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Home Vegetable Garden – A Tick To My Bucket List

One item in my bucket list is to have my own vegetable garden. Imagine having a house with vegetable plants on the side, watering and taking care of them everyday, til we harvest them!

Yes, I really would like to try farm to table experience at home! Hehe.

Ryan and I have been planning to get a small lot for our garden for a while now but then a plot twist happened this year — our small business, ALLTREATS PH.

We had a lot of stocks last June that we need to move out of our house #1 and look for a place for a shop/warehouse. Glad we found a corner house and lot with space for gardening. Really grateful even if the house is still bare and needs some fixing.

Anyway, let me share with you our start up vegetable garden!

So on this side lies our vegetable garden. Even if we are just starting still, I’m happy to say that we have the following little vegetables here already.

  1. Sitaw – Because Ryan and I love Adobong Sitaw, sympre hindi mawawala sa listahan! Hehe.
  2. Sili – Ang pinakapaborito namin, sili! All our dishes have Siling Labuyo so better plant some.
  3. Garlic – Of course, araw araw na gamit sa lutuin kaya may bawang! Susunod na din ang onions.
  4. Luya – COVID-19 time.. We need to protect our voice, este our throat.
  5. Kamote – Ryan just bought this in the market and planted it. And, nabuhay! Marami na sila ngayon. Nakakatuwa.
  6. Kalabasa – Mama planted these. It’s now growing.
  7. Malunggay – Mama planted this too! May inaayos na bahay sa likod namin at tinanggal ang malunggay. Hehe.
  8. Kamatis – Yummy kamatis! Hindi pwedeng mawala kasi mahilig kami sa tuyo!
  9. Ampalaya – Super baby pa to. Hehe.

HYDROPONICS

Aside from these traditional way of planting, we are also now trying HYDROPONICS.

According to Wikipedia:

Hydroponics is a type of Horticulture and a subset of hydroculture, which is a method of growing plants without soil, by using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent. Terrestrial plants may be grown with only their roots exposed to the nutritious liquid, or the roots may be physically supported by an inert medium such as perlite, gravel, or other substrates.

Super glad that Ryan is also fond of gardening. He was already searching for hydroponics even before and mentioned that he wanna try it someday, in our own garden. Glad that it’s happening now even if we still don’t have our own farm lot!

These are our first hydroponics babies! We have lettuce and pechay. These are the Day 1-4 photos. We are very much excited!

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Piathought’s Life Bucket List

Wanting to track every little hopes and dreams, I created my own life bucket list. I started this in 2018, but this will be updated from time to time.

Hope you’ll create yours as well and live life to the fullest!

Last Updated: July 21, 2020

PLACES TO VISIT

Umoroy Beach Resort, Masbate

Travel Around the World

LOCAL (4/9)

  1. BATANES
    OMG. Yes! Got to travel solo to Batanes for 9 days (Sept. 17 to 25)
  2. Zambales
    – Anawangin
  3. Palawan
    – El Nido
    – Coron
  4. Sagada – been to Sagada but on a business trip. So, I wanna visit again!
  5. Quezon – Went to Quezon for our CALABARZON Food Crawl
  6. Abra
  7. Banaue – been to Banaue as well on a business trip!
  8. Davao
  9. Siargao

INTERNATIONAL (0/12)

  1. South Korea
  2. Taiwan
  3. Japan
  4. New Zealand
  5. USA
  6. Switzerland
  7. Holland
  8. Indonesia (Bali)
  9. Thailand
  10. Netherlands
  11. Hongkong
  12. Singapore
Wild berries of Mt. Ulap

MOMENTS TO WITNESS

  1. Watch the sunset over the ocean
    • Alone –
      2018 – Watched one of the most beautiful sunsets over Diura in Sabtang Batanes during my solo trip
    • With Mama
    • With my (future) husband – Never thought this will happen a year after my Batanes trip.. in Batanes still.
  2. Experience autumn in Korea
  3. Taste snow in Japan
  4. Ride on top of a jeepney going to Sagada!
  5. Quiet time and coffee by the beach
  6. Stargaze while floating (again) in sea
  7. Bonfire with my family in a cold place
  8. Be engaged <3 – OMG! This happened. Totoo ba talaga yon? Haha!
  9. Be married by the beach
  10. Walk/Dance barefoot under the rain
    2018 – Experienced this in Batanes alone
    2019 – Danced, jumped, played under the rain in Cavite with my Mama, cousin, and pamangkin. Ang saya!
  11. Experience a sunrise
    2018 – Watched one in Sabtang, Batanes
  12. See the Northern lights
  13. Experience spring
  14. Witness a couple being engaged –
    2019 (March) – Finally witnessed a couple being engaged under the stars! We went to a stargazing event and while we were lining up for pictures, a guy suddenly kneeled and proposed to her girlfriend. Haba hair! Nakakatuwa. 🙂
  15. Witness a solemn wedding (again)

