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Your Local: Unexpectedly familiar
The website for Your Local says “A new take on familiar flavors.” I would like to agree. While a couple weeks ago was my first visit to the joint, the place felt recognizable, while being fresh. I had heard of Your Local before, you can’t help but, if you read food blogs and local websites like I do. And my confession of the day is, while I am a voracious eater, trooping to Makati isn’t really my cup of tea. I take great reviews of restaurants down south, and file them away for other times, when I know I’m meeting friends from the south, or for when I can drag…
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Today’s borrowed thought
I know I will sound boring with today’s thought, but sometimes, it really is the real, tiny things in life that are experiences. Finding the time to have a real conversation. Staying awake just because, when you’re used to sleeping at 8 pm. These are some of the experiences that stand out. Live the reality that not everything is something that sounds like it should be written on a movie script, because life usually is. Quiet. Well at least mine is. And right now, I am happy about that. Drama has no space in my life right now, so please, unless necessary, please leave it at the door. What experience…
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Duck and Buvette: Comfortingly good.
When a former colleague asked to take us to dinner for a celebration of a year well done, I had to look for a place in the Shangrila area. It couldn’t be too weird, as our colleague is notorious for being picky, and it couldn’t be too far because we only had a limited amount of time. I had settled with Duck and Buvette because the reviews were good, and not being very familiar with French food or any version of it, it was something we had to try. For something we all weren’t familiar with, the style of cooking at Duck and Buvette (or at least the dishes we…
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Patio Vera: Gorgeous area, menu hit and miss
I can’t take credit for finding Patio Vera, as it was the significant other that found it and made reservations the first time we went there. I was awed. The place was gorgeous. It’s set in an outdoor patio, with an all white room that’s airconditioned for those who want their dinner a bit brighter. Filled with vintage knick knacks, I was openmouthed the whole time I was waiting for our food to arrive, and how do you not, with this all around you: The menu is fairly simple, nice Filipino favorites with a sprinkling of other cuisine. It is divided in simple categories of soup, salad, and main ingredients…
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Too soon, Munchkin.
 Sasha Munchkin. We loved her the moment we saw her.    A name that took us a day to decide on. We got her January  31, 2015, picked up from an online seller. She was so tiny,   she came in a Zesto box, even if she was three months old. She was a sweet bunny. Shy at first, but calm. After an hour with her, she got comfortable enough to explore the house, and the first thing she checked was us, nudging her nose on our feet, our knees. This became a habit, after she got out of wherever she was, she would nudge us first then…
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Change yourself, change your world
I read somewhere that Steve Jobs said, “Things don’t have to change the world to be important.” I truly understand wanting to change the world, and weirdly, the person who said this has changed how the world sees a phone, but I can truly relate to what he said. I want to say, change yourself and change your world. It can be as small as changing how you eat breakfast, therefore making you cheerier for work in the mornings, creating more opportunities for friendships to form. The butterfly effect, where the smallest change can change the biggest things. Your tiny decision of sleeping in five minutes can change the world.…
