first 24 hours in manila
so our layover in manila was unexpected. we arrived in the international terminal and had to transfer to the domestic terminal 15 minutes away to catch our connector to el nido. we made it with plenty of time to spare…
weekly recap #11 – hong kong & manila
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how longa. a. hong kong (uncle’s apartment, aberdeen), manila for one night (hotel, pasay) q. favourite meal a. so i just got done writing about brickhouse below as my fav meal and…
my new toy and hopefully the end of my cell phone frustrations
well i’ve finally had it with my piece of sh!t of a camera phone and picked up a camera. thankfully i had frank here to talk me into t his one otherwise i likely would’ve never made up my mind…
quick daytrip to macau
out of our 5 days in hong kong we spent one of those rain filled days making the daytrip to macau. we met up with kenny, ethan, frank and karan and took an hour long hydrofoil ride over there. the…
glorious vancouver weather in hong kong
well our first 5 days in hk was pretty ugly overall. this was the forecast as we landed on sunday: aside from spending time with my uncle and cousin, we had plans to hike the dragon’s back but the weather…
weekly recap #10 – taipei & hong kong
*very late update due to nonexistent internet issues for us all week 🙁 q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. taipei for four nights (airbnb, da’an), ruifang for two nights (airbnb), taipei for one night (airbnb,…
first 24 hours in hong kong
jojo: what do i like? -the energy of the city; noticeable at anytime of the day in almost every part of town -the endless amount of food options; i’m leaving my meal options is the hands of a) frank –…
guangzhou night market, longshan temple and more
our second night market of the trip was guangzhou night market; very close to our airbnb at the taipei main station. we heard that this one was quite big and in the area of two more markets so we gave…
dumplings, dumplings, dumplings
ooooh the xiao long bao, asia’s best contribution to modern society along with female drivers. we prepped our stomachs in anticipation of plenty of dumpling adventures and we had our first run in with the infamous din tai fung juicy…
baot it, baot it
with my parents owning two ‘sandwich tree’ shops while growing up, i’ve ingested a good number of calories involving meat and bread. as for home cooking, my fav dish that my dad would make was braised pork belly in a…
