Saturdays are fluffy pancakes day
When I was a kid, I treated pancakes as kind of luxurious breakfast that we could only have once in a while. The ones my mother made were from a box; I really thought it was a pain to make pancake mix from scratch because...
So Budapest lifts COVID restrictions – now what?
It finally happened. On Saturday, the Hungarian government announces that it is lifting the Coronavirus lock down rules effective Monday. The below is from AboutHungary.hu: The rules of easing the lock down that came into effect in the countryside from May 4 will come into...
Champorado cravings satisfied!
Spring is finally here! The past week was very sunny, and the weather was quite pleasant – hovering around 20 degrees, just the way I like it. But this week, we are back to cloudy days, and it’s been a bit chilly. And on days...
New language learning plan in the time of Corona
Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, there’s been an increase in the number of people setting new goals and starting new hobbies and challenges to while the time away. As for me, I only managed to finalize my language learning plan yesterday. Well, better late than never....
Filipino beef tapa recipe
One quick effect of moving to Budapest: I lost quite a bit of weight. No exercise. How? No Filipino food! I was cut off instantly from my ultimate favorites: sinigang, kaldereta, Bicol express, adobo, tapa, tocino. In Budapest, there is no Jollibee, Max’s or Mary...
Barako Kávéház: a taste of the Philippines in Budapest
One of the first things an overseas Filipino misses is the food. It is not a problem if you are in a place full of kabayans, like Dubai or Singapore or Hong Kong. But if you are in a country with a very tiny Filipino...
Starting Over Again
In my last real update in 2016, I finished halfway through the year. Afterwards, the 2nd half hit me like a bullet train and I got caught in the maelstrom of OFW life. Why leave the Philippines at all? I was living a comfortable life...
It’s already 2019…nearly September!
Time flies by so fast when you are having lots of fun adventures. Or stress. Or both. I will be back to blogging soon! As soon as I sort out lots of admin and IT stuff in relation to this blog. But I think I...
A nővérem
Note: Homework for my teacher Petra (3-Oct 2017) A nővérem neve Carla. A korkülönbségünk csak 11 hónap. Amikor fiatalok voltunk, úgy tűnt, ikrek vagyunk (most már nem). Manilában él a 17 hónapos kislányával. Sajnos a férje most Pápua Új-Guineában lakik és dolgozik mert nem túl...
Budapest debuts new Metro 3 trains
Just this morning, I had the pleasant surprise of riding one of the first 4 new trains on the Metro 3 line of the Budapest subway system. I didn’t even know there were supposed to be new trains. My colleague said it was in the...
Where did the year go?!
OMG. How lonely has my blog become? It is now the first of July and I am only writing my second post of the year. SECOND!! Now, I am done shouting. Whew. It has been a very busy half-year. A quick rundown: January: I celebrated...
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