My Manila

The workshop of sculptor Carlito Ortega (see yesterday's post) is open to his extensive garden, and so is the study beside it.

When Carlito Ortega is still working on one of his sculptures, it looks like an amalgam of sooty ash and gold. Carlito is a sculptor who...

Two weeks after my husband and I spent a weekend in San Pablo City in Laguna , I went back again for a day trip with my college friends. We...

As I promised yesterday, here are photos of the meal that my husband and I enjoyed at Patis Tito Garden Café .   Ensaladang Pako (Fiddle...

Patis Tito Garden Café is located in the City of San Pablo in the province of Laguna , about 85 kilometers away from Manila.   Featur...

Last year, my office spent its annual R&R at Casa San Pablo , and because the place is so soothing, my husband and I decided to stay th...

Working as I do at the Ateneo de Manila University , this was one photo opportunity that I couldn't pass up. The Jesuits in the Philippi...

While most of our officemates slept off our delicious lunch back at Casa San Pablo , four of us decided to go on a drive around Lake Sampalo...

Aside from Mrs. Vinya Gomez Alcantara, what I found most charming about Casa San Pablo were the sculptures and antique furniture and knick-...

Welcome to Casa San Pablo , a garden resort in San Pablo City in the province of Laguna , where our office had its annual R&R last Frid...