My third blogging event took me to a gastronomic adventure for food that I’d be experiencing for the first time: Australian food at Skippy’s Bar & Grill! There are only a handful of places that serve Australian food in the metropolis and I’d never thought of eating in one because …
I never thought I’d go back to Nomama Artisanal Ramen after my first time there last January. I made a mistake in ordering and ended up eating Tempura, not one of my favorite dishes since I find it too oily to be enjoyable. But a colleague from the office told …
Summer means outings and trips to the beach. Searching for “best beaches near Manila” in Google would lead you to the Malabrigo beach in Batangas. I know I have been reposting my old article about the disappointing Batangas beaches where we went to during the past couple of years. But …
Thanks to my Navi Planner, I was finally able to stay at the Ace Hotel and Suites! I had this P2000 off coupon for an overnight stay at any of their rooms. The heat had been unbearable the past few days and I could not get any work on my …
It was Moche’s first triathlon and we had to stay in Subic overnight. We procrastinated booking a hotel room and thus ended up at the Subic International Hotel. It was one of the mid-range priced hotels in Agoda and it was one of the remaining ones that still had rooms …
It was my second blogger event and there was plenty of lead time in between the invitation and the actual event so I was more prepared. The restaurant for review would be Red Onion Cafe, one of the restaurants at the UP Town Center. I was very excited because it …
During one of the hottest weekends of the year, more than 800 triathletes participated in the K-Swiss ITU Subic Bay International Triathlon 2014, a.k.a. SuBIT 2014. The longest running triathlon event in the Philippines, it was made up of five events: Asia Cup 2014 Series Event, National Age-Group Championships, Inter-Club Competition, …
I was celebrating a big milestone in my life and I wanted to do something special and symbolic at the same time. I was turning XXX and I wanted to spend the day filled with various elements. I wanted to travel. I wanted to experience something new. I wanted to …
This morning, I found myself running in the Pinoy Fitness Sub-1 10K Challenge. ”Sub-1″ means running 10km under an hour, something that most runners consider to be the ultimate goal in this distance category. Now this is no easy feat at all. Related literature says that only athlete-level runners can …
It was my very first blogger event. I was having a Me-day in Glorietta one Saturday when Aldous messaged me in Facebook and asked if I was free to join a food event at the Grilla Bar and Restaurant near Rockwell later that day. Since I had no plans and I have never …
A year ago, I finally decided to get my own domain and transfer my blog from onyva.blog.com to a self-hosted domain. After doing a mini-survey on the name, I ended up with chasingjayce.com. A year and fifty posts later, it is now time to celebrate my blog’s first birthday! And …
Considered as one of the healthiest cuisines worldwide, Vietnamese food has that distinct taste that stems from the use of fresh ingredients, lots of herbs and vegetables and the lack of oil. But “healthy” does not always equate to “not yummy” because Vietnamese food always makes it to best foods …
I hardly prepared for my trip to Hanoi and there were several things I wished I had known before embarking on that journey. Here are the 8 things I should have known about Hanoi: 1. Winter is not the best time to go to Hanoi. Hanoi, experiences winter from November to …
In keeping with the tradition of posting a summary of my travels, here is the summary of our 4D3N Hanoi itinerary and budget. 4D3N Hanoi Itinerary Day 1 Hanoi Walking Tour Arrival in Hanoi at 1:00am Check in at the hotel Breakfast at Sunrise Café by 10:30am Hanoi walking tour: Vietnam …
The main reason why, among the options that Jacq gave me, I chose Hanoi Hibiscus Hotel was because it was a fairly new hotel. Constructed only in September 2011, the 3-star hotel boasts of budget-friendly and clean accommodations right in the heart of Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Our booking was made …
There were very few things left for us to do in Hanoi on our third day. And because both Jacq and I were already feeling under the weather by this time, due mostly to the unending mist and drizzle that we had on our first day. So, we took our last …
Our second day in Hanoi was Ha Long Bay day! We weren’t too excited about this because related literature told us that Ha Long Bay is not 100% enjoyable during the winter months. We were expecting low visibility due to the fog and an overall gray day due to the …
My first destination for 2014 was Hanoi: Vietnam’s capital, second largest city and main cultural center. For this trip, I was accompanied by Jacq and it was our first time to travel together. We had a red-eye flight and we arrived in Hanoi a little bit before 1:00am local time where …
Originating in San Francisco, California, La Petite Camille is a Vietnamese restaurant (don’t let the French name fool you) and is one of my recent finds. I like Vietnamese food (the few that I’ve tried) and I’m always open to try something new. So, I went to this restaurant in Greenbelt …
I finally got to try Nam Nam last Friday when I had dinner with some of my friends from college. This restaurant specializes in Filipino dishes, some are old school while others are offered with a “twist”. Nam Nam hails it name from the word “malinamman”, meaning delicious. Nam Nam …
