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Strawberry Beancurd Pudding: a famous specialty in Baguio City, Philippines

(Filipino: Ta-ho)

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Wanna know where the best TapSiLog (Tapa, Sinangag, Itlog) is? It’s in a diner called Rodic’s inside the University of the Philippines Diliman campus, though you can find them all over the metro since they’ve been branching out a few years ago. 

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La La Lament

 *spoiler alert*

I just watched the much-acclaimed La La Land and one thing is for sure: I am undoubtedly regretful as to why I watched it at 2 am. 

As the credits rolled, I was in the middle of bawling my eyes out. It was a sad ending, yes, but I think not everyone can get it. Not everyone has a backstory of giving up someone to pursue their dreams. And to be honest, I am not even part of that “everyone”. So why was I crying like a baby? Because I have been at that edge of the cliff before, but not close enough for my legs to be shaking.

I broke up with Marco because I was so sure that he has no plans in life. That he was just wasting his youth and money away. That he will forever be dependent on his mother. That he will just be nobody. After six years of being together, I threw all that away because I was so full of myself: that I am going to be a doctor and I don’t want to just settle with someone who can’t even spell “tomorrow” correctly. 

But I know since the very start of our relationship that someday he will be successful. He will own a restaurant and everyone will applaud his exquisite dishes. So what changed? I don’t know. Maybe I got too proud? Maybe he became too lenient that he took time before doing something? Maybe he got comfortable with the idea that I will forever be at his side encouraging him? I honestly don’t know.

After watching the movie, the ending got me thinking that what if ten years from now, I will see him smiling ear to ear as he’s holding his wife’s hand and his daughter on the other as they enter their restaurant that they successfully built from scratch. Should I feel the same remorse as Ryan Gosling’s character in the movie? Should I wish to turn everything back in time and make a do-over? I wish there’s a button in life where you can just press forward and be done with it.

I didn’t want to get stuck, so I took the easy way out. I chickened and ran away from an impending doom. Did I just say doom? Goes to show how I didn’t trust his capabilities and I didn’t really believed in him. I am such a horrible person. And here I am writing how I regret letting him go when in the first place, I was the one who kept on pushing him away right from the start.

Yet, deep inside me, I know I made the right choice. I know that if I stayed long enough, either one of us are gonna fail on what we are supposed to become. Maybe, us not being together is what should suppose to happen for our fate to be unfolded in front of us. Because I think sometimes, people are gonna come into your lives just to brew a monumental act but will not stay long enough for them to witness your great finale.

And I should be okay with that; I should be okay that I was just another act on his play. I was just an extra; just someone who’d spice his life a little. And that when the time comes, when the lead actress would enter, I would silently retreat backstage and let them have the spotlight that they rightfully deserve.

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I think there’s a grass growing on my food! Lol. This is a Shawarma deconstructed at the Ketchup Community in Baguio City, Philippines.

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Siargao Island’s favorite bowl of superb healthy snack: Super Bowl at Shaka. 

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A happy mess. Food is more enjoyable when you are with the right company.

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Micky’s Cafe in Cebu offers a selection of Japanese cakes and coffee. This one is their bestseller: Japanese Mango Cheesecake. 

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Dean and Deluca’s ‘d bomb dessert! Organic Banana Ice Cream Sundae

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Japanese will always be a good idea.