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My Rainy Day Picks

They say seasons in the Philippines can be described in 3 ways: Summer, rainy and super rainy. Rainy season is upon us again — which means twice the traffic, and thrice the hassle! Unless you're bundled up in a thick comforter with hot coffee and a good book on the side, wet days can be such a bummer. Personally, I don't even like going out anymore when it's raining outside because it's such a drag. With that, here are my top 5 rainy-day pick-me-up selections:

Baguio: Save vs. Splurge

Hello, I'm back in the Philippines! I'm finally writing this overdue post, which has been in my drafts folder for around 3 months now (Whoops!). So I apologize in advance if there are changes in what I'm about to write (location, price, etc.).

Moving on, we went to Baguio last November 2015 for my grandmum's birthday. Though considered as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", I personally rather go there during the 'Ber' months because it tends to get really cold and windy - Just the way I like it. I've only been to Baguio twice before, wherein we already did the usual stuff like pick strawberries and whatnot, so this post is mostly about the things I didn't get to do when I was there: Explore the food and artsy side of the "City of Pines."

FOOD

SAVE:

Hong Kong pt. i

Right now, I'm sure you already know that I love to travel so I'm really excited to share my adventures and misadventures with you!

Last weekend, I went to Hong Kong with my officemate, Cherish. We've been planning to go to Hong Kong for months now, so one random morning, she messages me at 2am to check out Cebu Pacific's sale for roundtrip tickets to Hong Kong. Luckily, we were able to get ours for only 2,400 pesos! Not bad, eh? The deal was so good that my other two friends, Yana and Joshua booked as well during that same weekend.

Cherish and I were so excited to travel because one, it would be her first time in Hong Kong, and mine as well (...ish, since I just had a 1-day layover there before), two, because we're both workaholics so we really needed a break that time, and three, we both love to eat!

Fall Favorites

I've always wished we had Fall here in the Philippines. I just love the warm and earthy tones of this season; the transitioning colors of leaves from yellow to orange to red to brown. I can actually imagine myself lying down in a pile of fallen leaves lol Plus, the weather is starting to get cooler so you can finally wear those sweaters that you've been hiding in your closet hihi With that, I asked a few local bloggers, Therese of Outtakes and Takeouts, Leica of The Walcott and Cher of Style by Cher, what their Fall essentials would be. Of course, I chose mine too hihi

Japan Days 4 & 5 (Kyoto & Osaka): 04/04-05/14

Finally, I found time to blog again about our Japan trip last April. I just started working at Globe Telecom as a copywriter so I've been really busy lately. I decided to combine everything in this post instead since we didn't do much during our last 2 days.

Japan Day 3 (Kyoto): 04/03/14

This was probably the busiest day during our trip since there was just so much to be explored in the Eastern part of Kyoto. From Kyoto Station, we bought a one-day bus pass for 500 yen since most sites we wanted to visit were accessible via bus. I was really hoping to discover weird flavors of KitKat, but surprisingly, I didn't see that much. Too bad the KitKat store is only in Tokyo since I was hoping to find strange flavors like wasabi or soy sauce. We only saw matcha (Green tea), cinnamon and hojicha (Roasted green tea) flavors in Kyoto Station. I've never tried the hojicha flavor before, but it was quite good! The matcha flavor is only Ok for me since I prefer the sakura matcha (Cherry blossom) more, while the cinnamon wasn't really my cup of tea since first and foremost, I'm not a fan of cinnamon lol

Japan Day 2 (Kyoto & Osaka): 04/02/14

Our second day was jam-packed so we started early! My morning consisted of a green tea and white chocolate muffin, and the latest Nylon Japan magazine that I bought the previous day. Every day, we would get on the 8:30 shuttle to the airport, and then ride the JR-West rapid train to Kyoto. We would be in Kyoto around 10. If we were friends, you probably know that I don't dress normally, and I strongly believe that I was a Harajuku girl in the past life lol I'm so happy I was able to wear my bones leggings and Magikarp hat without people staring at me weirdly HAHAHA! Of course I took the opportunity to wear this amazing piece created by my talented friend, Bex in the "Land of Pokemon" hihi

Japan Day 1 (Osaka): 04/01/14

It's apparent that I only blog when I've been on a trip, and for that, I apologize. I just really love traveling more than anything in the world (Ok, maybe food and travel are equal lol), and nothing makes me happier than discovering new places. Last April 1-5, we had our first family trip of the year to Japan. We've already been to Tokyo so we explored Osaka and Kyoto this time. Unfortunately, my sister who currently resides in Singapore, couldn't come with us since she had her own trip to Tokyo with her boyfriend, Brian. We arrived around 2:30 in the afternoon (Japan is ahead by an hour).

7107 International Music Festival Day 2: 02/23/14

The second day of the festival was epic! No wonder there were much more people who came that day. The main stage was already packed when we arrived late in the afternoon. I didn't really have photos during the day since most of the performances I wanted to watch were scheduled at night. We arrived around 4:30 PM, just in time to catch Red Jumpsuit Apparatus since my high school self wanted to sing "My Guardian Angel" with so much passion (Especially the "Use me as you will..." part lol). 

7107 International Music Festival Day 1: 02/22/14

Last weekend, I went to the 7107 International Music Festival in Clark, Pampanga with my cousins and brother. We stayed at Holiday Inn Clark c/o of my mum's sister, thanks Tita Bridgette! We left early in the morning, and arrived at Clark around noon, just in time for check-in at our villa.

Singapore Day 3 (Part I): 01/25/14

It's been awhile since I've posted, sorry about that. I've been busy with job hunting last week since there was a job fair at school. Also, I've been fixing the itinerary for our next family trip. So excited! I hope it pushes through. Anyway, I decided to make day 3 into 2 parts since I have so many photos!

Singapore Day 2: 01/24/14

My second day in Singapore was all about exploring and eating, just 2 of my favorite things to do.

Singapore Day 1: 01/23/14

Hello, I'm back from Singapore! As promised, I will be blogging about my trip in the coming days. I had the most amazing time! I will definitely go back again next year.