#69 Children of the Rice
click to enlarge Ok I have to admit, that was a corny title… but wait… hear me out… It was harvest-time and we were in […]
May 2010
Savory Chicken sa Amerika!
Like the famous song the band Hotdog made famous, there are just some things in life that you will never forget and keep returning to it. This is the case of ‘the other’ famous chicken restaurant in Manila that I grew up knowing as a child – Savory Chicken. In my case, the Savory Chicken branch alongside the old Fiesta Carnival brings back some of my high school memories.
#68 Water… Water… Where?
Cracked earth inside the Magat reservoir? You said it. Six postcards ago, I posted a photograph taken at å Magat dam in Ramon, Isabela. That desert-like […]
Bb. Pilipinas World 2010 Czarina Gatbondon: From Fisherman's Daughter to Beauty Queen
Dear Definitely Filipino Readers: So sorry for not posting an article last Tuesday. I was overwhelmed by several things – a blogging workshop that I […]
Poklat's – A Filipino Gem in Milpitas, CA
If I should describe an ideal restaurant to have Filipino food in a country besides the Philippines, this place should be one that delivers excellent food, great company, something different, and at a price you can’t beat.
#67 Fire at Dawn
Every so often, you get lucky. We were on Badian Island in southern Cebu, a secluded little place about 2.5 hours by car from the […]
How To Cook | Roast Beef ADOBO!
How to Cook Roast Beef Adobo
Lumpia Maki
tiger shrimp | cream cheese | green onions | wrapped & deep fried in lumpia wrapping | rolled in a cucumber & shredded carrot inside-out […]
"Adventures of a Beauty Queen's" Halalan Experience
Dear Readers: What an elections it has been! Lots of ups and downs but overall, a credible process. Now lets heal the wounds, reconcile and […]
#66 Painted Skies
What’s more beautiful than a strip of white sand surrounded by an emerald sea? One that’s under a painted blue sky, of course! Nine years […]
Filipina Wendy Lucas Hopes to Win Ms Tourism Intercontinental 2010
Dear Definitely Filipino readers: Lots is going on the pageant world – The Mutya ng Pilipinas had one screening date over a week ago and […]
#65 Dusk over Misibis
click to enlarge Patience is a virtue. Believe it. We waited to shoot the sunset along Misibis Bay on Cagraray Island in Albay but clouds […]