Boracay on a budget
Do you want to go to Boracay but have no money to waste? Do you want to stay at the best part of white beach without selling your soul to the devil? Do you want to have the best of Boracay without putting yourself in-debt for the rest of your life? Read more
Puto Cheese Nga!
As I took out the puto wannabe from my oven, my heart skipped a beat because finally after trying probably 10,000 puto recipes (I’m exagerating a little bit) it looks like I got it right this time. I rushed to take it out of the bano maria burning myself a little bit in the process. Hurriedly, again burning my mouth, I took a bite and rejoiced….Yes! Puto Nga! Read More…
Siopao Adventures
Living in a siopao-free country like Switzerland, it is essential to learn how to make them. When I embarked on this mission, I didn’t know that it would be quite difficult. Learning to make the perfect siopao is a big adventure! Read more
12 things tourists need when traveling in the Philippines
In 1 1/2 weeks we will be leaving for the Philippines (yeepeeee!)! I have compiled a not so usual list of things to bring, to have, to prepare and what not to prepare for my Italian friend who is coming with us. I know sometimes tourists have no idea whatsoever about what to expect of the Philippines, so I hope this list would make packing and preparation easier. Read more…
Philippine Prehispanic Scripts
Does this mean we were not salvages before the Spanish came? Funny. My Swiss husband said that in school they learned that Magellan was killed by savages. Correction then. Make that savages who can read and write! The Spanish even noted when they “discovered†the Philippines that “there is scarcely anybody who cannot read or write in letters proper to the island Manila.†(Pedro Chirino in 1602; source: A page for Philippine Prehistory). This script is called baybayin. Unfortunately, no baybayin documents have survived from before the spanish era (Paul Morrow). Through the years, a lot of fakes have surfaced and have been proven as hoaxes. Hopefully, a few artifacts are standing scrutiny and are now starting to give us a glimpse of the thoughts of prehispanic Filipinos. I have compiled web articles about these artifacts. Read more…
