turn it well

My friend Pierre just sent me this awesome track.

"when i was there at the Capacities album launch, I thought,
THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE MISSING, GRACEY.
THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE MISSING BWAHAHAHA.

Capacities launch the best concert i've been to."

True enough...

One of the best tracks i've heard from Up Dharma Down. 

I will always miss the Philippines. Especially seeing this video.

Seeing places where i lived and worked for so many years. The lights and sounds of Metro Manila. 

Pierre, i will wait for the shipping conditions. PLEASE.
And here's the struggle of singing and the little giggles :D ---> TORN it well, hahah!

this is a food post

I didn't know that i will crave Filipino food so much until the urge came this weekend, so we went to a Pinoy eatery at Lucky Plaza. I was telling my sister than when i go back to the Philippines for a vacation, i will eat all the Filipino dishes ever existed (yes including balut)! 

I ate what i craved: Halo-Halo, Kutchinta, and Pichipichi

(plate of Adobo and rice with Kare-Kare on the side)

When i was still in Woodlands, we cooked Filipino dishes as well.

We made Buttered Garlic Shrimp with Fried Tofu when Joms visited.

Now that i am in Sembawang, i alternate Filipino, Italian or Japanese cuisine. We try to skip Chinese as much as possible because Chinese delis are everywhere when you dine out at hawkers.

Today i prepared Penne with yummy sauce. :)

Anyway, we spent a while with some kids this weekend.

So Happy Children's Day to all kiddos around the globe!

Always a kid at heart...

from south to north

Last Sunday, we had a little road trip before my biking lesson.

The metro from south to north...

Manila

It suddenly became sunny after an early morning downpour.

To Quezon City

Pierrine

Mordor  (kidding.. it's QC Circle)

first evening of september

Northbound

Southbound

{Buendia Station}

Manila

foggy north

nlex sunrise

give a hand!

More than half the amount of rain normally seen in August fell on National Capital Region and Central Luzon in 24 hours. Hundreds of families are homeless and are now housed in evacuation centers.

News link

Sharing ways to help:

• Relief operations - click for list

• Philippine Red Cross - Mandaluyong City Branch is in need of donations in kind or in cash for the affected families in Mandaluyong City. Any donation, food or non-food item will do. Cash donations will be used for feeding of hot meals to the different evacuation centers. Please contact 986-9952 / 0922-8117137 / 0908-5131343 / 0916-3683600 or go to A-Z Direct Building, Sergeant Bumatay Street, Plainview, Mandaluyong City. - donation link 

• Rock Ed Philippines - click for list

• CCF is also accepting donations and volunteers: 

- Accepting clothes, canned goods, noodles, rice, blankets, and bottled waters for the flood victims. Please bring to 5F of CCF St. Francis Square (behind Megamall) between 9am to 8pm. Call or text 09328876797 for details.

-  For volunteers: Please contact 09328876797 or visit St. Francis Square to see how you can help.

• PAWS Animal Rescue 

• Sining Kalinga

Please note that clothes MUST be clean and wearable. Avoid bringing old underwear and halloween costumes. Donating is not spring cleaning.

Thank you!

Ps. to lighten things up...

random photos north to south

North Station

Metro lights crashing each other

Office window

upcat

Nope, we didn't take the upcat exams but this is an up-cat.. har, har, har..

Walking around the University of the Philippines under the drizzles.

I will miss this place (and the street foods).. :)

Pierre's tree

imagining identity

Imagining Identity is an exhibit of 100 self-portraits of Filipino artists from the most famous of our art history to the most avant-garde of our contemporary art scene. These are some of my favorite artworks. 

Juan Luna

Ang Kiokok

Arturo Luz

Kawayan de Guia

Mariano Ching

other fave exhibits this year

College Drop Outs at Finale Art File

Meta 1 by Louie Cordero

Poklong Anading's Miracle Healing and Other Hopeful Things

Christina Quisumbing-Ramilo's Book of Days

Blanc Peninsula Manila

Bread by Roberto Chavet at Mo Space