Blog Posts on business trips

Snapshots: A Room With A View, Singapore by Filipina on Flip Flops on May 8, 2012I only get to stay in hotels on business trips - on personal trips, I'd rather spend on other things instead of accommodation, so I go with hostels and small hotels. So I thank my company for sending me to Singapore last year over a handful of times,...

Snapshots: Lim Chee Guan, Singapore by Filipina on Flip Flops on May 6, 2012I miss Singapore so much! I discovered this awesome snack last year thanks to my work counterparts from other countries during a week-long training camp in Singapore. It was my favorite pasalubong...to myself. Haha!

Downgraded food service from PR? by the backpack boy on Oct 27, 2011Earlier this week, I had my first chance of flying Philippine Airlines after the hiatus around flight cancellations due to employee strikes condemning the (already started effective October 1) outsourcing plans of ground crew (Sky Logistics), in-flig...

Going back to good old Washington state by the backpack boy on Mar 14, 2011Seattle, Redmond, Everett, Renton - these are cities in Washington State that I have been coming back and forth these past few years but the charm and excitement of visiting never had subsided. I'm back this time for TechReady 12 and it seems just ye...

Going back to good old Washington state by the backpack boy on Feb 24, 2011Seattle, Redmond, Everett, Renton - these are cities in Washington State that I have been coming back and forth these past few years but the charm and excitement of visiting never had subsided. I'm back this time for TechReady 12 and it seems just ye...

Short break is over by Career Mom Speaks on May 31, 2009I had a very long Memorial Day weekend. I need the break anyway. On May 25th, Wall Street was teeming with tourists from all over the world and same goes with the other tourist-must-see places in New York. With the 500+ skyscrapers, I couldn't help b...

Statue of Liberty will reopen on the 4th of July by Career Mom Speaks on May 8, 2009Wouldn't it be nice to be on top of the world? The Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public on Independence Day. It was off-limits to the public since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. However, going up to the crown would be on a lottery system. Only a...

Team Outing in El Nido, Palawan by the backpack boy on Apr 8, 2009When I was transitioning jobs last August 2008 and before I moved into another group, my previous team had an outing to get our well-deserved break as well as to celebrate a good performance for the previous fiscal year together with our partners. So...

A business trip to Cebu by the backpack boy on Mar 19, 2009I was out for a week during the first week of March for a trip to a customer for a Terminal Services Health Check. I've been to Cebu a number of times, sometimes for leisure, but this one is purely for business. I flew using Philippine Airlines and p...

A business trip in Cebu by the backpack boy on Mar 19, 2009I was out for a week during the first week of March for a trip to a customer for a Terminal Services Health Check. I've been to Cebu a number of times, sometimes for leisure, but this one is purely for business. I flew using Philippine Airlines and p...