Musings of a human trapped in the Philippines
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.
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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!
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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.
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Friday to Sunday
November 22-24, 2024
It’s been a while since I’ve been to Cebu; 8 years, to be precise! I said back then that I’d return but I didn’t expect it to take this long. But now, I have. Here’s the blow by blow of my recent trip. Let’s go!
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Well, well, well. This year’s first (and probably only) collection of restaurant reviews is finally here. This time, I’ve dined at three quite different restaurants, specializing in each of the big three East Asian cuisines. In this entry, we have Lan Hotpot from China, Gochugang from Korea, and Botejyu from Japan. Let’s go!
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2024 marks the tenth year of this blog’s existence. My first blog post was made on October 22, 2014. What a ride it has been since then. As a numbers nut, I love how generous WordPress is with the stats. This post serves as my marker for a whole decade of blogging.
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Thursday to Sunday
July 25 to 28, 2024
It’s always a blessing to travel overseas, even more so if it’s a trip to Japan, my favorite place in the world. This is my travel recap and thoughts as we experienced Osaka, Japan’s kitchen. Ikuzo!
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I’ve been using my Steam Deck on a daily basis for about a month now, and I can honestly say that it’s one of the best purchases I’ve had as a gamer. This is a Steam Deck appreciation post just because I love using it everywhere.
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