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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 buy [...]

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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
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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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!  [...]

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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 [...]

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Tags: Discoveries