tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62710569555170010572024-03-14T05:21:59.642+08:00MustachioventuresMustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.comBlogger829125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-69501053819751039932023-09-22T18:12:00.002+08:002023-09-24T07:40:53.760+08:00GPSmyCity Premium Membership Giveaway<p>Now that the pandemic has ended, travel has come back in full swing! Woohoo! To celebrate, <a href="http://www.gpsmycity.com/" target="_blank">GPSmyCity</a> is giving away 10 premium yearly memberships! Each membership will allow the member to use the GPSmyCity app on up to two devices for a whole calendar year.</p><p>So. What is GPSmyCity? GPSmyCity is an app containing a ton of travel articles and self-guided walking tours written by travelers like you and me. Best of all, it comes with an offline map and GPS routing capability. Searching for things to do, places to see, and food to try has never been so easy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="1557" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFO4ABC6_3068zKx_Jt9v4NFC_YgoIzDK1Gx-SZL_wLeiBKY6Hed_wBt6B5NX0gw7vHDK1BrFSeK1495In_ISnx9zilupnbcqNIoNYQzw5cdesfTzpk8ttvKA4o2s-J8YUdgmZ6BHqgDJboC1vNUpV6clVTxO77_b1uNDic73OnriJna-eDFNzkN30Z4/w640-h374/Untitled%20design.jpg" width="640" /></div></div><p>To claim the free one-year premium membership, all you have to do is:</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li> Download and install the <a href="http://www.gpsmycity.com/" target="_blank">GPSmyCity</a> app.</li><li> Open the app, and select <i>Account</i> to register.</li><li> Go to <i>More</i>, then select <i>Feedback</i> and send an email to GPSmyCity with the claim code <b>25840922</b>.</li></ol><div>Go on and give GPSmyCity app a try!</div><p></p>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-78885297357017858372023-04-14T10:00:00.162+08:002023-05-21T15:08:18.856+08:00Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport<p>For our almost 19-hour layover in Taoyuan, we opted to stay near the airport since our flight the next day leaves at 755AM. We had two choices: stay at a capsule hotel in Taoyuan International Airport or at Novotel Taipei Taoyuan just two stops on the MRT from Terminal 1 of Taoyuan International Airport. If I were on a solo trip, I would opt for the capsule hotel in the airport, but since I was with my father and my sister's family, capsule hotels were a no-go.</p><p><a href="https://all.accor.com/hotel/6701/index.en.shtml" target="_blank"><b>Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport</b></a><br />No. 1-1 Hangzhan South Rd., Dayuan District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan<br /><br /><b>Location. </b>Novotel Taipei Taoyuan International Airport is right outside Airport Hotel Station, which is two MRT stops from Terminal 1 of Taoyuan International Airport. If you're on a layover and want to go shopping, but the time is too short to be going to Taipei City, the good news is the hotel is just a 13-minute MRT ride to Taoyuan HSR Station where Gloria Outlets is. (Gloria Outlets is an outlet mall with a foodcourt. Bonus: the foodcourt has Hawker Chan, a Michelin-starred hawker stall in Singapore.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SKBHAN3klDseNk9Sp1tUgdXOFJ-pWml6eQDPfJ-Tupn2GXUFoZ1PGbFHzUOQLuDOeL7i-5aW_89oVW9VKeeAgG09bDE-qS6fRGCMgJufjdqtDl1nX52M03uPESaiP2hdpDe_bO6SAzVInLcTT_yLzQVx-RSstuUqiHKA4whBphXvQW9geW1417gg/w640-h480/IMG20230412180208.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Hawker Chan at the foodcourt of Gloria Outlets</i></div><p><b>Free Airport Shuttle.</b> The hotel offers free shuttle transfers to/from the airport. Since our flight was very early the next morning, the receptionist booked us seats on the shuttle. (The receptionist also speaks very good English.)</p><p><b>Room. </b>My father and I stayed in a 28 sq. m. room with a king size bed and a single bed. The room also had a TV, desk and chair, refrigerator, air conditioning unit, electric kettle, cups, coffee, tea, and bottles of water. There were power outlets near the bed, and also near the TV. Weighing scale, slippers, and hangers were also provided.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiTWXyM29jLaJg4BnWQjsELCb_wSnnNGKL0YozPFQL08iKmIPS5VS74F4s9nJ5ceGTaKmkDKj_r8o8f7LgepVr8bbzBZwNUutWYg2SMM4MIlOSv6t7gtE-nLcrlUkoh7Njbr5BCdcMK_zL6WMq-3pY6lhMh37ba4wlQAVJJ0zZzXKTeEX_iuVuKJ_L/w640-h480/IMG20230412151806.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Our room</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83rFrlE623hmSKNnshP8NmTK12lbiXOYNNuJgPmgCTD1FTYfgL9ue1pbMf6PeD9cEPAdIWcKo4MMF376arccNj02-U45AhtNV2PY7a7txr1XYjWDZaHpanY7HMBEKxM-FsBq1kPBFzeVz4ORrIA1klmHY4X20FHYgbeNj8777jhaTAjYtjr0HzqHX/w640-h480/Novotel2.jpeg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Photo from booking.com</i></div><p><b>Toilet and Shower.</b> The ensuite toilet and shower was huge, and complete with hair dryer, towels, and toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, comb, razor). The only awkward thing was that the wall between the shower and the bedroom was of opaque glass.</p><p><b>Price.</b> At 4827 NTD and no free breakfast (though they did have free coffee, tea, and bread at the lobby as early as 5AM), it was way too expensive.</p>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-61658690953672403122023-04-08T10:00:00.133+08:002023-05-21T15:05:05.305+08:00Kansai Airport to Osaka City (Tennoji, Osaka, or Shin-Osaka Station)<p>There are two railway companies that serve Kansai Airport: Nankai and Japan Railways (JR). On my 2016 trip, I took the <a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2017/07/kansai-2016-arrival.html" target="_blank">Nankai Airport Express to Osaka City's Shin-Imamiya Station</a>. But on my recent trip, since I was staying near Tennoji Station, I took the JR Kansai Airport Express "Haruka" train.</p><p>But before doing so, I queued up at the JR West Ticket Office. Although I already had an ICOCA (IC card) and could just add money to it at the machine, tap in at the station gate, and be on my way, it was still worth my time to queue and buy a JR Kansai Airport Express Haruka ticket at the Ticket Office. Why? JR West had a ticket deal wherein if you have an ICOCA, you only pay 1200 JPY for a reserved seat ticket to Tennoji Station instead of 2170 JPY (a non-reserved seat ticket would cost 1840 JPY). The journey takes 33 minutes. Other than Tennoji Station, the Haruka also stops at Osaka Station, and Shin-Osaka Station (the discounted Haruka ticket price is 1600 JPY for either of these two destinations).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="3202" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3g7tJ_ZGx32jrZ_LtM6KK45KLHnhKluSnNsyLMeoRq66Sw_Z_FreMAtcxD0RJ_FiinHZpLWARBjAdBfNwEselWJBQ5muAwoqXJtMTzA5pI3kEWz_Naos8sSwA7I688RSxHUaWaHkSBRNjtkHbvw7D0zQ7mj1s1BdgXBWb8U1jAuCcSaPWAE_tLG_F/w640-h280/IMG20230510141835.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>My ICOCA (left) which I have had since 2016,</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>and my father's ICOCA (right) which we bought on this trip.</i></div><p>If you don't have an ICOCA, you can still buy the <a href="https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/icoca-haruka/#kansai-airport" target="_blank">ICOCA + Haruka ticket</a> at the JR West Ticket Office. The ICOCA would cost 2000 JPY, which already includes 1500 JPY worth of credits. The ICOCA can be used for public transportation (trains, subways, buses, trams), lockers, vending machines, and convenience stores.