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The Road to 40 Day 244/365: Shutdown Thursday
I didn’t know it was going to be this quick, but I got tired, man. From the preppy energy I felt on Monday morning, I’m down to scraps already as I needed to hear my alarm to wake up. I also had to drag myself out of bed. When people say they need to find a reason to...
The Road to 40 Day 243/365: Foodie Wednesday
I know I should be exercising, but I was in the mood to eat this day. I’ve been cutting down on food as much as I can. My weight is currently on the brink of hitting 90kgs, and I want to get it down to at least 80kgs. It’s mainly for health, of course, but...
The Road to 40 Day 242/365: A Spark of Inspiration
Over the Christmas holidays, Che and I were bouncing ideas for a book. We’ve been talking about it for years, but we have a solid concept now. It’s a collection of things we’ve learned from people that is apparently a shared experience with a lot of people. We’ve...
The Road to 40 Day 241/365: Curiousity Fun with Friends
It’s the start of a new week in this new year, but Vino’s classes start on Tuesday, so we have a free day. Luckily, we were able to squeeze in a playdate with Angel, Jeremy, and Damien. Their family has alternated between the PH and SG since Jeremy got a role here in...
The Road to 40 Day 240/365: First Full Day Back
After a couple of trips during the holidays, we’re finally back in our house for the first time this year. We got up to order food delivery, getting Ya Kun for breakfast. Che usually gets the set, while I get tuna toast. For Vino, we keep trying to guess which one he...
The Road to 40 Day 239/365: Bye Thailand!
This day marked the end of our Thailand, as we spent much of it traveling. We planned on having a massage right before leaving the hotel, but the logistics made it quite difficult to schedule everyone. James and I agreed that both Che and Steph should get it while we...
Hungry Rover
The Great Saigon Pho Hunt Part 4/11: Pho Minh
Just when I thought I was done with my D1 Pho adventure, I remembered that I still had to come back to the place that was closed last time I was there. To get to this place, you have to go through an alley in the city, but it’s available on Google Maps. You needed to...
The Great Saigon Pho Hunt Part 3/11: Pho Phuong
This is the first Bib Gourmand pho place that I tried from the list. I was set to try a different restaurant this day, but was disappointed to see that it was closed. So we had to walk 30 minutes to get to this other restaurant. To date, this has been one of my...
The Great Saigon Pho Hunt Part 2/11: Pho Hung (District 1)
My next stop was another one that's relatively near Che's office. I say "relatively" because the distance was ok for me, but others might condemn me for making them walk that distance. It took me a bit more than 30 minutes to reach this place, and I passed by a...
The Great Saigon Pho Hunt Part 1/11: Pho Viet Nam (District 1)
I had no way of knowing what the best pho shops are here in Vietnam, but if the place near Che's office was of any indication, I was going to be in for a treat in my explorations. Started off with a place that appeared to be within walking distance from Che's office,...
The Great Saigon Pho Hunt: Trying The Michelin-Selected Pho Spots In Ho Chi Minh (Intro)
As a lover of food, I found a new purpose when the Michelin Guide released its list of restaurants for Vietnam. We moved to Ho Chi Minh City in April last year, and Michelin announced their list in June, as if welcoming me to the city. Being a housedad, I was the guy...
Part 3 of my search for “Singapore Food” took me to the Laksa of Roxy and Queensway’s Chicken Curry.
When I travel, I try to make it a point to eat the signature dish of a town, province, or country that I visit. As a Filipino, I know all too well that our signature dishes (adobo, sinigang, etc.) can be done in a variety of ways and this will be true no matter which...
Sports
Love begets Respect in playing the game of Basketball
In that widely-documented VisMin Super Cup controversy that shook the Filipino sports community, we learned that the love of the game should give rise to a high level of respect in playing basketball. I LOVE BASKETBALL. I love to watch it. I love to play it. I love to...
Why A Devastating Loss Was A Turning Point For Denice Zamboanga
Denice “The Menace Fairtex” Zamboanga may boast an undefeated record as a mixed martial artist, but she had to learn what losing felt like to earn it. The 23-year-old from the Philippines – who will face Mei “V.V.” Yamaguchi this Friday, 28 February at ONE: KING OF...
May Ooi’s Career Continues To Blossom in Martial Arts
Athletes tend to hit their prime in their 30s and think about transitioning into less physically-demanding careers as they hit their 40s, but mixed martial arts star “Mighty” May Ooi of Singapore is breaking that notion. The former Olympian represented her country as...
ONE Championship Athlete Rahul Raju, A True Indian Warrior
True warriors are in constant pursuit of challenging themselves and testing their skills against the best. One such warrior is “The Kerala Krusher” Rahul Raju. The Indian featherweight made his ONE Championship debut in March this this year, joining arguably the most...
Post-fight reaction: Is Team Pacquiao really to blame for Pacquiao’s loss?
That was an utterly underwhelming ‘fight of the century,’ all can agree. Initial reactions were of anger directed toward Floyd Mayweather, Jr: Why the hell did he keep running and hugging? The next wave of emotions came toward Manny: Why the hell did he keep his...
Media
Volt Lozada – Press Release
Voltaire Lozada is proud to announce the launch of his rebranded website at voltlozada.com, through a partnership with the eCommerce technology company, Prosperna. With this partnership, the proud Housedad aims to grow his online presence by having a single avenue to...
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