Travel
You Know You’re In Singapore…
Singapore is just a stone’s throw from Malaysia. From KL, it’s 45 minutes away by flight, 4 hours by car, 5-6 hours by bus. But once you cross the border from Johor either via the perennially congested Causeway or the newer but less used Second Link, despite many similarities in the two countries, you *will* … Continue reading
Su-Tu-Kil: The Ultimate Seafood Experience In Cebu, Philippines
Su-Tu-Kil, pronounced as [soo-too-kil] and not to be confused with ‘shoot-to-kill’, is a cluster of seafood stalls and eateries in an area known as Mactan Shrine in Lapu-Lapu City (Cebu, Philippines) just minutes away by car or taxi from Mactan-Cebu International Airport. Su-Tu-Kil — arguably the ultimate seafood experience in Cebu — is actually an … Continue reading
Rediscovering The Magic In Routine Travel
When you travel as often as I do, especially to places like Jakarta which is almost just like a two-hour bus ride away, it’s very easy to start taking things for granted. Everything feels so drab and routine — online ticket purchase and check-in; luggage drop-off; chitchat with Malaysian Immigration officers on my long wait … Continue reading
In Search Of Bibingka
Every time I go back to the Philippines, I always have a list of must-eat foods, i.e. all the Filipino foods that I’ve been missing the whole time I was away from the land of my birth. During my short stay in the Philippines, I hunted down those foods every time I had the chance, … Continue reading
To Market, To Market
Most of my travels are for business purposes, hence I’ve always considered myself as an ‘incidental tourist’, i.e. I get to do incidental sightseeing en route to a meeting or on the way back to my hotel. Sometimes I get lucky and I get a few hours free in between my last meeting and my … Continue reading
