[Edit, July 2024]: Hello, I changed the title from "Don't do it!" to "Go for it!" I'm happy to see that people are finding this post when researching about climbing Mt. Ulap! One of the comments below raised that this post seems to discourage people from doing it, which is not ...
If You Want to Go Far, Go Together
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” This African proverb has never been truer in my life till late. Oh, the pressure to take the fastest way to a destination as if you lose time and miss opportunities if you don’t. I had the impression ...
Weekends and Board Games
At home, I'm the go-to parent for making art, and morning cuddles, and reading books. But when it comes to fun things—like movies and field trips, and singing and dancing, and weekends and board games—their Daddy is undoubtedly the crowd favorite! (Two's a crowd, ...
New York, oh New York
I heaved a sign of relief when our plane landed at JFK after 23 looong hours of travel from Manila to New York. Finally! It's our first time back in NYC in 5 years, first time to go there as a family, first long flight with the twins. As we unbuckled the girls off their seats ...
Cocoon Boutique Hotel for our 4th Year Anniversary
This post might contain affiliate links. Read my full disclosure here. Our fourth wedding anniversary celebration was our first night away from the girls since they were born. Now that I think about it, I don't know why we waited this long! It's not like the girls wouldn't let us ...
Who Takes Your Couple Photos on Date Nights?
It's our fourth wedding anniversary today, and it's that time of the year where I give myself an excuse to browse through photographs and memories of the past years with David. I was going to apologize for the throwback photos and the ants and the cheese that have been all over ...
He Turned 31
I had a memory lapse and thought we turned 32 this year. He looked at me, stopped for a moment as if he was trying to count years in his head and then asked, "are you kidding?" I wish I was kidding (that was a good joke, right?) but I really got confused for a moment. Maybe some ...
How to Celebrate Your 3rd Wedding Anniversary (Wife Edition)
Your third year as a married couple is such a great year. By this time you would have adjusted pretty well to living together, and have grown a deeper level of understanding and acceptance of each other. Which means, less fights, more happy conversations, and a ...
Love Comes Tumbling Down
Dear David, Do you remember that day? We ran around the old Philippine Air Force museum grounds with our small crew of 3, cramming our prenup video. We had to be quick because the sun was about to set that day and we didn't have a lot of days left. Our wedding was less than a ...
Starbucks Double Date
It's November and the Christmas drinks at Starbucks are here. So on Saturday morning, I convinced my husband to go to the nearest Starbucks with me so that I could get my Toffee Nut fix. But his idea was even more crazy brilliant: Take the twins with us and have a little family ...
What September Reminds Me Of
This post was inspired by a couple of things. (1) Timehop, (2) This day being Friday the 13th, (3) Septembers, (4) #throwbackthursday and #flashbackfriday and (5) This guy I shall call "J", who my husband and I have been exchanging letters with since the start of the year. More ...
Hello, I Turned 30!
It's been a week since I turned 30 years old, you want to know how it feels? I'm a mix of everything—happy, excited, grateful, in awe like I still can't believe I'm now past my 20s, a little anxious about the future, driven to work harder and be better, blessed beyond words can ...
