Afloat

There was a period in my youth where all I did was hope I could have a job where traveling the world is a mandatory part of it. Samantha Brown, Janet Hsieh and Luke Nguyen became an afternoon staple. Of course, Anthony Bourdain comes first and foremost. I didn’t have to be travel show host…

Cumbersome

That’s how I’d describe this week so far. Its not even the surviving bit that I’m worried about. I’d rather not go into details, besides, it doesn’t really matter, yes? So anyways, allow me to focus on the things I did that I really liked. I went to Gillman Barracks. It’s an old military camp…

Ube Ensaymada/ Day 2 of 12 Days of Christmas

Ube has been making waves in the US for some time now and that prompted me to finally bake this Filipino favorite – ensaymada. According to my previous research Pinoy ensaymada is a cousin to French brioche. Pinoys has been enjoying this as snack and is almost always available in all bakeries all year round…

When I was away

Well, there’s really no reason or point in explaining why I haven’t posted a single thing since months ago. NO matter how swamped I was I could’ve always made time to post, yes? I didn’t and that’s it. Meanwhile, I can tell you what I’ve done so far. I got a job that I knew…

My bento love story

In the Philippines lunchboxes mostly contained only protein and carbohydrates. A high number of those lunchboxes are under this “baon” group: hotdog+rice, tapa (cured meat)+rice, eggs+rice, adobo+rice. Back when my brother was still in high school we always expect at least a 3 day tapa (cured meat) breakfast as it is also his “baon”. It’s…

I miss missing you

There are times when I wish I lived in a time where technology isn’t amplified, to a world where 90 % of humanity’s daily life is dependent on being connected online. Now, it seems, is the time where correspondence is equals to 120 characters or a single photograph. Spending time with friends has now become…