How to get an OEC from NAIA 3
Okay, I don’t usually write “how to” posts. But I promised myself that I would write this post out because of the frustration that I felt two days ago having found no substantial information in the...
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(Day 18 – Something that you miss) One step. Two steps. Three steps. Four. My feet go thump-thump-thump-thump as I weave around the neighbourhood. As I walk, twilight is planting its kiss on the...
View ArticleForever?
(Day 27 – Photo of your city) It’s 6:18 PM here in Kuala Lumpur. 6:18 and the sky is still relatively bright. I’m used to it. I’ve been living here for 3 years and 5 months now, thus the Malaysian part...
View Article4 Colly Birds: 4 New Places
On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me… 4 colly birds, 3 – Oh, don’t get excited, don’t get too excited just yet. If you’ve been singing along, you know this is the part of the song where...
View ArticleMore fun in the Philippines
Tourist. Dependent. Master’s Student. OFW. I’ve been to different countries under different travel visas. I’ve lived in two other countries under different travel visas. But despite my extended leaves...
View ArticleA Stranger
(Day 8 – A place you’ve travelled to and where else you want to travel) I met a stranger yesterday*. A fragment of my past. A glimpse of a probable future. She was wearing a flowered sleeveless dress...
View ArticleOh, Hello
Perhaps you are wondering if this blog is still alive. It is. It has fallen asleep these past few months. But stick around and maybe you’ll see it coming back to life. It will soon be eight months...
View ArticleSecond Time Around
You know the feeling when you watch a movie the second time around? How that sense of familiarity sinks in and you suddenly realize, Ohhh, that’s what it was all about…? I feel like I am watching...
View ArticleBy the La Trinidad Bonfire
There was nothing more delicious than the taste of marshmallows roasting on an open bonfire. Liwayway took a bite and the sticky sweet melted into a sugary blanket across her tongue. “Is it Christmas...
View Article#LoveTeamForever (Year 1)
I’ve been missing Makati lately. The tall buildings. The busy malls. The coffee shops, the restaurants – our usual Mondate venues. I miss our friends and churchmates. I miss the hussle, bussle, and...
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