This is a very long overdue post. I took photos of my friend’s home back in March 2018. My friend, Yumi, is a dear friend of mine who is also Japanese married to an American and a p… Read more

Lartizan in Manila

Lartizan, just like you pronounce “l’artisan” in French, is an artisan bakery in Manila. There are 6 branches which you can find on the Lart… Read more

Single Origin Rockwell

We stumbled upon Single Origin in Rockwell by luck. The interesting thing was that we ran into two sets of friends there on the same day! Single Origin in Rock… Read more

Coffee Project Manila & BGC

Coffee Project in BGC is one of Coffee Project cafes you can find all around Manila. When I first stepped into Coffee Project in BGC, it looked as tho… Read more

Nono’s Filipino Comfort Food

Nono’s is a Filipino comfort food cafe restaurant in Manila. The cafe started with the founder, Baba’s passion for classic conf… Read more

ArteFino ☆ Filipino Popup Market in Manila

ArteFino is a pop-up market with fine Filipino crafts and art work created by talented Filipino artisans. I had a chance to visit the firs… Read more

Wildflour A Bakery Cafe in Makati Manila

Wildflour is a stylish bakery cafe where we went for breakfast one day in Makati, Manila. I instantly loved it even before I walked in becaus… Read more

Getting a Haircut Overseas

I finally made it to a hair salon! In Manila!! One of the things I have wanted to do in the past several months was to go get my haircut. Boy, I’ve had a b… Read more

Setting Up A New Home

Setting up a new home is the very first task you take on, besides finding food for your family, once you arrive in a city overseas. When you move into a rental home, … Read more

Move to Manila

We landed in Manila around 8 p.m. It was a day in the last week of July. The air felt warm and damp, but compared to the heat and humidity we had experienced in Tokyo prior t… Read more