[Filipina on Flip Flops] Korean Food at Minato Restaurant, Ortigas

From Filipina on Flip Flops: Travel Tales and the City Life of a Filipina

Minato is a Korean restaurant along Escriva Drive which is part of this entire lot of Korean establishments – you won’t miss it, the handful of signs in Hangul are a dead giveaway (but in case you need more landmarks, it’s the joint of establishments immediately beside Millenia Tower). My friends and I went to college in UA&P, which is around the area, so we were pretty familiar with the place.

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MUCH ADO ABOUT SUMMER

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FRIDAY –After my office handed me my passport+visa and allowances, I went to SM Megamall to buy things that I’ll need for my month-long training in Tokyo.  Before shopping, I had my late lunch alone… Although Buco Pandan Shake, Max’s Fiesta Plate and Halo-halo literally filled... 

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