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I’ve been looking for really really good Italian food in Manila for years without much luck (mostly either pretentious or Pinoy-esque). So when I discovered this little gem in a pocket of Pason Tamo ext., it was a complete surprise and joy!  Casa Nostra (formerly La Grotta) serves homey Italian food straight out of Mamma’s [...]

We thought Taksin was wrong to be convinced by General Than Shwe whom he had a half day meeting with, visiting Yangon. I wonder how Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is doing. My poem for her birthday was brought by Su Su Lwin’s husband who will visit Daw Suu, who has no women’s rights or [...]

My Thai Mother

I was born in a rather large Chinese—Thai family (my grandma has 15 children and 106 grandchildren, counted more than 10 years ago) my mother is the 12th one. She was brought up to be a decent housewife, I have to say. She knows everything from cooking to plumbing (from 20 years of serving my [...]


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