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Gina Alajar: God Is Ready to Restore Us Anytime All The Time
Regina Alatiit, famously known for her screen name, Gina Alajar, received her first FAMAS (Film Academy of the Movie Arts and Sciences) Best Child Actress Award when she was eight years old for the...
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Woburn Abbey: Where Afternoon Tea Ritual Started
As my deer, errr, as my dear friend, Monique and I entered the grounds of the Woburn Abbey, I couldn’t help but break out into whisper-singing this song: As the deer panteth for the water, so my soul...
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Woburn Part 2: Sunrise and The Gardens
Please click the title for Part 1: Woburn Abbey: Where Afternoon Tea Ritual Started At dawn, I drove up a mile or so to catch the sunrise. Later, Monique and I headed off to Bletchley Park about twenty...
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Anthony Pangilinan: 5M’s to Lead Your Family to The Lord
(Extension of Fathers’ Inspirational stories for Fathers‘ Month of June) When I chanced upon the Instagram account of Universal Records’ new artist, Donny Pangilinan, I noticed his tagline says, “Glory...
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Ikaw Na Ang Maganda: Dress Pure and Lovely by Malu Tiongson-Ortiz
Author, Malu Tiongson-Ortiz, now has two National Bookstore bestsellers in her Beauty book series! Ikaw Na And Maganda: How to Be Beautiful Inside and Out (both original and English translation...
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Casa Daza Dad’s Recipe for Enjoying His Young Adult Kids
(Extension of Fathers’ Inspirational stories for Fathers‘ Month of June) Cool dad, Sandy Daza, has four young adult kids. Franco (28 years old), Ali (24), Turo (23), Danielle (20) inherited their...
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Tried with Fire
Received this encouraging devotion from Malu Ortiz and wanted to share it with you. [If you are the one who wrote it, please let me know so I can give proper credit.] Tried with Fire These trials will...
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When a Child or Loved One Seems To Have Gone Off-Course: Manel Diwa
Have you ever been discouraged in your parenthood journey? Do you have a loved one who seems to have gone away from the Lord? Manel Diwa, wife of Dr. Russell “Butch” Diwa, talks of a time when the...
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Neil’s Kitchen’s Stories with Neil and Mich Ramos
How Neil Ramos started in the food business; how his self-proclaimed strong wife, Mich, gave up her business to be on his support team; the creative, delicious Pinoy comfort food at Neil's Kitchen.
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Through the Doors of Manila House
Aki texted me while I was at work if I wanted to come with her to visit Auro Chocolate’s Pop-up store at the Manila House, a by-invitation members-only exclusive club at the cocooned beautiful enclave...
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Bordeaux Region: Real en Medoc Stay and Saint Julien Dinner
It was six months before Mimi Thorisson’s Manger Workshop. After I got the timely 50% off the cross-continental airfare, one of the major things I needed to figure out was where to stay in a...
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24 Hours In Bordeaux (In Between Cooking Courses)
The major reason for my France trip was the Manger (Cooking) Workshop with Mimi Thorisson in Medoc. To maximize my trek to the other side of the globe, I looked for other activities to do in the...
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Dymystified French Cooking and Farmhouse Living at Le Gargantua with Marlene...
There are many cooking courses in Europe to browse through. I’ve never heard of Lot-et-Garonne/ Aquitaine before and wouldn’t have planned a trip around this area but when I read the story of Marlene...
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Cream or Jam First For Your Scones? – Claridge’s
Founded in 1812, the legendary five-star hotel, Claridge’s in the posh Mayfair district of London has had long established affiliations with royalty and is said to have been instrumental as well...
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Secret Travel Tip at Kensington Palace
The Orangery was originally built for Queen Anne in 1704 at the Kensington Palace grounds to house orange and lemon trees which would otherwise not grow in the cold London weather. The elegant...
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Great Fosters Afternoon Tea
Sometimes when I have recurring prayer requests on matters that haven’t been answered, the counsel I receive is to leave the things that I can not control in God’s hands; wait for His perfect timing,...
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36 Hours in B.C. (Batangas City)
In recent years, with Biblical Classes on B.C. (Being grateful and Christ- focused), I have come to be grateful for many things that would otherwise have been an issue to the me Before Christ was the...
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Casas de Taal Tour
Praise God for friends around the world who are like my sisters even if we don’t get to see each other often. I am thankful that many of them are near to share the adventure (together with the highs...
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A Week in Provence: French Cooking with Chef Rene Berard
British author, Peter Mayle, wrote a memoir about him and his wife, Jennie, moving from Devon, UK to Provence. The new life in the new scenery came with surprising new problems as well… unexpected...
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Pintxos Cooking Class in San Sebastian When Eyjafjallajökull Erupted
In February 2010, my sister from the States, Joy, was scheduled to go to Spain from April 15-23 for a culinary trip. But her intended travel companion whose husband got confined to the ICU had to...
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