One of my favorite restaurants in the city has offered a dinner buffet for their loyal diners. Kusina Tsina ( Chinese Kitchen) is well-loved by Ilonggos who want great Chinese cuisine at affordable price. My family often comes here as much as we can. I’m a patron for the […]
Entrepreneur Magazine July 2013: Designer Brews
Published my article this month for Entrepreneur Magazine! This is my fourth contribution for Philippines’ #1 business magazine. If you’re a regular reader, you may notice that the magazine revamped a little. They now have a feature entrepreneur every month and for this issue, it’s Generics Pharmacy’s Benjamin […]
Freelance Writer For the Past 5 Years
Sorry for missing my blog schedule. Last week was a little chaotic in my kingdom. My eldest son went back to school and my youngest will be next week. So I was running around like a headless chicken getting my boys settled with orientations and school needs in between […]
So You Want to be Freelance Writer?
Two more months and I’ll be a freelance writer for the past five years. Whenever other moms ask how they can earn money from home, I always say try freelance writing but this doesn’t mean a rainbow kind of life. The common picture of earning money without leaving your house […]
The Golden Beach of Antique
The province of Antique is still waiting to earn its spot in Philippine tourism but this travel writer of yours will guarantee that it is one place that you have to discover. Great for nature trippers and a nice venue to expose technology-infested kids to the natural world. One of […]
Why I’m #NotoRHBill
As of this writing, Philippine Congress voted “Yes” to a controversial bill, the Reproductive Health Bill. Our political culture as a nation gives everyone a voice, a stand in everything related to politics. Many took sides and I remain to be against it. I think those who read my Facebook […]
Boracay Wows the World this December
Love it or hate it, Boracay Island officially conquered the international travel scene. Named as “The Best Island in the World” and its White Beach as “Third Best Party Beach”, the world has finally heard our most famous white-sand island. The cover for this month’s issue of Mabuhay Magazine, Philippine […]
BAYO's Full-Ad Campaign Revealed
It started with a status on Facebook ( Where else?) and instead of commenting, I wrote a blog post about it. I seldom blog about these issues because I want to focus on my travel writing. Nevertheless, I gave my share about the latest stir which was more dominant […]
Popular Lighthouses in the Philippines
In celebration of Philippine independence from Spain today, let me blog something from our Spanish colonial past….lighthouses. One of my favorite subjects as a freelance writer. No, I’m not talking about this lighthouse in Subic As the Philippines played a role for Spain’s trading, they erected lighthouses […]
Bayo's "What's Your Mix" Campaign
For someone who spends most of her time online with freelance writing and social media, I felt like a loser that there is some frenzy over a clothing ad under my nose. I’ve seen it days ago but I haven’t read the ads. I just saw the pictures and […]