I used to own a guitar and I enjoy playing with it. This is the reason may be why my son is also asking for guitar.  We hope to own a simple acoustic guitar for as long as it produces good sound and is easy to handle although it will be better if it is taylor electric guitars. I started to learn playing guitar in high school although it is been a while and since then, I have never played guitar but I am sure I can still strum simple chords.

Thousands of Filipinos visited the glamorous yet controversial SM Mall during its grand opening a couple of days ago  that resulted to much traffic in the Fort  Bonifacio area. Traffic and the long lines of vehicle in their parking last weekend forced us not to go there anymore.  We decided to visit the mall just this morning at least without much volume of people and vehicle anymore. SM Aura is not that big compared to other SM malls but what I like is that the open garden in the higher level of the malls and I could look for a water feature. I hope they will keep this amenity in the future since it was not yet fully completed at this moment.

For now I am sure a lot of photos have been taken inside SM Aura now posted in everyone’s social network pages. According to Foursquare, thousands have already visited since its opening three days ago.

If you are planning to buy a new home,  be it a condo or a house, it is always better to buy the model house, for as long as you like the way it was furnished. Now I realized how hard it is to do interior decorating and now I appreciate those who made a career out of it. It is also good if you know someone who can customize furniture if not you will be having a hard time choosing what is best for your home. It is better to do more canvassing first before buying so that it will really be perfect in every detail that you want your unit to be. Everything from a small thing like drawer slides, handles and cabinets to big furniture like beds, dividers and drawers.

With those ordinances known to almost everybody about smoking in public places as well as to those ‘no smoking’ signs that are in place, still there are some people who seem to remain inconsiderate to those who do not smoke. Even though there are small children or pregnant women beside them, they do not seem to care. They continue to smoke like a mafia godfather smoking Avo cigars. What is even more sad is that there are those who are using electric cigar smoking even inside the air-conditioned malls with lots of people around them. They seem ignorant that the passive smoke effects are even much worse than the usual cigarette.

To all who are guilty of this behavior, please be responsible enough to care for others. If you want to end your life by smoking, please just spare those who still want to live.

I was amazed by a boy aged thirteen who sang in a reality search on TV last night. He was homeless because a strong typhoon hit their place and washed away their house. His parents also left, but fortunately, someone has helped him and gave him shelter. He has a great voice that even judges predicted that he has a chance to win the two million prize in the grand finals. He’s dreaming at least to have his home back again. Bugles will really sound hopefully if he wins.

As I checked how old was this travel website I am maintaining, I was amazed because it has been more than five years already. I can’t imagine that it was last February 8, 2008 when I first posted my very first entry. I titled it “My Dream Website”. I am so happy that my dream of having my own website has now become a reality. This is my introduction to the internet world and I’m starting to convey myself in any possible way. The very first sentence I wrote was this: “With Almighty Yahweh’s grace, this will continue until next decade or maybe a century more. I’m sharing our food and travel adventure with you.”

If we were in some other places, I’d notice that many people are keeping their Ski Clothing and bringing out their summer wardrobes. The situation is the same here in the Philippines, where we only have the advantage of cold season from November until the last week of February.  Students don’t have their classes around this time, except for those who are attending summer classes. The months of March to May are full of holidays and long weekends. I am sure aside from beach and swimming, outing and family gatherings are already in everyone’s plan. Once, our family wanted to have a family stay in a villas in Clark Field in Pampanga. Actually lots hotels and resorts are also offering some family villas inside Clark. But for us, the three–bedroom deluxe villa accommodation of Fontana Leisure Park is the best although it’s a little bit pricey  compared to those villas offered by some hotels and resorts inside the zone.