Last night I saw green mangoes being sold in a Thai grocery shop, so I bought one. Once home, I peeled and sliced it and ate it with Philippine bagoong (fried shrimp fry). While eating, I remembered that before I left my home country the Philippines back in 2008, when people asked me what I […]
Expat Diaries: Sign Language
Paint by Numbers
Home is Where the Wifi is
I also bought my dream vanity table for many years now – the Linnmon and Alex table combo from Ikea. It pairs really well with the Tossberg chair, which is soft and comfy enough to make do as an office chair. I’m really glad I bought these because when the number of Covid-19 cases rose […]
Wish List 2020
This year’s wish list is from A to Z
Hong Kong Diaries Day 1: Covid Testing & Quarantine
Farewell, Singapore
This is a picture of my first day in Singapore – August 23, 2008. Everyone in this picture has since left to move on to different countries. I am the last woman standing, and today, I will take my leave as well, at around 8pm tonight. Coming here was the riskiest yet best decision of […]
Farewell Surprises from my Team
Interview with a COVID-19 Survivor
It was bound to happen in the current global pandemic scenario – someone close to me caught the dreaded Covid-19 virus. I had a lot of questions when I found out, and so did a lot of people, so I thought it would be helpful to share this information so we are all better prepared against […]
A Circuit Breaker Story
Last Friday at 4pm, Singapore’s prime minister made an announcement about Covid-19. We have decided that instead of tightening incrementally over the next few weeks, we should make a decisive move now to pre-empt escalating infections. We will therefore impose significantly stricter measures. This is like a circuit breaker. It will help reduce the risk of a big […]
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