Corniche… Where the Service is as Excellent as its Food

This is my "nth time" of visiting Corniche located at Diamond Hotel along Roxas Boulevard in Manila, Philippines. You may have probably read my previous article about this awesome fine dining restaurant which never fails to make my day great with their excellent service. When I say "excellent service", it means that you don't have to...

The smiles that may launch a thousand ship…

The Philippines is also known as being one of the "smiling" country in the world. It is not unusual for the Filipinos to smile their best when entertaining their guests and visitors, be it local or foreign.  The ladies at a popular Chinese restaurant in Quezon City, the "Lucky Rainbow Seafood Restaurant" located at the...

The PWU-JASMS Rondalla

The rondalla is an ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick and generally known as plectrum instruments. It originated in Medieval Spain, especially in Catalonia, Aragon, Murcia, and Valencia. The tradition was later taken to Spanish America and elsewhere. The word rondalla is from the Spanish ronda, meaning "serenade. The rondalla was...

The Philippines… Home of Excellent Service with A Smile

Corniche is a buffet restaurant located at Diamond Hotel, a 5-star hotel, along Roxas Boulevard in Manila, Philippines.  Its selection of diversified food is composed of Asian, Western, and Japanese cuisines, including a salad and dessert station. Aside from the delicious food it offers to hotel guests and walk-in customers, Corniche is one of those...

Isaw-isaw (Grilled Chicken Intestines)

This popular street food in the Philippine is what we call the "Isaw-isaw" or plainly, a grilled chicken intestine for the un-oriented. You see, nothing is wasted in our country. We eat everything in a chicken... its head, its organs, its blood, and even its feet. And believe it or not, we call the chicken...

Nuong bata pa ako…!

I sometimes miss these days... ... Nuong sumasabit ako sa dyip habang may sumisigaw ng "... Valiches, Novaliches"! ... Nuong umaangkas ako sa traysikel na kakalog-kalog dahil sa lubak na daan! ... Nuong sumusundot ako ng pisbol sa kalyeng mausok at maalikabok at isasawsaw sa sukang punong-puno ng naiwang pisbol na lumulutang pa! ... Nuong...

Is there a traffic sign?

I'll let the picture speak for itself...

The Walking Grocery Store

​Believe it or not... This guy is practically a walking "sari-sari store" (... sort of a mini-grocery store on the go)! And he is doing the selling right along a major road artery in the Metro called EDSA! No worries... with our traffic situation at about 5kph or less during rush hours, these ambulant vendors...

Philippines: The Ortigas Flyover on a Cloudy Day

I am really lagging behind in checking out the amazing blogs of those that I am following. My busy schedule will soon be over and I will again have some sweet time reading the wonderful blogs of my friends in the virtual blogworld. Missing you all...! And just to have the blogworld know that I'm...