Hello everyone! I've been gone for some time. I'd blame being busy with work, but that's unimaginative. And partly untrue. I blame new hobbies. I also blame the old. In any case, July was welcomed with a happy trip to Manila. Being from Davao, the sights and sounds of this metropolitan city is both familiar and foreign. Like coming home to your idyllic childhood home only to find blinding solar panels at the roof and a lot of metal furniture in the once-cozy living room. Davao is urban but with a countryside feel, but Manila is one of those perfect urban jungles. All those cars and all those expressways and high-rises! I was glad for this vacation, it gave me a lot of walking! *huff~ and a lot of food trips! And since reading this news feature from The Philippine Daily Inquirer about a Reading Club in Manila that gives out free books , I swore to visit it no matter what! After dropping by Cafe Noriter in DSLU, I committed to a whole lot of walking just to get...