THINGS TO DO

  1. Enroll in a masters/diploma class
  2. Staycation with Mama
  3. Out of town trip with Mama
    • 2018: Iloilo – Didn’t happen. Mama backed out days before. Haha!
    • Davao 2020 – Booked this already.
  4. Out of the country with Mama
  5. Out of the country with (future) husband
  6. Out of town with best friend
  7. Out of the country with best friend
  8. Solo travel to anywhere
    • 2018: Batanes this September 2018
  9. Beach camp
  10. Camp at the summit of Mt. Ulap (my fave mountain!)
  11. Climb mountains
  12. Be promoted at work
  13. Buy another property – October 2019: Ryan and I bought our first house!
  14. Rent a commercial space
  15. Cultivate close and non-disposable friendships
  16. Move in to our Cavite house   
  17. Buy a car – July 2020: Ryan and I bought Innova
  18. Date Mama in an exclusive place
  19. Earn passive income (online) – Thanks, Google Adsense. Magpapakabait ako.
  20. Invest in VUL
    • 2018: Life insurance at Sun Life (Jan 2018)
    • 2019: Life insurance for Mama
  21. Open COL account –
    • 2019: Not COL Financial but managed to open an account with the help of my co-Financial Advisor, Chano, at AB Capital! (July 2019)
  22. Achieve 45kgs!
  23. Try a new sport
  24. Go skiing
  25. Give someone a surprise on her/his birthday – October 2019
  26. Pray for a stranger whom you just recently met
    • 2017: Met an old couple in a coffee shop and they were so lovely I couldn’t stand to not ask if I could pray for them right at the moment. Huhu. We’re now friends on FB!
  27. Grow Visitmanila.ph
  28. Start own business – April 2020 – Visit our shop at shopee.com/alltreats
  29. Plant a tree, watch it grow
    • 2019: Planted sili, watched it grow and bear sili. Ang sarap pala ng siling labuyo kapag sarili mong tanim. Haha! (July 25)
  30. Do public speaking in front of 1000 people
    • 2015-2017: Thanks to TravelBook.ph! Part of my job. 🙂
  31. Cut my hair very short
  32. Spontaneous trip alone
  33. Spontaneous trip with a friend/Mama
  34. Create my dream home/room
    • 2019: We are currently doing home improvement for our house in Cavite! Ang saya! (July 25)
  35. Buy own farm
  36. Have a vegetable garden at home –

THINGS TO LEARN

  1. Learn how to drive – July 2020: Already know how to drive!
  2. Learn how to paint
  3. Learn how to draw
  4. Learn calligraphy
  5. Learn how to play the guitar
  6. Learn how to dance
  7. Learn how to bake – July 2020: Started to bake! Yey!
  8. Learn how to cook
  9. Discover self

If you’re reading this, let me know if you want to be part of my bucket list! Let’s go! 🙂

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2018: A Year of Growth and Transitions

It’s still a day before 2018 ends and as I was rechecking this blog, I was wondering what I have been doing this year because I haven’t written here that much. Or maybe because I poured my effort on my other blog, visitmanila.ph.

But anyway, glad I have ticked some off my bucket list this 2018!

Batanes 2018

Growth and transitions

At the beginning of the year, I wrote my 2018 mantra which is ‘Growth and Transitions’. True enough, I have had a roller coaster kind of year and most of the memorable things that happened to me are ‘changes’ that pushed me to go outside my comfort zone.

January

  • The month of letting go – LOL! If you are one of my closest friends, you would know how I struggled with my previous relationship which led me to build my heart a barrier to anyone who shows interest in me. But this month, 3rd week of the month, to be very specific, I just realized that I have been healed already. Like I can just laugh with all those years. Crazy me! Haha! Read my story here, LOL! Go Now You are Free

February

  • Baguio – First time to go to Baguio on a bus and mind you, not a blogger getaway this time. Haha!
  • 27th birthday – And oh! One of my best birthdays as well. Mama and I walked at MOA’s seaside at 1AM, I guess?
  • Imus House – Started the construction of our 2nd floor. All my savings and salary went here. Haha! Worth it.
  • Rizal Technological University Talk – One of my tasks at work is to go to different school and talk about Travelbook and the referral program I handled before. I think this was my last campus tour before I resigned.

