Today is Day 15 of Luzon’s Enhanced Community Quarantine. Two weeks ago, I was in the middle of a therapy session when it was suddenly announced that the initial lockdown of Metro Manila would expand to the rest of Luzon. “Effective immediately.” It felt surreal that an apocalypse-like pandemic is actually happening. Then reality came…
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Quiero hablar un nuevo idioma
One of the achievements I look forward to this year is learning and speaking a new language. It has always been in my bucket list and it is about time to finally tick it off. I chose a language that is close to home-Spanish. Philippines has been colonized by Spain for 300+ years and some…
Captivatin Kitchen: DIY Samgyeopsal
I don’t know how but September has become “Samgyup” month for me! My craving for samgyeopsal got me doing pilgrimage to the newly-opened Romantic Baboy and spontaneously making my home-made samgyeopsal. Below is the recipe for my DIY Samgyeopsal: Buy Korean-style pork belly meat from a Korean grocery store. This is the three-layered meat packed…
Why I Write
I am starting 2019 by doing my first entry of the year! Just a little history, I kept a diary since grade school. I began writing formally in high school for the school’s newspaper which I eventually became the editor-in-chief during my senior year. All through college, I maintained a private blog but my entries…