There's no place like home

Forgive the pun of a blog title, but I just can't help it. I went to Hogwarts! This is a little late but  it was actually last December when I went. I honestly - and a little proudly - admit that I did teared up a little when I first stepped on the cobblestones of Hogsmeade which ended up with my brother giving me a weird "Are you stupid?" look. Aside from being very crowded (as most theme parks in Japan are), it was perfect. Bloody perfect.

Spring

Spring is settling in in this part of the world, and it actually feels like it's battling with summer already (blame global warming for that). It's my second time experiencing spring and, for me, it's definitely not the same as before.

To Tokyo Sky Tree

One of our bike adventures led us all the way to Tokyo Sky Tree. That's two hours away from Kasai, where I currently live, so we biked for four hours (to and from) that day. My bottoms hurt, but it was all worth it.

On the Way to Hachiko

Photo Diary | 3.1-2.14

Last weekend, I went to Puerto Galera for the first time. It was a short visit, but I needed to take a break. Days before the trip, I received the news that I have been waiting for since December. But more on that later. For now, I'd love to revisit how relaxing and a little adventurous my weekend was. You see, my friends and I have been wanting to go out of town for a while already. We've been planning and planning for years, but we never get to actually go to those trips. But for this one, everything was spontaneous: the hotel, the transportation, the food, and the activities. Everything was left to opportunities.

Little Tokyo

Since the beginning of January, I started attending a Japanese Immersion class. The class is sort of about what to expect when going to Japan, and it will end soon in mid-March. Yes, I do have some plans of going to Japan this year (eep!), but I'm still earnestly praying that everything falls into place. Anyway, yesterday, our class, led by our sensei and her friend, had a small field trip to Little Tokyo in Makati as a follow up to our lessons on Japanese food and table manners.