[Uncle Bob] Visiting Manila? How to spend your Lunar New Year 2024 in the PH capital

MANILA, Philippines – Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia are my three favorite countries after my own. Two weeks ago, I was in a busy, festive mall in Manila and I thought, why not create a guide to an easy lunar new year holiday in Manila for friends in these countries, with a heavy emphasis on food, shopping, and culture? Food is a priority of course lah. I brought some Singaporeans to Cebu years ago and we had a blast. The Manila agenda below should be good for a four-night stay including a weekend. I saw that the Conrad Hotel near Manila Bay is plugged directly into the Mall of Asia (MOA) and the world’s largest IKEA store. So I recommend the…