A Deecoded Life

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Skype – the OFW’s Bestfriend

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My brother finally bought a webcam and installed Skype on the laptop back home, so I got to talk to the ‘rents together before Dad flies back to Africa. “Ga, we can see you!” “Dad, did you see Angelina Jolie in Africa?” “Who’s she?” “Meet Carlo and Martin. They’re named after characters in Lovers in […]

How the Smile Shutter Can Backfire

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This happened years ago. Gelle had just bought her Sony camera which had the smile shutter technology – you can set it so that instead of clicking the button or setting the timer, the camera would take a picture when it detects a smile. We excitedly tried it out, but after many clicks, we decided […]

Madam Hutagarru and Chuck Norris

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On new year’s eve, someone asked me what to wear for new year. I told him, “Madam Hutagarru said that if you wear the colors of the rainbow prism, it will bring you luck for the new decade.” I waited for him to ask who she is so that I could tell him that she […]

New Year Superstitions

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There are all sorts of superstitions involved with the first day of the year. the most famous, of course, is to make noise to drive away the evil spirits, that is why we have fireworks. In the Philippines, we had quite a few – set 12 round fruits on the table to represent good luck […]

Sticky Rice

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On Christmas day, we had lunch at Brian and Elma’s favorite restaurant in Ang Mo Kio Hub – Sticky Rice. It’s a Thai restaurant. Normally I just ignore this place because I am not a fan of sticky rice per se, so I’m glad the two introduced us to it. Brian and Elma had orange […]

Time to Kill + DSLR

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This is what happens when you’ve got time to kill (between lunch and movie) and a DSLR in your hands. (Pics taken with Brian’s camera on Christmas day in Ang Mo Kio Hub) from one floor above heart smiling at the center of chaos let’s walkator outta here “Yay I got a gift!” “This is […]

Noche Buena in Singapore

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It’s a Filipino tradition to have noche buena on Christmas eve. It literally means “good night” but it actually pertains to a feast. This year, we had noche buena at our flat with two couples – Brian & Elma and Joey & Gelle. I decided to ask Dad for his hamonada recipe and made the […]

I Got a Barbie Doll for Christmas! Yey!

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“Mommy” Gelle and “Daddy” Joey gave me a Barbie doll for Christmas! Even though Gelle joked that she bought it because I was “making parinig” (dropping hints), I totally didn’t expect it. She probably meant this blog where I mentioned the significance of Barbie dolls and Christmas to me and how I wouldn’t mind receiving one […]