About Cat

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About me

My name is Cat. Born and raised in Manila, Philippines, I am now based in Budapest, where I’ve been living and working since 2016. I speak Tagalog and English, proficient in Japanese but out of practice.

About this blog

I started my first blog in 2004, originally to rant about daily life and work. I’ve never stopped since — blogging, that is (But I guess ranting too). My blog has since evolved and it now serves to document all my life’s adventures, particularly about travel, language learning, and living in Europe.

The name “la hija del sol” means “child of the sun” in Spanish. I’ve been using this as a blog name for many years and registered the domain in 2010. I love the sun and everything about it. I love having fun in the sun, definitely. But I consider myself sun-savvy. Meaning, SPF everyday – sun or no sun!

Fluent in: Filipino, English, Japanese, sarcasm, dry wit
Proficient in: Hungarian
Studying: Swedish, Spanish

The Language Hit List:
Spanish – combining self-study and Babbel Live classes
German – finished only 3 modules at Goethe Institut Manila, finished 3 semesters in Soter Nyelveiskola Budapest
French
Swedish – studying via a private tutor on italki
Hungarian – took B2 and C1 level classes at Hungarian Lesson with Zsuzsi
Dutch
Catalan
Finnish
Chinese
Portuguese

Loves: travel, writing, sunshine, nature, books, languages, history, cultures (esp. European and East Asian), sunflowers, chocolates, coffee, laughter and jokes, bento, music, stimulating conversations over steaming mugs of coffee/tea/chocolate, toe socks, crafts and DIY, nature tripping, period films, geography, phone photography, karaoke, old churches and temples, wake boarding, surfing, fireworks, making people laugh, laughing till my sides hurt.

♥ Favorites ♥

Food: Chocolate, Japanese curry rice, pork sinigang, caldereta, pork adobo, Bicol express, Hungarian lecsó, házi krémes
Color: pink, black, red, gold, green
Actors: Odagiri Joe, Abe Hiroshi, Benedict Cumberbatch, Johnny Depp, Hugh Laurie, Jennifer Garner, Angelina Jolie, Liam Neeson, Amami Yuki, Shibasaki Kou, Matsushima Nanako, Joey de Leon, Michael V., Helena Bonham-Carter, Tina Fey, Natalie Portman, Jim Parsons, Tom Hiddleston, Rosamund Pike, Colin Firth
Musicians: The Beatles, Gackt, Fukuyama Masaharu, Steven Cravis, MISIA, Tchaikovsky, Transiberian Orchestra, Queen, Robbie Williams, Bruno Mars, Coldplay, David Garrett, Future Idiots, Lady Gaga
J-dorama: Galileo, Kekkon Dekinai Otoko, Karei Naru Ichizoku, BOSS, Shinsengumi!, Iryu
Anime: Gensomaden Saiyuuki, Weiss Kreuz, Rurouni Kenshin, Slamdunk
Movies: The Godfather I and II, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Bruce Almighty, Meet the Fockers, White Chicks
TV shows: Bubble Gang, CSI, CSI Miami, CSI New York, Criminal Minds, House MD, NCIS Los Angeles, Hawaii Five-O (remake), Sherlock (BBC), The Big Bang Theory, The Blacklist, Breaking Bad