I don’t usually post on holidays.. but here I am!
How has it been the past few days? We gave our staff a nice Christmas dinner treat at Harborview by the Bay after a toast in the office for a job well done the past few months. During the weekend, we were able to finally buy [...]
Entries from December 2009
Baguio Christmas
December 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Travel
Western Expat Food Finds
December 11th, 2009 · No Comments
I am compiling here some notes I have gathered so far. Please do come back from time to time as I will update it regularly:
Yellow Cab for Pizza
Almon Marina, Subway and Oliver’s has good sandwiches
Brother’s Burger for really good burgers
Cafe Breton for crepes
Spiral (Sofitel) for a good Buffet
There is a Belgian Fries stand at [...]
Tags: News
Sunday Morning Visit to Manila Seedling
December 9th, 2009 · No Comments
Last Sunday, we made our very first visit to the Manila Seedling. It is I think “the” Garden Center of Metro Manila. It was recommended by two people: my aunt and my landlady. It feels as though, everyone knows about this place except us. To start with, we were a bit unsure how to get [...]
Tags: News
One Year in the Philippines
December 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments
It’s hard to believe that yesterday was our One Year anniversary here in the Philippines. How time flies!
Here’s a month by month rundown of what happened to us.
December: We arrived at the airport in the morning and was picked up by my Mom and uncle. Since we had an apartment ready for us we were [...]
Tags: Milestones · Musings · News · Travel
Manila Christmas Night Markets and Bazaars
December 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment
It’s that time of the year where the nights are cool and comfy, at least for people used to 30+ degrees weather. It’s also the busiest time here in Metro Manila because of all the balikbayans and visitors that usually come here at this time of the year. Hence, the traffic everyday is a nightmare! [...]
Tags: News
We found furniture
December 4th, 2009 · No Comments
Last weekend was indeed a happy one. Finally, we found our dining table and living room set! Guess where.. at the 3rd Floor of Market Market.
As usual I found it accidentally while searching the yellow pages. While I was looking for furniture I noticed that there were several furniture stores showing up with the same [...]
Tags: Discoveries