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The Delicious Affair of Food Blogging

Writing about food is not just a matter of going to a restaurant, clicking cameras, and digging right in. This I discovered when I decided to, ten years ago, form a food-tasting group of 5 named Team Tikim. I would contact hotels and ask if the team could do a taste test of the dishes […]

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The CityMall Movie Card: You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet!

Ay grabe the excitement over the screening of Marvel Studios’ Avengers Endgame! As in walang ending na excitement. Care ko lang sa kanila, but what I know is, matindi ang crush ko kay Captain America. Played by the tall, strapping, muy guapo Chris Evans, having Captain America as part of the Avengers was reason enough to […]

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“B” is for “Bali Life”

The fabled Balinese life is real as I discovered the moment I landed at the modern yet traditionally-embellished Ngurah Rai International Airport at Denpasar. Orchid blooms cascaded from their pots and the penjor, that towering half arch of gratitude created by installing a festively-decorated bamboo pole with an offering at its tip, is an art […]

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“B” is for “Balinese Cooking”

A cooking class is a memorable way to imbibe a local culture; this time, Balinese culture. One gets to the heart of a home by seeing exotic and familiar ingredients in all their raw glory. One gets to handle them, prepare them, cook them, and present them as they should be. And the best part […]

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“B” is for “Blanco Renaissance Museum”

If one is from the Philippines, or if one loves art, a trip to Ubud is not complete without a visit to The Blanco Renaissance Museum. Nestled at the Campuhan valley along Jalan Campuhan, the museum is the studio of Manila-born Catalan artist Don Antonio Blanco. Blanco is also known at the Dali of Bali […]

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“B” is for “Bamboo”

Asia is lucky to have bamboo as an endemic plant. In Bali, this fast-growing tropical grass is shown in all its sturdy, empirical glory in two, nay, three specific destinations in Bali that will make one understand why bamboo is the wood of the future. The Green Village By the Ayung River is Green Village, […]

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Floating Down the Hilabangan on the Balsa River Cruise

The Balsa River Cruise is another weekend activity Negrenses can do these days. The Balsa River Cruise takes guests on a one-hour-and-a-half boat trip on the clean, green Hilabangan River in the Municipality of Ilog. Ilog is 97 kilometers from the Capital City of Bacolod. On the way there, one passes through Bago, Pulupandan, Valladolid, […]

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Mmmmm….Mangan!

We Negrenses feel that we are kindred spirits with the Kapampangan. We love the good life, and we love good food, naturally. The richness of our lands enabled us to have access to fresh produce and organic meats, and the palates have been made more refined and sophisticated with travel. We may not be aware […]

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