Every year, a month before the Holy week, I and my friends usually make church visits to places not really far from the metro. I think this is the only time for us to make a simple road trip with a cause. It is very important to plan the trip before engaging to a road trip. Last year we had the great Churches of Batangas, but this time we made visit to the old amazing churches of Rizal and Laguna. First, in preparation to the trip, we made a research of old churches in Rizal and Laguna Province over the internet and made routes with the help of the online google map. We have to at least 7 or more...

One of my favorite coffee shop had opened another branch in one of my faaorite hangout in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Yes! Bo’s Coffee’s 56th Store Opens in Solenad in Nuvali Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Aside from its grand opening of Bo’s Coffee Solenad, Bo’s Coffee launched 2 new selections! The Biscotti Amaretto Frap and the Fillet O’ Dory Sandwich! Biscotti Amaretto is an ideal summer beverage – Blended coffee with biscotti and Amaretto syrup topped with whipped cream, dark chocolate drizzle and crushed biscotti sprinkles. The Fillet O’ Dory Cream Sandwich Perfect for Lent season –...

STI College, Santa Rosa recently celebrated its Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) Week last September 28 to October 01, 2011. They held a cooking competition among its students that entailed challenges such as table setting, vegetable carving, and food express. It was a privilege to have been invited as one of the judges. It was my first time to judge such a competition and I am very happy and thankful to the people who considered me. When I asked the coordinators how they decided to invite me as a judge, they informed me that they have been following my blog — Bongga Ba?! — and...

This is San Pedro’s week long festival which includes various activities ranging from cultural to sports, trade fairs, amateur singing contest, parades, historical exhibits, social & religious gatherings, tribal dance & sports exhibitions. San Pedro holds the record of laying the longest Sampaguita (flower lei) line spanning 3.6 km (2 mi), from Biñan City-San Pedro boundary to San Pedro-Muntinlupa City boundary on the National Highway, making them listed in the Guinness Book Of World Records in 2009. Here’s the final schedule of Sampaguita Festival town fiesta of San Pedro Laguna....

After roaming around Lucban Quezon, we decided to go to Laguna again but this time Paete Laguna. We didn’t had the chance to take pictures of Paete because we were too busy strolling around the small town checking for different kinds of handicrafts made from wood and papers. Actually the reason why I included Paete in my itinerary is to look for a nice paper mache box for my packaging in my Bakedgoodies for Christmas. There are lots of handicraft products here that can be sold in tiangges in Manila, you can actually buy native things cheap ideal as birthday or Christmas gifts! You can also buy...

We already left Liliw laguna past 12 noon and headed to Lucban Quezon. Along the way, every bridge we cross, we notice children swim by the streams, some doing their laundry. Unlike in Manila esteros, all you could see are trash – hehehe. Majayjay is the name of the place and the place is famous for their Taytay falls. Taytay Falls, located at Barangay Gagalot, Majayjay, Laguna. It has one of the clearest flowing water, you could see it from the pictures. The water flows from Mt. Banahaw, through the mountain’s lush and untouched forest which keeps the water clear even during heavy rains....