When I went to Hyderabad, India for an official trip in 2017, I had the chance to join some members off the Philippine delegation to visit some places in Hyderabad after a full day of meeting. One of the places we went to is Charminar. It has this unfinished but charming castle, and vendors all…
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The Palate Remembers
I had wanted to write this piece April, when the Filipino Food Month is celebrated. But due to the busy schedule, I only went as far as writing the title. So now, while I have time, and while I just finished an evening meeting and my mind is still very active and sleep is still…
09 Feb. 2026 Thoughts
This morning, after I cracked a native chicken’s egg in a mug of newly-boiled water, then added milk and sugar, I suddenly thought of my lolo. My lolo was a regular milk drinker, and his favorite brand was Nido. He also sometimes added a fresh egg to the milk, which gave the drink a creamier,…
Post-birthday Musing
I recently had my birthday and I wanted to post something on the day itself to mark it. But I was busy–I went to work, had lunch and snacks celebration with officemates, etc. and got home around 9p.m., fell asleep due to tiredness, and woke up before 11pm to eat the sotanghon that my mom…
Christmas 2024
It’s 3:55am and sleep is elusive. This is not too good for my plan to attend the 8AM Christmas mass. But let’s see. It is still raining, has been raining for over 12 hours now–a lazy, continuous rain that started in the early afternoon as the delivery man bringing some boxes of muffins that I…
Beyond Routes 