Archive for September, 2007
The Big Binondo Food Wok
Pictures at the multiply site.
http://wandergirl28.multiply.com/photos/album/32/Big_Binondo_Food_Wok_
It was a sweaty Saturday afternoon in Binondo and I was with my sister and fellow columnist Kelvin Lee. We had signed up for a food tour around Chinatown. Old Manila Walks, the brainchild of self acclaimed “streetwalker” Ivan Man-Dy featured various walking tours. This Binondo Food Wok was his specialty, [...]
“The House that Vanderbilt built”
Oh to be eccentrically loaded and have a billion dollars to spend. A glimpse of how the rich throw away their cash lies in a house resting on Ochre St., Newport, Rhode Island, USA. This summer house turned tourist spot will let you take a peek (whether you are on the A list or not) [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Traipsing Tokyo
Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun is a contradiction of the ancient and modern, of tradition and technology. My nine day trip with my grandma or “amah” , as I call her was too long and yet too short and I will tell you the tales of our best journeys from Tokyo to Osaka [...]
Interview with a Ninja
Inside the Ninja village in Iga Ueno, a small town in Japan lies the house of a ninja. The ninja’s face was half hidden in the shadows and the house shrouded by a canopy of shrubbery. The ninja answers my questions carefully.
What is your main line of business?
During the feudal ages, Ninja’s were [...]
