FOR the first time in many years, I wake up to the sound of an orchestra playing. A thousand crickets are making beautiful rhythmic music at 5:30 in the morning. In my spacious, tastefully-appointed, purple-themed casita, I lay quietly for a while before throwing off the purple wool blanket to thrust my feet into the […]
Health-conscious people can now breathe a sigh of re-leaf. A new restaurant in this restaurant-rich city caters to a growing segment of individuals with weird habits that include 1) walking many yards to look for the “right” restaurant, 2) picking at their food to make sure that there is no meat hidden there, 3) asking […]
My first visit to Balay Bato had a rocky start. No sooner had I put a foot on a rock and told Rusty Binas, the owner, that one needs to be a mountaineer (to climb up and down his stairs) when I slipped and would have had a nasty fall had I not held onto […]
One day, in October last year, Carol Khia decided to take care of some rescued dogs that her friend Teresa Japsay kept in her residence. These dogs were then under the care of an animal rescue organization but since the organization’s resources were meager, Ms. Japsay had to make do with what she had. Ms. […]
