My road to Korea was definitely NOT easy. First there was all the overtime I spent in the office fulfilling new responsibilities that my new role entailed. Second was the problem with my visa – I was scheduled to leave last Sunday with Mina and Jo but my visa was not released on time. In […]
Archives for October 2006
Work-Life Balance
Eversince I officially changed roles at work this month, I have found myself working overtime everyday. Last Thursday I went home at 11pm and was back in the office at 6:30 am the following day. This is part of the learning curve, I tell myself. I was the one who asked for this role. I […]
People’s Park in the Sky, Tagaytay {Deetour}
Thom initiated a crazy plan out of the blue, and the rest of us, bored on a Saturday, decided to go along with his plan. We soon found ourselves posing for crazy “concept” pictures in People’s Park in the Sky in Tagaytay. Most of us can definitely be actors, right? 😝 Then we had dinner at RMS […]
Ice Cream for Yen
Yen’s famous line: “I’m sad. I need ice cream.” So on her birthday, we bought five pints (different flavors) of Magnolia ice cream (the most delicious local brand) and surprised her with it at our 10th floor pantry. Happy food = happy birthday. 🙂
Milenyo Moments: a Typhoon Story
Last September 27, typhoon Milenyo hit Metro Manila and hit it hard. For the first time since I’ve lived here, I could not go to work because early in the morning, the flood had reached our door. Then the lights went out and since we were stuck in a dark house with nothing else to […]