Feed a kid for 25 pesos a day!

How much do you spend on food for one day? PhP 100? PhP 150 for just one drink? PhP 200?

Through the ShareTheMeal app created by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), you can feed one child for a day for only US$ 0.50. That’s a whole day for just around PhP 25. The amount you spend on food for one day can feed a child for a week already!

25 pesos to feed a child for one day??? How is that enough?

Save More with ShopBack

For Labor Day, I wanted a quick overnight getaway with my parents. I am an only child and a proud cheapskate. Like I said on my previous post, I like to save as much as I can so I can spend on more stuff, so I looked (and looked and looked) for cheap accommodations.

After days of scouring the world wide web, I decided to treat my parents to The Oriental Bataan (maybe I'll do a hotel feature next time...). I compared prices among the hotel website, Agoda, Expedia, Booking, and Hotels. I chose Expedia because it has the cheapest listing - PhP5488 overnight in an executive twin room for 3 pax with free breakfast. It's still a bit expensive but I think it was fine to spend just a bit more for the people who brought me into this world :)

Before paying, I remembered stumbling upon ShopBack.ph - a site that literally lets you get your cash back when you shop online. You can buy from ZALORA, Lazada, Expedia, foodpanda, Sephora, and many more and you get a portion of your purchase back. In my case, I got 6% less on my booking on Expedia plus an additional PhP100 bonus -- that's PhP429.11 I earned back just by signing up on ShopBack!

(It says pending since it has not yet been 60 days since my purchase)

So, how exactly can you use ShopBack?

And All These Little Things

For so long now, I have been thinking about what this blog would be all about. I try my very best to write about the matters of the heart but dang it, this is a very difficult, heartbreaking task when I have no inspiration (i.e. single with no prospects LOL). I also wanted to post about all my travels but it can get a bit tedious trying to explain how and why I frequently get lost. :P

I have always had a bad reaction to coffee, tea, and soda. Just last year, I was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse which basically means my heartbeat is literally faster than that of normal people (imagine what’s going to happen when I finally find the love of my life!!!). Earlier this week while wandering around Marketplace by Rustan's, I found out that you can buy caffeine-free Coke for only PhP 39.75. MY HEART WAS ON CAFFEINE-FREE CLOUD NINE. Goodbye, palpitations! Hello, instagrammable soda!

#GirlsCount!

There are 130 million girls around the world who do not have access to education. ONE is aiming to make the world’s longest video that will be presented to people who have the power to change these women’s futures. A video that will take as long as eight years will sure be hard to ignore! Be part of this movement by picking your own number and uploading a photo or video that will be included in the film. Think about it—what’s there to lose when you help these women out? Claim a number now!

ONE is a campaigning and advocacy organization of nearly eight million people around the world taking action to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. Know more about ONE here.

We’re All Riding the Same Different Trains

I am suspended in the middle of depression and ecstasy.

It's one of those days. It's always just one of those days when you are on your usual commute, thinking, "How did my life become so ordinary?"