No, I didn’t go to New Zealand. For 10 whole days, I was in Iloilo. There’s this big space of land and forestry just behind SM City where my cousin brought me. They even had “spotted” cows! They were native-colored though. Haha.

I didn’t have my camera the first time we went there so I was bummed. We stayed there until nighttime, I saw so many stars and I badly wanted to take a long-exposure shot but couldn’t.

The next time we went there though, I made sure I had my camera. We were only there during the sunset before we moved on to Smallville to have dinner.

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It’s been years since I last went to Guimaras. That time, we stayed in Nagarao Island. We went island hopping this time instead of just staying in one island.

A 10-20-minute ride from the city (Iloilo) will bring you to the port where small boats transfer you to Guimaras. From there, you ride a jeepney to find the resort that provides island hopping.

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Third day. Today was quite uneventful. I woke up way too early because of the workers. Who does construction stuff at 6AM?

I finished my second book today, it’s just been three days and I’ve already finished two books. I’m loving how this vacation is turning out.

The afternoon got a bit boring, considering that there’s not really much I can do here. I finished watching the latest episode of Gossip Girl then headed out to get some rest on the hammock. I brought my camera along with me and took some pictures.

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I woke up a few minutes after 6 to get ready for the airport. Nikolo was going to pick me up roughly an hour after that. I was so happy he agreed to drive to the airport since Dad wasn’t available. There’s always a first! Hopefully we won’t have to do this often, I’d rather bring him along to my trips than just have him drive me to the airport and send me off.

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A few days ago, Andie asked me a few questions about fixing her Tumblr layout. I gave her basic instructions, but she ended up commissioning me instead to make a custom layout for her. According to Andie – “my brain has limited patience with CSS and themes.”

She gave me a blog URL that served as the inspiration for this, plus a few key points. The good thing about the blog inspiration was its minimalist concept. That’s something I like to work with. She had the freedom to choose the fonts as well. I normally don’t deviate from my usual Helvetica or Lucida Grande fonts, but I think it worked well with this one.

The best thing about this layout is that it’s completely responsive! Although, I think she has turned on the option to “Optimize layout on mobile devices,” so you won’t be able to fully enjoy it on smaller screens.

If you’re into music and fashion, you should definitely check out her blog.

P.S. If you would like to commission me for a custom theme, drop me an e-mail at moniquetendencia@gmail.com. Prices start at Php 750 for one-column layouts, Php 1,000 for two-column layouts, and Php 1,750 for three-columns and up. Custom headers and widgets have added costs.

P.P.S. I will be going home to the province for 2 weeks, so replies to your e-mails will be sent out by then.