From connecting with my roots in the Philippines to spending holidays in Japan, enjoy some fun storytelling through the lens of my life and travel experiences.
3 Japanese New Year Traditions That I Can Get Amongst
Japanese New Year celebrations are heavily rooted in traditions centred around blessings, food, and family, something I can really get around. If you’re a fellow Aussie, you might be used to entering the New Year a bit wasted, coated in a thin film of sweat, surrounded by friends and strangers, and eventually hungover from the…
A One Night Stay At My Grandparents House In The Mountains Of Cebu
I stare at the mix of concrete and tin buildings dotting the winding roads, desperately trying to recognize a marker for our destination. Everything looks familiar, each muddy edge with concrete rubble, every low hanging tree leaf big enough to cocoon a grown adult, but admittedly I couldn’t pick out which lot was ours. It’s…
A Visit To Melissa’s Supermarket In Perth
For reasons not yet clear to me, I woke this morning yearning for the comforts of my motherland. Though the temptation to remain rugged up in the warmth of my doona was strong, it couldn’t overpower the desire I awoke with. I decided to ‘Google Maps’ the address of a Perth Filipino grocer that I…
Kulture Kaiwa 