Yesterday we spent the afternoon and evening in Orchard. We met up at Lucky Plaza and had a very OFW couple of hours – Pinoy food lunch, PAG-IBIG registration, then remittance. I brought them to Happy V, Singapore’s Jollibee rip-off. They were very happy with the food, especially the sweet spaghetti. Then we brought out […]

(Parang pang Maalaala Mo Kaya lang ang title eh no?) Last night I had a first encounter of the wheelchair kind. No I don’t mean that I rode one, because I had that experience years ago back in college when I was brought to the clinic in one after I nearly collapsed during a PE badminton […]

Gay arrived in Singapore this afternoon. Maya and I fetched her from the airport and the first thing she said when I met her was, “Ang init pala dito no?” (It’s so hot here, isn’t it?) Haha. That’s what three months in Perth will do to you. She had just come from Perth, Australia, where she […]

So  this morning I went to Clarke Quay to pick up my new employment pass at MOM (Ministry of Manpower). I had a new photo taken and I was quite happy with it. Then it turns out I didn’t need to submit a picture because they used the one in the system. So that means […]

It may not be obvious to everyone who knows me well, but I’m actually a shy person… when I’m a newbie.  If you don’t believe me, just ask the AP folks in P&G when I was a newbie. My teammates actually asked me, “Tahimik ba talaga ang mga taga ZC?” (Are people from ZC really […]

Ok here I go again. Another first day. First day at school, so it seemed. I started my new work today, and we’re in training for three days. Today’s session reminded me of my Accounting classes. Actually, I didn’t like the subject of equities back then; I preferred assets. So I was slightly afraid of […]