Overrated and Expensive: Yum Cha Hong Kong

When asked what was a must-eat place in Hong Kong, many Filipinos recommended Yum Cha. Which is why we ventured to Yum Cha Tsim Sha Tsui. It’s merely just a 5 minute walk away from Exit A2 in TST MRT station. The entire building is cute down from the interiors to the elevator. Yum Cha […]

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Partially Recommended: The Alpha Suites, Makati

Hubby and I booked a staycation at The Alpha Suites Makati for my post birthday celebration. It’s a nice hotel that offers studio units that include a small living room, dining and kitchenette set, all for a relatively cheap price of Php 6,000 a night (USD 117) all in, including free breakfast. You need to […]

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Highly Recommended if You Visit the Philippines: Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar

Our family stayed in Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar over the last three days. It is touted as a heritage resort, and can be found in Bagac, Bataan. Photo taken from the company website The Acuzars Resort are owned by the same owners of New San Jose builders. The patriarch is an architect and the […]

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To Share: A Real-Life, Jump-Packed 6-Day Taipei – Hualien – Jiufen – Yehliu – Taipei Itinerary

My family is planning a 6-day trip to Taiwan and they’ve asked me to prepare a customized schedule for them. Their tour agency suggested that they visit Sun Moon Lake and Alishan but I personally feel there’s more than enough to see just in Taipei alone. If they want to go outside Taipei, I suggested they go for Hualien and spend the rest […]

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Honeymoon First Day: Amsterdam — The Land of Weed, Whores and Windmills

Hubby and I specifically picked Amsterdam as our first stop on our extended 21-week honeymoon because of its three Ws: weed, whores, and windmills. What can we say? Most Filipino-Chinese would pick the traditional London, Paris, Rome for their honeymoon destination but no not us. We are unconventional, naughty people, both hubby and I. We arrived Amsterdam at an early […]

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