This is it — my long awaited first anniversary promo! As the song goes, these are a few of my favorite things… and I’ll be giving them away to my dear readers! But before I share the contest mechanics, let me tell you a bit more about my favorite things… in no particular order since…
NBS and Philstar’s My Favorite Book Year 9
Today is a memorable Valentine’s Day to say the least, not because of anything romantic but because I won in Philippine Star and National Book Store’s My Favorite Book contest for the third time. First time was in 2006, second time was in 2008, and now I’m back again in the year 2010. I submitted…
Cheap Chinese eats at Le Ching Tea House
Le Ching Tea House is a popular haunt among Graceans like me. Eating at Le Ching Tea House brings back fond memories of escaping from school, sometimes cutting classes, and going out for lunch. We were not allowed to go out of the school vicinity for lunch, hence the escaping part. These days, when my…
A Macanese breakfast at Macau Restaurant
During our brief stay in Macau over the 2009 Christmas holidays, there was one restaurant which became an instant favorite. It’s Macau Restaurant, located right across Hotel Sintra along Avenida de Joao IV in Macau. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the full address and telephone numbers of Macau Restaurant since it was very hard to communicate…
Authentic Chinese hand-pulled noodles at Lan Zhou La Mien
I give full credit to my father-in-law for this delicious discovery. See, he loves going around Binondo during his spare time. Lan Zhou La Mien is a small, no, tiny Chinese eatery on Benavidez St. which specializes in authentic hand-pulled noodles. Their #1 bestseller is the Beef La Mien (P90, pictured above), which was what…