Tag: San Francisco
Left-Handed Tools In a Right-Handed World
International Left-Handers Day is celebrated every August 13th, not that every left-handed person knows about our special day. We left-handers make up only 10-12% of the world’s population, so I’ve gotten used to living in a world made for right-handers. I’m a lefty when it comes to writing, using the chopsticks, and eating with a […]
An Ode to Cali’s Pink Box Doughnuts
Filipinos, whenever you travel to California, what tops your bucket list? While I love Disneyland, Universal Studios, and the outlet shops like every other Pinoy with a cut-out of someone’s foot in their wallet, there’s one thing I look forward to the most in NorCal and SoCal—the pink doughnut box. @replikate How do I love […]
Unearthing My ’80s-’90s Toys
While stuck in enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the Philippines, I finally did the major thing I said I’d do when I have the time—declutter my stuff. My board games, electronics, and toys from the ’80s and ’90s have been gathering dust on the second level of my closet and my mother’s bodega. Most are […]
Throwback: Palace of Fine Arts
There are travel albums in my hard drive that I enjoy revisiting—some for the memorable stories behind them, and others for the views or architecture. One place that fits the latter is San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, where my uncle took me last year. Located in the Marina District of San Francisco, the Palace […]
My Space: Nicole Mercado’s Sun Room
There’s a vibrant energy that Nicole Mercado emits. It was the last week of April and she had just returned to her hometown Vallejo after a series of European travels, while I had just taken a bus ride from Santa Monica to San Francisco. We thought it was fate that we planned to be at […]