That 500 Days of Summer song felt like last Saturday's soundtrack! Saturday, May 5, 2012. A few friends and I went on a road trip to Tagaytay to scout for a wedding venue. It started out as a top-secret mission, LOL, but since word has been out ...
Good times at the Kitchen, and thoughts of a frustrated food blogger
(..and by "Kitchen" I meant that restaurant in Greenbelt 3, not really that area in the house where you cook food.) These photographs have been in my drafts for too long, waiting for some text to come along with them, perhaps a review of the place and the food. But I realize now ...
God Replaces What He Takes Away
May 2019. Hello! A quick note from 2019 Riz :) Hey guys, I wrote this post in 2012 but it still gets the most amount of traffic of all the pages in this blog. Every now and then I get some questions and critics, and yes, I see you, and I understand where you're coming ...
Happily Married
This morning when a friend asked me if I was happy, I realized that I haven't really been sad in a long time. Sure, I've felt a lot of negative emotions—tired, drained, frustrated, stressed out, burned out, discouraged, unappreciated, tired, tired, tired—but looking back, sadness ...
This Little Boy I’m Crazy About
Isaac is growing up fast! He's turning 2 years old this week, and his Mom and Dad threw an advanced birthday party for him last Saturday. There's something about balloons and little kids running around that makes my heart turn jell-o. You bet, Saturdays are made for ...
Rachel, Joana & Me; and that Sunday afternoon at Harbour Square
It doesn't feel like a long time ago when they were still kids. And I say kids because it *once* felt like I was significantly older than they were, back when they were in grade school and I was in junior high. As part of the youth ministry in church, I was given the ...
A Day at The Malayan Plaza Hotel
Going out of town is one of my frustrations lately. Traveling is something I've always wanted to do with my husband, but we haven't done so much travelling since Boracay. I thought having a permanent travel buddy would give me more courage to explore and go places, but our ...
Just Believe
If there's one day, just one day, in your life where you made a decision that changed you forever, when was it? No, it wasn't my wedding day, life-changing as it had been. Today I'm thinking of a day that's quite similar to a wedding, because it also involves a ...
My Husband Turned 28
It's not the first time we celebrated his birthday together. Last year we were in New York, but his birthday was also the last day of my trip and I was flying back to Manila the very next day. Our emotions were all over the place, I remember. We busied ourselves doing last minute ...
On God’s Grand Scheme of Things
It's my husband's birthday today/yesterday (today in New York, yesterday in Manila). I intend to post a longer blog with lots of photos as soon as I find time, but for now, a quick post before I retreat to bed. As his birthday was about to end, my husband and I reflected upon ...
