Life here in the  Philippines has always been fast paced.  In short, it’s never really boring.  However, there are sort of little challenges along the way.  It’s not that easy.  There’s brownouts, extreme heat, untrustworthy people, and people demanding us for stuff.  I guess that’s already a given since this is part of living and [...]

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I’m back after two months hiatus and surprised to see that my pageview stats growing rapidly the past few months. And yes — another year has passed for my blog. My blog is now 2 years old. I can’t believe I stayed this long! I feel so loyal.. But to be [...]

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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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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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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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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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So you’re house-hunting again.  You just arrived in the Philippines.  You are no longer just visiting, you want to stay here longer, or even for good.  Or maybe you are moving out from your parents for the first time. You  need to find a place near your work at least.  Maybe you come from one [...]

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After we arrived from our trip last week, I was immediately assigned a new Project: to make the house a bit more livable.  This involves furnishing the house (duh!) and putting on curtains (yeah?).   Last Saturday we ventured into unknown territories to a place called Caloocan City.  Earlier our landlord told us about this area [...]

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Today is our first work day at our new office in Ortigas Center.  MrC and I left for work much earlier than usual (11am).   MrC was dropped off to the office then I made a quick visit to Megamall to buy some pasalubong for our upcoming trip abroad. A friend of mine from the US [...]

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This week, I went to the Commission on Elections to register as a voter.  The last time I voted was in the 90’s, the one that eventually elected President Ramos.  I think I was still in college.  It was my first time to vote so I was quite excited.  Flashback to 14 or so years.  [...]

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