“Ada batang mati, adalah cendawan tumbuh.” (When there is dead tree stump, then there is mushroom growing) – Malayan Proverb I went to Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia in 2008 when I was […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Leaving Your Comfort Zone
Revisiting Midi-Pyreneés: Sarlat-la-Cañeda & Rocamadour
You can deliver yourselves if you try, not by taking action, but merely by willing to be free.” – Étienne de La Boétie (author from Sarlat-la-Cañeda) We only booked a train from Barcelona going […]
Revisiting Barcelona: Primavera Music Festival!
“I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.” – Thom Yorke (Radiohead) Last year (2016) was a bit tough in Dubai (or perhaps just to Laurie and I […]
Tagaytay: A New Beginning
“Tinging bumigkis sa dalawa nang di sinasadya’y magkita, pinagbuhol, pinag-isa mga pusong noo’y magkaiba.” (“An unanticipated look bound them, where once there were two hearts, now beat as one, together.”) – by Bienvenido Lumbera, a […]
Boracay: Promoting Your Own Country
“There ought to be system of manners in every nation which a well-formed mind would be disposed to relish. To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.” – Edmund […]
Batanes: Going Back To My Roots
“Living in Washington, a friend of mine told me that my colors were losing intensity. Right then and there, I knew that it was time to get back to my roots. I have […]
Barcelona: Imperfectly Perfect
“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it.” -Salvador Dali (a Catalan surrealist artist) At first, I wasn’t so keen on visiting Barcelona, especially alone. I have heard so many first […]
Ibiza: Never Too Old To Dream
“I’m so afraid of mistakes that I’ve made. Shaking every time that I awake. I feel like a cardboard cut-out man. So build me a time, when the characters rhyme and the storyline […]
Buñol: La Tomatina Festival!!!
“In Spain, we mainly use red plum tomatoes, but it is always fun to experiment. Try using a mix of colors or substitute green tomatoes for plum next time you make a tomato […]
Valencia: You Only Live Once!
“I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once.” – Rafael Nadal (famous Spanish tennis player) Originally, my friend’s itinerary is just Madrid & Ibiza for this […]