Musings of a human trapped in the Philippines
Wow, I actually managed to squeeze out a book review post. Most of the entries here have a theme: they’re stories about bookshops and libraries.
Because they carry this similar theme, I decided to read them one after another, thinking that the transition from each book to the next would be minimal. Here are my thoughts, plus some more books I’ve finished in this two month time span.
Continue reading “Basa: Book Review May-June 2025”
“Life will humble you.”
I read this somewhere online while wearing my AirCast™ and having sat on my ass the whole day. I’m currently recovering from a Jones Fracture and all my plans for the next few months have been put on hold.
Continue reading “Baliktanaw: Broken Bones, Delayed Dreams”
After 2 years since my last post, I was able to visit La Union, or Elyu, again. For my partner and I, that doesn’t mean surfing, but foodtrip! Here are the places we went to and some quick reviews of each.
Continue reading “Kain: La Union 2025 Food Crawl”
It seems I’ve neglected my blog-writing duties for a while. With nothing big deserving its own post but lots of small things happening, I’ve decided to make a compilation! This one’s a rambling of the things going on in my life recently. Ikuzo!
Continue reading “Baliktanaw: January to April 2025”
Thursday to Monday
March 6 to 10, 2025
I said I’d be back in my previous Fukuoka blog and finally, the time has come. I’m once again in my favorite city in my favorite country. Here is my latest trip report for Fukuoka, take two.
Continue reading “Gala: Fukuoka 2025 Travel Log”
Wednesday to Friday
February 12-14, 2025
I’m a big fan of the sea and beaches are always a welcome destination. When we scored some cheap tickets to Boracay last year, it didn’t take any convincing to go along. Here’s a quick log of my recent trip.
Continue reading “Gala: Boracay 2025 Travel Log”
This is the first round of food reviews for the year and we’ve been to some really good places so far. Here is my review for Thai restaurant Khao Khai, plus a quick revisit of Crosta Pizzeria, and a Japanese hole in the wall, Funki Izakaya… Let’s go!
Continue reading “Kain: Khao Khai, Crosta Pizzeria, Funki Izakaya Review”
Earlier this year, I posted about getting a steam deck. Thanks to it, I’ve been able to work through my Gaming backlog and frontlog. Now that the year is ending, I thought I’d give a shoutout to the really cool games I’ve completed in this time window.
Continue reading “Laro: 2024 Video Game Round-up”