Travel

Super-Reunion feat. the Romanovs

… will be the name of my next band.

The descendants of my great-great grandparents Blas and Blasa Monteroso had a family reunion last Saturday in Cabadbaran City. That’s about five generations, so it was a pretty huge gathering. We had shirts that were color-coded according to which Monteroso sibling we were descended from. Great Grandma Anastacia’s descendants were in purple. That’s my and my cousin L.

Monteroso Clan Super-Reunion

Because we were descended from Great Grandma Anastacia, we decided we were gonna be the Romanovs. Read more…

It would’ve been more fun if I had taken better photos

So I had a lot of fun with the Department of Tourism’s new viral campaign today. So many funny and cool photos online. One of my favorites from FlipTravels.com

Yoda. More fun in the Philippines

Fireworks. More fun in the Philippinesand this one (author unknown) from Interaksyon.com of Mayon volcano. There are lots more here — but don’t forget to go back every once in a while, because the page is being updated with more photos regularly.

Oh, and here’s another favorite from Deepa Paul-Plazo:

I went through my photo archives to find stuff I could use. Turns out, because of my refusal to learn how to use a proper SLR camera, coupled with my fondness for staying indoors (read:geek), I didn’t have a lot I could use. Anyway, I’m glad my friends dragged me to Ocean World that one time.

Window shopping. More fun in the Philippines
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The London post

I got another postcard from R. a week and a half ago.

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Dara

Dara - 2NE1

This has to be my favorite photo of Sandara Park in my Korean Music Wave 2011 album.

The Singapore brunch bunch

Finally recovered a bit from the Korean Music Wave concert last Friday night (nothing like standing in the moshpit for 5 hours to remind yourself that you’re no longer a spring chicken, and that maybe you need to go back to hitting the gym) to have brunch at Epicurious at Robertson Walk on Sunday. I had the Full Monty, below, which included beans, bacon, sausage, eggs, mushrooms and toast, and was served with fresh orange juice and coffee.

Epicurious at Robertson Walk

D had the breakfast burrito. Will try that next time.

Breakfast Burrito

Met some lovely new people who had brunch with us: D’s friends who used to live in Sing and are also visiting for the weekend. (That’s me on the left.)

The brunch bunch

The brunch bunch

Epicurious was apparently a really popular brunch place, because it had a sign that said you could only have your table for an hour and a half, and by 11.30, the place was packed. When we got there at 10.30, there were something like three unoccupied tables. It was along the river — I forgot to take a photo, sorry — and other than the people there for brunch, there were also some joggers and people riding scooters and bikes with their kids. Perfect brunch place, except D and I kept squinting because we forgot our sunglasses.

Goodbye, Singapore! Will come back as soon as D is willing to put up with me in her flat again. LOL.