I am a native of Ilocos. I am fortunate as half of my life was spent enjoying life in the beautiful province of La Union before I moved to Metro Manila for my undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

Now that I am an urban resident, I always look forward to spending some of my summer holidays farther north in Ilocos Sur and being surrounded by beaches and vast tracts of farmland filled with a variety of vegetable crops - staple ingredients of famous Ilocano dishes like Pinakbet and Dinengdeng.

Tax, accounting and crops