We all have that one place. The spot that doesn’t just feed you, but completely resets your mood after a week’s load. For me, that place is Manam. It’s officially taken the crown as my absolute favorite spot for Filipino food, and honestly, no other restaurant even comes close to giving me that exact same
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The morning carried that rare, quiet magic only a carefree Sunday can bring. I was wandering aimlessly through the historic heart of Cebu downtown, letting the rhythm of the streets guide me, when my steps slowed near the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño. There, amid the shifting shadows of the sidewalk and right beside the
Back then, newspaper boys were still a staple of the morning commute. I vividly remember the intoxicating rush of energy every Monday morning.
Yes, a book for kids. Reading a controversial book “for kids” with an open mind in this conservative Catholic society.
Most importantly, this journey taught me the ultimate truth about food: cooking is only ever truly tasteful if it is cooked from the heart and from experience.
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This is the typical question asked of us when we were kids, giving us the impression that we need to focus on only one job when we get older; and as expected, this is what happens to many of us.
To my mentors: Thank you for passing on the torch.
It hurts to watch the feathers that you gave
Be used to fly away and block the sun,
To know you broke yourself so they could save
The very lives that now leave you undone.
Stepping back onto a bustling set holding an actual script was an incredible rush. Knowing my voice would be live changed everything…
That is how I have come to view Christianity. There is a deeper spiritual anatomy to this faith that the ordinary mind rarely encounters….










