After months of agony, i finally reverted back to using my trusty old Motorola Q9h as my primary mobile phone.
The Samsung Omnia has a terrible speakerphone, drops my calls every so often, and most importantly – it sucks terribly at texting, making the country’s national past-time my most dreaded…

Last weekend my mom brought home a couple of goodies from President Tea House in Salazar, Binondo. I was so delighted with the treats that I had to take out my camera and snap away, hehe.

I am not sure what this is called but it’s some kind of siomai and hakaw hybrid…

DreamWorks scored another hit with its latest animated flick, Monsters vs. Aliens.
Plot summary from IMDB:When a meteorite from outer space hits a young California girl named
Susan Murphy and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a
secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group…

* There’s been an increasing number of people I meet along office hallways who tell me that they read the site. It’s both refreshing and unnerving at the same time — refreshing because I get to associate faces to my fairly invisible reader base, unnerving because I tend to want…

While awaiting new episodes of my TV staples, I got my Popcorn Hour to download a couple of new shows for me to try out. Here are the new stuff (all of which are just on their premiere seasons) on my recently viewed list:
* Kings, a modern adaptation/retelling of…

Right after a recent round at the Salcedo weekend market, we had a delightful Wagyu fest at Malcolm’s Place, which was just a couple of blocks away. Setting. Spanning two floors, Malcolm’s sports a cozy ambiance that works well for those dining in groups. It may get a bit cramped…

A few days back, a representative, microcosmic thought arose from a nonchalant conversation. While one can consciously dare to defy certain personal limits every so often, the very same person can subconsciously have a terminal case of commitment-phobia: an irrational disinclination to take the plunge on life-altering changes. This oddball…

Heroes season 3 episode 20 had quite a powerful plug, claiming to be nothing short of a ‘classic’. Well, after watching it I don’t really know what’s so classic about it — save for the fact that (spoilers alert) Micah comes back (now in adolescent form) and Hiro gets to freeze…

I made a mental note of eating at Hawaiian Bar-B-Que at San Miguel by the Bay in SM Mall of Asia when I heard a local TV host gushing about their barbecue ribs. I finally had the chance to try it out recently, and had quite a feast.
Setting. The place…

…nothing beats a cup of semi-melting Red Mango green tea frozen yogurt with almond mochi toppings Red Mango Eastwood is now open at the 2nd floor of Eastwood Mall.