I like this photograph of a small fountain taken by hubby when we were in Davao. He always sets his camera to take a series of pictures in one shot. I didn’t notice at first look that he caught the water’s falling moves in these two pictures. This is at the People’s Park in Davao where [...]
This is Davao City in the southern part of the Philippines and this is where my family lives. When tyhoon Ondoy hit mostly in Manila and nearby provinces, Davao City suffered rains and grey weather. When my sister texted me about how heavy the rain was, I texted her back that it could be a typhoon somewhere. That was before [...]
I heard about Jack’s Ridge Resort and Restaurant when hubby and I were in Davao City two years ago. If it was quite new or wasn’t opened for the public yet, I can’t remember but we just shunned the idea of visiting the place. In our previous trip to Davao (my hometown), however, we took the [...]
There is a quote in Swedish that goes like this, “Borta bra men hemma bäst”. If I translate it (word for word) in English, it sounds a bit funny cos it goes like this, “Away good but home best”. I think it will be better to say it this way, “It’s good to be away [...]
The People’s Park – Davao City People’s Park by night This People’s Park in my hometown, Davao City, is the latest attraction I’ve longed to see for the first time. It was opened sometime in 2007 (months after our second visit to the city). I remember many years back, the place was just a PTA [...]
Buko salad in Davao When I’m in my hometown, Davao, I can’t think more about anything but food. It’s one thing I missed the most when I’m away. Like this young coconut salad which we fondly call “buko” salad. I remember we used to shred the coconut meat and put it in a container to [...]
France is one of the most gorgeous countries in the world, with serene countryside, exquisite architecture and cuisine that makes you want to move there. Not everybody visits France for its history, or even because they are visiting a friend though. Some go there for the casinos. Despite the fact that different types of gambling, [...]
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Online Catalogues For Easier Shopping
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Quite a late post about the start of Advent observation here but it has just started and just one of the four candles has been lighted. This is one event in this country that I don’t want to miss. Each year I spend time preparing my place for Advent. My kitchen window will always look [...]
To be honest, I hadn’t eaten these small, bite-sized dessert until a few months ago when we entered our room at Sheraton Hotel in Stockholm. I didn’t even know it was called French Macarons. I learned the name on Pinterest when I saw some pinned photos which I thought kind of well-known to me. I thought they’re just plain cookies but when I [...]
Decorative Pumpkins for Halloween
Halloween is just around the corner and some children can’t really wait to dress up scary. I always prepare goodies and candies just in case they come to ring the doorbell and rant “trick or treat?” in chorus. I’m not used to decorating my home for halloween but a tint of orange or yellow as a [...]
It’s my first time to join Vår Ruset yesterday at Slottsskogen (park). It’s a yearly race for women here in Sweden and Gothenburg had its turn yesterday. It happens in the month of May when Spring is at its best. All women at work or in different organizations are welcome to join. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a bit of luck [...]
We thought our final gathering at work this time would be uninteresting since we were told that the administration would not be treating us a free Christmas smorgasbord (julbord). We were instead told to have potluck, which sounded more or less pleasing to everyone. But it turned out to be a smorgasbord (smörgåsbord) of international food culture. From pasta to pirogue, spring rolls [...]
Revisiting National Museums of World Culture
This autumn break has been relaxing for me despite the paperworks I’ve needed to be done. But that’s the life of a teacher – working a little on school breaks. We’ve had to work for three days this week and yesterday, the final day, was a competency development at the Swedish National Museums of World Culture. The [...]
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