The Traveling Life

Making sense out of my taste: GOLDEN SPOON

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:52:00 +0000

I have come to grow up loving ice cream. I would eat and be merry almost everyday. But since people quest for anything that is a healthy alternative, I went along the yogurt band wagon.

Golden Spoon is like the yogurt of the Upper East Side. it goes by size compared to others that’s being prized by oz of weight. The smallest, Kiddie size costs 85 pesos and the largest cup, the Quart for 499 pesos, among the 50 flavors they have and for what is available for the day, I chose the cake batter. It was sweet and I really liked it. One must need to shell out 20 pesos for each additional topping. They got loads of different toppings and for this specific day, I preferred the choco rocks! Yey!

Taste: 8 out of 10 so yeah for me it’s good

Place: comfortable but not cozy enough

Price: a bit expensive considering that equally good yogurts are sold by oz including the toppings

Locations:

Gateway Centre, Unit 105 G/F, Makati City

Shangri-la, Level 1, GD 104, Mandaluyong City

*credits to Ezra Montemayor Photography for the photos.

One random day at UP

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:44:00 +0000

These shots were taken one random day at UP. I know I have blogged about this a long time ago but my blog entry seem to be missing.

This kid seems to let the time pass inside the campus, or as if he was waiting for something. I asked him if I could take his pictures and he gladly obliged.

On Hope...

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:39:00 +0000

Hope itself is a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this world affords; but, like all other pleasures immoderately enjoyed, the excesses of hope must be expiated by pain.

~Samuel Johnson

Here's to planning my 2011!

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:27:00 +0000

Happy people plan actions, they don't plan results

-Dennis Wholey

Received this planner from someone special. Promised to write something good that happened each day. So here's to good vibes and nothing negative!

First Sunset of my 2011

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:40:00 +0000

So this happens to be my first sunset for 2011. Good thing about living a few more floors up, view of sunsets are richer and unpretentious.

It is how we define GOAL that defines us

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:31:00 +0000

Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.

-Doug Larson

2010 Philippine Blog awards

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:28:00 +0000

The Next Best Thing:

The Traveling Life was just at The 2010 Philippine Blog Awards

For people whose second life is infront of a computer, blogging is the
next big thing!

The Traveling Life was a finalist for the Best Photo Blog, its a major
category I think! though I didn't win, being there and actually being a finalist
was and yeah, the next best thing! :)
Seeing those human beings who author some of the blogs I follow..and actually sitting beside some of them though I wasn't so surewho among them because it was a bit dark, was exciting! :)
So maybe I did actually impress some of them to be actually included in the major list.. good thing, yeah?
it made me happy to be part of it! it was my first time. the event inspired me to do better!

A question we are all bound to answer one day

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:18:00 +0000

so when does hanging in there doesn't make sense anymore?

Dapitan Arcade

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 03:24:00 +0000

And so I was at Dapitan Arcade wishing to score some good stuff for the coming gift giving season... but I ended up clicking away! Aha! The place is amazing!

Let us all wake up with a happy HEART

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:41:00 +0000

Life is too short to let even a single second dwell on anything that brings negativism and synonymous to unpleasant...

- Ethel Cabacungan

On Happiness

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:09:00 +0000

The art of living does not consist in preserving and clinging to a particular mode of happiness, but in allowing happiness to change its form without being disappointed by the change; happiness, like a child, must be allowed to grow up.
Charles L. Morgan

Life's Little Blessings

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:26:00 +0000

I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet.

Ancient Persian Saying

On Life and Journey

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:13:00 +0000

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Lao Tzu

On importance..

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:57:00 +0000

It doesn’t matter who sat with you first
And whoever sat with you the longest
But rather someone who just might sit beside you by chance

It doesn’t matter who shared with you a story
And whoever told you the funniest anecdote
But rather a person whom might just tell you a random chronicle

Every one may come and go, yourself included

At the end of the day, it is that one single person
Who rested beside you by fate or have told you an odd story

But had left the chair with you

words by Ethel Cabacungan

LEARNING

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:52:00 +0000

… there would be points is our lives when we want to try something we find not ordinary…something unusual, or so we thought

… we get chances where we could actually test the waters… see how things turn out

… then at one point, once we are over and done weighing pros and cons…we decide to make that one big step

… it may feel very unstable at the beginning… the shaking crushes your courage

… until we have overcome our fear…we suddenly realize the strokes are in tune

… the touch of the air against your entire being… it calms you, assures you that everything that surrounds you are as prudent as they show

… we let the feeling linger ‘til our hearts out… in great anticipation of what else is in store

… until one day we wake up and recognize that the thing we were so excited about in the launch.. was just a mere fad and nothing more

words by Ethel Cabacungan

American Cemetery

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:46:00 +0000

A visit at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial located at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

DISPOSAL

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:27:00 +0000

the saddest part of being conveniently present for someone is the inconvinience it brings you when all of a sudden you're just one of too many for disposal

- Ethel Cabacungan

EZRA

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:53:00 +0000

Took this picture on a vacant lot we chanced upon while walking at Binondo. Cs and Cs are welcome! Thanks KALADKARINS ( hope I got that right!) for that woderful trip! 'Twas fun!

Photowalk July 22, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (ethel belinda) — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:19:00 +0000

Been wanting to go out and start shooting again. UP has been my training ground as always.

Location: University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City