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How A Teacher Saved My Christmas

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My family is traveling to Cagayan de Oro to spend Christmas day with my mom’s sister, whom she hasn’t seen since 2001. It’s an 18-hour bumpy bus ride, but I wish I were on that trip with them. Christmas can do that to you. Seeing all those Facebook statuses about friends who are home for […]

Singapore – a Christmas All Decked Out

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For a country that’s not Christian-dominated, Singapore is pretty decked out in Christmas decors, as you can see below. where I stole the title from Ion Orchard’s purple Christmas tree outside Ion Orchard Orchard Road Ngee Ann City Siam Paragon Tang’s Tang’s across Ion Orchard Centrepoint Centrepoint Orchard Road sidewalk musical ballet of the reindeers […]

Christmas Gifts That Make Me Smile

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When I wake up in the morning and he’s the first thing I see, or even if my eyes are still closed but the feel of my arms wrapped around his soft fur is the first thing my senses register, my day starts off happy. And I really can’t help but smile whenever I glance […]

All I Want for Christmas is Mine!

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Remember that stuffed chipmunk I fell in love with at the Chi and Anoop’s place? The one that I was hugging so fiercely in our “All I want for Christmas” music video? Well I have one of my own now, with his very own teeny santa hat, thanks to Chi and Anoop! Apparently it pays […]

Felices Pascua for ZC Santas in Singapore

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We hometown friends decided to have our Christmas party at Chi and AA’s beautiful flat last Sunday. It was early because certain people (and by “people” I actually mean just one person) are going home on the 10th. We got our secret santas online and brought pot luck food. Our house volunteered to bring spaghetti and […]

Ghost of Christmas Past

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At the stroke of midnight, Gelle, Cate and I screamed excitedly for our presents. We exchanged packages and looked on as each tore the wrapping off to reveal the presents from the others. I felt like Cinderella that night, with both presents I got being shoes… pretty shoes, may I add. I was very happy […]

A Singaporean Christmas

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Twas the day before Christmas, and at 10:30 AM, the big boss Patrick Huang sent an email, giving me two reasons to smile. The first reason was his name. No, it’s not a funny name, I just find it amusing that it sounds so much like the name of the big boss of the company […]

Home for the Holidays 2007

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My Top 10 Must Try’s in ZC (not in order): 1. Morning Sun’s or Jimmy’s Satti 2. Antonio’s butong pie 3. Manang Terry’s chicken inato 4. Marinated bangus 5. Curacha (a kind of giant crab) with Alavar’s sauce 6. Cheap seafood (try kilawin, it’s my ultimate favorite dish) 7. Master Baker’s super cheese bread and […]

Company Christmas 2007

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Our company felt the Christmas spirit starting the first Friday of the month, when our Christmas bonus and baskets were distributed to every eligible employee. We got a trolley jampacked of food, a couple of hams, and a bagful of P&G products. I was wondering how I was supposed to get all those home to […]