Gods on the left and demons on the right – these are the guardians of Cambodia’s “Great City”, Angkor Thom. As you may look closely, bad-looking heads with eyes piercing on you lining up on one side and kind-looking ones smiling at you on the other side. (Some of the heads here are only replicas […]
Author: Mae Olandesca
The Other Side of Mae @ 5!
Five years ago, I started a blog. A blog not grand, a blog unnoticeable, a blog intended only to document my simple life. But to my surprise, along came people reading me. With their sweet words, I got inspired to write more. Their encouragement propelled me to take on another step. So here it is! […]
Feature Friday: Puesto, Misamis Occidental Restaurant
Photo Grabbed from Maria Suzanne Saulong Feature Friday highlights businesses, people, fashion, and basically anything under the sun! Puesto is the Spanish word for post. Since we have been under the Spaniards for more than 300 years, we had adopted their words into our language. So puwesto in Tagalog and Cebuano means post, position, rank, […]
Whimsical Wednesday: When Mentoring Becomes Mothering
Whimsical Wednesday shows my fancy in a myriad of beautiful things. What’s the difference between a dream and a vision? When a dream felt so real, is it already a vision? I asked after calming myself down as I woke up from a dream last Sunday morning. It wasn’t a bad dream actually, but I cried […]
The Magic of Angkor Wat
(c) Tita Lilibeth “If you still believe in magic, you’re subject to enchantment.” – Toba Beta Captivated, in awe, tranced. Still can’t find the right word to explain what I felt when I was there. Just take a look at my face in the above photo and you’ll definitely agree with me. Thanks to Tita […]
Chasing Sunrise in Cambodia
Oh, what a grueling sched I have nowadays that I wish it’s gonna be 26 hours a day! (Before, I was only wishing for 25 but with the over overload, another hour extension is greatly desired.) I am just too busy with my senior high school and college loads that maintaining this blog ended up […]
Feature Friday: Chef Lau’s Pugon Roasters
Feature Friday highlights businesses, people, fashion, and basically anything under the sun! Stumbled upon this over-the-counter-sort-of-carenderia resto in a certain mall in Manila during our last visit. I was enthralled by the long line of people so I guessed that there must be something good about the place. Then I told Papa to take a seat […]
10 Things Thailand!
Amazing Thailand as their tagline Off to the country considered divine Come and see Some things to be A few quick facts For guided acts Now get into the maze And set ablaze For Amazing Thailand! 1. Elephant Trekking The elephant is Thailand’s national symbol and one of their most revered animals. One should not […]
