"Be prepared to gain ten pounds when you're in Bacolod." So said a line in Cebu Pacific's Smile Magazine while listing a guide to the sights and treats in the Masskara City. After spending a short three days in Bacolod City, we couldn't help but agree. I've called it a foodie's paradise before and the impression remains. Bacolod is sleepy compared to Manila all right, but there's no shortage of great culinary places to try. One thing I feasted on were the desserts. The bakers in the city sure know how to make their cakes and pastries. ... Continue Reading...
NLEX is a breeze, SLEX is a joke
I've done a few local travelling in the last two months and will now have something to say about the two expressways that dot the opposite sides of Manila. To the South is the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) which connects commuters going to and from Alabang, Laguna, Batangas and Cavite. The North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), on the other hand, is the gateway when you want to go to and from Bulacan, Pampanga, Olongapo, Tarlac, all the way to Pangasinan and Baguio. As a commuter, I just can't help but lament how the South Luzon Expressway has been left behind in ... Continue Reading...
Restos in Angeles City: VFW, C’ Italian Dining & 19 Copung Copung
Most recently, a foreign friend bent on staying for a time in the Philippines asked me for recommendations about places to go and the cost of living in the country. "Anywhere I should avoid? Like Angels City? I mean those places where sex tourist and 'sexpats' gather. Don't want to end up somewhere like Thailand's Pattaya. " I presume Angeles City has such a rep among the males by virtue of word of mouth and what they read in the forums. I was here this week and the trusty pedicab I rode in drove through the city's (in)famous bar strip in Fields Avenue where some ... Continue Reading...
Korean cooking chronicles: it’s not only kimchi
Can't remember when Korean food overtook Japanese as my favorite Asian cuisine, but I do crave for it now more than the other. There are a lot of Korean restaurants in Manila, but the problem is I always find it hard to tag along my friends there. You see, everybody likes dimsum but not everyone acquires the taste for kimchi. Moreover, the average you can spend for a meal by your lonesome in a Korean resto is P300 - quite expensive for an office worker, tee hee. So I guessed the next best thing was to figure out how to cook their cuisine. The first sensible thing ... Continue Reading...
Face-to-face with world bowling champion Paeng Nepomuceno
I still have to personally meet Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao, but I was certainly glad to mingle face-to-face with Paeng Nepomuceno who, in his heyday, brought pride to the country by being a World Bowling Champion SIX TIMES. Still lithe and limber at 52, Paeng is pushing for a different advocacy. he's now working to include bowling as an Olympic sport, starting with the 2012 London Olympics. "Bowling is truly an Olympic sport. It entails mental and physical precision, superior hand-eye coordination, unwavering muscle memory and tremendous stamina and endurance," says ... Continue Reading...
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