Food

Locavore: Filipino Food that’s Full of Surprises

Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that surprise you, like a common dish made uncommonly excellent. Located in Kapitolyo, a residential village turned foodie haven in Pasig, Locavore is a Filipino restaurant and gastropub that’s definitely full of pleasant surprises. They take your grandma’s made-from-scratch recipes and give it a dash of personality and creativity, and …

Food Hong Kong Travel

Golden Lake Restaurant, Hong Kong

Golden Lake Restaurant was the first restaurant that Mike, Paula, Eric, and I ate at when we arrived at Hong Kong. Paula said she and her family have dined there before, and the food was cheap and good, which is always a winning combination! It’s no Tim Ho Wan, where you’ll see a long line of customers …

Accommodations Hong Kong Travel

“Hop Inn” to our Hip Hostel!

I can’t believe I just turned 31 a week ago! But what I really can’t believe is that I still haven’t blogged about my 30th birthday trip in Hong Kong last year. I’ve been meaning to write about it, but haven’t found the time due to the busyness of this event called “life.” Since exactly …

Philippines Travel

Art In Island, a 3-D Art Museum

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” ― Edgar Degas Looking at art is usually a pleasure, but interacting with art? Now that’s an entirely unique experience! While it is great to appreciate a picture, nothing is quite like being part of the picture. It’s like stepping inside a different world …

Events & Celebrations Food Lifestyle Personal Relationships

There Are Plenty Of Fish In The Sea

As if the Japanese aren’t offbeat enough (case in point: futuristic toilets that play music as you poop), even the way they celebrate Valentine’s Day is unconventional. Unlike the rest of the world where it’s usually the men that are expected to present gifts to their women every 14th of February, in Japan, it’s the women …

Events & Celebrations Lifestyle Personal Relationships

It’s “Just” Valentine’s Day but it’s STILL Valentine’s Day

What’s the big deal about Valentine’s Day? It’s just an over-promoted consumerist holiday marked by chocolates, flowers, and cheesy Hallmark cards. It’s a day of red outfits, bad poetry, heart-shaped anything (candy, eggs, a random rock on the ground — you name it!), and unimaginative marriage proposals, and yet even with all of these, the …

Career & Money Health & Wellness Lifestyle Personal

Welcome to my New Blog!

I just killed the Leap Year Lola. Wait, wait! Relax, I didn’t kill anyone. I was just referring to my old Blogspot blog. Blogging there was great. It was easy. However, I really wanted to take the act and art of blogging a notch higher by having my own domain name, a cleaner and more …

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