Those Bowler Hats and History Lessons

ON A DRIZZLY RIZAL DAY, we took a lovely walk that way with Carlos Celdran. The old walled city of Intramuros, while not instantly picturesque, echoed of a bleak, colorful and golden past that we locals tend to take for granted. Anyone for Pearl of the Orient or Paris on the Prairie?

It was a lovely afternoon too, spent with friends old and new, eager to take in some heritage before a generous intake of pancit, kare-kare and salsa monja, amongst other much enjoyed sides and courses at dinner in the Legardas' ancestral home.

Kudos to Lara Santico, pictured above, for spotting the rainbow.

Rizal Day at Intramuros, Manila, December 30, 2011. Carlos Celdran tour information at celdrantours.blogspot.com Photos by Lady San Pedro.

Those Girls on Holiday

AFTER ROUGHLY 6 MONTHS OF night out after night out and hang out after hang out spent mostly with boys or boys who like boys, I got the chance over the holidays to spend time with my girls again! At least most of them.

The short-haired formal-looking one is Lar, Chin is the one laughing so hard so you can't see her eyes or her flute anymore and the one in the Santa hat is Mia, visiting from Boston while on Christmas break.

And of course, like true aging high school friends, we couldn't possibly part that night without cam-whoring. Luckily, I am queen of filtering photos. And good thing our place has an abundance of bare white walls.

Holidays are unfortunately, finally done. But yay to girlfriends!

Me, Lara, Chin and Mia. Photos by Lara Santico, December 2010.

That Mid-week Powwow

WHEN WAS THIS AGAIN!? When Chin came back to Manila.

It was not so long ago at all but it definitely feels like it's been such a long time since with so much going on lately.

Looking forward to the next food and cackle fest!

Chin's welcome back dinner at Little Tokyo, December 1, 2010.