Marquez' Travels

Every once in a while, amid your busy days, you should not forget to treat yourself.  This way, you won't feel burdened in everything that you are doing.  Yes, I also believe in the delayed gratification.  However, too much delay might cause stress, so there, just my 2 cents. When I was still in my younger years, early 20s, I love pampering myself.  But now that I have my own family, it comes last to my priorities.  I know we have different prerogatives, but for me, my needs wants comes the least. Anyhoo, last January 2018, my daughter and I pampered ourselves at Nail Files the Hand and Foot Spa at SM Center Pulilan .  Originally, we were supposed to have our foot spa at Nails dot Glow ; unfortunately, they won't accept us as it is an hour or so before closing.  Uhm, yes, I got a bit irritated by that rejection as they don't have any cut off time posted.  I just felt that they just don't want to accept any more clients as they were already ge...

Burgoo American Bar and Restaurant is our favorite restaurant way back before we decided to tie the knot and build our own family.  We had dined on a number of their branches: Gateway Mall - our very first taste of Burgoo right after my hubby's Japan trip The Block, SM North EDSA Timog Avenue SM Mall of Asia It just shows one thing - it is really our favorite. Burgoo has an American casual dining concept.  The history of this first stew originated in Kentucky, USA. During the 17th century, Burgoo was prepared mixing different meat that includes goat, squirrel, deer or any other game caught during the day and different vegetables, herbs and spices. At that time, Burgoo took all of 20-30 hours to prepare and cook. Their version is somewhat similar except now it cooks faster than the original using top choice of beef, pork and poultry. They guarantee you to the top quality of this extra ordinary dish. Ambiance .  If you want to eat and have a good rest at the sam...

To celebrate my brother's birthday last December 2017, we dine in at Buffet 101 at Robinsons Magnolia.  At the same time, we check-in at Summit Hotel Magnolia to spend the night there. At Buffet 101 As the third hotel property under the Summit Hotels collection, Summit Hotel Magnolia is a unique boutique hotel that showcase functional design starting from its elegant lobby, common areas to its stylish rooms and themed suites. It is conveniently located within the Robinsons Magnolia mall complex. Each of the 82 rooms are wonderfully spacious, designed to be relaxing and outfitted with stylish interiors, luxe furniture and vibrant artworks. Rooms feature upscale amenities like a 42-inch flat screen TV, free Wi-Fi access, premium bath products and high-quality linens.  Location .  Its location is really a big plus for us.  It is at the center of among our top suppliers of our online business .  I remember we were able to even book a lalamove delivery ...

One of the perks of owning a small business is, you get to expand your network and discover new places.  Being one of our clients, we were able to know about the newly opened resort nearby, the Hacienda Galea Resort and Events Place last March 2018 - where we celebrate my daughter's birthday. Hacienda Galea Resort and Events is a small nice family owned and family operated resort located in Brgy Pinagbarilan Baliuag Bulacan. It is located 1 km away from SM City Baliuag. St. Augustine Parish & Baliuag Town Proper are also within 3km. Hacienda Galea Resort is complimented by a fully air-conditioned Function Hall that can accommodate up to a large group of 200 persons perfect for any parties and events. Our Hotel also has the capacity of 17 rooms from Superior Suite to Family Rooms. To complete your experience, three spectacular swimming pools sit in our gorgeously landscaped gardens with pristine waters are ready to be disturbed to sweep away your stress and to bring comfor...

When SM Center Pulilan opened last December 2017, we were so glad as it is very close to our place - a15-minute ride without the traffic.  Knowing that SM Center also has National Bookstore is an added pleasure as it is one of our main source of raw materials for our online business .  On top of that, a new children's indoor playground is now available - the Ambika Kid'z Fun Box. While it - the Ambika - is still fresh, we took the chance to explore it. Rates .  Unfortunately, I am unable to recall the rates - and I can't find it anywhere in the internet too.  I can't even find their website; and, their Facebook Fan Page is not updated.  But I know that it is worth it.  They have the unlimited rate where you can play all day.  The shortest I believe is 30 minutes.  I bet it ain't enough as children are only starting to have fun after this time.  For us, one to two hours is already sufficient. Requirements .  Unlike other indoor...

Having our online business, PrintHaus by Naomi ; and considering the heavy traffic in Metro Manila, we always resort at having our raw materials and finished products delivered via Lalamove.  It is unfortunate that our town is not covered by the Lalamove service, we still have to travel to Meycauayan, which is six (6) towns away from us just to book their service.  On the brighter side, doing this is convenient enough rather than having to travel all the way to Quezon City. Travel time from Quezon City to Meycauayan would take less than two (2) hours - sometimes even longer.  It is a bit long if we will just stay in our car and wait for the rider.  What we usually do then, is stay at Amii TEA , order our favorite Wintermelon Tea, and wait for the rider to come. Amii TEA is located at Balikatan Brgy. Pandayan, Meycauayan, Bulacan.  It is situated at the ground floor of Jenmark Building. Parking. They only have 2-3 slots for cars.  Neverthel...