Halo-Halo

Yes that's what it's called, apparently a popular Filipino dessert, that I'm actually having for the very first time, despite this already being my second extended stay. Purple ice cream (taro flavour?) with lotsa other sweet stuff -- mashed bananas, gelatin, coconut milk etc. Relatively pricey at PHP40 (USD1), but surely more painful on the waistline than the wallet.

Bais (28-29 Mar 14)

March 28th 2014
Moving on from Dumaguete, I realised this was the first time this trip that I was making an inter-city journey on land! Cos prior to this I'd exclusively been island-hopping, first from Cebu, to Bohol, to Siquijor, and finally Negros (or Negros Oriental to be precise, the Eastern part). Anyway, my first inter-city journey on terra firma was a very short one, as I took a quick 1h bus ride no ... read more

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