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Prayers for Bohol and Cebu
Bohol and Cebu are two of the most beautiful islands in the Philippines. This morning a 7.2 earthquake hit the south of Philippines living at least 20 dead. The only lucky thing is that today is a...
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Typhoon Haiyan
On Wednesday, November 6, classes were suspended here in Ho Chi Minh City in preparation of a coming typhoon. Luckily, that typhoon did not come although we were left all panicky after news of Typhoon...
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The Loboc Children’s Choir Visits Saigon
A couple of months ago, I wrote about the devastation of an earthquake that hit Bohol and Cebu in the Philippines and how The Loboc Children’s Choir of Bohol, tried to uplift the spirits of the...
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PH Trip: Pina Colina Tagaytay
Please excuse me as I chronicle some of our experiences in the Philippines where we stayed for roughly 3 weeks during the Christmas and New Year holidays. Until the last minute, we didn’t have a family...
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PH Trip: Sky Ranch Tagaytay
Our home in the Philippines is actually just 30 minutes from Tagaytay. But clearly, it has been quite a while since we returned because Tagaytay now has Sky Ranch. And unfortunately, it was the wrong...
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PH Trip: Puzzle Mansion, Tagaytay
After visiting Sky Ranch, we also navigated the inner roads of Tagaytay to visit the Puzzle Mansion where its owner, Gina Gil Lacuna houses some 1,028+ puzzles. 1028 was the official number when her...
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PH Trip: Bawai’s Vietnamese Kitchen, Tagaytay
On our 6th day in the Philippines, yes, we decided to have dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant, Bawai’s :D And it was ideal too because it was practically in the same area where we were staying in...
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PH Food Trip: Kettle
I honestly don’t know how you can watch your weight in the Philippines when the food is so good! In Manila, aside from going to historical and cultural sites, I’m pretty sure you will drop by the...
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PH Trip: Crisostomo
While in the Philippines, I didn’t know how much I’ve missed real Filipino cuisine than when we started looking for restaurants to dine in. We’ve missed out on a lot and our food bucket list is long....
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Philippine Consular Mission on March 2015
The first consular mission this year 2015 is on March 14-15, 2015 (Saturday and Sunday). The time is from 9 am to 12 NN and 1:30 to 5PM. As in previous years, the venue will be at the Philippine...
View ArticlePhilippine Consular Mission this December 2016
I know I have been remiss about writing about the Consular Mission of the Philippine Embassy here in Ho Chi Minh City. To be updated on the events by our embassy, sign up by sending them an email at:...
View ArticleTripping in Tagaytay
One of my favorite places near Manila is Tagaytay — especially before it became the weekend place for everybody. With it being an hour away (yes! If there’s no traffic) from the city, it’s the nearest...
View ArticleMuseo Orlina
While we were going around Tagaytay City, I spotted a sign to Museo Orlina which was just a few meters away from the entrance of the subdivision where we were staying. Needless to say, I convinced our...
View ArticleMarawi Refugees Need Your Help
Last week was not a good week for my home country, the Philippines. Rebels hostaged the town of Marawi, a town in Lanao del Norte, Mindanao (south of Philippines) and honestly, I don’t understand the...
View Article[Covid-19] What is Vietnam doing differently compared to the Philippines?
A friend from the Philippines sent me this update on Covid-19 Cases in the ASEAN region. And at this time, Vietnam has a total of 268 cases with 198 recovered. She was asking what is Vietnam doing...
View ArticleThank you to all Vietnam frontliners!
For the fourth consecutive day, Vietnam has no new Covid-19 case. Fingers crossed that we’ve seen the end of Covid-19 in Vietnam. Vietnam has done a wonderful job in keeping the spread of the virus at...
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