Somewhere along a peaceful street in Marikina sits a rather charming and sophisticated establishment that offers delicious and flavorful dishes hailing from different parts of the world. Industriya Marikina Restaurant and Events Place is noteworthy because of its overall design, which embraces the look and feel of establishments in the 1940s. Fun fact: Industriya Marikina stands on what used to be a leather […]
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It was the fight that everyone wanted to see and nobody could shut up about: The pride and joy of the Philippines versus the pride and joy of Justin Bieber. After years of negotiations and patient waiting, a date was finally announced. May 2, 2015 was marked as the day when the so-called “Fight of the Century” would take place. […]
Read moreNot-so-fun fact: I used to be allergic to shrimp, crab, and other similar types of seafood. It reached a point where the mere scent of shrimp being cooked one room away would make me want to hurl. Now, I had nothing against the taste of shrimp or crab; as a matter of fact, I love my mother’s shrimp tempura recipe […]
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It’s no big secret that I’m a sucker for sweets. There’s a particularly weak spot in my weak spot for cookies. Chocolate chip cookies are the best remedy for any bad day, weight gain and diabetes be damned. That’s why I was thrilled to spend my afternoon with some college friends and the very accommodating (and dare I say, sweet) folks […]
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Looking for an awesome place in the Ortigas/Pasig area where geeks and pop culture fans – especially K-Pop fans – can enjoy delicious food, great coffee, and their fandoms in peace? Subspace Coffee House is the brainchild of Thor Balanon and Wilmer Lopez – a spin-off (in true comic book fashion!) of their home and furniture shop, Space Encounters. It’s funny, actually; people kept […]
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A little over a year ago, I was hooked on HeroClix. So hooked, in fact, that I wrote an article about it over at FlipGeeks (click here). At the time, I had a regular gig drawing comic strips for a…really rich client. Me being the conscientious and responsible young man I was, I promptly blew about half of my total […]
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