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Samgyeopsal Unlimited: A Korean BBQ Immersion

Samgyeopsal Intro

What is it? My dad had to ask when my sister dragged us for dinner. Yup, the Birthday cum Fathers’ day celebration was sponsored by my Ex-OFW sister who has  been away for two years in the land of oil and gold. I myself wasn’t familiar with samgyeopsalalbeit having been to some Korean inspired food places so I joined the parents in this Korean barbecue immersion. It was a bit…

The Black Apartment: Let’s Move In!

As rich as the province’s history is Cavite’s offering. It is not just for the hungry but for those who seek to titillate their palates. Exploring Cavite should always include places to dine. In this case, what do you think The Black Apartment can offer? 

Unassuming yet bold (quite ironic) was my first impression for this dining spot you can find in Bahayang Pagasa Subdivision in Bacoor,…

Sizzling Pares: The Square Staple

Sizzling Pares is a small dining hole in The Square here at Lancaster New City with a sinful menu. When I say sinful it means it usually is bad for your health. But hey! They’re good friends with the tastebuds. You can never go wrong with dishes served in a sizzling plate matched with a cup of java rice. 🙂

When I am out of ideas where and what to eat, I usually end up with one of the dining…

Palaya Natural Farm: Pitahaya and More

Palaya Natural Farm – a 66-hectare farmland located at Barangay Cayabu, Tanay Rizal, Philippines. Where would a few bucks take you? Well it  took us to an overnight trip to Tanay, Rizal. We experienced the farm’s market day which only happens twice a month. Let me share our journey to Palaya Natural Farm last weekend. Because we do not know how much time it’s going to take us to get to Tanay and…

Visual Collision – Originally published in Solostring (my old blog) It was a busy elevator…I jumped in while you lounged at the lobby. An uneventful morning where my head just wants to breathe from the suffocation of the daily grind… The lift opened at the 7th floor and there you were on the other side. I was brave enough to look at you straight in the eye, your beautiful windows. Then there was…

Caviteats: Cafe 506 (Five-Oh-Six)

Cafe 506 Caviteats is my recent hashtag(#) for my epicurious adventures around Cavite.  I recently moved to the southern part of Luzon, particularly in the province of Cavite. Cafe 506 was one of the first dining places I have tried since I moved in.  Cafe 506 is a restaurant oddly situated right beside a funeral home. I did not even notice that there is another establishment aside from the…

Somehow I unearthed my old blog entries.  Here’s one of those days… Fleeting sunlight, growing darkness The sky bleeds as the orange orb retreats…. I step in the shadows of the unknown. I cross the river of tears; Hear me Eros; breathe your light and heal my longing heart.  And finally, the blanket as dark as the abyss has settled… Here I crouch under the sea of stars to which in tears I beg…

March, Just Hello…No “Please be good to me”

In March winter is holding back and spring is pulling forward. Something holds and something pulls inside of us too.      – Jean Hersey Today marks the first of March. The day was full of sunshine and the sky was blue. I stepped outside where the wind was strong and the sun was warm. It was a sunny day! I walked up the bus stop where I waited for I don’t know what…was it the bus? Or was it you,…

HANGRY for Unli Burger at 150

Burger always gets me. The word “diet” goes out of the window when I see some good burger in the menu [regardless of my allergy for beef]! I mean who am I to deny visual and aromatic appeal of something that spells D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S?! I was hungry one hot Saturday afternoon and I wasn’t in the mood to really go hunt for some wild boars and deers. A high pitched ping came out of nowhere so I…

Recovering from a pause

Pause…Break… I’ve been in the creative drought for some time now struggling to whisk words, mince some life events and folding them together to make a delectable dish for those hungry for word play with a touch of drama. Therefore, I took the easy way and paused. I stopped writing to focus on my desk job managing digital ads [and it’s not as much fun and fulfilling as puking words and pooping…

test Love is a game of trial and error. Sometimes you win, sometimes you make bad choices… With bacon and chicken, one can never go wrong! #backyardUPTC #backyarding #foodporn #february4love #findingfebrero #baconlove A post shared by RD (@whizkidwister) on Feb 2, 2018 at 6:32am PST  

You were unsure which pain is worse… The shock [at] what happened or the ache for what never will It started with the weekends… You know very well that we only have the weekends to do things we like. We dig gastronomic adventures and wander aimlessly. It was fun doing things with you because you were never afraid of failing, of getting disappointed or getting dirty…We no longer go out as much as…

One day I will meet someone who will not look at me as their maybe

It wasn’t a secret. It was a silent understanding of what we have…I am your maybe. Somehow you were an open book. You gave me access to your vault of emotional roller coaster rides and I appreciate you trusting me in spite of the short time we have known each other. I realized how broken you were but I am not here to fix you. If there’s someone who can do the job best, that’s you. I wouldn’t even…

Sabay sa buhos ng ulan

Sabay… Sabay tayong mag tampisaw sa ulan. Sabay nating alalahanin ang masasayang yugto ng ating kabataan. Sabay tayong lumusong sa ‘di kalinisang tubig, sa bahang dulot nang walang humpay na pagbuhos ng ulan. Sabay nating hahayaang paliguan ang ating musmos pang katawan, ng mga patak ng luha ng langit habang nagbubunyi tayong sabay sa kalagitnaan ng walang hangang kasiyahang dulot ng ulan. Sa…

Mt Irid: A silent prayer of a broken heart

Mt. Irid Sitio Sadlak Brgy. Sta. Ines, Tanay, Rizal 10.01.2016 – 10.02.2016 Where do broken hearts go?… After Mace and “That thing called Tadhana” inspired all the broken hearts to head north to Sagada, mine went east… I was in the middled of letting go…of releasing the anguish and sorrows of a broken heart. And right when I was trying to hold on to my greater sanity I met 12 souls who walked…

University Burger: The risk I’m glad I took

What is there to risk when all has been put on the line for the one you truly love? The question popped after being whisked away one rainy evening to the sleepy J. P. Rizal Street in Makati City. I have meetings to join in and some ad hoc tasks to complete and yet there I was at the backseat of an orange Toyota Vios fumbling on my smartphone catching Pokemons along Makati Avenue (and I did catch…

Bayukbok Cave 2: Manalmon Challenge (Part 2)

After that short hike up Mt. Manalmon with our buwis-buhay (death-defying) poses for posterity’s sake, it was time for yet another adventure. From the summit we go down south in the bowels of the mountain that devours (manlalamon) – Bayukbok Cave. We took on Bayukbok Cave 2 because Cave 1 is closed to the public due to safety per DENR. The idea of spelunking was a thrill in the beginning.  It was…