Xenomania

Going out for drinks can sometimes be the biggest challenge I have in a day.  I hate beer and not all places can make good cocktails.  Having shots can be detrimental to one’s well being at the end of the night.  I was so relieved when Gilbey’s Premium Strength first came out.  It has almost [...]

Another blast from the past. Being on a budget does not mean you are deprived of variation.  Having gin regularly can wear your tastebuds out.  There are days when I would have cheap brandy that I would get for around the same price as the cheap gin.  I would mix it with mango nectar in [...]

When you are a student, you are on a limited budget.  When you are on a limited budget, that does not mean you cannot have fun.  I do not like beer, for two reasons: 1. I get bloated beyond comfort before I feel the slightest buzz and 2. it costs more to get more bottles [...]

I love chili.  If there is something I put in every meal, it is chili sauce.  The hotter the better.  Unlike everything else, chili is best tiny. Red hot peppers make arrabiata one of my favorite dishes.  Puttanesca only comes second to this.  Sometimes I just add olives to arrabiata and I have turned it [...]

Here is another entry on my pseudo vegetarianism. I have been passing by Good Burgers along C5 for as long as I can remember.  I have always thought of checking it out one time but I never actually got around to it until I got hungry and decided to browse the interwebs.  I found Good [...]

Being new in the Philippines, I wanted to know the places where I can unwind and have drinks.  Good cocktails are very hard to find but I took a chance on Jack’s Loft’s Zombie.  Zombie is rum and juice.  When mixed well, it tastes like superb fruit juice and before you know it, pow!  Knock [...]

Me mum is part Chinese.  I grew up to the Chinese food that she grew up to, from pastries to noodle bowls to spring rolls.  Sometimes I forget that not everyone is familiar with Chinese cuisine and I expect them to know what I am gnawing on. One of them is roasted fava beans.  I [...]

I heart olives.  I have a serious obsession with the fruit (yes, it is a fruit).  I love how it is salty and meaty.  I can finish a huge jar of olives in one sitting.  I do not care if it is black or green, pitted or not.  I like it in almost everything I eat.  As [...]