Saint Thérèse de Lisieux is in Cebu

Bad traffic to Mabolo. People lining up outside the Carmelite's gate. You would know "something" is there. The smell of flower will greet you from the gate and embrace you even more when you're inside the church. (The scent is still sticking on my hands up until now though I haven't touched anything.)

Ordinary girl. Extraordinary Soul. St.Thérèse is known for her "Little Way." In her quest for sanctity, she realised that it was not necessary to accomplish heroic acts, or "great deeds", in order to attain holiness and to express her love of God.

I heard about her when I was still a child and it was a joy to be finally near her even for a minute.

Do you wanna be on TOP?

Busay, 20 to 30 minutes from the city is the place to be if you like to be on a higher ground. Try Mr. A or La Tegola if you want to dine overlooking the city. View of city lights while having your dinner or coffee is really spectacular plus the fresh cold air...

Spa and Massage in Cebu

If I just want a quick body booster, I go to Thewi Thai Massage in Mango. It's near and their 30-minute back massage or foot massage feels like an hour massage. Though quick, I can still doze off and feels like I had an 8-hour sleep after the power-nap. The place is clean, sheets are clean and the downy-smelling-pajamas are clean. I can get that body booster for only 75 pesos!

But I go to Serenity Spa when I feel like pampering my body. Though near JY Square-Lahug, you feel like you are really far from the buzzling city. It's fenced, parking is not a problem and you can even enjoy conversations with your friends in the garden. They serve coffee, tea and refreshments. It's so quiet that it feels like you are in your own rest house in a province. Staff is so friendly and accommodating. There's a free sauna before massage and nice shower room and you will even look forward to the delicious iced tea that they serve after a relaxing massage. You would thought it's expensive but it's not! Me and my friends love to go there. In fact, here are the pictures of my trips there with different sets of friends...

Relaxed and Energized

feeling the sauna's heat

body-balancing

Plantation Bay

Seven years after I last wowed by the beauty of Plantation Bay, I was there again last week and admired the artificially built lagoon paradise.














The white sand and the sparkling water would pierce your eyes sweetly like a dagger in a sunny day...














Come and enjoy sunshine with me...

Angelina Jolie is Pregnant! (with twins???)

They have not officially confirmed it but the pictures say it all. Angelina showed off that baby bump at the Independent Spirit Awards today in Santa Monica.

The growing family of Jolie-Pitt.

Heart Heart Heart

To all my friends who are single, in a relationship, married and who call their relationship "complicated"...

To all who are inlve or who fell out of l ve...

To those who are looking and to those who have stopped looking...

Happy Valentine's Day and never stop wishing... ;)