</p><p>Although the <a href="https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/ticket/icoca-haruka/#kansai-airport" target="_blank">website</a> states that you could buy discounted Haruka tickets at other stations, I found it was not so. On our last day in Japan, we were going to buy our discounted Haruka ticket (Kyoto to Kansai Airport Station) at Kyoto Station, but the station staff said it was only for sale at Kansai Airport Station. It was such a bummer to pay 2730 JPY when I knew I could have paid only 1800 JPY had I known it was only for sale at Kansai Airport Station. Argh. So, if you have reached this far, I have one valuable tip for you: make sure to also buy your return ticket at Kansai Airport Station!</p>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-50582313604466640082023-04-06T10:00:00.011+08:002023-05-10T10:36:02.188+08:00One Night Stand in Taipei<p> Click bait! The correct title is "One Night Sleep in Taipei". Here's where we stayed for a night in Taipei (April 2023):</p><p><a href="https://www.neijianghotel.com/" target="_blank"><b>Neijiang Hotel</b></a><br />No. 112 South Xining Road,<br />Wanhua District, Taipei<br /></p><p>Why did we choose Neijiang Hotel? Location, location, location! One, it is near <a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2019/03/taipei-foodtrip.html" target="_blank">Mala Hotpot</a> (our only reason for staying a night in Taipei), and two, because it is just a 6-minute taxi ride (about 135 NTD) or 20-minute walk from Taipei Main Station, which is the last stop of the Taoyuan Airport MRT. Plus, it is in Ximending, where there are many places to shop and eat. Neijiang Hotel is very near <a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2014/11/taipei-art-creative-park.html" target="_blank">The Red House</a> (a red brick building where locals sell their crafts), <a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2019/03/taipei-foodtrip.html" target="_blank">Wangji Fucheng Zongzi</a> (where, in 2019, my friend and I ate <i>zongzi</i>, a dumpling made of rice and fillings), and it is just across Ximen Noodle (which looked like a popular place for locals!).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFj96PzJ_35tF-K9KtLxu7SbYk8OwSn_gD77OK1mpEIpFQCd7Pow5-7R4SJZFy6f_GnLGVHPCJRNLK-llFo-4psQVWjeDMCPa6d76xHJDONa-Kwo8_56l3NWyuW8ZfrtNzsgf7Z1s9vp_PAHZlgdEg0Q30W3HX3xf0gn5os6u-t7sO6jktOfj0abkl/w640-h480/IMG20230405075507.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We had breakfast at Ximen Noodle, just across Neijiang Hotel.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>We had noodle soup (90 NTD), and pork rice bowl (100 NTD).</i></div><p>Check-in at Neijiang Hotel went smoothly, and it helped that the receptionist could speak English. We booked a double room (1580 NTD). The room was clean. It had a refrigerator, electric kettle, two cups, a TV, and slippers. It also had free two bottles of water, instant coffee, and tea. The ensuite toilet and bath had a bath tub. Towels, hair dryer, and necessary toiletries (soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, comb, razor, etc) were also provided. The hotel had WiFi and a small elevator.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5S2HlbJ0sfdv2uc6GqOQDCUYVtTEKxbeoYIN3PtOmG60qwmU2fOfodE0BvdnqtCokf8iZJDnwCQIC3FgU0QfmgqCZ-5MyiSVmwI1Gp8SSvo0PTkD8oBtMiBBbkmP6QV2YkxjPnvBofS-eqx73ncWm6SRpXlvrgVQLJf5-yc4vD0acG_ktYm5kltM/w640-h426/NeijiangHotel1.jpeg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Photo from booking.com</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="511" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOKif6q6Hrubgq5wuraAAfmeo3VCNdMfoUqLWfXi7C1bYrO9CJp6XluE3ZcBtbptieaW5s3dkdJObGuGkj8Fy1QnE3caGlhxm_WVVn9FWbBIkLlRd0ccq7EZ4vaRdN41RPvimqi0o5GZC0RKPzSKB-kzQMop9EZ0KuIi1fctaFMtPMlrqIYqXnNKqj/w426-h640/NeijiangHotel2.jpeg" width="426" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Photo from booking.com</i></div><p>My only complaint was that the hallway near our room (on the second floor) smelled like cigarettes though smoking was strictly prohibited in the hotel.</p>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-56101660169089984112022-10-30T10:00:00.007+08:002022-10-30T16:08:00.012+08:00Dumaguete Accommodations: Lufian Dormitel and Check Inn Dumaguete<p>Here are two places my friends and I stayed at during our recent trip to Dumaguete City in Negros Oriental:</p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LufianDormitelDumaguete" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lufian Dormitel</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nesia Building, San Jose Extension,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Brgy. Taclobo, Dumaguete City</div><div style="text-align: center;">(035) 523 3135 / 0922 825 5469</div><p></p><p><b><i>Pros:</i></b><br /></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Rooms at Lufian Dormitel are spacious. We were three in the group, and the room was good for up to 5 persons (Php 1400). They have rooms good for up to 6 persons for Php 1800.</li><li>Rooms are clean, air-conditioned, has a TV, a big cabinet, and table and chair. The room we stayed in had a queen sized bed and two single beds. Since we were only three, they only set up one single bed, which freed up the space.</li><li>Room has an ensuite bathroom, and a shower with heater.</li><li>Towels and soap are provided.</li><li>Water dispenser is available at the reception.</li><li>We were allowed to check in early. And since no one was checking in after us, we were allowed to leave our bags in the room hours after check out.</li></ul><div><i><b>Cons:</b></i></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Lufian Dormitel is about a kilometer from the city center. If you want to be close to restaurants and the Dumaguete Boulevard, then this is considered far.</li><li>The building is not solely a dormitel. On the second floor, where our room was, it had a law office and a conference room. Luckily, when we stayed, the law office was closed and no one was renting the conference room.</li><li>The layout of the bathroom is not ideal: the shower is right next to the toilet, without any division, and the drain is near the sink. After taking a shower, the toilet and floor was all wet.</li></ul></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6SxU9j0oExXEvZnjT0mjiNCedyY_hUPnbATXw8vWtw-V4GlNhmnUmvIe1WZO2Z7oTdfNxYLYy14R3oW_CQzWcscr5ZKf4pmri7eUt9fXzXu5WpAFGRD9mbVEzCz7csE1tTUQO-E2VArPVdjyyGVG8j_h8bZhROjyurxl9pud_oi2T12ZF-_EeU3r/s2016/lufian2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6SxU9j0oExXEvZnjT0mjiNCedyY_hUPnbATXw8vWtw-V4GlNhmnUmvIe1WZO2Z7oTdfNxYLYy14R3oW_CQzWcscr5ZKf4pmri7eUt9fXzXu5WpAFGRD9mbVEzCz7csE1tTUQO-E2VArPVdjyyGVG8j_h8bZhROjyurxl9pud_oi2T12ZF-_EeU3r/w640-h480/lufian2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I forgot to take photos. This photo is from Lufian Dormitel's facebook page. This is the room we stayed in, but during our stay, the interiors had changed: it did not have a wall fan, the cabinet is bigger, there is a table and chair near the door of the bathroom, a TV on the corner across the bathroom door, and the beds were one queen bed and two single beds.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9QwN6TDqdzRkpBhjH-ktC6OKHbpBi4GpsgPeI0LaLjrejzxRElAlqtknYWc0UMwxh0Uft7gmIDrt1Se9llSSd9GlyKu9gLTwpuW6hAyuUYy5Z8ciYsM9gVpx-hUIJtTyWWVV4bYgMyx3DzYvZZ0orA5YGbzOLzoNZMuUHX0InZO1s8WJpDsHln2U/s2016/lufian1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_9QwN6TDqdzRkpBhjH-ktC6OKHbpBi4GpsgPeI0LaLjrejzxRElAlqtknYWc0UMwxh0Uft7gmIDrt1Se9llSSd9GlyKu9gLTwpuW6hAyuUYy5Z8ciYsM9gVpx-hUIJtTyWWVV4bYgMyx3DzYvZZ0orA5YGbzOLzoNZMuUHX0InZO1s8WJpDsHln2U/w640-h480/lufian1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>I forgot to take photos. This photo is from Lufian Dormitel's facebook page.