Tag: family time
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To the Beach We Go! | Juancho’s 9th
Road trip Southbound! Celebrated Juancho’s birthday at the beach! (post pandemic shenanigans) Much needed break from everyday and so timely it was also a holiday. We stayed at Casa Praia along White Beach in Punta Ballo, Sipalay. It’s a private beach house with 4 bedrooms (10pax capacity) and 1 and a half bathrooms. It’s fully…
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The Kids are Out | Holy Week 2022
Writing this in the rainy season to maybe remind me, us, some remnants of summer. First proper vacay out of town for the kids, finally out after 2 years! Now off to Boracay Island! Road trip took maybe 4 hours if we haven’t stopped by some Mcdonald’s and Jollibee to eat. Aftermath of the typhoon…
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Quarantine Birthday
Season 2 of quarantine birthdays and my eldest turned 17. Away from the usual Shakey’s, we went on a day trip out of town to relax and chill. Refreshing break from lockdown. xx DMV
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35th | Middle Earth
Photo set | Northern Island, New Zealand I stopped celebrating my birthdays when I turned 20 for silly reasons most people wouldn’t really understand. Not that interesting so don’t be curious. Every year, on my birthday, I leave and go on an adventure and for the last leg of this quarter life crisis, I went…
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Raising Teenagers and Valentine’s Day
I was having my afternoon coffee when my eldest kid arrived from school, yanked open the kitchen door too hard (because we Filipinos don’t normally use the front door), threw his backpack on the library floor and slammed the door shut to his room. I was ready to rage like what the f*ck was that…
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Bewitched by Children’s Laughter
I did not dream of having kids. It was never part of the plan. I wanted to write and live in different places, experience this diverse, expansive earth everyone keeps talking about. At some point, I even wanted to go to outer space, discover aliens, leave footprints on the moon, trek Mars, name stars. But…
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Local | Negros Occidental
There’s so much to see in our province honestly. Day trip bonding sesh with my cousins the few days they were home. Photo set | Murcia & DSB Lunched at Mambukal Resort, one of the popular mountain resorts in Negros Occidental located in Murcia and rests at 1,200 meters above sea level. It’s been the…
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Birch tree sisters go to Bohol
It’s an inside joke, you won’t get it. Long overdue bonding sesh with my cousins, finally got the chance to do an out of town trip after 3 years! Photo set | Bohol Left Bacolod for Dumaguete at 3:00am to catch the 9:50am trip for Tagbilaran. If you bring a car, travel time from Bacolod…
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Long Weekend | Holy Week 2018
Family time during the holy week down Southern Negros. Photo Set | Nabulao Beach and Dive Resort Day 1 | Good Friday On our way to Hinoba-an, we passed by Campomanes bay at the Amity training camp. Thinking of letting our kids join the second batch some time in May, training on basic survival skills. Juancho…
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Sunday Getaway | Duyan Cafe
So what to do on a Sunday? When you want to escape the noise of the city for a bit, the mountains is always a good idea. Almost 30 minutes from Bacolod City, Duyan Cafe is located in Sitio Lantawan, Brgy. Guimbalaon, Silay City. Approximately 21 kilometers from the Silay Airport, route is well paved…
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Last of Summer | 2017
One last beach trip with my boys before school starts and summer is officially over. Photo set | Punta Ballo, Sipalay Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Punta Ballo is (I believe) an unspoiled beach paradise located south of Sipalay, approximately 4 hours from Bacolod City. A stretch of white sand, spectacular scenery, calm waters, clear…
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Hong Kong 2017 | Summer break
I’ve read somewhere that family vacations are “happiness anchors” for kids until they grow up, banking on treasured memories and bonding moments. Instead of spending so much on gadgets and expensive toys and since March was a month of so many celebrations (Joaquin’s birthday, his and Miguel’s transition to 7th grade and Juancho’s moving up…
Density Runs 