Thank you, Anthony Bourdain

This was taken last year somewhere in Old Phuket Town when I tasted my first Thai milk tea. It felt like a mini accomplishment; I just turned 27 plus a new place I’ve never been to, what a buzz! My group had little sleep prior to our MNL-BKK-HKT flight that time. So in this picture, […]

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Melbourne Early Autumn 2018 — Day 3

We decided to catch the new Avengers movie at the Crown. It was a breath of fresh air when the cinema didn’t show tacky anti-piracy ads like the ones back home. So the entire movie, me and my sister sat together and we were just losing it. Overall, it was a good movie BUT WHAT […]

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Melbourne Early Autumn 2018 — Day 2

Brunswick

10AM – After check-out, I was outside the 14°C streets of Flinders sitting on my luggage as I wait for my ride. Ahhh.. UBER, my old friend. If you’re a young professional who often works late and is located in cities riddled with crime, pretty sure I can speak for you. The absence of UBER […]

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Melbourne Early Autumn 2018 — Day 1

“Welcome to Melbourne” the immigration officer smiled as she returned my passport. I forced reciprocation of warmth as a form of courtesy. It’s just that my body clock is technically 2 hours behind plus I’m functioning with minimal sleep. I should also note, I can get really dumb post-flights.. I don’t know the science behind it […]

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Melbourne Early Autumn 2018 — Day 0

The outside heat penetrated NAIA and there’s no escaping it. It’s 30 minutes past 17:00. I sent a text to my mom, thanking her for driving me to the airport. I was supposed to take a Grab, but because of traffic, the anxiety of getting hold of a ride was imminent — I literally don’t […]

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Dream Destination: Ireland

I dream of going to Ireland. First stop would be Dublin, maybe stay a night or two. I’d like to indulge the sights of the city with pints of local beer through a pub’s window. And then I fade into the country side – all sobered up. Driving solo en route to see old castles like Kilkenny […]

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