Monthly Archives: October 2009
Still In Shock
It’s been a week since my Philippine trip but I am still in shock over the prices of basic food items over there. Take refined white sugar, for instance — it costs only RM1.55 per kilogram in Malaysia but P36 to P40 (RM2.58 to RM2.87) in the Philippines. Cooking oil in Malaysia, which is normally … Continue reading
Feeling Helpless
Just when I had everything planned for today, life throws me a curveball. It was nothing elaborate, really — just a simple matter of planning out my entire Thursday. I ended up canceling everything because my twins got hit by the dreaded diarrhea+vomiting combination. The funny thing is, I’ve been through all sorts of things … Continue reading
Tintin At Mekanik Strip, Antwerp
One small thing that I’ve allowed myself to collect in my not-so-frequent travels to Europe are Tintin comic books. In French. I started with one comic book from Geneva on my first visit there. I thought to myself — rather that buy some tiny souvenir that will end up gathering dust in a drawer somewhere, … Continue reading
Bruised & Battered
I’m back from my whirlwind holiday in the Philippines, feeling all bruised and battered from all the weight that I carried with me to and from the Philippines while running around after the twins. On the one hand, I wished I didn’t bring my MacBook Pro because of its size and weight. But on the … Continue reading
Deepavali Holiday
By the time this post gets published, I’ll be in a small village somewhere in Southern Philippines with the twins, a place so small that everyone knows everyone else and what everyone else is up to, where Ladybug steam cleaners are unheard of, where you can ask the tricycle driver to wait for you while … Continue reading
