I have forgotten my brain – week 1 of The Ten Week Journey in French
In the week 1 email of The Ten Week Journey, Aaron introduced Livemocha and advised to use it. Um, but I didn’t. I read a few reviews about it and what made me decide against it was Benny the Irish Polyglot’s review. I am not...
I love free iPhone apps!
Yesterday, we managed to set up the wifi at home after the internet plan upgrade. I was getting pissed at my intermittent PLDT DSL and I was hoping that if I upgrade, they might give me less crappy internet service. I was right! It was...
Dinner with Hannibal Lecter?!
I was getting ready for bed when I read this: I’d love to have Hannibal for dinner. Haha.
My journey through foreign languages
Just recently, I had a realization: I badly wanted to be a polyglot. This came to me one day when I was browsing through language forums. I was shocked to learn how many people speak 3, 4, 5 or more languages fluently. Many of them...
Visa-free countries for Filipinos
So you have a brand new passport that smells good, and you are itching to use it right away. Good news: In this day of budget airlines and promo fares, there is no better time to travel. Even better news: there are so many countries...
I fought Darth Vader!
One afternoon, I was having a nice, leisurely walk in a museum when suddenly, Darth Vader came to life! He stepped out of his portrait and attacked me. Good thing there was an extra light saber around and I fought him off. At least that’s...
Language schools in the Philippines
It’s summer — and I am reminded once again of how I missed those days of no school, just bumming around the house, or hanging out with friends. It was fun but doing the same things every day does get boring after a while. One...
Why you should study every day
If you are aiming to take the N2 or N1 level of the JLPT in December this year, I would suggest that you start studying now. Do not wait until it’s July until you actually pick up your books and cram as many Kanji and...
Sherlock fan art and manga – Sailor Sherlock!
Tumblr is such a fantastic place for fandom. I will forever love Tumblr for discoveries like this Sherlock Holmes BBC fanart. ♥ I am subscribed to What are you wearing, Benedict? over at Tumblr and the blog owner, Emmy shared this gem of a manga...
DFA passport renewal process at SM Megamall
Today, I got my new passport. It smells gooood! My old one will expire in May and I have an upcoming trip so I needed to go ASAP to DFA to get it renewed. The passport renewal process at DFA is so different from way...
Loving my iPhone 5
Meet Yukari, my new baby. Well, Yukari 3.0, to be exact. Yukari 1.0 was my Sony Ericsson clamshell phone and 2.0 was my iPhone 3gs. I got Yukari 3.0 out of sheer need, I wasn’t planning to get a new gadget this year. But Yukari...
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