Living abroad makes me miss my favorite quick weekend escape. That is Tagaytay City. It often took me 1.5 hours from Makati City if traffic was not bad. Double the time or more, if otherwise. Nevertheless, finally getting there was always worth it. This small mound is not Taal volcano. It’s called the ‘Binintiang Maliit,’ one of the many small cones of the volcano. The actual volcano sits on a caldera surrounded by Lake Taal. There came a time when I drove there not just on weekends, but every other day. I had to visit our mini-farm, Cabutihan Orchard, in Alfonso. We had a great variety of trees and plants in it. I’d often go home with bananas, mushrooms, coconuts, potatoes, banana blossoms, leafy vegetables of different kinds, chili peppers, mangoes, chicos, papayas, and more in the back of my SUV. Thanks to the hardworking “kuyas” (male caretakers) who diligently planted and cleaned the whole 2,000-square meter lot. (By the way, because we do not have caretakers anymore and we ...
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