Waking up in Batanes

You wake up to a different place far and away from home but it feels exactly like home-- comfortable, cozy, happy.

Dim sum with the team sum

Hakaw Hakaw Hakaw

It was lunch time and our brainstorming team took a moment to have a much needed break from seeing the boardroom walls day in, day out; weeknights, dawns, day breaks, and Saturdays included. We decided to drive to the corner (Thank you, Ace for the ride) and try something outside of the usual fast food menu that we often have delivered.

Carrier’s new aircons promise low electric bills, even in summer

Ok so my sister is on this video.

 

These may well be the devices that will help get Filipinos through the summer—and their electric bills.

With temperatures expected to soar in the coming months, and the Philippines retaining its repute as having the most expensive power rates in Asia,

Fried Ube Halaya

Look what I found--        Fried Ube Halaya (purple yam jam)

Because I just have to spread sweet thoughts of sticky prosperity nuggets

And so with a box of Polland tikoy and a newly trimmed head I prepped excited to hit the stove and exhibit my awesome cooking prowess to whoever would sample my tikoy.

Well this looks bite-size to me

Awake the Inner B*tch in You

Here is a story that I do not tire of quoting: "Two roommates meet for the first time. One is a small-town girl on scholarship, the other a wealthy, convent school graduate. The small town girl greets her new roommate with a huge smile and asks, ‘So, where are you from?’ The colegiala sniffs, ‘From a place where we know better than to end our sentences with prepositions.’ The small town girl, jolly as ever, replies, "So, where are you from, bitch?’"

There you are. One roommate was

Asian Doctor on Food and Diet

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: Oh no. Wine made from fruit. Brandy distilled wine, that mean they take water out of fruity bit so you get even more of goodness that way. Beer also made of grain. Bottom up!

Q: How can I calculate

Lumpia from Polland Hopia

 

We've always received tikoy in the house every year since I was a kid as far as I can remember. I have never thought of

One-on-one and some spirits

Gotta love my big big glass of sangria

A more detailed and graphic narration of my drama started while Karen drove to a place where we can have a few drinks.

La Petite Camille

Curious about this new restaurant in Greenbelt 5 I heard was popular in the San Francisco bay area, I didn't have second thoughts of saying yes to a dinner invitation by Elaine to La Petite Camille.

Xintiandi, Shanghai

It's like being transported into a whole new different world away from the bustling oriental yet cosmopolitan Shanghai when you step within Xintiandi compound.