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In keeping with the long-revered Filipino custom of giving pasalubong (small gifts) to friends and family upon one’s return from an out-of-town trip, I have these five woven bookmarks from Turkey to give away. These are long overdue, partly because I forgot where I kept them, mostly because I’ve been putting off taking a photo … Continue reading »

Image from The Daily Loaf Sorry for this late post announcing the winners of my vanilla bean giveaway. My schedule’s been very erratic lately (case in point: buy plane ticket 10 am, pack clothes 10.30 am, check in online 12 noon, fly 5 pm the same day) and I haven’t had the time to sit … Continue reading »

I’ve been the lucky recipient of a huge bunch of vanilla beans quite recently. They’re of the Vanilla planifolia species from Madagascar, more commonly known as “Madagascar-Bourbon” vanilla. They were given to me neatly tied up in strings just like in this photo that I found on the internet. I was astounded to read in … Continue reading »

I must announce the winners of the recent Dutch souvenirs giveaway. First of all, I made a list of the names of the people who left comments, then I went to Random.Org’s List Randomizer and got this… Congratulations, Jessi and Fortuitous Faery! Please email me your name and mailing address sometime this week because I’m … Continue reading »

In the Philippines, it is customary for someone who travels to bring back little gifts called pasalubong to friends and family back home. Pasalubong is usually something that’s indigenous to the country/place visited by the traveler and does not have to be expensive. It can be food or clothing (t-shirts being a favourite among Filipinos) … Continue reading »