My dream summer vacation is backpacking in Southeast Asia. A former business venture partner, who now lives the dream in Singapore, introduced me to backpacking across Asia and I've been wanting to do it since. Alone. In nothing but tank tops, shorts and some suntan lotion. Former-business-venture-partner did it alone too. I tend to like following my mentors' steps - to a tee.

Backpacking across Asia, riding trains if it can be helped and taking amazing, panoramic pictures of myself in Lara Croft outfit in these famous sites give me a boner. They really do.

On top of that, I've been dreaming of exclusively having just tank tops, v-neck shirts, jean (shorts and pants) in my wardrobe for a long time now. I think this multi-city summer vacay would be the best way to initiate me into the minimalist world.

The tour I have in mind involves lots of temples and impressive architectural structures - modern and ancient; major tourist spots; exotic food and animals; Vietnamese coffee and craft beer. 

Now, I don't pretend to be the planner, I rather just wing it. But with just 7 days and a limited fund, I need someone to take care of the details for me. Thankfully, I've LJ-Sky for that. I simply gave them a list of my musts: 7 days, 4 cities (Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam - Thailand too if it's possible), lots of train rides, and as budget-friendly as possible. They're the only agency I know that customizes tours and travels to my fancy at reasonable rates, and that I trust with every last penny I'll have saved. 

The only other thing I need now is the assurance that I'll be taking the best pictures - for myself, for business, and for plenty of social media approval. I live by the statement "proof or it didn't happen".

This except better outfit and camera. Parang Mui ne na.

This is why I really think OPPO F1s would fit perfectly in my grand summer plan. Not only do I badly need a phone upgrade, but also that I really think my selfie situation could be better. I also expect to do more selfie-ing with this trip, it being a solo trip and all.

OPPO F1s powerful camera features make it the Selfie Expert: 16mp camera, panoramic options and a beauty cam which captures Instagram-ready selfies each time (even in low-light). This is thanks to its 1/3.1-inch sensor and F/2.0 aperture.

Just imagining this sitting beside my iced Vietnamese coffee. For IG.

I'm excited about the panorama option for the front cam - since I'm not too keen with having to ask random strangers to take photos of me. I also like how it's smaller than my current phone, so a one-hand hold isn't impossible.

I guess that wraps up my dream summer destination. The only thing left now is to turn it into a reality.

She dances, she sings, she acts and she does all three superbly (a real triple threat or treat!) So much so that if she chose to just be one of these three (actress, songstress, dancer), she'd do immensely well all the same. She'll be kicking off my summer this March with her The Great Unknown Concert Live here in Davao.

Sarah Geronimo has certainly become the gold standard for how a popstar should be. As I've always been one to admire people with too many talents, I'm all too excited to finally have the opportunity to blissfully birit with no less the popstar royalty herself at her The Great Unknown Concert this 3rd March - even if it's just in my seat and not in a studio (ha!). 

If you're just as ecstatic as I am to see her live, here are the concert details:

The Great Unknown will be held at at the SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang Premier. 

Show starts at 8:00pm and ticket prices are as follows:

VIP - Php3,600 (reserved seating)

VIP - Php2,750 (free seating) 

Gold - Php1,690 (free seating) 

Silver - Php 998 (free seating) 

GA - Php630 (as of time of writing, these seats are sold out)

You can purchase your tickets at the Ground Floor of SM Lanang Premier (below the escalator beside Marks and Spencer or via SM Tickets Online (you can see seating chart on the site too). You may also contact 0916 749 5883 for more inquiries about the concert. 

If you're interested in sponsoring the event, send an email to ekg.productions@yahoo.com. 

EKG Productions are the executive producers of the show. Massive props to them for bringing Sarah G here in Davao! *hearts* You can find out more about the entertainment production here. 

The Great Unknown Unplugged LIVE IN DAVAO is the replace of the postponed Sarah G. From The Top last June 2016. So if you've tickets from that one, you can use it for this one without additional cost.

If you're interested in happily linking arms with me and get all chummies together for a night, singing Sara G hits loudly to each other's faces, you may hop on over to my personal Facebook page to find out how you can score free tickets. See you after the jump!

I didn't think he'd gobble down two bottles in less than 24 hours. He did.

I introduce you to my favorite person, Pedro (That's his hand in the photo below). My constant companion slash therapist slash motivational coach slash arm candy slash boyfriend for the past 48 weeks and I'm surprised we haven't gotten past the hands-all-over-you, clinger-stage-5, uh, phase yet. So much so that we ended up working on my MAY Non-alcoholic 100% Sparkling Grape Juice review together.

I'm an alcohol-lovin' person. I enjoy the buzz, the reckless abandonment towards life without inhibitions that alcohol grants can be pretty intoxicating and addicting. Peter, on the other hand, wantonly abandons to life without inhibitions regardless of the presence of alcohol. I envy him. 

Despite this difference in our drinking habits, which often is a source of dispute as he thinks alcohol would be the end of me, we both agree on how satisfyingly good May Sparkler is. We found our favorite go-to drink.

May Sparkling Grape Juice tastes like red wine (we had the red grape variant) except it doesn't make you fuzzy. The grape flavor is distinct and evident with each sip and the texture, noticeably rich compared to the other brands we tried. (We had a couple of sips of two other brands when we opened our first May bottle.)

May is sweet but not bitingly so - just enough to tease your taste buds. It's refreshing, a real thirst quencher - no dry mouth feels like the ones you get after an alcoholic drink. I was informed that it's made of freshly pressed grapes and is a product of Belgium. Fancy!

If you haven't decided on your drinks for tomorrow's Valentine's Day celebration, I say go for May. The significant levels of carbon dioxide gives it its fizz and sparkle which is how you get this surprising burst of flavor in your mouth. Shake it off to pop the cork too, if you want to take it up a notch. Turly a perfect way to celebrate if you want to have fun but not too much fun. 

Or you can try this Sangria mocktail.