</i></div><div><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.checkinn.com.ph/checkinndumaguete.php" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Check Inn Dumaguete</span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">POS Marketing Bldg.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Dr. V. Locsin St., Dumaguete City</div><div style="text-align: center;">(035) 422 9000 / 0928 613 2595</div><p></p><p><i><b>Pros:</b></i></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Check Inn Dumaguete is located at the city center. Restaurants like <a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2016/04/dumaguete-hotel-nicanor-food-trip.html" target="_blank">CB City Burger and Sans Rival</a>, and the Dumaguete Boulevard are just a steps away.</li><li>The room for three persons (Business Suite, Php 1680) is spacious. It is clean, air-conditioned, has a TV, a big cabinet, refrigerator, and table and chair. The curtains are thick; if you like sleeping in, this will keep the room dark.</li><li>Rooms have an ensuite bathroom, and a shower with heater.</li><li>Towels, and a box containing soap, shampoo, toothbrush, and toothpaste are provided.</li><li>Keycard doors.</li></ul><p></p><p><i><b>Cons:</b></i><br /></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>No free drinking water. The two 500ml bottles of water in the room are for sale (Php 20 each).</li><li>We were informed that the room included free breakfast. What they did not mention was that it was only one breakfast (choice of luncheon meat or hotdog with rice and scrambled egg, and a cup of instant coffee)! You're paying for a room for three, but the free breakfast is only for one person?!</li><li>Check Inn is old and the bathroom was not well maintained—scaling was evident on the sink and the shower enclosure.</li><li>Very strict with check out. Guests must check out at 12 noon. They will charge 150/hour for the excess time.</li><li>Our room was on the 4th floor. There is a conference room on this floor. The conference room is near the elevator/stairs. It can become noisy in this area.</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCii68IJP7j-7zBEvuGbNcom4dymAHTNLne6Phgn_ecY1OPf1bI1iAfHJdpYIFcXfNwHI8hLDaMChYSytX2wynshKCHCTMp8ul669y_IQ1a1L3eCPlQwlOPgffgyqX9-mJ2VUHvQgAeHmUuJj8cvVbhUwpz_g4DPRBSvptDPdWH_EFXkrJSPCiT0Ke/s1280/CheckInn1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCii68IJP7j-7zBEvuGbNcom4dymAHTNLne6Phgn_ecY1OPf1bI1iAfHJdpYIFcXfNwHI8hLDaMChYSytX2wynshKCHCTMp8ul669y_IQ1a1L3eCPlQwlOPgffgyqX9-mJ2VUHvQgAeHmUuJj8cvVbhUwpz_g4DPRBSvptDPdWH_EFXkrJSPCiT0Ke/w640-h426/CheckInn1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><i>I forgot to take photos. This photo is from booking.com.</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ELuZJLJiNt54-CjANODQyweRJreObEXSYKXUtQaraJNA8y1UJEl9XM2MOtL_SLSLZ-Gl0UyDWdbzQ30ueTypshmmjkLmsTC8Prdd9RU6JB_0_EGwjmodK2VApR4WXEcNNvE6HbRvBUNsqUwfQAxrSl4kH0Z2KU98NXFwnNKzHjyTGbkF5_mAFCZh/s1024/CheckInn2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ELuZJLJiNt54-CjANODQyweRJreObEXSYKXUtQaraJNA8y1UJEl9XM2MOtL_SLSLZ-Gl0UyDWdbzQ30ueTypshmmjkLmsTC8Prdd9RU6JB_0_EGwjmodK2VApR4WXEcNNvE6HbRvBUNsqUwfQAxrSl4kH0Z2KU98NXFwnNKzHjyTGbkF5_mAFCZh/w640-h426/CheckInn2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><i>I forgot to take photos. This photo is from booking.com.</i></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">A map to help you find your way:</p>
<iframe height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1Or3k-69To3Hl0zFmIfYHEOgA1b_PVfs&ehbc=2E312F" width="640"></iframe>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-53175757328918502472022-10-17T10:00:00.467+08:002022-11-19T13:15:40.237+08:00Glamping at 150 Peakway<p>
Ah, how social media provides free advertising. Yes, this is the reason why I
decided to go to 150 Peakway in Mantalongon, Dalaguete. Because of one
glamping photo my friend posted on his facebook page. Glamping in 150 Peakway
seemed like a nice idea for a weekend getaway.
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I booked a glamping tent through <a href="https://www.facebook.com/150Peakway" target="_blank">150 Peakway Mountain Resort's facebook page</a> (can also book through their Instagram page or through airbnb).
Booking was smooth: whoever was answering messages in their facebook page
was very prompt in addressing queries.
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150 Peakway Mountain Resort has three air-conditioned glamping tents (4 pax,
Php 6,000), three domes (4 pax, Php 10,000), a suite (4 pax, Php 7,000), and
a villa (8 pax, Php 15,000). All of these, except the glamping tents, have
their own toilet and shower. The toilets and shower rooms for the glamping
tents are shared: two toilets, two sinks, and two shower rooms (has a hot
shower, dispensers for shampoo and liquid bath soap, and a changing area)
for each gender. In spite of it being shared, the toilets and shower rooms
were very clean!
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<i>Expectation (photo grabbed from airbnb)</i>
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<i>Reality. <span style="text-align: left;">Unlike the picture in their airbnb listing, our glamping tent did not
have tables and chairs.</span></i>
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<i><span style="text-align: left;">Which was fine—more space for our mess!</span></i>
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Each tent and dome has its own deck, with a dining table and chairs, a lounge
area with fire pit, and a foot washing area before entering the deck. An
umbrella is also provided for each tent/dome. The domes and tents are spaced
in such a way that it does not feel cramped and gives a feeling of privacy.
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<i>Our tent's private deck</i>
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It rained the afternoon we checked in. We decided to have our dinner early (6PM) and as we were sitting down to eat (we had our dinner served at our deck), my Japanese friend, trying to
hide from the wind, cowered between the lounge chair and the fire pit. We
took the hint and called reception (our tent had a phone to call reception)
to start a nice warm fire (firepit package is Php 600, which includes a big
pack of marshmallows, a bar of Hershey's chocolate, and four packets of graham
crackers) while we were having dinner. Wrong move. The wind kept blowing the
smoke toward our dinner table and it made our eyes water.
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<span style="text-align: left;"><i>Corkage fee applies, except for cake and drinking water (there are
two complimentary 500ml bottles of water; a water dispenser is also
available at the reception).</i></span>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><i>Thankfully, their food isn't overpriced and the servings are good
for 2-3 persons.</i></span>
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<i>Light 'em up!</i>
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My Japanese friend was so cold and so tired that she decided to sleep early
and skip dinner. We asked one of the staff to keep our leftovers and have it
served again the following day. Our stay (Php 6000, whether only one or four
are staying) included complimentary breakfast only for the number of people
checked in.
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The rain, accompanied by a howling wind, continued all throughout the night.
