2 years in the Philippines on Dec 5, 2010 in News We are now living in the Philippines for 2 years — that means one more year and I have matched my number of years in the Netherlands! Here’s a rundown of what happened this year: December: We had customized cabinets done by skilled ca...
Food and Drinks Expo 2010: A Hundred and One ways to Sell Siomai on Sep 7, 2010 in Discoveries Making Money business food I was able to visit the Food and Drinks Expo 2010 held at the World Trade Center at the corner of Gil Puyat and Roxas Blvd. I am glad I went to this event. At first I wasn’t really sure what I would see there since it was my first time to att...
Asian Food Expos I am attending on Sep 1, 2010 in Announcements News events I have secured a free pass to the following events and will be blogging about this in the next few days. Food and Drinks Asia 2010 14th International Exposition on Specialty Foods, Delicatessen, Confectionery, Beverages, Beers Wines and Spirits in...
I am saddened by What Happened to the HK Tourists on Aug 25, 2010 in News There is nothing funny about what happened a few days ago — the hostage crisis, the stupid policemen, the insensitive Media and the ever nuisance the bystanders. I am deeply saddened by what happened and I would like to extend my condolences an...
US Visit 2010 on Aug 19, 2010 in Travel fireworks july 4 usa I’m back. Here’s a really late posting which includes some photos I took from my trip in the US. I didn’t really take a lot of photos then. I attended an oath taking ceremony for an old friend of mine in Philadelphia. She, like sev...
Outlet shopping on Jul 8, 2010 in Travel philadephia outlets shopping I then went over and stayed at my friend’s house in Pennsylvania. During that time we went to the outlet stores to do holiday sale shopping. This outlet store was built right after I left the US. It had all the brands I wanted to see plus st...
Mission Impossible: My US Visit on Jun 30, 2010 in Career Travel Uncategorized Amsterdam canada job hunt New Jersey Pennsylvania I just arrived yesterday here in Jersey. I called it Mission Impossible because I am trying to do something which I have really no clear idea how to accomplish. So basically, this visit is a mixture of a sojourn or a visit to my old friends and s...
Life in the Philippines Update on Jun 13, 2010 in News Life here in the Philippines has always been fast paced. In short, it’s never really boring. However, there are sort of little challenges along the way. It’s not that easy. There’s brownouts, extreme heat, untrustworthy pe...
Mini Guide to Philippine Resorts on Jun 11, 2010 in Discoveries Travel Resorts Contrary to what you might think, I did not spend the last 1.5 years in the Philippines hopping from resort to resort. However, I have seen quite a number of them in different places. The following is my mini-guide to Philippine resorts. Types of...
Poverty, Death, Extortion and Four Gives on Jun 9, 2010 in Uncategorized Just so you know, if you just arrived from abroad no matter where it is, be it Sudan, Abu Dhabi or Guam you will be asked. Asked for what? Money. I guarantee you and I bet all my kittens at home that someone is bound to ask you for money within a sho...
