A KOREAN LUNCH

It was another exciting lunchtime for our group when the IT boys decided to treat the whole bunch to, once again, Chambruyu :) Yayy for Korean food!

I may not be doing it right all the time, but it is always a delight to pick those thin slices of pork and then roll them up with lettuce leaves :) I would eat anything pickled/fermented in this set. More kimchi, please!

END OF THE WEEKEND

The road to the weekend is tedious and slow, yet once it comes, you can never have enough. Here's a set of photos from Bag of Beans' mini garden; my simple reminder of the good times away from work. Happy end of the weekend to all! :D

NEIGHBOR WALK

COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF

I would still like to live and see the day when local coffee shops would rule and be more rampant than their American counterparts here in Philippines, or at least in Manila. For me, these local shops not only make a location unique, they also bring out character and culture of a city.

But if you were to ask me which I prefer the most out of these imported coffehouse chains, CBTL takes my money. I order the same thing every rare visit -- a Lemon Zest Fru-tea/Matcha Green Tea Latte and a piece of chocolate chip. It feels home-y to me rather than, say Starbucks.

KIDS OF CAMBODIA

Even though my Cambodia trip was limited to visiting only one of its cities, Siem Reap, I'd like to think that Cambodians in general are nice, warm and friendly people. From hailing a tuk tuk, to haggling prices with pashminas, I never had a single bad experience with them. Not that I expected to, but I was impressed at how simple and humble Cambodians are. What captured me the most in my three days of walking around landmarks and tourist spots is their kids.

I was a little amazed at how camera-ready most of them were haha! As you can see, either they look straight to the camera and pose, or they simply don't mind when someone's taking their photo. Then I realized, it's probably because they were so used to the impact of their ever-growing tourism that these kids have grown up being photographed numerous times a day, making them so comfortable being the subject to the eyes of many.

Hope they make you smile too :)