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Here's a quick run down of what my family did last week.  I'm sure yours was just as busy. Unlike most Manilans, we decided to stay in the city this year.  It was usually a quick trip to Tagaytay and Visita Iglesia along the way.  We spent some part of the Holy Week checked in a hotel.  I used up my membership's complimentary night stay.  We enjoyed the pool and the sumptuous dinner buffet.  I was tempted to enjoy the spa as well, but I didn't give in to temptation.  It was a relaxing stay until our latest household drama. That same night, a stranger entered our almost-empty house.  It seemed that two of my yayas decided to let Yaya A's boyfriend inside.  On the morning before we left, we were informed by the neighbors that the boyfriend has been sneaking into the house late at night.  Then he sneaks out at dawn.  Vic authorized the guards to capture the trespasser and to turn him over to the Baranggay police.  Needless to ...

When Vic and I went to Singapore a few weekends ago, it wasn't about shopping or being a tourist.  So, usual hotels we're familiar with were beyond convenience.  Besides, the rates would've been hiked up on F1 weekend, so we wouldn't have gone there. Thankfully, a friend suggested V Hotel Lavender. While most hotels boast of their accessibility through public transport, this one is the most truthful.  Literally located on top of the Lavender MRT station, this is one of the best hotels I've been to, in terms of convenience.  After a day of walking, I am never too tired to walk up to the room.  When we got hungry, there were several bread stores and take-away food stalls, a 24-hr Kopi Tiam, and Wendy's.  At the MRT station, there we convenience stores for drinks, snacks and emergency meds. We were 4 stops from Orchard Rd, 2 stops from City Hall and 1 stop from Bugis.  It beats having to stay in one of the hotels along Orchard, where we'd have to walk...