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Viet40 Experience In Da Nang
Since I was younger, I’ve always heard the phrase “life begins at 40,” so it always felt like it was a milestone age. Apart from the daily blog, one of the ideas that we floated was #Viet40 because we’ve grown enamored of Vietnam after staying there for over a year....
The Road to 40 Day 365/365: This Is Me At 40
It’s been a full year of doing this project, and I have unintentionally learned a lot of things about myself throughout this journey. Now that I am entering a new phase of my life, I think it is only fitting that my final entry for this project is basically a...
The Road to 40 Day 364/365: ‘First Family’ Trip
We’re off to Vietnam for my birthday trip, which will turn out to be my first multi-day trip with the “First Family” that I had in UST. Back in college, I joined a political party in our faculty. The Faculty of Arts and Letters was known for having a pretty active...
The Road to 40 Day 363/365: The Daily Commute
One of the best things about Singapore is how safe the streets are. When I was younger, I was always told to be home when it gets dark because it’s “dangerous.” However, since living in Singapore, I’ve found that night time doesn’t have to mean danger. Women clad in...
The Road to 40 Day 362/365: Training Day Wednesday
It was a pretty gloomy day with not much going on for the day, except Vino’s football training in the afternoon. My phone usually alerts me with “memories” of previous years - photos taken, probably posts made on this day in the past. From there, I saw that Vino has...
The Road to 40 Day 361/365: The Running Era
I’ve always said that I preferred walking over running, but here I am now, chasing distance milestones. I’ve always thought I didn’t have to run to get more fit, because I could get the same burn by walking around. Walking is more enjoyable, I think, as I get to take...
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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