Archive for October, 2011
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Et Tu, Fluffy?
Did you ever fall for the healing sports band craze? Two birthdays ago, my mother gave me a Phiten Rakuwa sports necklace, which is made of micro titan balls that supposedly help reduce fatigue and stress. A number of local …
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Hawker in Makati
Patterned after Singapore’s Hawker Centers (their version of food courts), 101 Hawker Food House opened its doors to the Makati crowd last year. This hole-in-wall spot serves an affordable fusion of Singaporean, Thai, Chinese, Malay, and Filipino dishes. What a …
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Kitsch of the Week: Sungka
I was cleaning up my pad when I found this souvenir I purchased from a Dagupan trip in 2008—a sungka (pronounced as soong-kah) set. Still wrapped in plastic with its P130 price tag, my oblong-shaped Filipino board game was gathering …
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Clark’s Contribution to the Chicken Wings Craze
Metro Manila loves trends. The crazes here spread like wildfire, thanks to mass consumerism and lax copyright laws. Years ago, it was the sago and flavored shake fad, which sort of died a natural death (Do people still drink Zagu?). …
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The Road to Blisstification
There comes a point in your life when the workaday world takes its toll on your mind, body and spirit, and you start turning to random de-stressing methods—from sports to religion and even new age practices.
I badly wanted to …
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Singapore Food Trip
My diet went out the door as soon as I stepped into my first Food Republic. With only six days to spend in Singapore, I wanted to savor as many Asian dishes as I could—from markets, food courts, hawkers, and …
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Penniless Tour: Ann Siang Hill
There’s a place in Singapore where you can get away from the busy cosmopolitan streets. For shutterbugs such as myself, Ann Siang Hill stands out with its bohemian, chill vibe—a great escape from all things mainstream and loud.
Back in …
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Chicken Rice: Because Anthony Bourdain Said So
There’s that saying: You’ve never been to Singapore unless you’ve tried the chicken rice. My Singapore-based Filipino friend Chris told me that you’ll find chicken rice everywhere, from hawker food centers to regular restaurants along the street, giving me the …
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Kitsch of the Week: Kikki Stickers
This Swedish home and office stationary store was founded by entrepreneur Kristina “Kikki” Karlsson almost a decade ago, but I first laid my eyes on a Kikki.K store in Singapore just last month. Where have you been all my life?…