Category: Gabbin’ Fever
No to Love Locks
The first time I saw love locks was in Guam back in 2010. Two Lovers’ Point in Tumon Bay paid tribute to two star-crossed lovers who died at the cliff. Couples enthralled by this Romeo and Juliet story would purchase padlocks at the souvenir shop, engrave their initials or other messages of undying love to […]
5 Times Square Scams to Watch Out For
“Shake my hand! I’m not a drug dealer!” a tall, well-built man said to my friend Myron as we strolled down Times Square in New York City one spring afternoon. He extended one hand towards Myron, while the other hand clutched a stack of CDs. Myron shook his head to say no, and we walked […]
Sony Lifestyle: Behind The Scenes
How times flies. July 27—I see a promo on AXN Asia about their search for Oli Pettigrew’s three new co-hosts on Sony Lifestyle TV Magazine. Interested applicants from all over Asia are invited to send their audition video and application form to Singapore. With about a week left before the deadline, I ask my friends […]
The Road to Blisstification
There comes a point in your life when the workaday world takes its toll on your mind, body and spirit, and you start turning to random de-stressing methods—from sports to religion and even new age practices. I badly wanted to balance my life and find that inner Zen that the Yodas of the world have […]
10 Things I Learned From My First Cessna Flight
A four-seat general aviation airplane, a Cessna 172 is usually flown by two pilots in front while accommodating a third person at the back during private flights. I was the third wheel—or third wing, if you prefer—on my first Cessna ride in May. I flew to Cebu with Captain Osmeña and Captain Kumar of Omni […]
What’s With The Balikbayan Box?
Are you a non-Filipino who’s traveled with Filipino passengers to and from the Philippines? I’m sure you’ve spotted that large corrugated box plastered with lots of packaging tape and has the owner’s complete name and address written all over the box for the world to see. That’s a balikbayan box. I remember waiting for my bags […]