Why Oh Why PLDT? Your service is nearing bottom pit

PLDT Review and Complaints

I am a very fair person and what you read here in my blog are my real sentiments. That is why alongside glowing reviews of islands and trips, restaurants I’ve been to, hotel I’ve stayed in, services I’ve availed of, I also share posts about tourist traps and issues encountered. One of my aims for [...]

Lapu-Lapu Wins Another Battle: History vs Diaper Ad

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In 1521 Portuguese conquistador Ferdinand Magellan and his men fought with the native warriors of Lapu – Lapu, Chieftain of Mactan. The natives won the battle which we now know as the “Battle of Mactan.”  Fast forward to 2013, a new kind of “battle” was waged, this time pitting the heirs of Lapu – Lapu versus [...]

Summer and You: Eat Right, Eat Healthy

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Summer is that fun time when we bring out our over-sized bags, fill it with brightly colored shirts, sunscreen, sun glasses, straw hat, camera, the works. And outings, trips, getaways are just some of the album name extensions you see on your friends FB wall and maybe on your own wall too! =) Summer is [...]

Finding Love On The Road

lolo and lola 55th wedding anniversary

We are pretty familiar with movies and story lines of boy meets girl during travels, summer vacation, sojourn to land unknown.  Well this short story is such, its stuff movies are made of. =) Imagine a girl so young travelling on the road, escaping fate, taking charge of her destiny and then a chance encounter forever alters [...]

Chasing Waterfalls, Hitting the Beach, Summer Escapes!

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This is one of those times that I seriously wish am in Sagada right now. In the highlands and chasing waterfalls to be more specific. Instead I am  sitting here typing on Muncher who he himself is groaning from the intense heat. The air is stale and humid, the electric fan by my side working [...]

Desk Tied Reflections: Ramblings and Random Things

Cebu mountain and sea

There are tons of places in the Philippines that beg to be visited but how can we visit all in our lifetime? Sure we can visit the major tourist centers in the country like Baguio, Tagaytay, Cebu, Davao, Bohol, Ilo-ilo, Boracay, Camiguin, Batanes and ticked them off our must-visit-list but within those places and provinces [...]

Toy Kingdom Hot Wheels Merchandisers Gone Bad: Customer Buying Experience

Toy Kingdom Hot Wheels Merchandiser Hides Cars

For a company that prides itself as the “truly toy paradise” and calls themselves “the amazing toy store” that brings happiness and smiles to kids and those kids at heart, Toy Kingdom at SM City Cebu sure have some merchandisers that do the opposite of their company’s goals. I am referring particularly to the merchandisers [...]

Lapu – Lapu City Post Office Disappointing Service: EPIC FAIL!

Philpost - Delayed Mail Delivery

I am not writing this to rant for the sake of ranting. I also don’t like to have negative posts, it gives bad vibes on my blog but this must be done. It’s a way for me to release my frustrations and disappointments with the postal office. There had been tons of times I let [...]

TRAVEL: Turning Plans into Reality this 2013

Quote about travels and dreams

 2013 just rolled in, have you made your travel plans yet? If you have not, take time to pause for a few minutes and seriously think about it now. Remember that your plans are your blueprints to reality. Make this year your best yet, make your rallying cry for 2013 be ‘Carpe Diem! You have [...]

Well..HI THERE 2013!

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2013!!!  Time flies so fast that we didn’t notice you’d be here soon. Amazing! Oh, I’m sorry but I did not make any New Year’s Resolution, I never do. But yep, I have set targets for myself, mostly about work, about my online projects, about responsibilities and more. I did not do any ”I won’t [...]

Goodbye Kulas

kulas survive please

November 27 at 2:00 AM While I was writing the post below, Kulas suddenly became agitated and then nilugapa and now naghihingalo. I have to wake up my mom, mom said he will not survive the morning. I woke up my brother. My sister at work, Papa at the province. I called Titus to come [...]