I just learned my first real lesson for 2017. That is to NEVER EVER get excited over airline promo fares. I know I have no one to blame but myself. That makes it so much worse. Sometime late last year, I got wind of a PAL (Philippine Airlines) sale. Airline tickets were supposedly 50% off….
Category: Travel
Step-by-Step Guide to Japan Visa Application in the Philippines
Back in 2009, I posted a guide to Japan tourist visa application for Philippine citizens. Almost 8 years have passed since then. There have been changes. For starters, they’ve started issuing 5-year multiple entry visas. Before 2015, we had to apply for a visa for every single trip. I’ve even experienced lining up at the…
Lung Hin Chinese New Year Menu at Marco Polo Ortigas
Chinese New Year is one of the occasions when we all go out for dinner as one big extended happy family. Every year we have it at a Chinese restaurant. We would indulge in a full blown Chinese lauriat dinner with anywhere from 6 to 8 courses. This year, hubby and I tried out the Lung…
Novotel Kuala Lumpur City Centre Review
When I went to Malaysia for the Julie’s Biscuits Factory Tour last August, I got to stay in both Malacca and Kuala Lumpur. We were billeted at Novotel Kuala Lumpur for the last leg of the trip. Prior to the trip, I checked the hotel reviews. Everything was positive for most part. Anyhow we arrived at Novotel…
Julie’s Biscuits Factory Tour + Giveaway
When I told my family and friends that I was going to Malaysia for Julie’s Biscuits’ Factory Tour, they immediately reacted with “Julie’s Bakeshop?“. Julie’s Biscuits and Julie’s Bakeshop are two really big brands here in the Philippines. They get interchanged and confused for each other a lot. I get it. Biscuits are, after all, baked goods….