Happy New Year!
Posted on January 2, 2010 - Filed Under Philippines | 2 Comments
Taking the “longer way home” was an experience I wouldn’t like to undergo again (will blog about this when I’m back in Singapore). But these past few days, Christmas and New Year’s Day included, have been spent great bonding moments with my Shaynna. Anyway, I just would like to wish everyone a year […]
Read More..>>Survival of the financially-fit?
Posted on November 23, 2009 - Filed Under Philippines | 2 Comments
Tuesday morning, I awoke to Arashi’s “Wish”, my ringtone. It was my mother, and her worried voice clearly made me brace for another alarming news: my cousin and close friend had been in (birth) labor for three days! She was admitted to a public hospital in Ormoc City. The doctor advised to […]
Read More..>>That Christmas Tree
Posted on November 12, 2009 - Filed Under Philippines, Shaynna | 2 Comments
Christmas starts very early in the Philippines that the only mall in Iligan City have already put up their huge Christmas tree when I came home last October. It’s in the center of that mall. It’s not as grand as the ones in gigantic malls in the country but it is still very […]
Read More..>>I want more!
Posted on October 18, 2009 - Filed Under Philippines | Leave a Comment
Thanks to all who drop by despite my inactivity in this blog. I went home to the Philippines last week for my Shaynna’s 5th birthday (by the way, thanks for the greetings). Now, I’m back here in Singapore. One thing’s for sure: a week with Shaynna and my family is really […]
Read More..>>Thank you, President Cory
Posted on August 6, 2009 - Filed Under Philippines | Leave a Comment
I’m ashamed to admit it, but I had not really looked deeper into what our late President Cory Aquino did aside from taking up the responsibility of leading our nation to be freed from dictatorship. We owe her our freedom. Yet, I had not reflected on the depth and weight of such responsibility. Little […]
Read More..>>Treat others well
Posted on June 14, 2009 - Filed Under Philippines | 3 Comments
Aside from the news about swine flu, TV Patrol is filled with reports about rallies, corrupt government officials and charter change. I think corruption in the Philippines is really getting worse. Yes, those corrupt government officials have a major role in the worsening state of the country, but before throwing stones at them, […]
Read More..>>A couple of good news made my day
Posted on June 9, 2009 - Filed Under Philippines | 3 Comments
We have TFC here in the apartment but most of the time, I avoid watching TV Patrol. It’s so depressing to hear the same bad news again - proven corrupt but never punished government officials, robberies, accidents, swine flu, etc. But I’m glad I tuned in to TV Patrol today because…
I learned that the Philippine […]
Read More..>>Saraba Nihon, Tadaima Firipin
Posted on April 9, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Family, Philippines | 1 Comment
*Saraba Nihon, Tadaima Firipin - Farewell Japan, I’m home, Philippines
Before coming to Singapore, I stayed in the Philippines for a few days. My flight home was last March 24 in the evening but I was still busy packing until early in the morning (a really bad habit to break). I waited for the […]
Anything “Pinoy”, a phone call away
Posted on January 8, 2009 - Filed Under Experiences in Japan, Philippines | Leave a Comment
I’ve been ranting about how hard it is to find a Pinoy store here in Osaka. I was already familiar with two stores but they’ve closed down already. I could always ask my mother to send me something “Pinoy” here but canned goods are way too heavy thus, higher shipping fee.
Months ago, Brastel […]
Imported from the Philippines
Posted on January 7, 2009 - Filed Under Philippines, Things I love | 4 Comments
I’m out of medicines among other things, so I asked my mother to send me some stuff from the Philippines. As I have mentioned in the past, there are things that I could not just replace with something Japan-made. Here are the things that I often have my mother send me here:
dried fish (Bisaya […]
Read More..>>Little Dreamers
Posted on October 28, 2008 - Filed Under Philippines | Leave a Comment
It’s been quite a while since I’ve watched singing contests in the Philippine television. I love watching those children singing contests, like PDA Little Dreamers. It’s pretty amazing to find out that there are kids more than 2 decades younger than I am, who sing and dance miles better than I do (let’s […]
Read More..>>Even rural areas are going digital
Posted on September 24, 2008 - Filed Under Philippines | Leave a Comment
As far as I can remember, Cagayan de Oro’s airport terminal had always been a “under-developed”. For years, the terminal wasn’t air-conditioned and baggage inspection had to be manual so going early was really a must. The check-in counters of the three airlines were detached from the terminal itself.
When I went home last […]
Photohunt: Road
Posted on September 20, 2008 - Filed Under Philippines, Photohunt | 14 Comments
These are photos of the roads that make me feel at home.
Taken at my hometown in the Philippines:
Prayer for Safety and Peace
Posted on August 18, 2008 - Filed Under Family, Friends, Mindanao, Philippines | 7 Comments
“26 persons — 23 civilians and three soldiers — killed in fighting triggered by attacks by fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Lanao del Norte province on Monday, officials said.” Inquirer.net
These killings happened just a few kilometers away from our house. Some of those casualties may had been my acquaintances. I called […]
Photohunt: Clouds
Posted on August 2, 2008 - Filed Under Family, Philippines, Photohunt | 15 Comments
Taken at Ma. Cristina (Pryce) Gardens, Iligan City - my father’s final resting place.
Wordless Wednesday #20: Seaweeds Headdress?
Posted on July 30, 2008 - Filed Under Family, Philippines, Wordless Wednesday | 7 Comments
Photo courtesy of Jun D. Racho
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Read More..>>Fence Matters
Posted on July 30, 2008 - Filed Under Philippines | Leave a Comment
When I was still a little girl we needed a fence installation for privacy and to keep all those stray chickens and pigs from our little garden. A bamboo fence was more than enough until cases of theft started to increase. Peeping toms and undies thief made the matters worse. Now, there are […]
Read More..>>Remember Bondying?
Posted on July 26, 2008 - Filed Under Movies, Philippines | 1 Comment
Bondying (The Little Big Boy) is a movie from the Philippines that depicted the story of a big guy who was still treated like a baby by his grandmother. The result? He was very immature and he behaved like a two year-old boy. This film was released in 1989. I was nine years old […]
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