What Parrt is Ebelle?
Do you ever have those days when you crave for simple, fresh, and inexpensive fish that is either grilled or basking in a hot bowl of clear soup? I do! And when I get those days, I know exactly where … Continue reading What Parrt is Ebelle?
ENYE (ñ)
Yes it’s that squiggly dash above an ’n’ that is called eñe in the Spanish alphabet. A tilde that serves a special purpose signalling the speaker to pronounce the letter n with a nasal sound. It is a symbol that … Continue reading ENYE (ñ)
Cebu Carbon Market, Part 2
Whoever said that you cannot eat in wet and smelly markets? Marketing for the weekly food supplies is a serious and tiring endeavor. One can get really hungry and thirsty. Thankfully, there are a few carinderias inside the Cebu Carbon … Continue reading Cebu Carbon Market, Part 2
Cebu Carbon Market, Part 1
Cebu City is one of my favorite cities to be in the Philippines. People are very warm, accommodating and very friendly. The malls are getting bigger and chic like in Manila. Traffic is catching up but it is still fifty … Continue reading Cebu Carbon Market, Part 1
Citadines, Salcedo Makati: A Hotel Review
Citadines Salcedo Makati is an Apartment-Hotel (apart’hotel) that is being run as serviced apartments by The Ascott. It is located in the quaint Salcedo Village that is all business during weekdays but transforms into a dynamic and buzzing tiny community … Continue reading Citadines, Salcedo Makati: A Hotel Review
Yurakucho Yakitori Alley on a Rainy Night, Tokyo
The Yurakucho Yakitori Alley is not an easy place to find and searching for it during a cold, rainy night in Tokyo with cold wind blowing your umbrella in one direction when you want to go another doesn’t make the … Continue reading Yurakucho Yakitori Alley on a Rainy Night, Tokyo
Breakfast at Tsukiji Market, Tokyo, Japan
Not many know it but the strong Kanto earthquake of 1923 in Japan was responsible for the Tsukiji Fish Market’s location today. This awesome fish market started as an offshoot of the Nihonbashi market that was partly destroyed by the … Continue reading Breakfast at Tsukiji Market, Tokyo, Japan
Taiyaki Fishing in the Streets of Tokyo
It is a cold, rainy April night in Tokyo and my hands are freezing! What a perfect night to go ‘fishing’ for Taiyakis to warm my hands and belly. Armed with my umbrella, I followed my nose which led me to a long line of people patiently standing under the rain with their umbrellas just to get their hands on this favorite treat. Taiyaki is that popular street snack in Japan shaped like a fish. But nothing smells or taste fishy at all with this treat. On the contrary, it smells heavenly and tastes sweet because it is a pancake/waffle … Continue reading Taiyaki Fishing in the Streets of Tokyo
Hanami Viewing in Tokyo, Japan
The month of April is a special month for me. It is the time of the Sakura (cherry blossom) season in Japan, called hanami, the art of cherry-blossom viewing, one of my to-do things in my bucket list. Hanami is a … Continue reading Hanami Viewing in Tokyo, Japan
Mendokoro Ramenba
It is 11 o’clock just an hour shy of lunch time. I know it’s pretty early for lunch but I have attempted many times in the … Continue reading Mendokoro Ramenba
Coffee Time at Marisse Patisserie
After a filling lunch at sister restaurant Kayu, my colleague and I walked a few meters away and beyond the very inviting pool to Marisse Patisserie for a cup of cappuccino and dessert. We were the first ones there and … Continue reading Coffee Time at Marisse Patisserie
YAKSKI Barbecue
There are days when I crave for a good old-fashioned chicken or pork barbecue whenever I’m in Cebu City and I know just the perfect barbecue … Continue reading YAKSKI Barbecue
