When I was a kid, I always looked forward to spending summer vacations in my grandparents’ place. I love being with my cousins, going to the mountains, helping in the farm, climbing up trees, feeding farm animals, and going swimming. It’s so fun! I never went to Bicol without visiting Mama’s relatives. It has become … More Hike To Hudom
When I was planning my two week vacation in the Philippines to celebrate my Dad’s birthday, I asked him what he wanted to do and where he wanted to go. I was glad to know that he wanted to go to Bicol because after the too many unpleasant and congested traffic experiences I had last … More Vacation Time
The walk from the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art didn’t take long and even though both Urielle and I were starving we wanted to take our time. Thankfully, today is a breezy summer day. It was good to catch up with Ye – our nickname for her. Although it’s … More Day 5 of Urielle’s Tour of Kansas City Part 2
Urielle’s Kansas City adventures continue today. After helping me fix cheese and herbs crisps and clean out the garage yesterday, I promised her I will take her to The Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial Garden and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art today. She was obviously excited since I didn’t have to wake her up this morning. We … More Day 5 of Urielle’s Tour of Kansas City Part 1
Day two of Urielle’s visit to Kansas City. Today, we went to one of Tashi and I’s favorite places, the beautiful Powell Gardens. It’s my birthday too and today is the 2nd time I had my birthday at the Powell Gardens. This month’s theme, is Jurassic Garden: A Prehistoric Adventure. It features 18 incredibly realistic dinosaur sculptures. … More Jurassic Garden at the Powell Gardens
Gorgeous week-end weather once again! Obviously, we can’t get enough of these beautiful creatures that today Tashi and I went to Lake Jacomo Wildlife Reserve to see and feed the buffalo/bison and elk. They love carrots and apples. I told Tashi, they’re just like our bunnies, PoopyBuhda and NinNin. They know who has the treats! … More Lake Jacomo Wildlife Reserve
While other places/countries are being hit by snow/storm (be safe everyone), we are very lucky to have gorgeous weather today. Tashi bought us a Friends Of The Zoo membership and we used it for the first time today. I think it’s a good idea to buy the annual membership since we go to the zoo at … More Spring in February
I’m one of those kids who were lucky enough to experience living in the city and on a farm. My grandfather owns a farm in Bicol and I remember getting excited every time my family would visit Pa and Ma, my grandparents, on summer vacations. Who wouldn’t be? Air is fresher in Bicol. Life is simpler and … More Bicol
The best way to get Tashi interested in visiting a place is to tell him it’s haunted. So yesterday, even though I was sick (but not too sick to walk) and Tashi had a bum knee, we went to Fort Osage as we had planned after learning from Don (Missouri Town 1855) that it is … More Fort Osage
It was in 2007 when Tashi first took me to Missouri Town 1855. It was also during their annual Fall Festival so it was packed especially with kids. Today was kind of a spur-of-the-moment activity for us. We thought it would be a good idea to go back to Missouri Town after eight years. It … More Missouri Town 1855
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