I visited my bookshelf yesterday. It (the bookshelf) resides in my childhood home. Reminded me that I have a ton of book reviews to write.
I seldom come across great Japanese restaurants that don’t cost me an arm and a leg. Usually, if a platter of maki costs less that 200 pesos, you’re bound to be sorely disappointed with the rice quality, taste, etc. That’s why when my friend Nikki told me about Yutaka Izakaya, a cheap but authentic Japanese … Continue reading
I’m not really a big fan of business books (except when I need something to put me to sleep). However, when a colleague gave me Skip Yowell’s “The Hippie Guide to Climbing the Corporate Ladder and Other Mountains,” I just had to read it. Yowell, JanSport’s Co-Founder and VP for Global Public Relations, is one … Continue reading
So, Rom and I were looking for a place have some dinner. We were walking along Tomas Morato and saw a sign that said: Pizza, Pasta, Vino. We had to go in. What looked like an old apartment building housed Bellissimo Restorante. Ambience: Cozy, cozy and more cozy. I loved the interiors! It was so … Continue reading
There are few things that can get me out of bed before 9 in the morning. Among those things is the promise of free food (and the requisite sacking I’d get if I persisted in showing up late for various work-related events). To get to the first anniversary lunch buffet of Asian Flavours at Lima … Continue reading
I’m severely allergic to seafood. I’ve never had the chance to develop a taste for it. Seafood brings back memories of hospitals, massive anti-histamine shots and a bloated face. I had all these bad allergy experiences in mind as Rom and I made our way to Fish & Co. at Greenbelt 3. I came armed … Continue reading