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I've always wanted my waffle savory - tuna waffle is my ultimate favorite. Sometimes I like it with banana and peanut butter. But to top it with green tea or blueberry or the classic Bavarian filling which is my ultimate favorite when it came to donuts ? You're kidding me, right?  But then it's no joke. Because there's actually a food kiosk that offers exactly that. Wo-nut isn't exactly the newest pasalubong craze in town since it has been in the business for three years. But it's the first time that I've heard of it as it opens its newest branch at the SM City Taytay. people lining up for free waffle This happened last Saturday when a priest was also invited to bless the newly opened business and they've given away free donuts to the first 50 customers. I'm not sure if this is also new to you, but according to the company's executive vice president, Angelica Castillo, they already have several kiosk around Metro Manila, and most of them are lo...

If you are in search of a new place to hang out, brace yourself! Ruins Foos Park Project is now open to provide you with simply the best of everything you need for a relaxing weekend.  Ruins Food Park Project is a newly established food park in Metropolitan Makati - it used to be an old parking space converted into a place where you and your friends could make it your new "tambayan." The ambience gives you that feel good vibes, because of the fresh air, good music and, of course, food!  So what can you possibly expect when you come to this food park? Let me tell you what I had. 😄 1. Variety of Food. Since it is a food park, expect different kinds of food, from Vietnamese to American (burgers!), and even shawarma. There's food for dinner and also for light snacks, as well as stalls that serve alcoholic drinks.  [caption width="548" align="aligncenter"] Complimentary food from Pho Yoh. The fried spring rolls are called chagio, and the fresh o...

Legend of the Blue Sea's final episode was already aired a few days ago, yet my Facebook feed is still packed with stillshots of this legendary Kdrama. I am originally a Do Min Joon - Cheon Song Yi fan (Kim Soo Hyun is ❤), but then I figured the Heo Joon Jae - Shim Cheong Yi tandem is also quite adorable. Besides, I could no longer deny that Lee Min Ho is actually one, handsome oppa. :) So, after giving myself sometime to accept the fact that the Kdrama I've been looking forward to every weekend has finally ended, now I am ready to share with you guys some life lessons Legend of the Blue Sea taught us.  There's more to people's history. Heo Joon Jae is a con artist - we all know that. Diving deeper into the story would tell us why he became a con artist in the first place. Though he does something bad for a living (and it actually allowed him and his friends to live a luxurious life), his compassion towards other people, especially Cheong Yi was quite remarkable. Does ...

This is the second time I attended a Karl Castro and Ricky Lee event. The first one was back in May last year, as they talked about their works and collaborations in The Secret Life of Books , along with other people in the writing and self-publishing industry. There were a lot of great insights that I've heard from that, which all became valuable to me as I journeyed in my writing and self-publishing thingy (I still have a hard time calling it a career sometimes, tbh). So now, that the great Ricky Lee has launched yet another literary masterpiece, there was no way I am going to miss it. This is despite the short notice and my unfamiliarity with the venue.  Groufie with the author and illustrators Kung Alam N'yo Lang is intended for kids age 9 and above, though the cover says Mga Kwentong Pambata Para Sa Mga 'Di Na Bata . It consists of four short stories with illustrations done by Kenikenken , Diigii Daguna , Jether Amar ( Saving Sally ) and Ivan Reverente . It reminded ...

Die Beautiful is one of the MMFF 2016 entries that caught my interest because of the best actor award that Paolo Ballesteros acquired at the Tokyo International Film Festival. Besides his talent in the make-up transformation which he is now famous for, Paolo also proved to be a brilliant actor. Seeing this movie made me understand why he soooo deserves the title.  Die Beautiful is about Tricia Echevarria  and her struggles as a gay who aspires to be a beauty queen despite the constant losses in the pageants (he always sucked at Q&A) and an extremely homophobic father. I'd say the movie mirrored the big-time struggles of gay people, on how everyday is a constant fight against the judgmental society and the continuous justification of their place in the community. The choice of words in the script, and not to mention the superb acting of Paolo Ballesteros and Christian Bables (Barbs, I love you and I need a friend like you!) made the story real and relatable.  I lik...

First of all, I would like to salute all the graphic artists out there (especially my brother) for the great talent you share with mankind. I swear you make the world a little bit better.  So yesterday was MMFF 2016 movie marathon day, and so far, I've seen two. Saving Sally  is one of them - it was what I've been eyeing since the announcement of the official MMFF entries. The animation caught my interest and the fact that it took the filmmakers 10 years to finish it. The fact that I like Rhian Ramos also was a plus factor.  The story of Saving Sally   is just plain and simple - a friendship between a girl and a guy and the impossibility that they are really just friends because one is undoubtedly in love with the other. I've seen a lot of movies with the same storyline, but maybe the simplicity of it added to its appeal.  The cinematography is quite amazing. I mean, I have no idea how challenging, or easy a task it is to incorporate real-life people in animati...

They say there's no such thing as a frustrated writer. That as long as one writes, then one can be considered a writer. I wanted to believe this so bad, but then oftentimes it felt like the fulfilment of being a writer comes from the fact that someone actually takes the time to read what I write. This sense of fulfilment I started to enjoy when I published my very first book. How and when did I start writing? Let me tell you my story.  Yellow pads, scratch papers and magazine cutouts.  I spent my high school days way before the Wattpad era. Even so, my classmates and I were already fond of our own written stories. Fan fiction was the most popular among us - we'd write stories with Backstreet Boys, Hanson, The Moffatts and N'Sync as characters (well you could guess how old I am now, hahaha!). If you spent your teenage years in this era too, then you might be familiar with the cutouts of Bop magazine - you'd fill in the blanks with adjectives and nouns and right after, a ...