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Mostly Everything

3 Tips if You Want to Start Backpacking

When you decide you want to start a new adventure and travel new countries with your backpack, going out of you comfort zone, seeing new places, trying exotic food, and meeting local people is going to be on the agenda. If you have a budget, backpacking is the best option for traveling. If you like […]

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Mostly Everything

5 Surprising Ways You Can Slice Down Your Pizza Costs

And now, ladies and gents — pizza. It’s the default delivery food that’s been associated with pop culture. Did you know you can milk the pizza guy by finding ways to save money when ordering online? Wouldn’t you surprised if we say – you can save absolutely 50% on your pizza? Here are five ways […]

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Digressions

A slice of exotica: Rachaleve’s Kenyan Cuisine

This piece originally appears in full in the Lifestyle Section of The Manila Bulletin. There was nothing but excitement as the escalator took me up to the floor of Arrozeria at the Century Mall. Known for its paella and other dishes focused on rice, the venue of choice piqued my (blooming) sensitivities to expand my […]

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Geek

Oppo R5 Video Review: Chop vegetables, run it over a car

In this Manila Bulletin TechNews special, we take a look at the toughness that is the Oppo R5. It’s not just a phone =- it’s practically a kitchen appliance. Specs include a 5.2″ AMOLED screen built with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 16MB of internal memory and a 1.5GHz Octacore Snapdragon processor. For the full video, […]

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Digressions

Mensakaba Geishu: Ramen with a Heart

It is May 2014. A quick Google search for “Mensakaba Geishu” and you’ll find a couple of placeholders in online food directories (like TripAdvisor and Looloo), a Facebook page and a couple of geo-located Instagram posts of noodles from an up and coming ramen bar in the south. I heard about the new ramen bar […]