I have bad news for European visitors and Filipinos who travel to and from Europe and the Philippines.  We have lost our last direct flight service to Europe: the  Manila Amsterdam KLM direct flight will end by April, 2012. The main reason for KLM’s decision is the high taxes and exorbitant fees imposed on them [...]

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We are now living in the Philippines for 2 years — that means one more year and I have matched my number of years in the Netherlands! Here’s a rundown of what happened this year: December: We had customized cabinets done by skilled carpenters care of our local partner. The dining set and living room [...]

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I’m back. Here’s a really late posting which includes some photos I took from my trip in the US. I didn’t really take a lot of photos then. I attended an oath taking ceremony for an old friend of mine in Philadelphia. She, like several others here regained their Filipino citizenship back. I saw several [...]

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I then went over and stayed at my friend’s house in Pennsylvania. During that time we went to the outlet stores to do holiday sale shopping. This outlet store was built right after I left the US. It had all the brands I wanted to see plus stuff I am not so familiar with like [...]

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I just arrived yesterday here in Jersey.  I called it Mission Impossible because I am trying to do something which I have really no clear idea how to accomplish.  So basically, this visit is a mixture of a sojourn or a visit to my old friends and seeing old places where I used to live.  [...]

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