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I just can’t stop talking about food! Hahaha! Manila is indeed a great place for ‘makan’! You can simply find some influences of its previous colonizer, the Spanish, in its dishes. Seafood and rice You can easily find fresh seafood here in Manila. We had a big piece of grilled fish steak and ‘la-la’ (clam) soup served with white rice on banana leaves. It gave me a homely feel when having food served on banana leaves. If I’m not mistaken, you can find this restaurant along Abel Nosce Street in Las Pinas City. Sweet & Spicy Crabs Butter prawns with garlic Here are two other seafood dishes we had previously... [more]

The City of Manila is one of the seventeen cities that made up Metro Manila. It is continuously teeming with growing populations and new developments at every expandable inch in all the surrounding area. Words that often describe this city consist of noisy, dirty, dense, polluted, congested, dangerous, poor… but put aside these sorrowful descriptions, Manila can be vibrant, exciting, intense, luxurious, lavish, and filled with fun things to do too. Just like any other countries in the world, Manila also boasts many places that are of showcase quality worth visiting. Welcome to the Walled City of Intramuros The City of Manila can be separated... [more]

Strolling along the roads of Manila brought me down to memory lane. You can always see beautiful old buildings which remind me of historical events and scenes found in history books. With strong influences of its previous colonial, Manila relates me to Spain. You may notice their architectures, culture, music, food and even the local names carry Spanish influences. Some older generations here can even speak Spanish. Don’t be surprised if you see most of the famous tourist attractions carrying Spanish names. For instance, Fort Santiago. (Personally, I think it looks similar to A Famosa of Melaka, which was built by Portuguese colonial). Fort... [more]