Musings of a human trapped in the Philippines
This is a continuation of my previous post about food I’ve eaten in 2023. This time, it will focus on what I ate during my trip to La Union (or Elyu, as it is fondly called). There’s a treasure trove of delicious restaurants in this single stretch of highway, so let’s get to it.
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Happy 2024! It’s been a while since my last post. Life has gotten quite busy and interesting. I’ve been looking through my phone’s gallery to look back at the year that was (2023). I realized how much food content I haven’t shared here.
In a bid to archive the memories quickly, this will be a rapid-fire post of some places I’ve tried and haven’t posted for the 2nd half of 2023. Let’s go!
Continue reading “Kain: Chimichanga, Cafe Kafagway, Som Tam & Thai Dara Review”
Wednesday to Sunday
November 1 to 5, 2023
I was blessed with the opportunity to return to my favorite place in the world: Japan. It’s been four years since my last visit and instead of Tokyo, we went to Fukuoka, on the south-western side of the country. While my previous Japan post was more of a dump of specific values I loved about it, this one’s going to be a daily recap of the places I went to. Ikuzo!
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Ramen Kuroda has become so synonymous with affordable ramen that there’s really no need for an introduction. With a bowl going for around half the price of big hitters like Mendokoro and Nagi, it’s easily the best place to have delicious ramen without ruining your budget. Here’s how our latest visit went.
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Hello, it’s been a while. These later months of the year passed by very quickly and it’s now Q4 of 2023! Nevertheless, I’ve finished some books and it’s time for a quick discussion of each one. Let’s go!
Continue reading “Basa: Book Review August-October 2023”
For some reason, my reading pace slowed down these past couple of months. That, or the books I read got meatier. So now, it’s back to two months per post.
As usual, here are the books I finished during this period!
Continue reading “Basa: Book Review June-July 2023”
I’ve been reading so much on my morning commute that before I knew it, May was over. I decided to dedicate a single post for this month because of the amount of books I’ve finished.
Let’s get started with this month’s book review.
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One weekend, we were looking for a place to chow down. We chose this place because it was right in front of the grocery store we were visiting right after. This is my review of Tok-yu Sushi Bar found inside Pioneer Center.
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