Kat's Foodventures

It was last year when I first heard that one Filipino would have the chance to go to space and represent via Axe Apollo. When the winner was announced, I read his name on an online newspaper and read about him just out of curiosity. This led me to Chino Roque's Instagram account. At that point, I was clueless but too lazy to search if the account name means anything. Recently, I saw a post of some celebrity dining in at El Chupacabra. That gave it away. El Chupacabra is a place. Little did I know that more than it being just a name of a restaurant, it is a mythical creature . Trivia, trivia. :) Last Sunday, I got a message from a friend on Facebook inviting me to go on a food trip on the 25th, and I immediately agreed. After work last night, we met up, rode a cab and got off at Felipe cor. Polaris St. In fairness, it wasn't hard to find. The place was so filled up, it was difficult to miss. We arrived 9pm-ish, but the bulk of people at the waiting list was quite a number...

I am currently in Singapore and it is by boredom that I'm doing this post. I've been here for a few weeks and so far, this thing called boredom is doing its thing and is actually getting into me at times. What I did this week to keep up was go to Giant and took a taste test of the beers in Singapore... Only to be told by a friend that they aren't only locally available here but in the Philippines as well. Last Saturday evening, I remember to have stocked on this one called Guinness Foreign Extra as recommended by a new friend. Contained in a black "stout" can, I'm just not sure how many ml there was. The beer itself was sort of thick, dark brown and so far the most bitter-tasting I've had. I honestly do not know how I managed to finish my can of it. No more next time for this brand. On Tuesday, I asked for another recommendation from a friend who's based here in Sg and she said I might like Tiger Lager Beer better. Before anything else, I goog...