The bed was nice and cozy with clean and nice smelling sheets, but with the
tent shuddering as winds hit it every few minutes, my friend and I only had
a few hours fitful sleep. My Japanese friend slept like a log on the other
bed. I used to go camping years ago and could get a good night's sleep with
just a sleeping bag and a small tent. I guess I was made for camping, not
glamping.
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As morning came, the winds died down and the rain eventually stopped. The
aircon cranked to high cool was no match for the fierce sun. By 8AM, it felt
like a sauna inside the tent (except the area nearest the aircon).
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The sky was blue that morning and we spent the rest of the morning appreciating the
beautiful landscaping, the cute playground, and the small 4-feet deep pool,
before the clock struck <i>check out</i> (11AM).</p>
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<i>Playground</i>
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<i>150 Peakway's small swimming pool</i>
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<i><b>Tram tour.</b> </i>150 Peakway offers tram tours for in-house guests.
The tram tour costs Php 1500 (maximum of 7 persons). The tour take 3 to 4
hours, and has four stops: Osmeña Peak, Lugsangan (Casino) Peak, flower farm, and Pitamz Bistro. The entrance
fee for each, except for the Bistro (which is free), is Php 50. Hiking to
Osmeña Peak only takes 15 minutes. Although the trail is clear and
straightforward, each group is required to have a guide (Php 100 per guide).
The entrance fees are not included in the tram tour fee.</div>
<p><i><b>Service fee. </b></i>Heads up! Upon check out, a service fee (minimal amount) will be added to your bill.</p>
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<b><i>Going to 150 Peakway in Dalaguete:</i></b> At Cebu South Bus Terminal, take a bus (Ceres Bus,
aircon, Php 198; Sun Rays Bus, non-aircon, Php 150) that's headed to Oslob or Santander. Get off at 7Eleven in Dalaguete. The journey to Dalaguete usually
takes 2.5 hours (but in our case, our Ceres Bus was driver was driving really
slow that it took 3.5 hours!). At the junction for
Matalongon, take a motorcycle (habalhabal) to 150 Peakway (20-30 minutes, Php
150/person, 2 persons per motorcycle).</p>
Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-41447120435602298662022-05-08T10:53:00.021+08:002022-11-10T20:10:37.661+08:00Japanese Snacks<p>
My friend, Hiromi, whom I had met through a language app in 2018, and met in
person when I visited Gunma in 2019, and who visited me in Cebu is 2020, sent
me a box of Japanese snacks.
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The parcel arrived in the Philippines three days after Hiromi dropped it off at
their post office, but it took more than a month from arriving in my country to
get to me! Hiromi was worried that some of it might have expired!
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What I did not expect was for the parcel to be so big—she had sent about 40
kinds of snacks! So many! What should I eat first? Easy. By expiration date!
There were three that were already past their expiration date (April), but
we (my family and I) still ate them.
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<b> Mochi Taro 餅太郎 </b>
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This one is somewhat like rice crackers with a light taste and has bits
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<b>Cut Yotchan (White) カットよっちゃん (しろ)</b>
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This is a squid snack flavored with vinegar. It was very sour!
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Apparently, it is a popular <i>dagashi</i> (small and cheap Japanese
snacks ranging from 10 yen to 100 yen).
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Which reminds me—another friend, Yumiko, brought me to visit a
<i>dagashiya</i> (shop selling <i>dagashi</i>) in Kawagoe in 2019.
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This is sweet and salty squid in kimchi flavor.
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<b>Fried Potato フライドポテト</b>
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Lightly salty French fries-shaped snack.
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This is a curry flavored snack. I like Japanese curry! I could not stop
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Komusubi Arare 小結あられ</b></div>
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<i>Arare</i> are rice snacks/crackers that go well with drinks (or so
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Hiromi says this one is a <i>hineri-age</i> or twisted fried snack.
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With or without drinks, it disappeared in our tummies in a flash.
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<b>Happy Turn ハッピーターン</b>
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Happy Turn are crunchy rice crackers coated with sweet buttery powder.
This variety has 150% more powder! My first taste of this snack was
maybe three years ago, when my Japanese coworker gave us a pack of Happy
Turn original flavor (100% powder). It was so good that I hunted it down
it when I visited Japan in autumn of 2019. So happy that Hiromi sent me
a pack of Happy Turn. I miss this rice cracker!
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<b>Ika Mirin いかみりん</b>
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Ika Mirin are crunchy squid crackers seasoned with mirin so it is
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Really addicting! I could not stop eating this!
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<b> Cabbage Taro キャベツ太郎 </b>
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An okonomiyaki flavored puffed corn snack.
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<b>Sakura Daikon さくら大根 </b>
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This is radish (daikon) fermented in plum, resulting in its pink color
(I am guessing that's where the "sakura" comes in). This is quite sour
(as one would expect from a pickles) but crunchy. Pretty good if you
like pickled veggies.
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<b> Sumomo (Plum) すもも </b>
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These pickled plums looked so cute. The taste reminded me of Chinese
pickles
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we used to eat when we were young.
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<b> Edo Dagashi Fugashi 江戸駄菓子ふ菓子 </b>
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The texture reminded me of
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(a Filipino snack). The taste was very very very sweet!
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Shrimp flavored rice crackers. It tastes light and not too salty.
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<b>Cheese Arare チーズあられ </b>
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<b>Kameda no Kaki no Tane Noko Ume Zarame 亀田の柿の種 濃厚梅ざらめ</b>
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Plum flavored rice crackers with peanuts. This is sweet and salty.
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This is the first time I have tried the plum variety.
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(I often buy the
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<b>Koikeya Pride Potato (Setouchi Lemon) 湖池屋プライドポテト
(凛凛レモン)</b>
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Potato chips flavored with vinegar and lemon. It actually tasted like a
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<b>Sudako-san Taro 酢だこさん太郎</b>
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Made with fish paste and squid and flavored with vinegar. Quite sour.
Obviously.
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<b>Kabayaki-san Taro 蒲焼さん太郎</b>
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Made with fish and squid, and flavored like <i>kabayaki</i> (how they
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<b>Kappa Ebisen かっぱえびせん </b>
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This is like a lighter/less saltier version of our local junkfood,
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<b>Potato Fry (Fried Chicken Flavor) ポテトフライ フライドチキン味 </b>
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Fried chicken flavored potato chips. Tasty.
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<b>Mocchan Dango もっちゃんだんご</b>
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Soft and chewy mochi (rice cake) in three colors and lightly coated in
sugar. Each color is a different flavor. I liked the pink and green
ones. But I could do without the sugar.
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<b>Cratz Pepper Bacon Flavor</b>
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Pepper bacon flavored pretzels with almonds. As you can see on its
packaging, it is meant to be paired with beer. But even without beer,
it's really good. And addicting! This is a Glico product. One can never
go wrong with Glico products. Yum!
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<b>Mini Lumonde (Caramel) ミニルマンド </b>
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Crepe cookies coated in caramel cream. I love the crunch and the taste,
but I prefer the cocoa cream flavor. (Whenever I visit Japan, I would be
sure to buy a pack of the cocoa cream flavor.)
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<b>Pie no Mi パイの実 </b>
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These are mini dark chocolate pies. Mini as in 1-inch diameter crunchy,
crumbly, flaky dark chocolate pies. I was expecting it to be bigger,
like 3 inches in diameter. But once I tried it, I could say it was a
good decision that they had it in a small, pop-in-your-mouth size,
because I think it would be messy to have it in big sizes as these are
crumbly, flaky pies. I prefer milk chocolate that dark chocolate, thus
the three stars.
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<b>Mala Peanuts 麻ピー </b>
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These are peanuts cooked in
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shows, it is indeed very spicy! One star because it is too spicy for me!
