GCQ Travels + Kimi's Life & Books + Feature Follow Friday

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Hey guys, Kimi here! I haven't posted in a while and I just wanted to check in and let you guys know that I'm still alive (lol). I've been travelling, schooling, working, and basically doing all sorts of things this year, and I haven't been that active in the blogosphere because of all of these. So just some things I've been doing the past few months.

Last May, I went to Taiwan for the whole month, joining a tour with other Filipino Chinese young adults in the Philippines. There were 151 of us all in all, and it was such a blast! We traveled all over Taiwan, visited various provinces and cities, went to night markets, ate a lot of great food, saw beautiful sights and learned so much about the culture and the people. It was definitely a life changing experience for me, mostly because I was able to get more in touch with my Chinese roots and met a lot of great friends that are for keeps. 


Group 3! <3

GCQ Travels: Bicol

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We are in Bicol! Ok, not the three of us but Beryl and Auds. Kimi is currently in Taiwan which is why she couldn't come here. This vacation might be quite long, but we're planning to do a lot of things to make it really fun. We'll be blogging most of these things for you guys, but not all of the things that we will blog about will be about books. We might do a couple of DIYs or just fun experiences that we wanted to share with you.

Since we arrived here, we've already done a lot of things. We'll be sharing to you the highlights of our trip so far.


Gorgeous view of the Mayon Volcano


Swimming with one of our cousins


We made OREO MILKSHAKES!!!


Audrey got her nails done :)

 That's it for now! We'll be posting more next time, so stay tuned! Hope you enjoy! :)

GCQ Travels: South Korea

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So there's a reason why we weren't able to blog last week... We went to Korea!!! 

We arrived there on April 1st at around 8 pm and went back home on April 5th although when we arrived back at the Philippines, it was already April 6th. We'll be sharing to you our experiences, but we'll be skipping day 1 as nothing much happened. We hope you enjoy!

Day 2:

Places We Went to:

Gyeongbokgung Palace and National Folk Museum


Petite France


Nami Island


Food We Ate:

Lunch: Bulgogi (Beef)

Dinner: Dakgalbi (Chicken BBQ)

Snack: Ice Cream at Petite France


Other Stuff:

We found this little book cafe while exploring Nami Island and decided to take a short look inside. It was an adorable, quaint little shop where you could sit down and take refuge from the cold weather, drinking coffee and reading a book.





Day 3:

Places We Went to:

Mt. Seorak National Park


Gwongeumsong Fortress with Cable Car Ride

View from Cable Car
Big Bronze Buddha


Food We Ate:

Lunch: Grilled Fish

Dinner: Ginseng Chicken Soup

Day 4:

Places We Went to:

Everland Theme Park


The place was full of gorgeous flowers for their Tulip Festival.

Kimchi Making and Wearing Korean Costume (Hanbok)




Seoul N Tower

Love Locks

Food We Ate:

Lunch: Samgypsal (Pork Belly)

Dinner: Meal inside Everland

Day 5:

Places We Went to:

Sanmeoru Winery and Jam-Making


Cherry Blossom Street

Cherry blossoms are just beginning to bloom.

Myeongdong Cathedral and Street


Food We Ate:

Lunch: Under the Sea Buffet (Seafood Buffet)

After all this we went to Incheon International Airport and got on a flight back to the Philippines. The flight was around 9 pm so we arrived the next day past 1 am. We were exhausted, but it was worth it. Korea is an amazing place.


Wibbly Wobbly Wednesdays: Forever Layla

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Wibbly Wobbly Wednesdays is a new feature on this blog where we talk about any book that has something to do with the concept of time. The book may be about time travel, set in the past or future, or just has a bizarre timeline. If you are a Whovian, you know what we're talking about! :)

Forever Layla by Melissa Turner Lee


Title: Forever Layla
Author: Melissa Turner Lee
Publisher: AltWit Press
Publication Date: May 27, 2014
Hardcopy: 170 pages

What if the woman you envied most is the person you are destined to become?

In 1994, high school senior David Foster was the lackey and soundboard geek for his best friend's grunge band. During spring break, the band lands a dream gig playing at a motel in Myrtle Beach, SC. David expected all the girls to ogle the guys on stage, but when a beautiful blond "Bond Girl" approaches him and calls him by name, he's shocked to find out she knows more about him than a stranger should.

She even knows about his notebooks and his visions of time travel.

What she thought was a quick time-travel-sightseeing trip takes a surprising turn when she meets the young adult version of the man she'd heard stories about as a child. His fairy-tale romance with the woman he'd loved, Layla, inspired her to accept nothing less than a love just as strong...but hopefully not as tragic. When she won't tell the younger version of him her name, he calls her Layla--and the world as she knows it changes forever. 

We decided to pick Forever Layla for our Wibbly Wobbly Wednesdays because Beryl is reading it right now and so far, she really likes it. Also, the plot, aside from the time travel, seems very unique. We decided to share this book with you guys so you can love this book as much as we do.

So, that's our Wibbly Wobbly Wednesdays! What did you think about it? Leave a comment!

Life of a Blogger: Travel

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Life of a Blogger is a weekly feature made by Novel Heartbeat to help the readers get to know us bloggers better. This week's topic is travel. This is a great opportunity for us to let our readers get to know us better. 

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We love travelling! We have traveled to a couple of places in the country and a couple out of the country. We have traveled together (of course, we're cousins!) but some of the places listed below may not have been visited by all three of us. Some may have only been gone to by two of us or by one of us. Most of it though. were visited by all three of us. 

Place We've Been To (Local):

1. Manila - We live here!
2. Bicol - Our hometown
3. Baguio - We all went here, but not together :(
4. Tagaytay - Not together either :(
5. Batangas - We went during a family trip! 
6. Cebu - Only Kimi
7. Ilocos - Only Kimi

Places We've Been To (Outside The Country):

1. Hong Kong 
2. Shanghai - Only Audrey and Beryl
3. Beijing
4. Taiwan - We went to Taiwan during a family trip too! :)
5. Korea 
6. Malaysia
7. Singapore
8. Virginia
9. New York
10. New Jersey
11. Delaware

Places We Want To Travel To (Local):

1. Palawan
2. Boracay
3. Bohol

Places We Want To Travel To (Outside The Country):

1. Paris
2. Canada
3. London
4. Japan
5. New Zealand
6. Las Vegas

There are a lot more places that we want to travel to but we listed only a few. If we listed them all, we may never get this posted in time! But seriously, there are a lot of places out there that we would love to visit. There is no shortage to the beautiful places in this world and we hope to see as much of them as we can.

What's your Life of a Blogger? What are the places you've traveled to? Where do you want to travel to in the future? Leave a comment!