Ilonggos love laswa for it is among the simplest local dishes to prepare. Just take the freshest local vegetables like okra, saluyot, kalabasa, takway,patola and a host of other veggies then stew them with crabs or shrimps and seasoned with a little salt. You'll get one of the most nutritious, most visually appealing (depends on the play of colors) and the easiet to prepare Ilonggo specialties around. You can even re-invent this using the available vegetables in your place and enjoy the simple pleasures laswa.
I could smell the aroma and hear the crackling sound of bacon as it sizzled on the griller but when I was about to devour it, I just couldn't taste it. I took a mouthful again and it just remained elusive. On my third try, I finally had a bite of something but it tasted nowhere like a bacon. Then I woke up and realized I was biting into my pillow and just came from dreamland ... I found myself enjoying one of the Superior Rooms at Days Hotel Iloilo a few days ago. It's among the newly renovated rooms and among the few that actually has a window to the outside world. I had a very humongous bed and around four of myself could fit in - but maybe three for "me" to be comfortable. But I'd rather be alone enjoying the room and the pillows for I just love the pillows at Days Hotel Iloilo ever since. The Superior Room is big for its class and has simple yet classy interiors. It has a sitting corner and a sort of office nook perfect for business travelers as...