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<b>Konjac Jellyこんにゃくゼリー </b>
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These are jellies in stick form. The green one is green apple flavor,
and the pink one is strawberry.
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This brought back memories of my elementary years when we'd eat Jelly
Ace.
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This one is less messy to eat as it did not have too much juice compared
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And it was ore firm too.
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Amijaga (Sour Cream and Onion) あみじゃが (サワークリーム&オニオン味)
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Sour cream and onion flavored potato snack. These are thick and cruchy.
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<b>Candy Box キャンディーボックス </b>
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These are small mochi candies. Each color is a different fruit flavor.
These are not too sweet.
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<b> Takenoko no Sato たけのこの里 </b>
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Crumbly cookie cone covered in chocolate and shaped like bamboo shoots
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I like Japanese chocolates because they are not too sweet, but I am not
fan of the cookie part of this though. I prefer its mushroom
counterpart—Kinoko no yama きのこの山 (mountain mushroom).
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<b> Sapporo Potato BBQ サッポロポテト バーベQあじ</b>
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Chicken and beef barbecue flavored potato snack. Very junk-foody, if
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Made with pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and almonds, covered in batter
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Love this light, crunchy snack.
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<b> Fue Ramune Budou コリス フエラムネぶどう</b>
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Grape (<i>budou</i>) flavored whistle candy. When you blow through the
hole in the candy it makes a whistling sound. The candy easily crumbles
so you can probably just do the whistling once. Haha.
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White cotton candy. Tastes like what cotton candy should taste like.
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<b>Mini Assortment ミニアソート</b>
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This set includes small boxes of candy. From left to right: yogurt
candy, fruit jellybeans (raspberry, green apple, lemon, and grape),
drink flavored jellybeans (cola, raspberry juice, lemon sukasshu squash,
cider), lemon candy, and chocolate. The candies are too sweet. I liked
the chocolate.
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Ninjin にんじん
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Puffed rice snack in a carrot-shaped packaging. Looks really cute, but
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Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-72406123551005221892022-05-03T16:08:00.008+08:002022-10-17T11:56:11.764+08:00Malapascua Notes 2022<p>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Going to Malapascua</span></b>
</p>
<p>
From North Bus Terminal, take the bus (Php 306, aircon bus) or van (Php 350) to New Maya Port (4.5 hours). If going by car, there are parking areas outside the New Maya Port.
Parking fee is Php100 per day. At the New Maya Port, go to the Tourist
Information Office—if you're too lazy to walk from the parking area to the
Tourist Office inside the port, you can take the habalhabal/motorcycle (Php
20)—where you need to show your booking confirmation, write your name on a log
sheet, and pay the environmental fee (Php 75 for locals; Php 120 for foreigners). Then you can proceed
to the ticketing area to buy a ticket (Php 200 per person) for the public boat
to Logon Port in Malapascua. Boat trips are every 30 minutes, but the trip will be cancelled if the number of persons do not reach 10. If you're a large group, you can also opt to hire
a boat (Php 2000).
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Arriving in Malapascua</span></b>
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<p>
At Logon Port, you need to write your name and contact number on a logbook.
You can either walk to your accommodation or hire a motorcycle (fare is from
Php 20 to Php 50, depending on your destination). The motorcycle fare going to Aabana on the
easternmost end of Bounty Beach is Php 30. The motorcycle fare going to D'Avila's Horizon or Logon Beach at the northern part of Malapascua is Php 50.</p><p><br /></p>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Staying in Malapascua</b></span>
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<p>
There are so many accommodations to choose from. A few along Logon Beach (port
area), several along Bounty Beach (the main beach area with many dive shops
and restaurants), some in the barrio (inland), and a resort here and there
sprinkled in other parts of the island.
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Logon Beach (Port area)</span></b>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Tepanee<br /></li>
<li>Angelina Beach Resort</li>
<li>Blanco Beach Resort</li>
<li>White Sand Bungalows</li>
<li>Kokay's Maldito Dive Resort</li>
<li>Thresher Shack</li>
</ul>
<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Bounty Beach</span></b>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Blue Corals Beach Resort</li>
<li>Mabuhay Thresher Dive Resort</li>
<li>Blue Heaven Dive Resort</li>
<li>Malapatel (behind Thresher Shark Divers Dive Shop)</li>
<li>Malapascua Beach and Dive Resort</li>
<li>Cocobana</li>
<li>Little Mermaid Dive Resort</li>
<li>Ocean Vida</li>
<li>Malapascua Legend</li>
<li>Hippocampus</li>
<li>Daño</li>
<li>Johan</li>
<li>Exotic</li>
<li>Evolution</li>
<li>Aabana</li>
</ul>
<b><span style="font-size: medium;">North Beach</span></b>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>D'Avila's Horizon Malapascua</li></ul><br /><ul style="text-align: left;">
</ul>
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Activities in Malapascua</span></b>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Swim (of course!)</li>
<li>Stroll along Bounty Beach</li>
<li>Scuba dive</li>
<li>
Boat tour (Php 300 per person, minimum of 4 persons; Php 1200 if less that 4 persons) – The tour will take you around the island
and has four stops: Coral Garden (snorkeling), North Beach (aka Langob
Beach), Japanese Shipwreck (snorkeling), and Dakit-dakit Coral Reef
(snorkeling). Mask and snorkel rental is Php100. Our contact for the boat tour was Randy 0936 455 3629.</li>
<li>Motorcycle tour around the island</li>
<li>Massage by the beach (Php 450 for 1 hour) or at Buena Vida Spa</li>
<li>Catch the sunrise at the eastern end of Bounty Beach</li>
<li>Savor the sunset at Logon Beach</li><li>Go on a day trip to Kalanggaman Island. It costs 1500 per person for the boat trip and lunch. At Kalanggaman Island, an entrance fee of 150 (Filipino citizens) / 500 (international tourists) will be collected.</li></ul><br /><ul style="text-align: left;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Eating in Malapascua</span></b>
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There are several restaurants along Bounty Beach and maybe three along Logon
Beach.
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<a href="http://www.angelinabeachresort.com/restaurant" target="_blank">Angelina</a>, an Italian restaurant located on Logon Beach, is one I always try to eat at
whenever I am in Malapascua (but only one meal because it is quite expensive
for me; pizza costs upwards of Php375, pasta upwards of Php 370, a scoop of
gelato for Php100).
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A popular and less expensive option is to go to the "market" where there are
food stalls. Some of these stalls also sell fresh seafood that they can cook
it for you.<br /><br /> * Prices and information are as of October 2022.
