Parked Car -- Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Aside from Family, the best way to celebrate the New Year is with Bestfriends. Chivas Regal with Apple Juice, San Miguel Pale Pilsen in the Hotel Room, Doodle Dinner at Burgoo, Talks and an Abandoned Parking Lot. Perfect <3

Travelling VISA-FREE for Filipinos ♥

Travelling without the dreaded VISA requirement? Every traveller's (wanderlust's) dream come true! After several viral reports over the Internet about countries not requiring a Visa for Filipinos, GMA news finally released their own take on this travelicious newsbuzz.

The TV Network's website released that according to the data compiled by their team and DFA's Office of the Consular Affairs, the following countries fall in the VISA-FREE CATEGORY. The list below also includes other countries mentioned in the website of International Air Transport Association (IATA), plus the lenght of allowable stay for Filipinos in each mentioned country:

Those in Bold are those I (have) waaant to visit, yey! :)

SINGAPORE

BRAZIL
(Visa-free for a duration of tour of duty or 180 days for official business or tourism)

Cambodia (21days)
Hong Kong SAR

ISRAEL
(Visa-free for tourist, no of days will depend on immigration, Visa required for business)

Bolivia (60 days)
Brunei (14days)

COLOMBIA

Costa Rica (30days)
Ecuador (90days)
India (Visa upon arrival valid for 30days)

INDONESIA

Laos (30days)

SOUTH KOREA
(If arriving from Jeju Island only and is valid for 30days)

Peru
Suriname

MALAYSIA
(30days)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Mozabique

MOROCCO

Palau
Tuvalu


THAILAND

Venuatu
(Visa upon arrival valid for 30days provided that Filipino National has a return plane ticket)

VIETNAM 

Zambia
Nicaragua (90days)
Micronesia (30days)

CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
(Visa upon arrival with fee of around £25)

Dominica (21days)
Madagascar (Visa upon arrival valid for 90 days with fee of MGA 140,000)
Fiji (Visitor's Permit upon arrival valid for 120days and van be extended)

MALDIVES
(Visa upon arrival valid for 30days, extension of 90days is possible by paying 750MVR)



While these countries don't initially require a VISA for entry, there are certain ones that will issue/require you one upon arrival with corresponding fees.

For travel safely it is always best to triple-check each country's regulations for tourist. Google, read blogs and forums or even call the country's embassy in the PH if there are informations that you need to verify.

Calling my bestfriend, Dani!! if 2012 is for EU, 2013 is for what, take your pick from those countries in bold :) Happy Travelling you all!

Charisma's Crazy Beautiful 2011

I have always wanted to do a year-ender-photo-blog, but I though was a writer since college and a photografreak from the longest time imaginable - I was never really able to to do and publish one. Well, today, when I am actually doing one, I have come to realize that 2011 is the best year to start with.. True that reflection happens every end of each year, and as we turn in the calendar we always say that the year we are about to bid good bye to is by far the best year -- however, for Charisma Torres; 2011 is truly one heck of a Memorable, Perpetually Pinned to my Life's Timeline, Crazy Beautiful Year. 

To call it a roller-coaster is an understatement, its more a Yin-Yang-ish kind of year; I had the worst first half and an awesome year's end; truly a manifestation of the Big Man Up Above's Promise of Love, Favor, Restoration and that He can turn one's mourning into dancing. 

My dad having a heart problem, a deeply broken heart, and my best friend leaving for SG to take on a permanent job sprayed my January 2011 with dark shades of grey. It was then followed by scares and an accident that almost cut my life's journey to an untimely ending.

But just when I thought that my year is directed towards a dooms-day fail, it did a sudden somersault which geared me to face the sky over troubled waters, where a perfectly painted rainbow was there waiting to greet me.

My career went heading the direction I've wanted and signed conformes from clients when shooing in, my family was graciously blessed with our property dealings, participated in the MVP Olympics and Ms. PLDT & won 1st runner up, my dad was completely healed, and my heart has been freed from hate and hurting; it is once again ready to truly love and freely live. I was able to write again and read my verses out loud. Also, I have been blessed with the opportunity to relax and travel, meet and gain a few real friends, re-unite old friendships and just spend time with the family + our latest added member, Sushi; my 2 month old baby ShiTzu. Oh, and I have two tattoos; on my back inked in black is the Hebrew of Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven and  inked in white, place on my right arm to remind me that truly, one must Live the Life you Love ♥

Here are my 2011 highlights -- to all those who have faithfully stayed come sunny days or rock bottom; you guys are the best and am truly blessed to have you in my life, to the new friendships; with no doubt you guys have brought color and bliss to my year -- here is to the year that was and to the year that God is about to bless us with - cheers! :)



Mi Familia + Sushi = Perfect Love ♥



Scuba Diving Trips + Awesomes



My PLDT Family



MVP Olympics, Best Muse 1st Runner Up

 

The Girl Who Got INKED
Black: Thy Will Be Done On Earth As It Is In Heaven
White: live the life you love <3



Good Old Friends + Brand New Additions

  

Boracay Hits x2 in 2011



 SPONTANEITY at its BEST
Impromptu SINGAPORE Flights and TAGAYTAY Roadtrips

 

My Most Love Girls Since High School



OPEN SPOKEN: Was able to read out load the verses I have written
First Shot at it is with TAKIP SILIM



My Baby Girl Sushi

Charisma Ending her 2011 with Lots of  Love for the People she has been Blessed to Have in her Life, with More Passion for Music, Poetry, Arts and Tattoo ++ Loads of Faith and Hope ♥



BANGKOK Flash BACK

Am a self-confessed WANDER GIRL; always looking forward to long-weekends, dive trips, vacation plans, impulsive roadtrips and out of the country tipid trips.

On this mid-week Wednesday, as I go through my travel photo albums and stare at my outlook calendar; eagerly anticipating my next trip out of the Metro -- I cannot help but blab about the AMAZING BANGKOK Trip I did last year with my two best girls; Dani and Nix :)

Tickets, Passports & Mobile Phones Bangkok Bound. inFLIGHT Chillaxing. 
Charisma & Danissa Touchdown Bangkok.

Its WORLD CUP SEASON during our BKK trip.
So the best way to spend our first night is with nothing else but..
BOOZE, FOOTBALL & Lotsa PHOTOS.

Lets ride the TUKTUK and go around the CITYYYY :)

Now some Cultural Side Trips:

Wat Pho - Temple of the reclining Buddha. Adjacent to the Grand Palace enclave, Wat Pho houses the famous 46 meter-long Reclining Buddha

Luang Phor TO Buddha. Wat Intharaviharn (or more popularly known as "Wat IN" or sometimes some web resources pronounced it as Wat Intharawihan) is located at Bangkhunphrom sub-district, Nakhon District, Bangkok

Afternoon Tea Set or High Tea:
Best way to spend the Bangkok Afternoon with your girls.

Danissa Charisma and Anika at the ERAWAN TEA ROOM.
You can find this cozzy, classy, chillax place at  second floor of the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok.

For Reservations you can visit/contact Erawan Bangkok at
494 Ploenchit Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330Tel: 02 250-7777 Fax: 02 250-7788

Around the CityTouriiing. Shopping with Street Foodies on the side.
And our TOGETHER WE CAN Shirts.

Last Night Dinner &  Drinks (again, over World Cup) at Arnoma Hotel

The signature tourist photo, taken at the party drinking capital of Bangkok; Khao San Road  :)

Bangkok is Love. Can't wait for our next Dani Factor Travel Episode.