How to renew your TAJ card in Budapest
Update (June 2021):After the general reopening of Hungary, there is no need to book appointments online. Thank you to my colleague Maria for this information! 🙂 I abhor paperwork. If I could avoid it, I would. If I could get someone to do it for...
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...
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