire being. I never wanted to become one because I never wanted to be like my old maid teacher aunt. She always complains about her job. She complains about her students, her paper works, her lesson plan, her principal, and everything! She […]
Shoturday!
I barely hang-out with cousins but when cuz Karl comes home from the land down under, there ain’t no excuses! So after closing the store yesterday, I showed up to his afternoon snacks invitation at Mom’s Eatery. The Bala Cousins The afternoon snacks turned into dinner and after dinner were the drinks and the […]
Weeklong Sinulog Special: How to Cut and Style Your Old Shirt
I’ve been fangirling Laureen Uy since I discovered her fashion blog last 2012 and here are some photos of the Laureen-effect on me! And my latest Laureen craze is the Islands Souvenirs Cut and Style Sinulog Shirt! As I arrived in Cebu, I immediately checked-in into Islands Souvenirs main branch. But it was already packed with people so I backed […]
Weeklong Sinulog Special: Mardi Gras
Whenever you are in a festivity, take effort to look festive too! cut and style Islands Souvenirs Sinulog shirt, masskara necklace from street vendor, henna tattoo by street artist, neon flats from me, flower halo and yarn friendship bracelets from FFF. photos by cattleya may. location at Cebu streets. FFF So come and […]
Weeklong Sinulog Special: Sto. Niño Exhibit
“My parents among the numerous people were also hopeful pilgrims asking for healing from Sto. Niño (see My Adventures – My First Remembered Travel). They brought me to Cebu every year during Sinulogs (aside from my weekly check-ups at Chong Hua Hospital and Cebu Doctors’ Hospital) to pay homage to the miraculous child Jesus. But my […]
Weeklong Sinulog Special: Up Close and Personal with Sinulog Princesses
“In every parade, there are groups (tribu) in compet with each other. And in every group, there’s always that somebody who acts as a leader bearing the image of the Sto. Niño. I am always delighted every time I see them because they are always beautiful. Apart from possessing ethereal beauty, they are also very graceful […]
Weeklong Sinulog Special: My Sinulog 2014 Experience
“Every time I hear the word “Sinulog”, I equate it with Cebu. For only Cebu has this really big festivities every third Sunday of January of each year. People from all over the Philippines and around the world visit Cebu just to celebrate this feast of the Sto. Niño.” – Excerpt from The Queen City of the […]
Feature Friday: Original Biscocho Haus
Feature Friday highlights businesses, people, fashion, and basically anything under the sun! Whenever around the Visayas region, there are such home-made goodies that are so right to anybody’s taste! These are healthy fun snacks like biscocho, barquillos, piaya, pinasugbo, galletas, barquiron, and their specialty butterscotch. And there’s no other place in Visayas where you can get […]