Homemade Soy Milk
When we went to Colorado for Christmas my parents had homemade soy milk. It tasted just like soy milk from a Singaporean hawker stall and I decided I had to have it again once we returned to Seattle. It’s not all that hard to make actually. It’s way cheaper than store bought soy milk too. […]
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Hundred Islands National Park
We wished we had stayed longer in San Quintin, but early the next morning we set out for the Hundred Islands National Park. One of the branch members took us on his tryke to catch a bus heading to Dagupan. From there we took another bus to Alaminos and one more tryke to Lucap, […]
I’m famous!
I know we’ve been on a roll posting about our Philippines trip, but I’m going to share something exciting that just happened. I wrote about riding on a 787 and some editors loved it and posted on Huffington Post! Maybe this isn’t that big of a deal, but it’s the first time anything this high-profile […]
Visiting old friends in San Quintin
After visiting Baguio we headed to San Quintin, which was one of the areas I was assigned to when I was on my mission. This part was the highlight of our trip because I got to see all my old friends and got to introduce them to Angela. It was so good seeing them and […]
Then and now of the Baguio Mission office
When I was on my mission, I was assigned in Baguio City for six months. I spent mornings working in the mission office, where I entered stats, ran reports, and helped with computers. The house I lived in was across the street from the mission office and mission home. On our vacation we visited these […]
Baguio!
Because of our hotel fiasco our plans in Baguio got a bit turned around. We didn’t get to see everything we had planned to, but we still saw a lot of fun things. Baguio is where Jon’s mission office used to be so he was pretty familiar with the area. Baguio is located up in […]
Better than sleeping on the street…maybe
After we visited the historical sites in Manila and visited with one of Jon’s mission companions we headed out for Baguio. We left from the Victory Liner depot in Pasay; by the time we arrived it was late afternoon already and was starting to get dark. The bus depot was filled with seats […]
Strolling around historic Manila
We spent a day touring the historic part of Manila. We visited Intramuros, which is the oldest district of the Philippines. Way back when the Spanish ruled the Philippines they built a wall to protect the city. Within those walls they built houses, churches, schools, and everything else they needed to sustain life. The Philippines […]
Corregidor Island
Our first adventure after arriving in Manila was to Corregidor, a tadpole shaped island about an hour from Manila by boat. The island is placed at the mouth of Manila Bay, making it a strategic military strong hold that’s been conquered and controlled by the Filipinos, Spanish, US and Japanese over the years. The island […]
Our stay at the historic Manila Hotel
The first hotel we stayed at in the Philippines was the Manila Hotel. It’s a five star hotel built right along the bay. Lots of famous people have stayed there (including President John F. Kennedy and The Beatles) and it’s the site of many national political events. We got fresh mango juice as complimentary welcome drinks. […]