Archive for July, 2010

Art, masks, and exotic food

what: a unique all-filipino restaurant/art gallery, Balaw-Balaw specialty restaurant where: along manila east road, angono, rizal what to order: crispy fried frog legs, steamed tilapia (my vocabulary of fish species is limited so forgive me) with mayo and carrots, sinigang sa miso, green mango/tomato/onions mix (what’s that called again) w/ bagoong (this one is really [...]

Plantation Bay

where: Plantation Bay – Lapu-Lapu island, Cebu Plantation Bay is one big man-made “beach” resort. Its salt and fresh water pools are vast and large enough to accommodate hundreds of visitors at any given time. I’d say it’s a great venue for company/family outings whether big or small, weddings, parties, conventions (they have a convention [...]

so free yet so chained

this is the reason why i’m not a fan of zoos and animal attractions. well, aside from the smell. it’s just so cruel how the animals are forced to work all day, eat nothing but fatteners and carry around  unnecessary weight. i don’t care if they’re built for it. it’s just not right. — people’s [...]

messy beautiful

when things get boring, try looking at things at a different perspective. like handing over the camera to a 3-year old, so this is what you get: messy, colorful, bright. just the way it should be. — UP Technohub, QC | April 2010 | Canon EOS 400D Rebel Xti | photos by Mia Tweet