Mea in Bacolod

Ya’ll know that I didn’t get to go on vacation this summer, right? Unfortunately, that’s how it is when you’re a freelance writer working through UpWork. However, I did get to experience a couple of upsides while the heat was on in the City of Smiles: #1 got to spend a lot of time with my son, and […]

Happy Father’s Day 2016 Bacolod! On this day, let’s remember that DADs come in different forms – dads could be moms, grandpas, uncles, or neighbors who have always been there for you. Whatever form your dad comes in, he or she should be given special treatment today because of the love and sacrifice that has been showered to you and […]

My husband worked in Saudi Arabia for about a year. When he came home, he had already developed the skill for speaking Arabic (though not fluently) as well as the taste for Middle Eastern food. It was inevitable for him to miss both. Although it has been hard for him to find someone to speak Arabic with, […]

In my opinion, UNIQLO is beloved by many because of one main thing: they make comfortable yet fashionable everyday wear. The clothes that you’ll find in their stores are simple and of good quality, but the clothes bear with them an air of modern elegance. Today, June 17, 2016, UNIQLO Bacolod, the very first one in the […]

Reclusion Perpetua “Reclusion perpetua,” or “permanent imprisonment,” is a crime sentence similar to life imprisonment. It is used in the Philippines. A person sentenced to reclusion perpetua must serve a jail term of at least 30 years and face additional penalties. (source) This coming June 17, 2016, the Reclusion Perpetua Art Exhibit will take place. Several […]

What would you do if you didn’t have a source of water near you to drink out of or even bathe yourself with? Would you wake up extra early in the morning and trek downhill over ravines and boulders? Would you, then, go through the same journey with a bucket-full of water so you can start […]

Lakawon Island Beach Resort is a place that’s familiar to almost all Negrosanons. It’s a popular summer destination that’s located in Cadiz Viejo, Negros Occidental. I think it’s about a two-hour trip from the city of Bacolod. This May 21, 2016, Saturday, a new attraction will be added to the island resort and we’re all […]

About 75% – that’s how much of summer has already gone by. For some of us, we haven’t even had our first trip to the beach or to the pool yet because, well, life happens. We still have that 25% though, and we have to make sure that every moment counts because summer waits for […]

Next ReKindle Run Check the PAGE for event details ReKindle has been happening since late last year, I think. The team has already done 3 runs, but I feel like people still think that ReKindle is only for the artsy-fartsy crowd who wear all black, paired with dark rimmed glasses (pardon the stereotype).Nope. It’s not just for […]

The Jojo Vito Designs Gallery reminds me so much of Neil Gaiman’s Mirror Mask, where the main character, Helena, found herself in a dreamland filled with peculiar yet fascinating creatures. You should see the movie, if you haven’t already, because it’s visually satisfying and creatively stimulating. But, back to Jojo Vito Designs Gallery. I’ve heard of the name […]

Aquaholics Swimming School -I’ve been swimming ever since I can remember. Both I and my sister have. My mom enrolled us in several swimming programs every summer ever since, if I remember correctly, we were 6 years old. This is why me and my sister both love the water. I’m thankful to my mom for allowing us […]

[NO MAJOR SPOILERS HERE] Gionne: Mom whose team are you on? Me: Captain America because he always does the right thing. Gionne: I’m with Tony. Me: Close kamu ni Tony? Every summer is a chance for us moms to spend quality time with our kids. Because I am a freelance writer, I’m able to spend time […]

Mekong is a river in South East Asia that runs from the Tibetan Plateau through China’s Yunnan province, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Although it passes through many regions, people commonly associate it with Vietnam. In Bacolod City, we now have our own version of Mekong. It’s not really a body of water, but a street food stand […]

Have you ever watched F.R.I.E.N.D.S before? If you have, you’ve probably noticed that they always seem to hang out in just one cafe. To me and my friends Kubo sa Lawn was our sitcom cafe; well, one of them, at least. We weren’t there everyday because we didn’t have much money back then when we […]

Saddam’s Shawarma, located at Homegrown Bacolod, serves all kinds of shawarma delights, from shawarma rice, to shawarma wraps, and, their most popular, shawarma fries. They invited me, along with some of the Negros Bloggers, over to taste some of the dishes they have. And, let me tell you, I don’t know what Saddam’s secret is, but their […]

For people living in the East area of the Bacolod City, the New Government Center is almost always a place to visit whenever the weekend hits. You can eat all sorts of street food there, have a picnic, go for a walk with your dogs, zumba, play football and do all sorts of other activities […]

This year, because of my blog, I found it necessary to buy better equipment for photo taking. So, I bought a pre-loved DSLR camera (Fujifilm hs20 exr). The problem was, I was mostly using it in Auto setting because I didn’t know how to tinker with the manual settings to control how the picture comes […]

Deciding where to eat is such a pain in the butt. When you go around a mall you’ve been to a hundred times, I don’t really understand why deciding where to eat and what to eat is still a challenge for myself as well as for most people (especially for hungry couples who will most […]

If you or your kids are students at St John’s Institute (HuaMing) here in Bacolod, you may already know this lady who is mostly known as “Manang CREM” or “Mommy CREM”. Her real name is Malou, just in case you were wondering, and she’s just been blessed with a new stand that you can find […]

Have you visited SM City Bacolod lately? On April 11, the popular mall opened its Mango Festival display so mall-goers can buy all sorts of mango products as well as mangoes that came from the island of Guimaras. I say mango products because, and this is a fun thing to know about the festival, items that you […]