McDonald’s Kiddie Crew Grand Graduation
Here’s what made our baby-no-more Ella Venice‘s summer busy – being a kiddie crew at McDo! For 5 days, she learned how to greet customers,…
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Mary Rosalie “Mae” Olandesca is a licensed chemical engineer turned cosmetic regulatory specialist, writer, photographer, and creator of The Other Side of Mae. Originally from the Philippines and now exploring life in Canada, Mae believes that every place has a story—and that beauty can be found not only in extraordinary destinations, but also in the everyday moments we often overlook.
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Feature Friday: Panaon Beaches in Misamis Occidental
Feature Friday highlights businesses, people, fashion, and basically anything under the sun! Panaon, Misamis Occidental is a budding municipality located north of Ozamiz which is only…
#tosomeats in Thailand
Oh, how I love street food! As far as my memory is concerned, I’ve been enjoying fishballs even before fishball carts started to roam around…
Literally Street Fooding
Here’s a sneak peek of our Thailand food adventure! Tune in for more of #tosomeats in my next post only here on The Other Side…
Bangkok Shopping
When I was still in the RTW business, I often heard my suppliers say, “That’s the last price. This is of good quality ‘coz this…
Baiyoke Sky Hotel
Seeing the panoramic view of a city makes us know the city even more. So when we went to Bangkok, we checked into the city’s…
Wat Intharawihan: The Temple of the Standing Buddha
As mentioned in my last post, here’s another temple we’ve visited which is another one of the 40,000+ temples in Thailand – the Wat Intharawihan. In this temple,…
Wat Benchamabophit: Marble Temple
According to our tour guide, there are about 40,000+ Buddhist temples all over Thailand and one of the most visited is the Wat Benchamabophit or…
Whimsical Wednesday: From the Atmosphere to Forever
Whimsical Wednesday shows my fancy in a myriad of beautiful things. I’m sorry for interrupting this blog’s current line-up of Thailand posts. There’s just something I…
Damnoen Saduak: Royal Thai Handicraft Center Company Limited
As with all other tour protocols, tourists must be brought to showrooms to learn of the country’s native products and to persuade them into buying…
Damnoen Saduak: Floating Market
And my tomorrow became a day after tomorrow then another day. I’m sorry to keep you waiting for this post and for not keeping my…
Damnoen Saduak: Elephant Village
Riding elephants in Thailand was only an optional plan and was not part of our itinerary because 1. as much as possible, I’m ticking off…