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I’m out of toiletries among other things, so I asked my mother to send me some from the Philippines. Here are the things that I often have my mother send me here: 1. dried fish (Bisaya term is “bulad”) I could find some “bulad” in the supermarkets here but they’re not salty enough. 2. junk [...]
I came across NiqueHappy.com, a very interesting website and found these tips for us, ladies, on how to pamper ourselves. Let’s see if we’re already treating ourselves as we ought to… 1. Pamper yourself with a nice sparkling bubble bath with candles. This is really effective at relieving stress, but our tub still needs a [...]
It’s been more than a month since I’ve posted my last Thursday Thirteen. I’m glad I’ve got the mood to write my list again. I’ll reveal some of the steps I’ve taken to battle off an enemy for over a decade: acne. I was so desperate (and still am), that I even did some idiotic [...]
Despite the deadline to catch, I sometimes feel so bored and sleepy. How do I usually overcome this? I either drink tons of coffee or observe the people around me. There’s no partition between the desks so it’s very tempting to do this. Here’s a list of people who sometimes entertain me pique my interest. [...]
“St. Valentine’s Day in Japan is a day when women give the special men in their lives boxes of chocolate. To balance out the one-sidedness of this practice, White Day was invented for men to reciprocate such gifts. While Valentine’s Day is an imported convention, White Day (on March 14) is a purely Japanese creation.” [...]
A tag from Bing of Everything Green on my favorite movies. I’m still catching up on memes so I hope you’ll bear with me. I really love these 13 movies that I’ve watched each of these for at least 6 times and I could watch them for 6 times more! On being a hopeless romantic: [...]
I am an avid follower of HappySlip’s blog. Recently, she posted this vlog where she shared some “happy tips” and threw these questions: What makes you happy? What do you do to make others happy? I wanted to make a vlog in response to HappySlip’s vlog, but I chickened out. So I’ll just list down [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Happy day for guys here in Japan because they’ll receive chocolates from the ladies. And no, we are not going to give out “obligatory” chocolates this year to our officemates. There are way too many guys at the office, the budget is low, and most of them are single! We are [...]
I admit that it’s almost impossible to understand women. We don’t usually directly say what we want to say. We expect others, especially the one who’s dearest to us, to “feel” what we really need and want.So, for guys out there, here are recommendations on what to do best when… 1) When she pushes or [...]
An I.T. job becomes boring when… 1.) All you’ve been doing for over 6 months is read specifications and some were written in a language that you don’t understand! 2.) No “real” deadline to catch, or worse, you don’t even know the project schedule! 3.) No specific role assigned and you don’t have a specific [...]
Yesterday was my birthday and I’m officially in my late 20′s! haha! Anyway, I thank God for another year of adventure, and to my family, my Shaynna, my friends, blogging friends, and every person who are part of my adventure. Thank you to those who remembered and greeted. Thank you also to those who are [...]
A tag from Pretty Life Online and my Thursday Thirteen entry: These have been our family’s new year beliefs and practices. But we no longer believe nor observe many of these… 1. Wear something new so that you’ll have many new clothes for the whole year. If you don’t have something new, wear your best [...]
