Our first time to visit Dambana ng Kagitingan on Mt. Samat was when we went on a long drive to Bataan with friends. It was over the course of the December holidays. We wanted to go somewhere different, not the usual weekend family haunts like Ocean Adventure or Zoobic. Dambana ng Kagitingan (Shrine of Valor)…
Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000
A review unit of the much coveted Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000 spent the holidays with me last December 2011. It was really the perfect time because a lot of people in my immediate vicinity were interested in the unit. In fact, my sister-in-law actually ended up buying one after playing around a bit with it!…
Hill Station Tapas Bar and Restaurant in Baguio City!
The best meal we had when we went to Baguio last November 2011 was definitely at Hill Station. It’s actually the sister restaurant of Mario’s in Metro Manila. Large open windows greeted us when we went to the dining area. It was about 1pm and the place was well-lit by natural light from outside. We…
Tamagoya Noodle House in Antipolo, Rizal
We made a long drive to Antipolo one Sunday evening to try out Tamagoya Noodle House. It’s an authentic Japanese-owned ramen place that we had been hearing much about. The sign outside the restaurant says Home Grown Taste From Hokkaido and that was enough to get me excited. The restaurant’s look is very Japanese. I…
Segara Villas at Subic Bay
What’s a Christmas vacation without going out of town? It’s quite rare for my hubby and I to have extended breaks and December is one of those times that we can take off with the kids. We decided to book an overnight stay at Segara Villas at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone last December 30,…