After the various articles I wrote in this blog,
and after much thought what I will write offer you readers as my year-end
article, the idea of suggesting a ‘positive
resolution’ dawned to me. Most of
the popular resolutions border on the ‘do not, will not, will lessen, etc.’ so
I thought of an idea that is positive and will somehow share the experiences I
had of travelling and exploring for food.
So why the suggestion to travel and explore food in
many places? I think the primary reason
is that the wisdom imparted by
traveling and the depth added in one’s
character whenever you experience other people’s culture with their food
can never replace the ‘cost’ of doing so.
I never did short-changed myself when it comes to food and my mother’s
words are still clear in my mind when she said that I should grab every
opportunity to sample food whether it looks good or not, because I would never
know if I will get another chance to do so.
So for 2012, I am daring everyone to select
destination(s) and list down food you haven’t tried but would be interested to
sample. Nope, I am not advocating
spending your hard earned money in a snap of a finger. Remember, I have been an advocating of
researching first, so try to find good deals first. You do not also have to travel out of the
country as experiencing Philippines offers experiences that are equally
breath-taking. Experiencing
international food and being open to trying them out can also indirectly let
you ‘travel’ to those places through the experience.
Here are some of my travel pix from my travels in
China, Malaysia, Singapore and around the Philippines as well as food I
sampled. Be inspired and I am wishing
you all a WELL FED AND TRAVELLED 2012!
Go Year of the Dragon, Roar it up!
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| at a resto in Dongguan, China |
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| Seafood extravaganza at China |
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| something sweet... mung beans hot and cold |
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| dumplings, pancakes |
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| 'maporma' cakes in China still |
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| I needed to pose with these beautiful cakes |
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| I had to have Mark & Lala try the spicy meals of Malaysia |
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| Try the local transportations --- Malaysia transit system |
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| McDonalds in Malaysia had Ribena.. I wish we had it too here... |
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| Explore your own country too! Mt Pulag in North |
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| Get to meet people and extend your network |
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| Share stories and learn cultures |
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| With my siblings at a Hot Air Balloon event |
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| With my friends on another year...same event, a whole new fun |
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| opportunity to take pictures abound.. be creative |
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| Our Bora home away from home |
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| Memories that will last a lifetime |
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| Capture the beauty of many places |
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| Explore food and experience culture |
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| A simple breakfast can be a combination of sorts |
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| Dare yourself to try new stuff... even scary ones! |
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| Experience luxury worth your hardwork... |
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| revisit the old ways of 'getting there' |
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| This was my birthday celebrated in Bora... |
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| In the end, go to places where you want to enrich your existence |
