India 2020: Agra 3-Day Travel Guide + I Got Engaged!

Hello again! I already shared with you our complete New Delhi travel guide, now it's time to move on to the 3rd part of our super fun India adventure, the beautiful and breathtaking city of AGRA! This is the most memorable for me (aside from my bestfriend's wedding) because this is when a new chapter of my life began-- yes, this is where Nico I got engaged! I absolutely had no idea it would happen, but I'll save that story for later hehe. So without further ado, join me as we explore Agra through my photos and stories!

India 2020: New Delhi 3-Day Travel Guide + Food Trip

Hello again! So sorry if it took a while for me to publish this post. I know I said I'd have more time to work on backlogs, but this whole situation got me feeling stuck, unmotivated, stressed and anxious the past month/weeks. As in there were nights I'd cry myself to sleep and I'd spend the rest of the day feeling dejected. Now, I have learned to slightly adjust to this new norm and I've learned to only focus on things I can control. Laying low from social media helped me slowly regain my sunny disposition and I don't feel as hopeless as before. I shifted my attention to my newfound passions--Cooking (which is kind of a big deal for an undomesticated beech like me), Exercising (also a new record but I need endorphins to make me happy haha), New Relaxing Game Apps (goodbye muna Mobile Legends) and I started writing poems again! Spending my energy on more important things like our #CoVid19Bayanihan fundraising drive also helped me a lot. So ayun, here I am!  :)

Here's the 2nd installment of my 17-day India/Penang trip! I already shared with you how we planned the whole trip as well as photos and stories of our first night in New Delhi. Our first stop was Visakhapatnam for my friend's wedding but will save that post for later. Sharing with you our 3-day itinerary at India's capital city-- NEW DELHI! Not sure if 3 days but we stayed there whole day of Feb. 7, came back on Feb. 12 at around 5pm, toured the whole day of Feb. 13 and then left for the airport lunchtime of Feb. 14. Anyway, read on to know more...

India 2020: Pre-Trip Planning, Budget + First Night in New Delhi

Hello world, I'm back! Hehe. Sorry if I haven't been blogging lately. ;( Quick life update! After styling the movie James & Pat & Dave, I got busy working on other styling projects including the new film "Four Sisters Before the Wedding". Had no time to blog or post often on social media. But now, with this newly imposed Covid-19 lockdown, I think I'll have enough time to work on my backlogs! Meaning, more travel guides and a few personal posts in between. Speaking of which, ito na! I received a lot of messages asking me to post a detailed guide about my recent 17-day India trip. To be honest, the trip wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for my bestfriend Cecille who invited me to her Indian wedding. We've been friends forever so I wouldn't miss it for the world. It was also the perfect opportunity to fulfill Nico's lifelong dream to visit India and eat authentic Indian food! I blame it on his Bollywood obsession. Haha. So anyway, we decided to hit two birds with one stone, attend the wedding and do the Golden Triangle tour after. We also did a sidetrip trip to Penang, Malaysia which has been on our bucket list since forever, too. Let me share with you the preparations we did, as well as booking tips! Read on...

Food Adventures: Japan and India!

Teriyaki Boy may be overrated but I still enjoy dining there. Well, I am not a big big fan. I'd rather eat at Omakase (but there's always a waiting line and they have a weird schedule), but to satisfy my Japanese food cravings--this will surely do.

Here we are at Teriyaki Boy, Gateway Cubao.

Mich's philly steak maki and our tempura. Yum.

My bento box (kani salad, chicken teriyaki, coffee jelly). Yes, I eat a lot.

I'm obssessed with Kani salads. I think it's the best salad ever invented. I've tried and tasted a LOT of kani salads and my favorite is still from Pepper Lunch! I don't know why but it's super tasty and pleases my palette (even if it's served in a plastic cup).

Then, our taste buds shifted and traveled down south. We finally decided to try Indian cuisine. So we went to Podium and tried the authentic Indian resto there: NEW BOMBAY. I admit I was not that excited. The closest I could ever be to eating Indian food is through my favorite Chicken Curry.



It was full when we got there. As you can see in the photo, the diners are mostly Indians. It just proves how authentic the food is. There were also people waiting for tables.

I love the tables. And the cooks/chefs are Indian too!

How to eat Paper with lentil soup. Just dunk dunk dunk!

We shouldn't have ordered extra lentil soup. It was too much. It's the one at the far left. I don't really like it. It tastes like cornick (deep fried corn kernels) and I don't like cornick. But I really loved the 2 soups/dip served with the Paper (that thin long rolled bread) though. The orange and green one in the photo--it's yummy! The Paper was not heavy so I was still hungry when we finished it off--that's why we ordered Chicken Biryani. It's a long grain rice topping with chicken curry. And I swear I died after the 1st bite. Chicken Curry is my favorite food and this is the ancestor. It was divine. :)



I would love to eat this now. Now I'm craving. :c And don't forget to tell the server how hot you want your food to be. My tolerance for spicy foods is high, but just to be safe we just chose medium hot. And it was just perfect.

We then ordered 2 much thicker bread called Naan for take-out. It's almost the same with pita breads. And I ate/matched it with everything! Haha.

Overall, it was a pleasant food adventure. Now my stomach's going jurassic. I want another Indian cuisine fix! :)