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Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-58101898980179620602021-07-30T10:00:00.009+08:002021-07-30T10:00:00.197+08:00What's in a (Business) Name? Ciento Ocho<p style="text-align: center;">Self-service?<br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="1178" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yx57sm2HtZ4/X-xyMBmzA7I/AAAAAAAAafU/x11SEpJzeQsDMnpwOuO-BenRaf0aRM6RwCPcBGAsYHg/w300-h400/IMG_5426.JPG" width="300" /><br />Spotted in Talamban, Cebu City.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">For more amusing business names, </span><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-random.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">please visit <b>Go Random</b>.</a></p><br />Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-45741543567315750402021-06-30T10:00:00.003+08:002021-06-30T10:00:00.210+08:00What's in a (Business) Name? Ciento Siete<p style="text-align: center;">Get your barbecue and refreshments here!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="350" height="301" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pqe2ghchR1c/X-xxMjv91DI/AAAAAAAAafM/Zs-3jKYw81wEsvGxPY2EQDKYjeQzFvOpACPcBGAsYHg/w400-h301/IMG_5643.JPG" width="400" /><br />Spotted along P Remedio St, Mandaue City</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">For more amusing business names, </span><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-random.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">please visit <b>Go Random</b>.</a></div><p></p>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-37435497090262638242021-06-03T10:00:00.042+08:002021-10-19T10:54:17.172+08:00Trips in the Time of PandemicHave you been holed up at home
during this pandemic? Ha! I have taken trips!<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Trips to the Supermarket</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div>I go on a trip once or twice a month to the supermarket. It is
only during this pandemic that I had taken an interest in cooking. Because I
miss the taste of Japan and South Korea, I tried to make some simple Japanese
and Korean dishes by following recipes from the internet. After trying several random recipe websites, I have found my go-to sites: <a href="https://www.justonecookbook.com/">Just One Cookbook</a> (for Japanese
recipes) and <a href="https://www.maangchi.com/">Maangchi</a> (for Korean recipes). Luckily, finding Japanese and Korea ingredients in Cebu isn’t too challenging—there are several Japanese and Korean
mini groceries in Cebu City, and even local supermarkets have an aisle filled
with Asian items.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="960" height="371" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kYPYdwvLhKU/YLmV08U5q-I/AAAAAAAAbDs/7oXyLnPaFQARpU-pyd6AgJJ7xqSdaIQPACPcBGAsYHg/w400-h371/IMG_2518.JPG" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Hijiki Salad</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1QRuX8RKKjs/YLmV0_3YnaI/AAAAAAAAbDs/9PqhF06L-cg8xoQv4v0DKM75NtPHiVYTQCPcBGAsYHg/w400-h300/CEF0DAAB-5734-483F-B84B-854F852C36AA.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Japchae</i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZIiaPPy7Rpc/YLmV07zGk1I/AAAAAAAAbDs/nsfxZpka0gInru1CwTj236uNQftZRXV1gCPcBGAsYHg/w400-h400/E8524A52-DA40-45B2-AD38-72A145800C1A.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Algamja jorim</i></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Trips Down Memory Lane</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div>When not taking a trip to the supermarket (or to recipe websites), I take trips down memory lane. I open online album
after online album (or folders and folders of photos I have not posted in my facebook page) and relive memories. But, still, the old school part of me wants
to see printed photos. <a href="https://www.photobook.com.ph/">Photobook Philippines</a> to the rescue! <i>Photobook</i> has an easy to
use website (they have an app, but I haven’t tried it; and, no, this is not a sponsored post) with different album sizes to fit the budget, and dozens of templates to choose from. Once you have picked your album size and template, you just drag and drop your photos. You can
also add text, backgrounds, cliparts, and even change the layout.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have spent
many hours (days!) on their website creating photobooks of my travels (so far I have made nine small photobooks of trips from as old as 12 years ago!) and have spent many weeks—from 3 to 4 weeks (the photobooks are printed and shipped from Kuala Lumpur)—waiting for my photobook(s) to be delivered to my doorstep. And once they're in my hands, I flip page after page, and take a trip down memory lane again.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="4030" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YA1XM2zLhjk/YLmZNfD56JI/AAAAAAAAbEY/phI9GdXJAb8fCuoi3JetkVjWctAXt3yPACPcBGAsYHg/w640-h360/IMG_3946.JPG" width="640" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Some of my photobooks</i></div><div><br /></div><div>What trips have you taken during this pandemic?</div>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-38950459497403365612021-05-30T10:00:00.002+08:002021-05-30T10:00:00.181+08:00What's in a (Business) Name? Ciento Seis<p style="text-align: center;"> Rendezvous at the meat shop.<br /><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="1310" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R-j_HwAGZ6o/X-xwSIfCNXI/AAAAAAAAae4/uq27FUww24sL13xsbENSC2IUA0x66ZyRwCPcBGAsYHg/w400-h300/IMG_5647.JPG" width="400" /><br />Spotted along P Remedio St, Mandaue City</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">For more amusing business names, </span><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-random.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">please visit <b>Go Random</b>.</a></p><br />Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-752651028927398032021-05-15T10:00:00.054+08:002021-05-27T09:16:56.834+08:00Front Desk<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bxy8CWH06ww/YKh0mQTmDxI/AAAAAAAAa-k/VYp63kZIB7EQmIT7QpZ6d-vq8bGibpc9ACPcBGAsYHg/s475/frontdesk.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bxy8CWH06ww/YKh0mQTmDxI/AAAAAAAAa-k/VYp63kZIB7EQmIT7QpZ6d-vq8bGibpc9ACPcBGAsYHg/s320/frontdesk.jpeg" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #7f6000;">Front Desk</span></b><br />Kelly Yang<div><br /><i>Front Desk</i> is a middle grade book (for 8- to 12-year-olds). I am decades beyond this age range, but I still enjoyed reading this beautifully written story about a Chinese family who immigrated to the US and had to work and live in a motel (most of the events in the book are based on the author's experience!). The book teaches about prejudice and poverty. Whether you're 8 or 88, read this book.</div><div><p></p><div><i style="text-align: justify;">For more book recommendations, please visit <b><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-read.html" target="_blank">Go Read</a></b>.</i></div></div>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-25150870124868447582021-05-11T10:00:00.039+08:002021-05-27T09:42:39.301+08:00The Miracles of the Namiya General Store<p></p>
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<b><span style="color: #7f6000;">The Miracles of the Namiya General Store</span></b><br />Keigo Higashino
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<i>The Miracles of the Namiya General Store</i> is another book whose movie adaptation I had seen before reading the book; the other was
<i><a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2021/05/before-coffee-gets-cold.html" target="_blank">Before the Coffee Gets Cold</a></i>. And like <i>Before the Coffee Gets Cold</i>, <i>Namiya</i> is a fantasy
story. The synopsis (taken from Goodreads): "When three delinquents hole up in an abandoned general store after their most recent robbery, to their great surprise, a letter drops through the mail slot in the store's shutter. This seemingly simple request for advice sets the trio on a journey of discovery as, over the course of a single night, they step into the role of the kindhearted former shopkeeper who devoted his waning years to offering thoughtful counsel to his correspondents."</p><p>It is a beautiful story that I highly recommend. If you're not into books (then why are you here? Haha!), then at least watch the film adaptation or adaptations—there is a Japanese movie and a Chinese movie (I have only seen the Japanese adaptation).</p><p>
<i style="text-align: justify;">For more book recommendations, please visit <b><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-read.html" target="_blank">Go Read</a></b>.</i>
