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Down Under The Bakod




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Current Rank: 832 (Personal)
URL: http://tly.blogspot.com
Site Description: I've ended up Down Under. I'm an expat but can't really say where I'm from. I was born in Taiwan, grew up in the Philippines and now live in Australia. Let's see what life is like on this side of the bakod (fence in Tagalog).
Date Joined: Aug 10, 2009

Tags: fil-chi, melbourne, expat, kids, culture shock


Latest Blog Posts

That's Not The Cake I Want
on Jan 31, 2012On December 28, we celebrated Nachos' 5th birthday while on holidays in Melbourne. Why I keep doing this to myself, I don't know, but I attempted again to bake her a cake. With a bit of fear in my heart, I showed her a book I got that was full of ch...



Celestial Heights Still Sucks
on Dec 12, 2011 in Cheung Kong Hong Kong Celestial Heights HK So our continued frustration with Cheung Kong lingers on. At this point we are just glad we do not own this place. Our landlord sent us a copy of the letter the developer mailed her in response to her claim for compensation. Its hilarious how they sa...



Life Went On
on Nov 23, 2011 in wax apples Taiwan Kaoshiung Two weeks ago I went to Taiwan for 2 days. I had to renew my Taiwan ID in Kaoshiung and help my folks do some banking in Taipei. The last time I was in Taiwan was more than a decade ago. I don't even remember when was the last time I was in Kaoshiung...



Perfect Poseidon
on Nov 21, 2011 in Richard Ferber sleep training For the past few evenings, whenever I walk past Poseidon's bedroom door, I can hear him softly talking to himself. Just a few minutes ago when I was changing, I heard him again and noticed it had already been more than 30 minutes since I put him down...



Celestial Heights SUCKS
on Oct 14, 2011 in Cheung Kong Hong Kong apartments celestial heights After raving about our magnificent balcony and awesome facilities at Celestial Heights earlier this year, I am now totally eating my words. During the typhoon in April while we were away on holidays in Melbourne, our helper told us bricks started fa...



La Degustation, Prague
on Sep 22, 2011 in Prague La Degustation Before we went to watch Georgie in Denmark, Hubby and I took a 2 day detour to Prague. Hubby went there on business a few years ago and really wanted to share the beauty he remembers of the city with me. At first I was hesitant because there are no d...



George Michael Up Close
on Sep 1, 2011 in george michael symphonica tour denmark herning Hubby and I just got back from a whirlwind trip to Prague and Denmark over the weekend. The main purpose of our trip was to finally introduce Hubby to my other man George Michael who was kicking off his Symphonica Tour in Europe. We missed the pre-sa...



You Never Stop Missing Them
on Aug 9, 2011While on holidays in the States this July, we went to my grandmother's grave to visit. We make it a point to pay tribute to her whenever someone comes back to the Bay Area for a visit. My aunt was also visiting from Michigan, so it was a good time to...



FB Drama
on Jul 1, 2011I mentioned on my FB status a month or so ago that I was thinking of quitting. I'm sure I'm not the only one who has a love-hate relationship with FB. And like all things for us humans, we always dwell on the negative more than the positives. I've t...



Not My Kid
on May 22, 2011I have little patience when it comes to my kids, more so yours. Don't get me wrong, if anyone hurts or picks on any of my friends' kids, I will come after you, but don't expect me to be patient with them either. This world has enough brats and spoile...



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