Marquez' Travels

This is my 2 nd day here in "Summer Capital of the Philippines", Baguio City – one of my top on the list when it comes to travel destination. It's a very nice and good day here, sun continue to shine while enjoying its cool mountain weather . This time, I’ve got a chance to enter the Benguet State University Campus as we buy some ube products produced by BSU students. Bridge in BSU's mini park Some student finds time to relax and have fun. Wright Park, which is located across the main gate of the Mansion, is one of the scenic parks in Baguio City. It features body of water known as the "Pool of Pines" and the park circle which is on one end of the park. Postcard-type photographs are usually taken at both ends of Wright Park and when going there it is best to bring along a camera. Tall pine trees on both sides of the access road beside the pool decorate the park. Mines View Park, no doubt, is one of the busiest and most visited parks in the city. In here, o...

Last night, a number of bloggers were luckily invited to the first ever Bloggers Buffet held at Carol's Texan 5 at 2F 713 J. Abad Santos St., Barangay Little Baguio, San Juan, Metro Manila. Despite the outpouring of rain that night due to Typhoon Falcon, we are not stopped from attending this event. And I am glad we are for we enjoyed the event from meeting new faces to indulging with good food. Foremost, "What is Bloggers Buffet"? Tristan Maharlika, the author behind this blog, explained to us that: Bloggers Buffet is a food review and food events blog. It's about the enjoyment of the abundance of good food as part of the good life. Indeed, Life's one big buffet! Hence, we all should be expecting a series of Bloggers Buffet events from now on. Believe me guys, each event will be an enjoyable one. The first Bloggers Buffet was held at Carol's Texan 5 which I had blogged about about a week ago. Okay, let's discuss its anatomy. Carol is the name of ...

I know there had been a number of fun runs now in the country. Previously, they were just held mostly on Sunday mornings. But now, fun runs are held on Saturdays or Sundays, morning or night. Below are some of the fun runs that will commence in the months of July and August. More importantly, you can register in these fun runs via RunnersRunner . Ateneo Diamond Blue Race: Race and SPARK - August 28, 2011, SM MOA ATENEO DIAMOND BLUE RACE: RUN and SPARK August 28, 2011 Assembly Time: 5:00 AM SM Mall of Asia Events: 3K: Php 500 1,500 slots (Early Reg: Nickname printed on the Race Bib) 5K: Php 600 1,500 slots (Early Reg: Nickname printed on the Race Bib) 10K: Php 700 1,000 slots (Early Reg: Nickname printed on the Race Bib) Inclusive of: Ateneo Diamond Blue Race Singlet, Race Bib w/ Raffle Coupon/Freebie Stub, Race Route, RFID Timing Chip, Donor’s Certificate (for Blue Plate: 4K Feeding Program, APS Disaster Relief Team and Ateneo SPARK Mission). Registration periods: Online registrati...

I am a witness to a number of registration and race kit collection flaws of running events. Well, my girl even had a number of rants about it. But, runners need not to deal with such hassle and worries - because RunnersRunner (RR) will make our runs worry-free. Basically, RR is a one-stop shop of almost all the races that is happening in the Philippines wherein you can register online and have your race kits delivered right at your doorstep! You can check out testimonials of the satisfied runners here . With all the "thumbs up" of RR is getting from the running community, they did not sit back and relax. What they do is improve on their service to make it from good to better to best. Last June 17, a launching of these new services was held at R.O.X. which includes the following: Aside from their online presence, they are now at R.O.X. 2nd floor. On top of their existing payment options, RR is now accepting credit card and bancnet payments. Improved support via hotline ...

fter attending some important meeting here at SM Marilao, we headed to SM Marilao's The Event Center to take a look of Daddy's Day Vintage Cars, Bikes, Motorcycles & Cameras June 2011 exhibit. Below are the photos. I can't help myself but admire and be amazed of the owners who were able to preserve these items for such a long period of time. Not to mention that Typhoon Ondoy hit the province. I, too, am hoping that I could preserve my bike and camera that I may be one of the owners of the items being exhibited in this mall in the future.

Carol's Texan 5 , situated at 2F 713 J. Abad Santos St., Barangay Little Baguio, San Juan, Metro Manila, offers the best chicken and ribs in this side of Manila. Food choices ranges from appetizers, sandwiches, main entrees, pastas, and desserts. Browsing it convinces me that the prices are fair. Would really love to savor Texan Grilled Chicken and Tomato Basil Pasta with Shrimp. Currently, the store is offering the following services: Dine-in and enjoy your best chicken and ribs at their store in Little Baguio Delivery which is limited to San Juan, Mandaluyong, Ortigas and Pioneer area only Event Food Booths that are are available for hire Party Trays for your needs on any special occasions Functions to have your event as awesome as possible Kiddie Meal Sets kid's party needs Store Contact Details: Address: 2F 713 J. Abad Santos St. Barangay Little Baguio San Juan, Metro Manila Philippines 1500 Tel.: +63 (2) 727-3843 Mobile: +63 (922) 485-0154 Email: orders@texan5.com Web: w...

Since childhood, I have been celebrating the anniversary of Far East Broadcasting Corporation (FEBC) together with my family. Founded in 1945, it is a non-denominational, international Christian radio network that broadcasts the Good News in more than 130 languages from 128 transmitters located throughout the world. This year, it injected a new activity in the celebration - running. It is dubbed as "I Run with a Living Hope", my family ( my girl included) registered for the 3K category. Unfortunately, we were around 15 or 20 minutes late. So, we ended up just running less than a kilometer. With that, my girl and I headed on our way to CCP Complex to join the runners who were having their training. After running for around 5km in almost an hour (walking for cool down included), we headed back to Bulwagan ng Panginoon (formerly known as Folk Arts Theater) for the anniversary. A number of presentations transpired in the anniversary centering on who our Living Hope is. A...