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Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293391862059908425noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-1825624834609017992021-05-05T10:00:00.110+08:002021-05-26T11:46:25.589+08:00Before the Coffee Gets Cold<p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aJalNIbbeZE/YKh0Z-R_CmI/AAAAAAAAa-Y/Y0lZLU3cWtE7bot4pX8sWtLpjX7dR11JwCPcBGAsYHg/s475/coffee.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aJalNIbbeZE/YKh0Z-R_CmI/AAAAAAAAa-Y/Y0lZLU3cWtE7bot4pX8sWtLpjX7dR11JwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/coffee.jpg" /></a></p><b><span style="color: #7f6000;">Before the Coffee Gets Cold</span></b><br />Toshikazu Kawaguchi<div><br /></div><div>There's a cafe in Tokyo where one can go back in time, but one must come back to the present before the coffee gets cold. The book is written simply and every chapter (there are four) is about a different customer who travels back in time.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is the first contemporary novel written by a Japanese author that I did not find boring or weird (but then I have only read a few books by contemporary Japanese authors). The story was very interesting for me that I decided to read the book eventhough I had already seen the movie, hence, know the story. (I found out about the book, <i>Before the Coffee Gets Cold,</i> as the credits to the Japanese movie "Cafe Funiculi Funicula" rolled.)</div><div><br /></div><div>I am looking forward to reading the second book <i>Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Cafe</i>, but don't have a copy yet. Please drop a comment if you know where I can find one (book or ebook).</div><div><p></p><p><i style="text-align: justify;">For more book recommendations, please visit <b><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-read.html" target="_blank">Go Read</a></b>.</i></p></div>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-64072703440096192062021-04-30T10:00:00.003+08:002021-04-30T10:00:00.407+08:00What's in a (Business) Name? Ciento Cinco<p style="text-align: center;"><s>WTF!?</s> WDP?!<br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1374" data-original-width="1985" height="278" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t4dsEmPKz6U/X-xvVrtUtSI/AAAAAAAAaew/XMihizUXyDQZ_fHs8Eme42DsmDchoklQwCPcBGAsYHg/w400-h278/IMG_2337.JPG" width="400" /><br />Spotted in Bonifacio District, F Cabahug St., Cebu City</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">For more amusing business names, </span><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-random.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">please visit <b>Go Random</b>.</a></div><br /><p></p>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-9095771663188245532021-04-21T10:00:00.172+08:002021-05-01T22:07:36.462+08:00Soy Happy with Happy Soy<p>I like <i>taho</i>—sweet silken tofu with syrup and tapioca balls peddled on the street in the morning. But, even before this whole covid mess, I rarely got to drink (or is it eat?) taho because I was seldom out on the street early. Now that covid has kept me in the house most of the time, the chances of finding taho was very slim. Until I saw a friend's facebook story of taho and we got a taho conversation rolling which led to her suggesting I try <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Happy-Soy-1439420436302654" target="_blank">Happy Soy</a> for the reason that it was located in my city (Mandaue City). (In other words, the delivery fee won't, hopefully, be more than the taho itself. She herself hadn't tried <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Happy-Soy-1439420436302654" target="_blank">Happy Soy</a>!)</p><p>Taho peddled on the street can be had for 5 or 10 pesos a cup. A very small cup. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Happy-Soy-1439420436302654" target="_blank">Happy Soy</a>'s classic taho costs Php 60, are in 12 oz cups, and organic to boot! The dark brown sugar syrup is not too sweet, the taho oh so silky.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N61f4DGIDZY/YIvMzCV98gI/AAAAAAAAa8Y/gUUk3rYq9DwEf7dYbZ3aj5ItXkiBh-8-ACPcBGAsYHg/w300-h400/IMG_3630.JPG" width="300" /><br /><i>Classic taho in a 12 oz. cup</i></p><p>They also sell taho in even bigger servings. A 900-gram tub (good for 5-6 persons) of classic taho costs Php300. It includes a 330ml bottle of dark brown sugar syrup and 12 oz. cup of sago. Plus a free 12 oz. cup of good-to-go taho. 900 grams not enough for you? They also have a bucket of taho good for 8 to 10 persons for Php450!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mWdlprqXek8/YIvMzEOpTuI/AAAAAAAAa8Y/WUIPzwurzJAQZUbLyI1N_2yRfIvft0HuwCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h480/IMG_3604.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>900-gram tub of taho and a free 12 oz good-to-go taho</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Happy-Soy-1439420436302654" target="_blank">Happy Soy</a> also has taho in other syrup flavors for Php 70 per 12 oz. cup. The syrup flavors are strawberry, blueberry, banana, and wintermelon. (I have yet to try these.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The shelf life of Happy Soy's taho is one week (in chiller). But, I don't think you have to worry about that, because I guarantee, a tub won't last a day. Case in point: My family and I consumed three tubs of taho in less than three days! It was so good!!</div>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-28735104089637469912021-04-03T10:00:00.071+08:002021-05-22T13:16:39.556+08:00The Strange Library<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--r03SRURbw4/YKh0RPuDA4I/AAAAAAAAa-U/sF4-3M-2DRgPWggTIst6E7IUuPlhAgffQCPcBGAsYHg/s450/library.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="302" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--r03SRURbw4/YKh0RPuDA4I/AAAAAAAAa-U/sF4-3M-2DRgPWggTIst6E7IUuPlhAgffQCPcBGAsYHg/s320/library.jpeg" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #7f6000;">The Strange Library</span></b><br /><a href="https://www.harukimurakami.com/" target="_blank">Haruki Murakami</a><p></p><p><i>The Strange Library</i> is about a boy who goes to a library (one of the reasons why I wanted to read this book...because it takes place in a library!) and gets led to a reading room deep in the library where he meets some strange characters. This book is written by Haruki Murakami, a very popular author. Very, very popular.</p><p>I have tried reading several of Haruki Murakami's books but, after reaching the last page, was always at a loss why he was so popular—all his fiction (or at least those that I have read) were just too weird for me. Except for <i>The Strange Library</i>, which, to me, still fell under the weird category, but was somehow engaging—I kept turning (or swiping, because I was reading it in its ebook format) the page. A pretty interesting story (but if there was any lesson in the story, I admit, I did not get it).</p><p><i style="text-align: justify;">For more book recommendations, please visit <b><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-read.html" target="_blank">Go Read</a></b>.</i></p>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-60828306009162941412021-03-30T10:00:00.004+08:002021-03-30T10:00:00.797+08:00What's in a (Business) Name? Ciento Cuatro<p style="text-align: center;"> I wonder if Manny Pacquiao owns this...<br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="2599" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-knUBKuuLOeA/X-xudRnq2kI/AAAAAAAAaeo/rCwFra3YHdQZMJXjStvVXnrVVnTNZX2ygCPcBGAsYHg/w400-h300/IMG_2101.JPG" width="400" /><br />Spotted in Mall of Asia</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">For more amusing business names, </span><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-random.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">please visit <b>Go Random</b>.</a></p>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-88276788979091044212021-02-28T10:00:00.006+08:002021-02-28T10:00:00.658+08:00What's in a (Business) Name? Ciento Tres<p style="text-align: center;"> The House of Inihaw indeed!<br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1843" data-original-width="2458" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w7aaVNqj2PY/X-xtmElOxkI/AAAAAAAAaeg/aGgomnMTH74qxki2xTuEHvPjNggHdPxhgCPcBGAsYHg/w400-h300/IMG_2100.JPG" width="400" /><br />Spotted in Mall of Asia</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">For more amusing business names, </span><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-random.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">please visit <b>Go Random</b>.</a></div><p></p>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-5871034134127649712021-02-27T10:00:00.066+08:002021-06-11T08:03:40.992+08:00A Geek in Korea<p>
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I miss traveling. And if you follow my blog, you probably have an idea that
two of my favorite countries to visit are
<a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/search/label/South%20Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a>
and
<a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/search/label/Japan" target="_blank">Japan</a>. During the last few trips, I have taken to buying a book or two as a
souvenir. A <i>Geek in Korea</i> is one such book, bought in
<a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2019/01/itinerary-seoul-sokcho-2018.html" target="_blank">autumn of 2018</a>. I am embarrassed to say, I only read it three years later.
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<i>A Geek in Korea</i> covers a variety of topics about modern day South
Korea—topics such as food, religion, politics, work, music. This was published
in 2014, and reading this in 2021, I could say some information may already
be outdated. Nevertheless, it was an interesting peek into South Korean
culture. And it made me miss my Korean friends.
