Archive for the ‘Philippines’ Category
My first post for 2012! I’m busy as always but the major problem was I couldn’t find the motivation of writing something. I’ve finally decided to write just about anything and keep going. So, while our neighbors lit some firecrackers to welcome 2012, here’s what my family did… It was fun as always, even more [...]
It was around 2:00AM when I noticed some posts in Facebook about the floods in Iligan City, Cagayan de Oro and other parts of Mindanao. I grew up in Linamon (town closest to Iligan City) where my family still lives and I couldn’t recount having experienced typhoon. I hoped that the situation wouldn’t get worse [...]
29 days to Christmas! 29 days more then I’ll be on a plane home! I’m so excited already. I look forward to seeing my little girl again. I already have lots of things in mind that we’ll do together, one of them is of course, photo-shoots! I don’t have an SLR but I just love [...]
Iligan City is blessed with majestic waterfalls and cold springs. So, there’s a number of spring pools and resorts in the city. One of them is the Maze Park and Resort which is locally known as “Maze”. Maze is not as accessible as the Timoga spring Pools but paying the extra fare or renting a [...]
One common trait of many ordinary Filipinos is to maximize the usage of things. Take a shirt for example. While it still looks new, it is should only be worn when going out. When the colors fade, then it is only worn when going to the wet market or when just bumming at home. When [...]
I was 14 years old when I had my first airplane ride. I was so excited yet so nervous. We had to go to Manila to see my father off back to Saudi Arabia. At that time, the one-way airfare from Cagayan de Oro to Manila was around Php5,000, by Philippine Airlines. I had always [...]
What do you usually do to welcome the New Year? I did the “jumping so that you would get taller” until I was 23 years old. I usually have lots coins in my pocket. But, I don’t wear polka dots. It would be such a waste of money because I’m pretty sure I won’t wear [...]
To ordinary (not-rich) Filipino families, heaps of rice and one dish is enough for a meal. Sometimes, we have instant noodles, dried fish and rice. Incomplete meal, I know. We were taught at school about the “go, grow, and glow” food groups. We did get enough veggies, thanks to my grandmother. But even in rural [...]
Years ago, Christmas decors contest were usually held in my hometown. But due to the very bad economic situation, the contest has been stopped. Thankfully, the closest city to my hometown had the same contest. Going there made my daughter and niece really happy.
A few more days and I’ll be on a plane home! I’m so excited that I’m almost done packing my stuff! But one of the things that I need to consider is the phone that I have to use when I’m in the Philippines. It’s just so sad that it’s not safe to just carelessly [...]
I used to watch the soap opera “Tayong Dalawa”, because I like Kim Chiu who portrayed Audrey. And there’s Coco Martin! I thought it was just some joke going around until I saw this in the newspaper: In here, it is known as: “The Two Of Us”, not subtitled, but dubbed in English. I have [...]
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 full of [...]
