Taipei, Taiwan with the Tanders

Every year, my parents and I go on at least one out-of-town trip. I would be in charge of organizing the itinerary and booking the tickets. As with most parents (I presume), mine are hard to please – my mom gets tired easily, so we can’t walk long distances; both of them would rather go

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2014 in Photos

…and 14 short writeups 😛 More than a month after new year’s eve, I finally found time to post my 2014 yearend entry. It took me a while to put this together. Not that I have nothing to write about – there are actually a ton of things I want to post about 2014 that compressing

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Sofia and Sophia

Every story is made up of many little stories – subplots that most would not bother writing about. I keep a lot of these stories in my head – and almost always, they’re just stuck in my head because as usual, I couldn’t find the time to write about them. But *yay* I found time

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Random Thoughts on Christmas Eve

We’re having a rainy Christmas eve in Manila. I don’t want to go out of the house and join the holiday craziness. Hence, this post. 😛 Less than a week ago, I was waist-deep in office work, shoot-related tasks, personal errands, Christmas get-togethers and compliances (ie, kris kringle, etc., which could get more stressful than

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Chinese New Year in Singapore

My parents are not travelers. Their travels are few and far between, mostly prompted by business reasons, weddings, funerals, and other family events. Planning a trip for the sole purpose of exploring the place or relaxing is unthinkable for them. I don’t think they’re willing to go through the hassle of researching on a place,

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