Native bags from the Philippines
This post is for my friend Cara Myiah! Here are pics of the 2 bags my friend Erline sent me through my parents: This purse is a tad smaller than the one my cousin bought for me when I was in the Philippines in 2008! I think it’s made with abaca as the fibers are [...]
Aguirangan Hotel
It took just 20 minutes to ride back to the mainland from Aguirangan Island. We walked up to the hotel to discover there was no electricity! There was a “brownout” in that area and would last until 6pm. So, to pass time (2 hours till the power comes back on), we headed for the pool [...]
Aguirangan Island: 18 years later
Unfortunately, I don’t have a digital copy of the one photo that I took on this tiny island when I first visited it 18 years ago. I would love to show you how much it has changed since. This island is so small that you could walk around it in about 20 minutes. One side [...]
How to wake up baby chicks, pinoy style!
DISCLAIMER: DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS YOURSELF!!!!! The family of the 2 little sisters in my previous blog post own this hen and chicks. The morning after our trip to Aguirangan Island, I was sitting in the back of their house, eating breakfast. Their mother (Tita Eva) sat in front of me and told her son [...]
