Memories are made of Tikoy: How We Celebrate Chinese New Year in Manila
By Prime Sarmiento (Note: I always wanted to write a travel memoir and this post, which was first published in this blog two years ago, is my way of experimenting with this literary genre. I reposted it – edited, tightened up some sentences, and accompanied the post with some photos. And like before, I...
Binondo Food Tripping (part 1): Memories of Tikoy
posted by Gypsygal Prime (for my lil sis) Being more Pinoy than Chinese (I’m a fifth generation Filipino Chinese from my mother’s side), our family celebrate the Lunar New Year (or better known as Chinese New Year). We go to church, then have lunch at Binondo (Manila’s Chinatown district) , watch a lion dance in...
A Solo Female Travelers Weekend Guide to Penang
Posted by: Gypsygal Prime Located at the northwest part of the Malaysian peninsula, Penang island was established as the first British settlement in Malaysia in 1791. Its capital, Georgetown, evolved into a colonial administrative center, with Captain Francis Light, who once worked in a European trading house, as its superintendent. Penang was a part of...