163 – On A Mid-Year Food-Related Update

Half a year has passed for 2017, and a reasonable amount of time has lapsed ever since my last post. Which was more of a rant, admittedly. Still no laptop and no smartphone, but things are starting to normalize since I posted about my predicament last May. Now that the main policy of "look, don't …

159 – The Monching Walks: 31 March 2017

April has been a good month for me, despite not having both a laptop and a smartphone. I'm getting used to the hang of it, though—but let's move on from that. CJ celebrated her 23rd birthday last March 31, which landed on a Friday. I blocked off the date and filed a leave – her …

155 – On Recent Goings-On And A Pipebomb

It's my third month of not having a laptop, and my smartphone is busted once more. Regardless, I have had a lot of experiences and tried out new gastronomic delights at the same time. Thus, let me share it to you by means of this post. By the way, if you've seen the sidebar area …

152 – On Kindred Palates: Hermanos Taco Shop, New Manila

Oh, Mexico. This Central American nation has introduced many things to the world. From chocolate and chilies in the past - up to telenovelas and lucha libre in the present. Unfortunately, unsavory elements like the narcotics cartels and drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman have emerged from Mexico - so much so that United States …

150 – On Tracing The Galleon Trade Route: Cube 1

Let's kick off 2017 with a new post format, and a history lesson. The Galleon Trade was a method of goods exchange facilitated by Spain towards its colonies, running from 1565 to 1815. This involved galleons sailing from Manila towards Acapulco in Mexico. Once the galleons reach Central America, they stop over at Veracruz, then …