March

  • Got an insurance policy from Sunlife – Hello, adulting! Want to have one? Ask me how!
  • Asked my Mama to stop working – One of my goals in life!
  • Discipleship 2018 – Privileged to be part of Victory Church’s Discipleship 2018!
  • TravelBook Destination PH event – Above all my talks and events, this one was the best. I still remember how Steffi (in-charge for the event) asked me to make my talk long. So, I did impromptu contest with the audience, talk longer than my usual, haha! Really a memorable one. Parang nagho-host ako. Enjoyed it so much!
  • Takumi-san’s Birthday and Girlette’s last day at TravelBook- This one was so memorable because after the party for Takumi-san, our General Manager, we had a surprise for my intern’s last day at work. Medyo naging emotional but we ended the night with a very funny dance with the other interns! Haha!

April

  • My interns last day (Katrina and Danica) – Love them both! Friend Code Program will never be the same without them.
  • PCOS – Back in 2015, I was diagnosed with PCOS. I only have one ovary affected that time. However, since symptoms were I think in its peak, I decided to have it checked again. Thankful to my new Doctor at The Medical City Ortigas, I was given medication and was told of the things to do and not to do. See my 2017 PCOS journey here.
  • Mood Swings – Honestly, this was the month full of mood swings. One of the worst months this year. I just can’t control my emotions and I was always feeling down. I was also informed that the worsened mood swings because of the pills that I was taking for my PCOS.

May

  • Mama resigned from her job – I think more than the new house and new beginnings, this was my favorite. One of my goals in life. I just want my Mama to enjoy his life and do whatever she wants to do
  • Left Greenpark, Pasig for good – Pasig had been our home for around 6 years already and my Mama’s bosses are just so kind that they let us stay in one of their apartments for free.
  • Hello new home – I actually didn’t have that ‘naninibago’ feeling because I know that this will happen. Or maybe I am really good with changes. Haha!
  • First gala in Imus – After a couple of weeks, we started roaming around the area and because it was a Friday and there was a Food hub near Imus Cathedral, we decided to have a quick midnight snack.

June

  • Decided to resign from work
  • Adulting at its peak – A month after we transferred to Cavite, I was feeling a lot of adulting pressure. Mama doesn’t have work anymore so meaning to say all our expenses will be coming from me. This was the first month that I started to take budgeting really seriously and pushed myself to see the bigger picture of the things that I was doing.
  • Finalizing Iloilo vacation with Mama in July – Waited for this so long! Planned to go around Iloilo, Guimaras and Bacolod but..

July

  • The day before our flight to Iloilo, Mama doesn’t wanna go anymore. Yes, sad. Really. Goodbye tickets, hotel rooms. Haha!
  • Baguio with The Filipino Rambler – Allan tagged me along on his Baguio trip. We went to some tourist destinations, ate at one of the most picturesque cafe in town, went to Tree Top Adventure and reviewed the City Center Hotel Baguio. We had so much fun!
  • Sunlife Financial Advisor – Because I saw the importance of having a protection on every family, I decided to be a Sunlife Financial Advisor. We had an intensive 3 day seminar in Sunlife Makati. It was really education and fun at the same time. If you wanna know more, message me on my Facebook account.
  • Resigned from TravelBook.ph – One of the most difficult decisions I made. Though I love TravelBook until now, I can say I made the right choice.

August

  • Hello, Shopee Philippines – I’m back to my favorite job, acquisition! As of this date, I know I made the right decision. Many things happened mainly because of this transition.
  • Finalizing my Batanes trip – First of all, I was just so glad that my vacation leave was approved by my Manager thinking that I had just been with Shopee for like weeks! I also had so many last minute reservations and whatnot but I was so happy I pulled it through! I even made a blog about how to save for this dream vacation!
  • Sales – The month I realized again that I was really for Sales and Acquisition. Love my job! Starting to love Shopee as well. Hehe!

September

  • Solo travel in BATANES – Can’t believe that this childhood dream came true – plus my first solo travel! My 9 days and 8 nights are all worth it.
  • Tagaytay with the Titas – My Aunts from Masbate went here in Manila for a vacation. I was excited because this is the first time that they decided to travel together. They went to Tagaytay and roamed around Manila and Alabang.
  • First big event with Shopee (9.9)
  • Surprised Mama with our new Smart TV

October

  • First Halloween wtih Shopee – Brought my niece!
  • First lunch out with Acquisition newbies
  • Weekend at Oasis Tanza Resort with family

November

December

Wow! Never thought I have done these all this year! Will still update this in a while though. Haha!

