Musings of a human trapped in the Philippines
Thursday to Sunday
February 15 to 18, 2024
My first overseas trip for 2024 was to a place I’ve visited before. But the second time is not any less beautiful and I’m looking forward to a 3rd time. This is a travelog for my trip to the beautiful city of Kota Kinabalu.
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It was Shane’s birthday, so we decided to have a late lunch/early dinner at one of the most famous restaurants in Marikina, Rustic Mornings. This is my quick review on our experience.
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I recently saw a tiktok comment that proclaimed Butterboy as a pastry shop that served good croissants. This post is about our first experience there and how it went. Let’s go!
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We’ve been on the lookout for some good Birria Tacos lately, so I’m compiling the ones we’ve had for January 2024. Here are some quick reviews for Aja Birria, Onlypans Poblacion, and Señorito PH.
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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!
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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!
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