178 – On Chicken Parts Flying High: Wingstop, Fairview Terraces

(AUTHOR'S NOTE: This branch of Wingstop in Fairview Terraces is already defunct. Timestamp: 11 December 2018, 11:28 am.) Finding another use for chicken parts that aren't usually eaten is not a new thing. Here in the Philippines, isaw (chicken intestines), helmet (chicken head) and adidas (chicken feet, named after the athletic shoe company) are popular …

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123 – On Finding The Things Nearest You: Banapple, Fairview Terraces

Sometimes, it takes a long time for someone to notice the things nearest to them. A substantial amount of time will pass before one sees what has been right beside him or her all along. Such is the case with this review. Ever since Fairview Terraces opened in 2014, Banapple has been one of its …

100 – On Advanced Gifts To Welcome November

November is a special month for me, with two important milestones in the calendar: my birthday on the 3rd, and the anniversary of CJ and I being together on the 8th. A lot of things have happened during that time, and I only managed to stop by just now. So for this post, I'll be …

97 – On New Takes On Ice Cream Sandwiches: Triptych 13

Let me share my earliest memory of ice cream sandwiches, though I'm sure most of you have experienced this in your younger days. My childhood friends and I would eagerly wait for the sorbetero (ice cream vendor) to arrive at around 4:00 in the afternoon; he sold sorbetes—the so-called “dirty ice cream”—perfect for a treat …

87 – On Southern Chicken In The North: Wee Nam Kee, Fairview Terraces

(EDIT: This place is already closed permanently; I passed by last June 6 and alas, the place was boarded up. Timestamp: 7 June 2017, 07:35 am.) Fairview Terraces, the newest mall at the northern Quezon City area, is just a 20 to 30 minute drive away from where I live. This new establishment by the …