by Volt | Dec 24, 2025 | Strawberry-Filled Donuts
After an unplanned two-day hangout with the Team, we were all going back to our regular lives. We slept relatively early the night before, so everyone got ready a lot earlier than yesterday. One by one, we gathered at the dining area and got things ready for leaving....
by Volt | Dec 24, 2025 | Strawberry-Filled Donuts
The great thing about not having plans is that the plans just happen. Since it was a Monday, the adults had adult duties and were supposed to face the start of the new week before the holidays. It’s admirable, what they try to do for their families and their jobs,...
by Volt | Dec 22, 2025 | Strawberry-Filled Donuts
We were set to meet my college buddies for our first Christmas party of this trip. The plan was to meet up in the afternoon, but we were a bit late as we went to Manila Memorial Park first to say our final farewell to Tito Peps, Kaloi’s dad. We woke up relatively...
by Volt | Dec 21, 2025 | Strawberry-Filled Donuts
We’re moving to the final hotel of this leg of our trip, as and we took it as a chance to spend the day outside. There was no agenda in the morning apart from checking out, so Che and Vino took their sweet time on the bed. I woke up around 7am and thought it was too...
by Volt | Dec 20, 2025 | Strawberry-Filled Donuts
It’s our second full day in the Philippines and the traffic, I feel like, is only going to get worse. We have been survived by Grab or Uber for most of our travels, but during this holiday season, it’s almost impossible to get around the metro without a car. I told...
by Volt | Dec 19, 2025 | Strawberry-Filled Donuts
We had a couple of trips planned for this day, and it’s Vino and me for most of it. We stayed at Conrad using some perks that Che has accumulated over the year. She has needed to stay in hotels for days when on assignment, and while those are company expenses, the...