Cheers to a happier 2019! Praying for more wisdom, good health, and more travels!

How about you? How’s your 2018? Share in the comment section below!

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5 Things to Do at Azure Resort and Residences, Paranaque (with your Mama)

If you have been following my instagram or Facebook Profile, it is not a secret that I love my Mama so much.

Maybe because I am the only daughter and I don’t have a Father anymore and we’re stuck with each other? Haha! Joke, Ma. Labshu. It is because she is a Mother, Father, Sister, provider, and a friend rolled into one.

Anyway, part of my faith goals for this year is to establish a closer and deeper relationship with my Mama. In the past years, I hate to admit this, but I just realized now that I was not really paying so much attention to her.

I also can’t think of times that we stayed in a hotel for a staycation with just the two of us because it’s either we are together with my ex-boyfriend or cousin.

But last month, I was so excited to share that one of my goals na ma-solo siya in a staycation ay natupad! Huhu!

 

How did we book our beach view room?

We booked Siglo Suites at the Azure Urban Resort at TravelBook.ph with the original price of PHP 2,800.00 for the weekend rate.

But since I have 1,350 accumulated reward points from TravelBook.ph (you can get this from your past hotel bookings!), and PHP 632.80 discount code, we only paid PHP 811.20 for a one-bedroom – beach view overnight staycation inclusive of amenities.

Yes, only for PHP 811.20!

Siglo Suites at the Azure Resort and Residences has around 160 rooms ranging from Family room, one-bedroom with the option of city or beach view. I highly recommend Siglo Suites if you’ll book a room in Azure.

Book now HERE!

Here are some of the things to do at the Azure Urban Resort and Residences with your Mama

  1. Enjoy the wave pool with her (and some kiddos!)
    The wave pool is activated every after 30 minutes so after minutes of waiting (I think it is really more than 30 minutes), Mama and I went to the left most part in the middle of the pool because the waves are much higher there. And there were a lot of people! From kids to teenagers, to grandfathers.. But we really didn’t mind! We just went there and Mama doesn’t want to get off my hand. Haha.I felt like a three-year old getting her protection from her Mama.

    Waiting for the wavessss!

    Sabi nya di naman siya mag i-enjoy… Haha!

    Picture, Pia. Yung pahiga naman!

  2. Pictorial by the ‘man-made’ beach
    Since we arrived late in the afternoon already, we weren’t have so much time to visit the man-made beach on our first day.And on our second day, after some papilit effect because she doesn’t want to wear shorts, she finally said yes to swimming! Yey! I know she really doesn’t want to wear shorts and I was just so happy because she step out of her comfort zone. Hooray!And yes, she enjoyed the beach so much! I was just her photographer most of the time. Haha!

    Yes, teaching her pa-cute styles! Haha!

    Oha!

  3. Pamper her with face masks
    I bought some face masks days before our staycation so we can also pamper our face before we sleep. Yee! Didn’t want to post the photos with our face masks because we looked like ghosts. Haha!

    She’s learning how to do the finger heart here.

    Face masksss! <3

  4. Coffee, donuts (!!) and selfies by the bed
    We also had our convo night with a cup of coffee! :)One thing I always (want to) do whenever I have staycations is to sip a cup of coffee while I’m having my quiet time or reading a good book. But a good coffee with Mama is still the best, kahit na minsan nag iinisan. Haha!

    Coffee time!

    ..and Krispy Kreme donuts!

     

     

    Sorry for my face! Haha!

  5. Shop in the nearby mall
    So glad that the Azure Resort and Residences is just a kilometer (I think) away from SM Bicutan! We roamed around the mall, ate out, bought some groceries for breakfast and checked out some nice dresses. Hehe!


BONUS: Enjoy the room and roam around the resort!

At first, I felt how tired she was from our very looooong trip to the resort. She even said that she wants to go home nalang because our Grab driver took 30 minutes before he said that he can’t fetch us. Long story short, we booked another grab/uber from Ayala and prayed deeply to keep calm and just smile. Haha!

Anyway, we really had so much fun in this resort! Thanking God for the gift of time and rest! I also hope you’ll take that initiative and plan for a staycation with your Mama.

Go now and make plans with your Mama. I know she’ll definitely enjoy this place!

Book your staycation HERE!

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