We stayed at Rucksack Inn at Lavander St. after our event. One of my favorite new discovery was the disposable towel they sold for S$3.00 each. The owner said it was good for ten uses. Since I did not bring any towel during this trip, I ended up buying one.


It was my first time to actually hear about disposable towels. I was hesitant at first because it doesn't seem like a towel. It looked like paper. The first night I washed my face and did a test run on the disposable towel. It actually works. In fact, it's actually more absorbent than some towels I've had. The size is your average towel but I can wrap it around my body like a normal-size bath towel since I'm small.


I was so amused with this product.I actually want to have a stock of disposable towels for future travels. It doesn't eat up as much space as the normal towel. Plus, I can leave it when I'm on my way home and my luggage is full from all the souvenirs and food I hoarded along the way.

So... where to buy disposable towels here in Manila? Drop a comment if you know!

According to Wikipedia, Iced Kachang is mostly known as "ABC" which stands for Air Batu Campur (means "Mixed Ice").

Lavender Food Square

I first had my Iced Kachang (or called Bobo Chacha by my colleague) on a casual dinner at Lavender Food Square. It costs only S$1.00. Basically it's shaved ice, colored syrup, milk and beans. It's like those rainbow mountains you see on your niece's television shows. You can imagine unicorns going around your bowl of iced kachang.

DIY Iced Kachang at Copthorne's King Hotel

Aside from the rainbow colors, it's actually such a sweet, refreshing delight.

ice ice baby!

Your "underpings" (not toppings coz they're not on top XD)

Rucksack Inn at Lavender can be your home away from home in Singapore. It is NOT your fancy hotel or your bed and breakfast inn but it's definitely worth your hard-earned travel money. "Homey" would be the perfect adjective for it, even it may seem overused at most occasions. This isn't one of those occasions.

Rucksack at Lavander is the third of the Rucksack Inns situated around Singapore. The first two can be found in Hongkong Street just near the famous Clarke Quay.

It's technically a backpacker's inn. There is some hesitation for this backpacker's inn virgin. I have been used to hotels and resorts especially during our company trips. Singapore happens to be expensive so we had to find ways. That lead us to this site: http://www.rucksackinn.com/



Staying Inn

I'm in Makati most of my days - working to have money for travel. I love exploring the hidden corners of Makati because you'll usually find a quiant cafe or a specialty restaurant.

Last Thursday, I spent the night at The Collective located in Malugay St. You can reach it by going down at Mayapis St. and walking to Malugay. The street is between Buendia and Yakal St.

Dreamworld isn't exactly my dream world. It doesn't have as much fun rides as Enchanted Kingdom. Their 1000 Baht package is too expensive for my taste even if it included a lunch buffet, entrance to Snow Town and hotel transfer. The only fun thing we did at Dreamworld Bangkok is take a lot of photos. And ride the elephant which isn't exactly the experience I was looking for. I wanted to ride an elephant that would cross the river or something. However, we couldn't experience that unless we go to Ayutthaya or the other places in northern Thailand.

Just a quick break from travel stories. Here are two videos that made me more excited for upcoming travels. Also, my favorite blog  read for the week

1.The MOVE video. I love  how one minute can show a lot about travelling.


MOVE from Rick Mereki on Vimeo.

2. Moleskine Passions TRAVEL JOURNAL. Moleskine just got more perfect! "A part from notes you have space for checklists, calendars, international airports, timezones, climates and temperatures, followed by subject sections for wish lists, planning, weekends, short trips and long trips." I don't care how expensive this is gonna be when it reaches Philippine shore. I am still buying this.



3. Check out The Sole Sister's Guide to Chic Backpacking. Because you can travel in style if you want to.