The Soup Queen

I was in Manila last December with my dad and sisters when I stumbled upon a herbal tea called Ashitaba. The pretty cabins in Baguio highlands with its pine trees  We were visiting my uncle who lived in Manila with his Filipina wife. He is already retired from corporate life (he used to work for the World Bank and had had work stints all over the world). He decided to retire in Manila instead of Penang as he wanted to be near his son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter but I also think he likes the easy accessibility of being able to fly east or west as he likes from The Philippines. The Baguio pine tree forest just outside our balcony - cool mornings with fresh air!  This uncle of ours had always asked us to visit him in Manila and finally after much coercion (and not that my dad or his brother are going to get any younger), my sister booked us all on a trip to visit this uncle. As part of the itinerary, Uncle Mike wanted to get us out of the humid city that...