A Little Chocolate Comfort: My Go-To Choco Lava Cups One of the things I missed most after moving abroad wasn't necessarily a specific place, but the feeling of familiarity. When you're building a new life in an unfamiliar country, there are days when you crave
The goal of investing is not to get rich overnight. It is to create choices for yourself and security for the people who depend on you. For many Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), investing is one of the most powerful ways to turn years of hard work abroad into a lasting
There are many ways to deal with homesickness when you're living abroad. Some people call family more often. Others watch Filipino movies, listen to OPM, or scroll through old photos from home. For me, one of the simplest and most effective remedies is food. There is something comforting
Starting an Emergency Fund: The Financial Cushion You Hope You'll Never Need When I first started working, my financial goals were fairly straightforward. Earn more. Save more. Invest when possible. Like many people early in their careers, I spent a lot of time focusing on growing my income
A few years ago, if you had asked me where I saw myself in the future, I probably would have said the Philippines. I was happy there. I had a stable career, friends and family nearby, and no real reason to leave. As a qualified accountant, however, I also felt
One of the most unexpected lessons I've learned from moving abroad has very little to do with travel, career growth, or adapting to a new culture. It's about money. Not in the sense of earning more of it, but in learning how to spend it. Like
After what feels like an incredibly long hiatus, I'm finally dusting off this little corner of the internet and putting fingers back to keyboard. When I last wrote here, life looked very different. I had every intention of continuing to blog regularly, but as many of us discover,
A trend that takes internet by the storm! This Korean inspired coffee recipe is one for the books. It's very easy to make and you can have it hot or cold. If you fancy making posh looking millennial trendy coffee, this one is for you Ingredients: 2 tbsp
Growing up in Asia, tamarind is a local fruit. If you wonder what it looks like, it is an indehiscent legume, sometimes called a pod, 12 to 15 cm (4 1⁄2 to 6 in) in length, with a hard, brown shell. The fruit has a fleshy, juicy, acidic pulp.
I can provide a brief history of this dish, but it has been altered into many variants and you could replace the meat with fish or chicken. I'd like to describe it as chopped crispy pork seasoned with fresh onion, chili and other spices, usually served in cast
Ginataang munggo is a Filipino recipe made of toasted mung beans cooked with sticky rice on a sweet coconut milk and is often a snack or dessert best paired with pipping hot coffee. On some regions in the Philippines, this recipe is called "totong" or "sinugno"
Steamed custard or something very similar to crema catalan of Spain! This is a popular dessert in the Philippines and you can easily find one on special celebrations or occasions such as birthdays, weddings, fiesta/thanksgiving and also on some authentic Filipino restaurant. Ingredients: 10 eggs yolks 1 can condensed