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I love Chinese lauriat celebrations! I think this is a beautiful Chinese family tradition where everyone shares a communal feast on a roundtable with everybody wearing red to bring good luck to the celebrant. We don’t have it in my Filipino family and I married my wife so that we can eat Chinese lauriats every time … Continue reading Causeway Seafood: Why I Love Chinese Birthday Lauriats! (A Review)
Yup, you got that right—15 hours only! Starting October 29, 2018, PHILIPPINE AIRLINES now flies non-stop to New York onboard their newest and most modern aircraft of its generation, the Airbus A350! This, they say, is the second to the longest non-stop flight next to Singapore Airlines, and it’s the fastest way from Manila to the … Continue reading Fly from Manila to New York in 15 Hours! @FlyPAL
Our good friends at Atmosphere Resorts & Spa are celebrating 10 years in the Phillippines on November 30th and December 1st. The two-day celebration will be full of activities and events that will highlight some of the best of what Dumaguete has to offer. It’s guaranteed to be a blast, and if you’ve ever had plans … Continue reading Atmosphere Resorts: 10th Year Anniversary Celebration (Let’s Go to Dumaguete!)
Vatos Urban Tacos is a Korean-Mexican restaurant founded by three Korean-Americans – Sid, Kenny, and Juweon. Vatos is the union of the food they grew up with – Korean food at home and Mexican food from the neighborhood. Originating from Korea, Vatos first expanded to Singapore, and then the Philippines. How does Vatos fuse Mexican … Continue reading VATOS: Mexican Flare Meets Korean Flavors
Social Media used to be a very different place. For an instance, back in 2009, people simply used Facebook to communicate with friends, reconnect with estranged grade school buddies, or to keep in touch with a grandma who lives overseas. But with Facebook’s present landscape of 2.23 Billion active users, social media has truly evolved … Continue reading Social Media Week Manila: Finding our missing human links in the digital age (Don’t Miss this!)
In the Philippines, when people talk about “Siquijor” they instinctively associate it with witchcraft, magic, folklore and mythical beings. You see, most Filipinos grew up hearing frightening stories about this supposedly scary island and how it is home to many age-old tales of kulam, aswang and the infamous Balete tree. Which may all be true … Continue reading Enchanting Siquijor: A scarily beautiful piece of Paradise!
It was awesome to experience my first river cruise along the Danube River in Eastern Europe with an awesome group of top travel agents from Manila. It’s like staying in a floating hotel, cruising from one town to another while having a lazy champagne breakfast or just chilling on the sundeck or in the comforts … Continue reading AVALON Danube River Cruise: Is it Worth It? (Budapest to Prague)
Kam’s Roast Ph has a secret menu! It’s Pei Pa Duck marinated with 25-year aged orange peel, then butterflied and bathed in oil. The result? An extremely super crispy skin, with meat juicy and tender with fat, that’s bursting with flavor! Kam’s Roast is an internationally-acclaimed and Michelin-starred restaurant in Hong Kong popular for their … Continue reading KAM’S ROAST PH: Secret Menu – Pei Pa Duck!
Halloween isn’t just for kids. Here are some Halloween events for both kids and kids at heart, and fun-loving adults to celebrate the spookiest time of the year.
The newly opened Hilton Manila brings in Hua Ting, a Chinese restaurant with a focus on Shanghainese cuisine. Hua Ting – Brasserie Chinoise is one of the few Chinese restaurants in Manila to offer this.. Shanghai cuisine focuses on retaining the taste of the raw ingredients, and also emphasizes the use of condiments. Hua Ting is … Continue reading Shanghainese Cuisine at Hua Ting @HiltonManila
