Musings of a human trapped in the Philippines
Saturday to Thursday
December 27, 2025 to January 1, 2026
Since reaching retiring age, Mama has wanted to spend time traveling with her kids, but our schedules never seemed to line up. This year, however, the New Year holidays were strategically placed to justify spending some time outside the country. This is the recap for our annual family trip, this time to Singapore, Melaka and Kuala Lumpur.
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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.
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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!
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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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It’s been a while since my last food post, so here’s another entry chronicling the things I’ve eaten recently. I’m on a self-imposed diet right now, so the opportunity to dine at these places is really a blessing. Let’s go!
Continue reading “Kain: Chicken & Beer, Habanero Kitchen Bar, Crosta Pizzeria Review”
Welcome back to late 2022’s delicious food rundown (Here’s Part 1 if you missed it!). These are the places I’ve been to that I think deserve a spot in this blog. We’ll be taking a look at some Japanese and Chinese cuisine today. Let’s go!
Continue reading “Kain: MOS Burger, Binondo, Botejyu Review”
I can’t believe it’s been months since my last post! I’ve been doing well, the days have just been going by faster than usual. These past months, I’ve tried a lot of good food and instead of creating separate posts for them, I’ll just compile them here. Let’s go!
Continue reading “Kain: Ippudo, Marugame Udon, Jin Joo Korean Grill Review”
I don’t expect much from ramen that costs only P99. From my experience, that’s too low a price for a bowl to be of any remarkable quality. Too many corners must be cut for ramen to reach that price point, right? But that’s what Kyu Ramen Express in SM Marikina is offering. Let’s check out if it is worth the price. (Spoilers: Yes it is)
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