Category: Travel

Terra Wellness Spa Signature Massage

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 25, 2009

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I’ve been pretty stressed for the past few months.  I don’t really know why.  Maybe I lack rest & exercise or better yet, I just need a massage!! 🙂

I have been looking for a place that provide soothing massage and I’ve received a lot of suggestions.  One is Terra Wellness Spa located in Discovery Suites, Ortigas.  If we wanted to try out a spa establishment, why not try their Signature Massage right?

Terra’s Touch (Terra’s Signature Massage) is described as a deeply relaxing massage which combine slow and graceful gliding strokes that are applied to the different key pressure points of the body to relieve tension and aid blood circulation.  The experience is enhanced with the use of specially blended therapeutic oil.

As I do my usual bloghop, I stumbled upon The Doctor is VAIN website.  Found out that the site is holding a contest.  They will give their readers a chance to win a luxurious spa treatment.  I definitely want to win this!  It is a Php1,700 worth of relaxing massage & pampering.  Wish me luck!

** UPDATE:  I won!!!!!! 🙂  I’m sooo happy!  Thanks for everyone who wished me luck!  It indeed gave me good luck!

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Ortigas Park

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 15, 2009

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Ortigas Park
Don Francisco Ortigas Jr. Road (former Emerald Avenue), Pasig, Philippines

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There was a seminar I attended at Ortigas Center last weekend.  During the break, I walked around the area because I was sooo bored.  I ended up stumbling upon this wonderful park located in between buildings.  It was just a refreshing sight!

The 1,590 square meter park was developed by Ortigas & Company to celebrate its 75 years of existence.  It was opened to the public last December 2005.

The mural design portrayed the history of Ortigas & Company & the people behind it.  The artist used objects & symbols that described the success of their business.

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This is really a great place to hangout!  I read that it was meant for employees, visitors and shoppers to just chill out and rest.  It is a great place to escape the office ambiance & all the stress you feel during work hours.  And yes, I think the beautiful landscape really does have that effect.  Hey, I found it to be a great place to pass the time!

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Aside from the beautiful scenery, the park has  a coffee shop that serve drinks & food.  There is a stage where some shows are held occasionally.  A perfect place to escape and relax 🙂

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I do hope that Makati would have a place like this.  More pictures of this beautiful park here.

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保安宮 Pao-an Temple

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 7, 2009

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保安宮 Pao-an Temple
台北市大同區哈密街61號
886 (02) 2595-1676
admission: free

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保安宮 Pao-an Temple is by far the best temple I have visited in Taipei.  It had such beautiful design, painting & carvings in the building.  People do go there for a certain purpose & is one of the leading religious places.

Upon entering, you will be able to see a guide on how to go around ä¿å®‰å®® Pao-an Temple.  It will tell you where to visit first and which spirit to worship.

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Construction of the taoist temple started in 1805 and took 25 long years to be built.  Emperor Pao-Shen is the focus of worship at 保安宮 Pao-an Temple.  He was a popular & highly skilled doctor when he was still alive.  People go to ä¿å®‰å®® Pao-an Temple to seek for good health.

Other notables are the ff.:

Open-mouthed lions as a sign of good governance & rule of law.  There were 2 of them by the way, a male & a female.

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The goddess of birth that reside in the bell tower has 12 female aides that help assist childbirth during a given month.  This is very popular for pregnant women.

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More pictures here.

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I Love Makati Video Contest

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 6, 2009

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I spend most of my time in this city compared even to the place where I live.  Ironic, isn’t it?  Well, that’s just because i work in Makati, the business capital of the Philippines.  A great place to work in, and I truly believe everyone treats Makati as their choice of workplace.  All the big companies have their offices here.

Aside from that, Makati also has such beautiful malls. Glorietta, Greenbelt and Powerplant come to mind. Aren’t they enough reason for us to love this place?

Do I love Makati?  Yes, I do 🙂

How about you?  Do you love Makati?  Jupiter Suites Budget Hotel in Makati, MakatiDeli & Budget Travels Philippines have joined forces to launch I Love Makati Video Contest.  It is aimed to encourage Makati lovers from 18 years old and above to spread how much they love their city.

You just have to create a video that captures why you love Makati.  It can highlight living, doing business & tourism spots in the city.  Video should be no less than 30 seconds.  Full mechanics here.

So what are you waiting for?  Php50,000 cash is up for grabs.  Five runner-ups will get Php10,000 each.  Lastly, first 10 qualified submission will get a 2 nights weekend stay voucher at Jupiter Suites.

Get your video camera now and show some love! 🙂

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Got word that the contest is extended till December 30, 2009!!  Wow better chances for us!!

They are also scheduling a video shoot on December 19, Saturday, 9 am.  Details as follows:

  • Meeting place will be at the lobby of Jupiter Suites, 102 Jupiter Street, Bel-Air, Makati City. 
  • Meet-up time will be at 8:30 am. 
  • Participants will be proceeding to various spots covered by the permit from there.

Good luck! 🙂

公館 Gongguan

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 2, 2009

公館 Gongguan is a popular shopping district in Taipei.

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公館 Gongguan caters mostly to students as this place also houses the 國立臺灣大學 National Taiwan University.  When we visited, I think about 80% of the people walking & shopping around it were students.

I kinda liked the place!  Sadly, I was in a hurry as I was about to meet my colleagues at the hotel, so I was pressed for time.  I just wished I stayed longer though because I ended up staying at the hotel the whole night coz of miscommunication with regards to logistics hayyy.

Pictures here.

It is also in å…¬é¤¨ Gongguan where I bought Taipei’s famous Pearl Milk Tea 🙂  There was a promo that day wherein we just needed to pay 35NT for a cup of Pearl Milk Tea w/c was originally priced at 50NT.  Yummy!  As I write this post, I’m really craving for some Pearl Milk Tea… wahhhhhhhhhhhh!

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More pictures from the 天仁茗茶 Tea store here.

This was one of my more memorable shopping & leisure place I’ve been to during my Taipei trip.  I’ll surely go back to this place once I get the chance to visit Taipei 🙂

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