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<i style="text-align: justify;">For more book recommendations, please visit <b><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-read.html" target="_blank">Go Read</a></b>.</i>
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Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-87515082569508916212021-02-21T10:00:00.054+08:002021-06-11T08:06:00.779+08:00Partners<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5JlUamJBuR8/YKh0EUJoIbI/AAAAAAAAa-Q/h3ilroMGBoUuf8Qm3E3gD5BR6mIklwfdwCPcBGAsYHg/s475/partners.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="313" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5JlUamJBuR8/YKh0EUJoIbI/AAAAAAAAa-Q/h3ilroMGBoUuf8Qm3E3gD5BR6mIklwfdwCPcBGAsYHg/s320/partners.jpg" /></a></div><b><span style="color: #7f6000;">Partners</span></b><br />John Grisham<p></p><p><i>Partners</i> was released in 2016 as an ebook and is a prequel to John Grisham's 2015 novel <i>Rogue Lawyer</i>. <i>Rogue Lawyer</i> is about Sebastian Rudd, a lawyer who takes cases no other lawyer would take, and <i>Partners</i> is about how Rudd met Partner, his bodyguard.</p><p>At only 60 pages, <i>Partners</i> is a short, quick read and a good one to start with if you'd like a taste of John Grisham.</p><p>I haven't picked up a Grisham book in a long time and <i>Partners</i> reminded me of why I liked to read Grisham's novels. This ebook made me blow the dust away from the Grisham books that have been sitting untouched in my shelf for years...</p><p><i style="text-align: justify;">For more book recommendations, please visit <b><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-read.html" target="_blank">Go Read</a></b>.</i></p>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-40737121759316257332021-01-30T10:00:00.018+08:002021-01-30T10:00:00.836+08:00What's in a (Business) Name? Ciento Dos<p style="text-align: center;">An <s>Eatalian</s> Italian restaurant for sure!<br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="2448" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GMEWlqExvjc/X-xsrr2BtdI/AAAAAAAAaeU/iJdCOWwy5wEFuZhieRAYFwm2jTf3d0LRACPcBGAsYHg/w400-h300/IMG_0701.JPG" width="400" /><br />Spotted in Oakridge, AS Fortuna St., Mandaue City.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">For more amusing business names, </span><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-random.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">please visit <b>Go Random</b>.</a></p>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-61682594201978259782021-01-19T10:00:00.062+08:002021-05-23T21:35:54.384+08:00The Best of Mang Ambo<p><b><span style="color: #7f6000;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #7f6000;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E4L-SMVZ7PQ/YKmMNSppQTI/AAAAAAAAbAg/BlguilAi9egwrVMAsgUoh2OWlP4ZybICACPcBGAsYHg/s4032/IMG_3845.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E4L-SMVZ7PQ/YKmMNSppQTI/AAAAAAAAbAg/BlguilAi9egwrVMAsgUoh2OWlP4ZybICACPcBGAsYHg/s320/IMG_3845.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #7f6000;">The Best of Mang Ambo, Books 1 and 2</span></b><br /><a href="https://www.larryalcala.com/" target="_blank">Larry Alcala</a><p></p><p>People my age or older best remember Larry Alcala for his newspaper cartoon in the 1980s to 90s called <a href="http://www.geocities.ws/larryalcala/sliceoflife.html#:~:text=%22Slice%20of%20Life%22%20is%20arguably,Kalabog%20and%20Bosyo%22%20comic%20strips." target="_blank"><i>Slice of Life</i></a>. It was one of those things I looked forward to in the newspaper...to look for Larry Alcala's face in the day's Slice of Life. I was pleasantly surprised to find books by Larry Alcala. The books are not compilations of his <i>Slice of Life</i> cartoons, but of his <i>Mang Ambo</i> comic strips. The comic strips depict barrio life. So relatable, it often made me smile. These comic strips were from the 1960s, but the stories presented in the comic strips transcend time.</p><p>PS. The books are available from <a href="https://www.newdaypublishers.com/catalog.php?c=42" target="_blank">New Day Publishers</a>.</p><p><i style="text-align: justify;">For more book recommendations, please visit <b><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-read.html" target="_blank">Go Read</a></b>.</i></p>Mustachiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148156025787048391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6271056955517001057.post-47191078677322397852020-12-31T10:00:00.117+08:002021-01-04T12:40:21.733+08:00Thank You 2020Grateful for...<br />
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<li>keeping me and my family safe during this pandemic.</li>
<li>having a job that transitioned to a work from home setup quickly.</li><li>the company I work for for deciding to continue the WFH setup throughout the year. Saved me a lot of time on the road!</li><li>the time to catch up with my blog (in other words, reminisce about past trips):</li><ul><li>finally finished my Kansai Diaries Series, a solo trip I did in autumn of 2016.</li><ul><li><a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2017/10/tofukuji-shimogamo-jinja-kyoto.html" target="_blank">Day 5.5: Tofukuji, Kawai Jinja, Shimogamo Jinja</a></li><li><a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2017/10/kyoto-ginkakuji-ryoanji-ninnaji.html" target="_blank">Day 6: Ginkakuji, Ryoanji, Ninnaji</a></li><li><a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2017/10/gion-walking-tour-kyoto.html" target="_blank">Day 6.75: Gion Night Walking Tour</a></li><li><a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2017/10/arashiyama-kyoto.html" target="_blank">Day 7: All Day in Arashiyama</a></li><li><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2017/10/honganji-toji-nishiki.html" target="_blank">Day 8: Last Day in Kyoto</a></li><li><a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2017/10/Dotonbori-Osaka-Hanamaruken.html" target="_blank">Day 8.75: Dizzying Dotonbori</a></li><li><a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2017/10/osaka-museum-kuromon-cafe-gram.html" target="_blank">Day 9: Osaka, Over and Out</a></li></ul><li>wrote about my visits to <a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2018/02/nagoya-meshi-castle-scmaglev.html" target="_blank">Nagoya</a>, <a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2018/02/inuyama.html" target="_blank">Inuyama</a>, <a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2018/02/toyota-automobile-kaikan-museum.html" target="_blank">Toyota</a>, <a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2018/02/chino-suwa-nagano.html" target="_blank">Chino and Suwa</a> Cities...some of the cities I visited in the <a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/search/label/Chubu" target="_blank">Chubu region of Japan</a> in autumn of 2017.</li><li>started and finished (woohoo!) my <a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/search/label/Hokkaido" target="_blank">Hokkaido Series</a>, a solo trip I did in the scorching Japanese summer of 2018.</li><li>wrote about the <a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2019/01/seoul-parks-dreamforest-haneul-oiltank.html" target="_blank">sites I visited in Seoul in autumn of 2018</a>.</li><li>started and finished (double woohoo!) my <a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2019/03/taipei-accommodation-haozhan-hotel.html" target="_blank">Taipei 2019 Series</a>.</li><li>published blogposts about Tokyo, just a portion of the Kanto exploration that happened in autumn of 2019.</li><ul><li><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2020/01/see-eat-asakusa-tokyo.html" target="_blank">Food for the Eyes and Food for the Mouth at Asakusa</a></li><li><a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2020/01/ueno-park-tokyo.html" target="_blank">A Day at Ueno Park</a></li><li><a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2020/01/toei-pass-tokyo.html" target="_blank">Tokyo Sights Using the Toei 1-Day Pass</a></li><li><a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2020/01/teamlab-borderless.html" target="_blank">Teamlab Borderless</a></li><li><a href="https://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/2020/01/mount-takao-tokyo.html" target="_blank">Escape to Mount Takao</a></li></ul><li>I have to work harder though: I still have a lot of backlog!</li></ul><li>more time to read, which prompted me to resurrect the <a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/p/go-read.html" target="_blank">Go Read</a> section of this blog.</li><li>discovering delicious home-cooked food, which inspired me to write a <a href="http://mustachioventures.blogspot.com/search/label/QuaranEats" target="_blank">QuaranEats Series</a>.</li><li>the readers of this blog...are you still there? :D</li>
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