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Entries from December 2009

Baguio Christmas

December 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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 [...]

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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 Earle’s, Almon Marina, Subway and Oliver’s has good sandwiches Brother’s Burger for really good burgers Cafe Breton for crepes Spiral (Sofitel) and Shangri-la Makati (Circles) for [...]

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Tags: News

Sunday Morning Visit to Manila Seedling

December 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment

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 [...]

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Tags: News

Manila Christmas Night Markets and Bazaars

December 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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!  [...]

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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 [...]

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Tags: Discoveries