See you soon, Boracay!
Many people, Filipinos and foreigners alike, have a love-hate relationship with Boracay. We love it for its beauty. We hate it for its crowds. But of course, the love definitely outweighs the hate. The number of people visiting the island is a testament to this....
Photo of the day: Silhouette
This is a throwback to my 2013 Cambodia trip with my sister and brother-in-law. This was taken in Ta Prohm, known in popular culture as the temple in the film “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”. This was taken using my iPhone 5 and the app Tricamera....
90-day language challenge – update #1
The first 10 days of my 90-day language challenge was not easy. Not surprising, of course. In the beginning, I was struggling to find the time to do all 3. Despite this, I still managed to find pockets of extra time during the day for...
90-day language challenge times three!
Whew! July flew by so fast and tomorrow is August 1st. Excuse the lack of updates as things have been so crazy this month. One, I moved to a new house. Yay! I am a homeowner! Two, I started teaching again. Three, things have been...
Mini Magyar update: Starting over again
This is a long overdue update on my Hungarian lessons. Update? What update? 🙂 For weeks, I put Hungarian (and Japanese) on the back burner while I concentrated on French. I must admit that I am struggling a bit with the language because: 1) it...
2014 birthday wish lista – work in progress
Typhoon Glenda (International name: Rammasun) is currently lashing at Metro Manila and we are under signal number 3. I cannot sleep because of the strong wind and rain so I tried to get some work done but the power’s on and off and I kept...
French progress: week of 7-13 July 2014
Earlier this month, I decided to intensify studying French and scale back on Japanese and Hungarian. I used to spend an equal amount of time and effort in all 3 languages. But the divide-and-conquer strategy wasn’t working too well for me, especially with my busy...
You Got It All – The Jets
きょうは変な電話がもらった。でも、わたしの心は変わらない。もう終わりだから。ずっと前から。あの人とのストリーは全部終わった。 今は大切な人がいるから。遠くても、彼はいつも心の中にいる。彼のことはいつも考えている。。。この歌を彼のために歌いたい。。。 I, I was a game he would play He brought the clouds to my day Then like a ray of light You came my way one night Just one look and I knew You would make everything clear Make all the clouds disappear...
UST Men’s Basketball Team gears up for UAAP Season 77
Tigers, ready? Season 77 of the UAAP is almost upon us and we Thomasians are ready to cheer “Go USTe!” again. Here is our lineup for this season: Abdul, Karim (co-captain) Basibas, Reggie Daquioag, Ed Dela Cruz, Levi Faundo, Jeepy Ferrer, Kevin Garrido, Janrey Gayosa,...
Japanese potato salad and a reunion of “crazies”
Guess who’s back in Manila? Ate Bel and family! We last saw each other over 5 years ago, then the Masaki family moves back to Japan so the children can experience a normal Japanese life. Now they are back in Manila for Masaki-san’s 2-year “call...
So near yet so far
My sister and I initially thought we’d be moving into a new house in April. Nope. OK, May then. Not quite. June, it is. Again, no. We went to visit the condo on Sunday to check the progress. Wow, they removed the front door. What...
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