I no longer jumped

Posted on January 30, 2010 - Filed Under Family | 2 Comments

Okay, the New Year’s eve is almost a month ago but the joy of celebrating it with my family is as vivid as if it just happened last week. We didn’t attend the New Year mass due to fear of firecrackers, but I tried to imitate what the others do to welcome the new […]

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Sometimes, I prefer to close the door

Posted on January 29, 2010 - Filed Under Singapore | 2 Comments

I live in a 4-bedroom apartment with eight other Filipinos. My housemates say that the bedrooms are smaller compared to their previous flats’. But I’m really happy with it. My bedroom is the smallest one, yet it is almost twice as big as my bedroom in Japan. We have a big kitchen […]

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Read!

Posted on January 29, 2010 - Filed Under Sentiments | Leave a Comment

It’s really uncomfortable being caught up in a conversation about something I’m not familiar with. Like the time when my friends compared each other’s auto insurance quote, or the time when they talked about investments. Maybe it’s about time to educate myself on financial matter. I have always wanted to work for […]

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Last Christmas

Posted on January 24, 2010 - Filed Under Christmas | 4 Comments

It’s a bit overdue but I didn’t have easy access to the internet when I was on vacation in the Philippines. We have decent internet connection at hand but our PC is still the old Pentium III and I didn’t want to test my patience with it either. So how was my Christmas 2009? […]

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I blame Dora, Sponge Bob and Barbie

Posted on January 23, 2010 - Filed Under Shaynna | 1 Comment

Shaynna knew how to operate the DVD player since she was three years old. If you are busy and you want to prevent her from following you around, then tell her to watch cartoons. It’s like Sponge Bob revolution at home, because Sponge Bob is her favorite and Kiera’s (my niece), too! […]

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Wash and use

Posted on January 22, 2010 - Filed Under Lifestyle | Leave a Comment

Since I’ve moved to Singapore, I bought only a single pair of curtains. I wanted to buy one of those faux wood blinds because I want to sleep for as long as I like on weekends. But my curtain holder is just a bit elastic string, not even that good for hanging clothes. […]

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If I win the lottery

Posted on January 22, 2010 - Filed Under Revelations | Leave a Comment

I have bought dozens of raffle tickets but I have never won even a consolation prize. Yet, there are some people who are very lucky, like winning major prizes each year at Christmas parties or annual company gathering. There’s anticipation, yet I haven’t experienced the joy of winning. For the past few […]

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Things we usually do before New Year

Posted on January 22, 2010 - Filed Under Family | Leave a Comment

I think almost everyone does some kind of preparations for welcoming the New Year. I don’t even believe that these things have some effects on how one fares in the coming year. At home, at least we try to fix what we can, like replacing busted bulbs. It’s far from those Hubberton […]

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Be inspired

Posted on January 21, 2010 - Filed Under Quotes, Spirituality | 2 Comments

Months ago, I’ve subscribed to Bo Sanchez’s GodWhispers Club. Twice a week, I look forward to the inspiring messages such as this one:

I’m ashamed to admit it, but financial struggles and being the sole breadwinner for the past years have changed me a lot. Sadly, focusing on these struggles has not turned me […]

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Rural areas are not safe

Posted on January 21, 2010 - Filed Under Ooopppssss | 3 Comments

I grew up in Mindanao. My hometown is not as crowded as Manila, far from it actually, but it has never been crime-free. There was a time when an “akyat-bahay gang” got away with various thefts in the neighborhood, and our sari-sari store was no exception. A teenager broke into our store […]

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Weight gain panic

Posted on January 21, 2010 - Filed Under Health, Lifestyle | 6 Comments

I’ve read it somewhere, or somebody has mentioned it to me that it will be more difficult for women to lose weight when they reach 30, and I’m already there! I wasn’t able to make up my new year’s resolution but I definitely have a lot that I want to start working on when I […]

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Show more than just the freebies

Posted on January 21, 2010 - Filed Under Lifestyle | Leave a Comment

I’m really glad many banks and insurance companies have their website. Before I decided on which bank to open my payroll account with, I scoured the web, made comparisons and decided to choose Citibank. Why? Because for payroll accounts, they don’t require opening deposit! Most banks here require at least S$500. Now […]

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It’s hard to say “no”

Posted on January 20, 2010 - Filed Under Health | 1 Comment

Since I came here, I’ve received a number of calls from insurance people trying to make me sign up for Medicare supplement insurances. I don’t really like talking to sales people not because they take so much of my time, rather, I find it hard to say “no”. I hope people in sales […]

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Catching Up

Posted on January 20, 2010 - Filed Under People | 1 Comment

I had almost three weeks Christmas vacation so I had quite some time catching up with what have been happening in the neighborhood. Before my highschool days, I often went around the neighborhood so I knew almost everyone. A lot has changed. More than a decade of spending most of my time […]

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I’m sorry, goodbye…

Posted on January 19, 2010 - Filed Under Family, Sentiments | 2 Comments

My phone rang right after the alarm went off. It was my mother. She doesn’t normally call me early in the morning so I knew that she called to deliver another sad news. Nanay Soling, my mother’s aunt passed away. She was 80. I knew this was coming because she’d […]

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I want to continue wearing nice dresses

Posted on January 19, 2010 - Filed Under Health | 1 Comment

My mother often tells me that she used to be very skinny. It’s hard to believe if not for those black and white photos of her in her teens and early twenties. Now, her wide hip has been “overshadowed” by the other bulges. She even told me that she would even take […]

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Feeling like a teenager?

Posted on January 18, 2010 - Filed Under Lifestyle | Leave a Comment

I hate to admit it but I’ve recently crossed the border from being in my late twenties to early thirties! I’ve gained a few pounds from the festive holidays so I’ve felt so lazy these past few weeks. But it’s my face that’s always making me feel like I’m in my teens. Not because I […]

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A longer way home

Posted on January 17, 2010 - Filed Under Travels | Leave a Comment

I haven’t purchased my plane tickets early so when I was ready to book my flights, prices were already too high. Spending Christmas in Singapore is out of the question. Three Christmases away from my family is more than enough and I couln’t bear to spend another alone. So, in desperation to […]

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