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Casa Nostra- the best Italian food in Manila!
1 Comment Published by Joanna September 10th, 2011 in Phillipines, Reader Submissions.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 [...]
Kyaw Swa Win: Marigolds from Burmese Gods to All
3 Comments Published by Kyaw Swa Win September 15th, 2006 in Burma, Reader Submissions.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 [...]
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 [...]