Author: milai

  • Chasing the Sun Onboard Brave

    Two weeks ago, I bought a mountain bike. It was another impulsive buy, but it’s something I don’t regret. Meet Brave, my Ferrari Red Merida mountain bike. I bought it in Bikecology in Banilad. To be honest, I don’t know anything about bikes. Good thing the shopkeepers were so helpful and accommodating. The owner herself…

  • Namaste

    photo credit “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” – Anais Nin When I was in college, I lived in a dormitory run by Catholic nuns.  There, I came to know Sr. Lourdes who would greet me by clasping both her hands to her chest and bowing her head while saying, “Namaste.”  I knew…

  • Another Sunrise, Another New Beginning

    So I finally bought the domain to thoughtstalesandwhatnot and tweaked my blog’s settings.  I also updated my About page.  It’s a new beginning for me, and I wouldn’t have been inspired to take this blog seriously if not for those who have been frequent readers of this blog.  Special

  • Singapore: Mid-Autumn Festival at the Gardens by the Bay

    Before I abandoned this blog on the second week of December to the end of January to give way to my work and travel, I was documenting my return trip to Singapore. There are still so much to to share about that particular trip and since today is Thursday, I decided to do a “throwback”…

  • Birthday Card: Quilled Hummingbird and Flower Using Combing Technique

    I found the above photo while I was about to reformat my old memory card. This card is actually one of my favorite handmade creations, but I never got to blog about it since I forgot that I have a photo of it. What I do remember