• Ueno Zoo, an hour and a half before closing

    Ueno Zoo, an hour and a half before closing

    I visited the Ueno Zoological Gardens last summer. I had been to several places before the zoo, so I arrived about an hour and a half before closing. (To be honest, I just didn’t want to be roasting under the sun for hours—LOL!) To my delight, the zoo was still bustling with activity. Many animals…

  • Lunch at DO-ZO

    Lunch at DO-ZO

    My first time at DO-ZO was for lunch with my mother. We arrived a little after lunchtime, so the restaurant wasn’t crowded. We were promptly seated and given the option to choose our table. DO-ZO, located at Basement 1 of Akasaka BIZ Tower, has a wide variety of food options. It looks the same for…

  • Shibuya’s 3D calico cat

    Shibuya’s 3D calico cat

    My last post has been over 2 years, and it was when I updated and fixed my blog’s theme. It has been that long, and I’m still undecided if I want to quit blogging. A part of me thinks I should keep it for archival purposes until the contents aren’t relevant anymore (as if I…

  • Sohoton Caves and Natural Bridge Park

    Sohoton Caves and Natural Bridge Park

    Sohoton Caves and Natural Bridge Park is an 841 ha protected natural park in Basey, Samar (Philippines) consisting of caves, waterfalls, limestone formations, and a thick forest. The Sohoton Caves must be my first caving ever, and hopefully not my last. We had a day trip to Samar on the second day of our weekend…

  • A weekend in Leyte

    A weekend in Leyte

    Friends and I used to wait for local flight promos, and we picked Tacloban so we could go to Samar for caving. Tacloban, an autonomous urbanized city, is the provincial capital of Leyte. I’ll save our caving in Samar for another post. For now, I’ll share highlights of our weekend-long vacation in Leyte. I don’t…

  • Review: Rouge Dior Floral Care Lip Balm in Diornatural

    Review: Rouge Dior Floral Care Lip Balm in Diornatural

    I’m on the goal of using up my Dior Addict Lip Glow Pomade, but Dior decides to release the Rouge Dior Floral Care Lip Balm in Diornatural. I always find it hard to resist anything new from Dior beauty. Description The Rouge Dior Floral Care Lip Balm in 000 Diornatural is Dior’s latest lip care.…