Last January, we were in Baguio for a short trip. MrC was able to video the whole scenic stretch of Kennon Road coming down from Baguio. To everyone who is not familiar with Kennon Road, this is the most scenic winding road to take if you are going Baguio. There are other [...]

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I am still debating in my mind whether it makes sense to buy a house or a condo.  Both has its pros and cons.  Here’s a quick list I made up.
House and Lot:
Pros:

SPACE, OPEN SPACES!
You can live away from the city where there is fresh air
Your can have a garden
Use your backyard for anything you [...]

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We have been out of LPG for more than a week.  Last week, it seemed like the whole city ran out of LPG.  We looked around and called every single possible place we could find Petron Gasul but no luck at all.  They said they all ran out of stock.  Could it be really true [...]

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I wasn’t even sure if I could make a proper entry because I am very angry and frustrated now. The broker called today and told me that they can get the goods to us possibly today if I give them the go signal. The bad news was, the total charges she [...]

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I am writing this now with some emotions clouding my writing so pardon me if this becomes a rant. First of all, I want to be honest but going back here in the Philippines with my Dutch husband kinds of puts me in a really strange situation now. These have been my initial [...]

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We were never able to hold a housewarming party when we moved to this apartment three years ago. But now, instead, we have a “house cooling” party. It was initially planned to be an afternoon party but we ended up saying goodbye to our last set of guests at around 1 in the [...]

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Guess what, we just bought our ticket!  We have given our lease cancellation notice and we have now MrC’s immigration papers in order.    I have also regained my Filipino citizenship.  We’re definitely all set to go back to the Philippines this coming December.
I had my farewell dinner in a Wok Buffet with colleagues a few [...]

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This letter has been sitting in my mailbox for a week. At first I thought it was nothing important but actually it was THE BALLOT. It is my absentee ballot for the upcoming General Elections. It is also my first time to vote! I am very excited and thrilled to be [...]

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We did not go to Den Haag last Tuesday to do my oath taking since MrC has a flu.  Also, we do not have all his papers yet for the immigration so it’s probably better to time it when we have all of them so we save on one trip to Den Haag.
I heard from [...]

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We were at the place called Serendra, right at Fort Bonifacio, a few days ago where we met two of my former colleagues. Both of them have chosen to stay here inspite of the popularity of seeking opportunities abroad. Most of our former colleagues are now in the U.S., Australia and Europe. [...]

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