What to Watch: The Bear This is an excellent slice of life series that you should watch. It’s about a Michelin-starred chef who moved back home to Chicago to run his brother’s sandwich shop. Most of the scenes happen in restaurants and more specifically, the kitchen. It’s riveting in a subtle way and combined with [...] Read More

ICON Manila 2023: A Decade of Empowering Creativity Over the past three years, the creative community has come together virtually, but as the world opens up, ICON MANILA is thrilled to unite creatives and return to a face-to-face event. This 10th year promises to be a milestone celebration of creativity, inspiration, and connection. ICON Manila, [...] Read More

What to Listen to: A Slight Change of Plans This podcast is for those who are embarking in a journey of unexpected change in their lives and are seeking to understand how to navigate their new normal. Dr. Maya Shankar is not only very knowledgeable about the subject but is also a compassionate host having [...] Read More

What to Watch: Derry Girls We were hoping for this series to never end. It’s nostalgic, iconic and frankly one of the best we’ve seen in recent years. The main appeal for us is in the story of friendship of these high school kids who are growing up at a time of political turmoil. The [...] Read More

What to Watch: Trying Rafe Spall and Esther Smith are excellent as Jason and Nikki, a young couple lucky enough to have a supportive circle but struggling with the system in finding the kids that are meant to be their own. Trying is feel-good and very positive. There’s comedy in it but there’s also a [...] Read More

What to Listen to: My Favourite Take away If you want a podcast that’s fun and light-hearted then this one’s for you. Hosts Tom Craine and Cimran Shah interview people while enjoying their guests’ food take away picks. It’s another UK-centric show but there’s something universal about our take away/take-out/dapao experiences and in fact hearing [...] Read More

Around October of last year we visited our favorite bookstore chain, Books Kinokuniya. Since Japan wasn’t open for tourists then, we went to the one in Takashimaya in Singapore instead. It’s always a highlight of our trips to fill half of our luggage with newly bought books. We spent more than a day, meaning we [...] Read More

With the growing popularity of Formula One, more and more kids and adults are getting interested in feeding their need for speed. Karting is how most of the F1 drivers started and there are actually a few karting places around the metro and a bit more outside. One of the newest ones to open is [...] Read More

In the spirit of doing something to make the start of the year exciting, we took it upon ourselves to try out a new activity - hiking! Cities around Mt. Apo, the highest peak in the country, is blessed to have many hike trails and we decided to conquer one of them. The Angel’s View [...] Read More

Still on the subject of best Christmas desserts/gifts, we introduce to you our favorite mamon - Segovia’s. Whatever the occasion, we always have Segovia’s mamon. They have an array of other delicious offerings but the mamon is by far the one that’s on top of our list. They are also old school like Costa Brava [...] Read More